Welcome to Your #NADTA2020 Connection Page

Your Conference Registration: Full Conference - Thursday - Sunday, November 5-8, 2020

We look forward to your participation in this year's Virtual Conference! Below please find all the information you need to securely connect to the conference sessions and events--as well as other resources and updates.

 

Remember!
All primary-listed conference times are Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Please plan your participation accordingly for your Time Zone...we don't want you to miss a moment of the conference!  

 

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 - CONFERENCE DAY #1
Please Note: Session Main Times (in blue) are in Pacific Standard Time. 
Time Session Title or Event Presenter(s) Participation Link

9:00 AM

EDT 12:00PM
CDT 11:00 AM
HST 7:00 AM

NADTA 41st Annual Conference Convenes

 

9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

EDT 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
CDT 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
HST 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Networking Room  (Except During All Conference Events)

Visit the Networking Room throughout your day to connect with other Drama Therapists!

 

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

EDT 12:00 PM - 7:30 PM
CDT 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM
HST 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM

   		 Option A:
Creating a Healing Message to Humanity: Ethnodrama and Storytelling with Indigenous Populations		 Pam Dunne
Dimitra Stavrou
Renda Dionne Madrigal

 

 
Option B:
Digesting An Undigested History: Devising Therapeutic Performance in Healing Collective Trauma		 Adam Stevens
Armand Volkas


Option C:
Principles of Drama Therapy		 Kari Rogenski
Josiah Stickels


 

 
Option D:
The Drama Therapy Decision Tree: Connecting Drama Therapy Interventions to Treatment		 Sally Bailey
Paige Dickinson


9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

EDT 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
HST 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM

  		 Option A:
A Panel Discussion On Research Narratives in Drama Therapy: Investigating Emerging Perspectives		 Jason Fydman, Myriam (Mimi) Savage, Rinat Feniger-Schaal,Renee Pitre, Britton Williams, Angelle Cook, Adam Reynolds


 
Option B: 
Introduction to Developmental Transformations in a Moving World		 Fred Landers


 
Option C:
Safe Spaces? Ethnodramatherapy Examines Power Dynamics in Classrooms and Clinical Settings		 Jessica Bleuer
Stephen Snow
Simon Driver


12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

EDT 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
HST 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

  LUNCH BREAK 

Visit the Networking Room during this time to connect with other Drama Therapists!

 

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

EDT 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
CDT 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
HST 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM

 		 Option A:
Playing with Death: Dramatherapeautic Intervention for Grieving Children		 Rebecca Versaci

 
Option B:
Supervision Under Unforeseen Circumstances: Navigating Mutual Uncertainty		 Patrick Hughes
Jenna Tremblay


 

 

4:45 PM - 6:15 PM

EDT 7:45 PM - 9:15 PM
CDT 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM
HST 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

  		 Option A:
The Next Wave: Using Integrative Five Phase Model of Drama Therapy as an Assessment Tool		 Diana Chu

 

 

 
Option B:
The Pregnant Therapist: Safety & Transference on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit		 Ashley Kleinman Martinez

 

 
Option C:
We Are All In This Together - the Use of Inner Monologue to Address Trauma		 Diana Feldman

 

 

6:15 PM – 7:15 PM

EDT 9:15 PM -10:15 PM
CDT 8:15 PM - 9:15 PM
HST 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

 Newcomer Social Hour 

 

6:15 PM – 8:00 PM

EDT 9:15 PM - 11:00 PM
CDT 8:15 PM - 10:00 PM
HST 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM

DINNER BREAK

 

 

8:00 PM – 9:30 PM

EDT 11:00 PM -12:30 PM
CDT 10:00 PM-11:30 PM
HST 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

 Option A:
It Is What It Is: A Dark & Tender Comedy for the Climate Crisis		 Rebecca Siegel
Faith Von Minden
Angus Moore
Ishita Pohoja
Zi Zheng
Adrian Gebhart
William Walton

 

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

EDT 11:00 PM - 1:00 AM
CDT 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM
HST 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

 Option B: 
"Anansi Came": Trauma and Resilience in Autoethnographical Therapeutic Performance		 Michelle J Buckle
Nisha Sajnani

 

10:00 PM

EDT 1:00 AM 
CDT 12:00 AM
HST 8:00 PM

 Conference Day #1 Concludes

 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2020 - CONFERENCE DAY #2
Please Note: Session Main Times (in blue) are in Pacific Standard Time. 

  

Time Session Title or Event Presenter(s) Participation Link

8:00 AM

EDT 11:00 AM 
CDT 10:00 AM
HST 6:00 AM 

 Conference Day #2 Convenes  
 

8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

EDT 11:00 PM - 10:00 PM
CDT 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
HST 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM

   

Networking Room  (Except During All Conference Events)

Visit the Networking Room throughout your day to connect with other Drama Therapists!

