Performing and Visual Arts Faculty Presented at SETC the World’s Largest Theatre Conference
Bill J. Adams, D.M.A., and Mark Duncan, M.F.A., faculty in the Department of Performing and Visual Arts in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), presented a panel discussion at the 69th Annual Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 1, 2019. SETC is a nationwide organization promoting and supporting theatre professionals and the industry. In the past 20 years, over 50,000 students have auditioned for academic theatre programs and professional opportunities through SETC.
Adams and Duncan presented “Health Awareness: Grant-Funded Theatre Devised to Educate Audiences.” Using the knowledge and experience gained through creating a commissioned play about breast health with the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation, the panel discussed details from the grant proposal to the final production hoping to inspire more cross-disciplinary collaborations as well as raise breast health awareness.