2025 AATE National Conference
July 23-26, 2025

            

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

  

 


Wednesday, July 23rd

Thursday, July 24th

Friday, July 25th

Saturday, July 26th

Sunday, July 27th


 *This schedule will be continually updated.

DAY/TIME

EVENT

 

WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025

12-3pm

Master Class A:

 

(Pre-purchase is required)

10am-6pm

Pre-Conference
Playwriting In Our Schools

7:30-8pm

New Guard Gathering

8:30-10pm

Welcome to Cleveland!

 

(Great Lakes Brewing)

                                 THURSDAY, July 24, 2025

8am

Exhibits Set-Up

8:30-9:30am

Conference Orientation for First Time Attendees

9:45-11am

 Session Block #1
(Open to Everyone)

11:15am-12:15pm

Affinity Groups/Group Check-Ins
(Open to Everyone)

12:30-2:30pm

Lunch (Dine Around)
(Sign up Required)

1-4pm

Master Class B:

 

(Pre-purchase is required)

2:45-4pm

 

Network Meetings
Applied Theatre
College/University
Early Childhood
K-8
Playwrights
(Open to Everyone)

4-4:30pm

Poster Session

4:15-5:45pm

Welcome/Opening Keynote

 

6:00-7:00pm

Exhibitor Meet & Greet

Meet the Leadership
(Open to Everyone)

6:00pm

Theatre Excursion:
TaleSpinner Children's Theatre

8-10pm

Storytelling Slam

                           FRIDAY, July 25, 2025

8am-8:45am

Past President/Chair Breakfast

9am-10am

Network Meetings  

Applied Theatre
College/University
Early Childhood
K-8
Playwrights

(Open to Everyone)

10:15-11:30am

Session Block #2
(Open to Everyone)

11:45am-12:30pm

Lunch (On Your Own)

12:45-2pm

Session Block #3
(Open to Everyone)

12:45-3:45pm

Master Class C

 

(Pre-purchase is required)

2:30-3:45pm

Session Block #4
(Open to Everyone)

4:30-6pm

Excursion
(Pre-Purchase Required)

5-7pm

 

Excursion

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

(Pre-Purchase Required)

6:45-8pm

Dinner (Dine Arounds)
(Sign Up Required)

                                SATURDAY, July 26, 2025

8:30-9:30am

 Doyle Breakfast
(For Doyle Fellows)

8:30-9:30am

Youth Theatre Journal Meeting
(Open to All)

9:45-11am

Keynote #2

 

(Open to Everyone)

11:15-11:30 am

Check Out Our Vendors
(Open to Everyone)

11:45am-1pm

Annual Meeting
(Open to Everyone)

1:15-2:30pm

Session Block #5
(Open to Everyone)

2:45-4pm

Sesison Block #6
(Open to Everyone)

4:15pm-4:45pm

Exhibitor Raffle
(Open to Everyone)

5-6 pm

Affinity Group #2/Group Check-Ins
(Open to Everyone)

6:45-8:15pm

AATE Award's Ceremony

Featuring the

(Open to Everyone)

8:30-10:30pm

All Conference Party

 

(Open to Everyone)

                                  SUNDAY, July 27, 2025

10-11am

Board Meeting

 

Master Class D

  Excursion
Cleveland Metroparks

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