 

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

EDT 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM
CDT 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
HST 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM

 Alternative Track Meeting Myriam (Mimi) Savage

 

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

EDT 12:00 PM -1:30 PM
CDT 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
HST 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

 Opening Ceremony  (ALL CONFERENCE EVENT - Networking Room Closed)

 

10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

EDT 1:45 PM - 3:45 PM
CDT 12:45 PM -2:45 PM
HST 8:45 AM - 10:45 AM

 Annual Membership Meeting and Luncheon  (ALL CONFERENCE EVENT - Networking Room Closed) Josiah Stickels

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

EDT 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
CDT 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
HST 11:15 AM - 12:45 AM

          		 Poster Sessions (ALL CONFERENCE EVENT - Networking Room Closed)

 

         
Using Community Drama Therapy to Support Adults with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Molly Weinberg
Storytelling: Performance Paths Towards Truth Simon Driver
A drama therapy-based participatory action research with adolescents with intellectual disability Rinat Feniger-Schaal
Anat Geiger
Carmit-Noa Shpigelman
COVID Coping: Group On-Line Drama Therapy Laura Wood
Lesley University First Year On Campus Cohort
The CoActive Therapeutic Theater Model Laura Wood
Dramaste: Mind, Body Spirit Anna Boyd
Victoria Castain
An argument for circus arts as a branch of drama therapy: literature review Sydney Schorr
Laura Wood
Emily Faith
Revealing Thirdness Through Drama Therapy Interventions Kathleen Moye
Drama therapy and the healthcare clown poster session Emily Faith
What Does Embodiment and Drama Therapy Look Like in a Virtual Space? Courtney Bennett McDuffee

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

EDT 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
CDT 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
HST 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

 

 Student Forum 1 Anna Rich

 

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

EDT 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CDT 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
HST 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    		 Option A:
Adapting our Pedagogy to Flash Floods: Educators’ Forum		 Jason Butler

 
Option B:
Embodied Nurturance: Dismantling Gendered Violence Using Attachment-Based Drama Therapy		  Lucy McLellan

 
Option C:
Inclusivity and Accessibility in Drama Therapy: Approaches to Training with Radical Inclusivity		 Marielle Duke
Gary Raucher
Doug Ronning
Faith Von Minden

 
Option D:
Research "Think Tank": Supporting the Development of Research in Drama Therapy		 Jason Frydman
Chyela Rowe
Laura Hix
Barbara Bornmann
Angelle Cook

 
Option E:
Using Media Technology for Embodied Healing: Applications in Drama and Expressive Therapie		 Myriam (Mimi) Savage
Joshua Cohen
Jeffrey Jamerson

 

4:45 PM – 6:15 PM

EDT 7:45 PM - 9:15 PM
CDT 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM
HST 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

 

 Queer Disruptions of White Supremacy: Playing in Dangerous Times Roxy Schoenfeld
Truc Nguyen

 

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

EDT 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
CDT 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
HST 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

  DINNER BREAK 

Visit the Networking Room during this time to connect with other Drama Therapists!

 

 

 

 

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

EDT 10:30 PM - 12:00 AM
CDT 9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
HST 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

 		 Option A:
"I'm Still Standing": A Self-Revelatory Performance Piece Addressing Cultural Issues in China		 Cruz Chan
Christina Lewis

 
Option B:
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner: A Long Table/Performance on the HBCU Initiative		 Jordan Stewart
Mary Morris
Charisse Brown
Myriam ( Mimi) Savage PhD RDT-BCT

 

9:00 PM

EDT 12:00 AM
CDT 11:00 AM
HST 7:00 PM 

 Conference Day #2 Concludes  

 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2020 - CONFERENCE DAY #3
Please Note: Session Main Times (in blue) are in Pacific Standard Time. 

 

Time Session Title or Event Presenter(s) Participation Link

8:30 AM

EDT 11:30 AM
CDT 10:30 AM
HST 6:30 AM

 Conference Day #3 Convenes  
 

8:30 AM - 7:00 PM

EDT 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
CDT 10:30 AM - 9:00 PM
HST 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM

   

Networking Room  (Except During All Conference Events)

Visit the Networking Room throughout your day to connect with other Drama Therapists!

 

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

EDT 11:30 AM -1:00 PM
CDT 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
HST 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM

 Option A:
Act Two of Acting for Real		 Renee Emunah

 
Option B:
Drama Therapy Review: Structuring Your Writing in the Ocean of Research

Christine Mayor
Angelle Cook
Opher Shamir

 

 
Option C:
Ethics Plenary Meeting: Risk as Contagion		 Adam Reynolds
Stephanie Omens

 
Option D:
Riding the Heart Waves: Integrating HRV Biofeedback and Drama Therapy		  Doug Ronning

 
Option E:
The Next Chapter: Storytelling Frameworks for Professional Growth		 Brooke Campbell 

 

10:15 AM - 11:45PM

EDT 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
CDT 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
HST 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

 Canadian Regional Meeting  (ALL CONFERENCE EVENT - Networking Room Closed) Marleigh Chapman

