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The 2014 IMTAL Regional Conference will focus on the idea of how saying “yes” to museum theatre culture in your institution, can affirm your organization’s mission and vision.  Museum theatre has been successfully implemented to educate, entertain, and inspire museum guests.  The 2014 Regional Conference will gather a variety of performers, museum professionals, and museum theater supporters to discuss, present, and workshop ways in which we may actively promote museum theatre.

We are currently accepting session proposals that include the following:

• High audience participation and/or a strong interactive component
• New ways of showcasing museum theatre principles (i.e. Cultivating  emotional connections, provoking action, and adding public value to the museum experience)
• A focus on program development and the creative process
• Artistic and creative conveyance of educational content through strong storylines.

Session Types:

• Showcase – A performance of museum theatre work followed by a discussion to provide a more in-depth understanding of the goals and objectives of the work, as well as the development process and production of the work. 
• Preview – A performance of museum theatre work that is still in development followed by a feedback session with the audience.
• Do It Yourself Session – A workshop session where session participants will work together to create a museum theatre piece.  The session will focus on one or more of the core principles of museum theatre.
• Skills Workshop - Interactive sessions presented by an individual or a group focused on learning practical museum theatre skills, including but not limited to: prop, costume or set design, acting, script writing, directing or producing, fostering audience interaction, grant writing, and improv. 
• Other – Please outline your session idea in the space provided in the RFP Template.

We strongly encourage session participants to work with others in the museum theatre community on session proposals.  Resources can be found by visiting imtal.org.

Please submit proposals by July 1, 2014 by visiting HERE.  All individuals who submit a proposal will be contacted by a conference representative from MSI by July 15, 2014. 

Thank you!