 
Central Regional Meeting (ALL CONFERENCE EVENT - Networking Room Closed) Nina Garcia

 
Eastern Regional Meeting (ALL CONFERENCE EVENT - Networking Room Closed) Craig Flickinger

 
International Regional Meeting (ALL CONFERENCE EVENT - Networking Room Closed) Kari Rogenski

 
Western Regional Meeting (ALL CONFERENCE EVENT - Networking Room Closed) Danielle Levanas

 

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

EDT 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
HST 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

 LUNCH BREAK

 

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

EDT 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
CDT 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
HST 11:00 AM - 12:30 AM

 Option A:
Beat the Odds® Drumming for Social-Emotional Skill Building: A Mini-Training		 Ping Ho

 
Option B:
I Am The Space Where I Am: The Poethics of Drama Therapists at Home		 Nisha Sajnani
Maria Hodermarska
Ellen Smittle
Linda Soria

 

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

EDT 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
CDT 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
HST 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

 Option A:
Building a Boat and Riding the Waves in Elder Care		 Nadya Trytan
Kari Rogenski
Karen Knappenberger

 
Option B:
Creative Solutions to Pain Management: Utilizing Drama Therapy		 Jen Faith Brown
Marie O'Brien

 
Option C:
Established and Emerging Intersections for Advancing Queer Drama Therapy: The Next Act		 Dana Sayre
Kamran Afary
California State
Jessica Bleuer
Opher Shamir

 
Option D:
Guided Journey to the East: Drama Therapy for Chinese Americans		 Shi-Han Chen
Si-Yeung Li

 
Option E:
Riding the Wave to Shore: The Educational Competencies Meeting		 Laura Wood
Myriam ( Mimi) Savage
Adam Reynolds

 
Option F:
Role-taking Tools for Drama Therapy Ambassador		 Jami Osborne
Daniel Wiener

 
Option G:
One World: Tools For Making International Therapeutic Live and Remotely		 Jessica Litwak

 

2:45 PM – 4:15 PM

EDT 5:45 PM - 7:15 PM
CDT 4:45 PM - 6:15 PM
HST 12:45 AM - 2:15 PM

 Option A:
Drama Therapy Parents: You Can Hide in Here		 Rachel Brousseau

 
Option B:
Introduction to Geek Therapy		 Josué Cardona

 

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

EDT 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
CDT 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
HST 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Wave-Riders: Paddling through Cultural Humility Models in Pedagogy and Clinical Practice

(ALL CONFERENCE EVENT - Networking Room Closed)

 Adam Stevens
Jessica Bleuer
Stephanie Wichmann
Sara Kliger
Craig Flickinger
Diana Elizabeth Jordan

 

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

EDT 10:00 PM-11:00 PM
CDT 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
HST 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Option A:
Friends of Bill W./Power through Recovery (12-Step Meeting) AA/NA

THIS SESSION WILL NOT BE RECORDED

 Stephanie Wichmann
Emily Trube

 
Option B:
RDT Application Meeting		  Rachel Lee Soon

 
Option C:
Student Meet & Greet with the Board

Anna Rich
Josiah Stickels
Kari Rogenski

 

 

8:00 PM - 11:30 PM

EDT 11:00 PM - 2:30 AM
CDT 10:00 PM - 1:30 AM
HST 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

 President's Reception (ALL CONFERENCE EVENT - Networking Room Closed) Josiah Stickels

 

11:30 PM 

EDT 2:30 AM 
CDT 1:30 AM 
HST 9:30 PM

 Conference Day #3 Concludes 

 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2020 - CONFERENCE DAY #4
Please Note: Session Main Times (in blue) are in Pacific Standard Time. 

 

Time Session Title or Event Presenter Participation Link

9:00 AM

EDT 12:00 PM 
CDT 11:00 AM 
HST 7:00 AM 

 Conference Day #4 Convenes  
 

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

EDT 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 
CDT 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
HST 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM 

   

Networking Room  (Except During All Conference Events)

Visit the Networking Room throughout your day to connect with other Drama Therapists!

 

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

EDT 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
HST 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

     		 Option A:
Board Certified Trainer (BCT) Mandatory Meeting		 Myriam (Mimi) Savage

 
Option B:
Essence, Image and Frame: Playback Theatre Stories on Zoom		 Hannah Fox
Mizuho Kanazawa

 
Option C:
How to Provide Online Drama Therapy for Individuals and Groups?		 Diana Chu
Man Kit Kwong

 
Option D:
Surfing the Political Wave		 Melissa Killian
Jarod Sharar
Mallory Minerson

 
Option E:
Student Forum 2		 Anna Rich

 
Option F:
Trauma, Drama and the Long Donkey Ride Home		 Reem Abukishk

 

11:00AM - 12:00 PM

EDT 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT 1:00 AM - 2:00 PM
HST 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

 Closing Ceremony (ALL CONFERENCE EVENT - Networking Room Closed)