MATC Symposium Chairs

Mid America Theatre Conference

2024 Symposium Co-Chairs


  • Conference Planners: planner@matc.us
    • Jeanmarie Higgins, University of Texas at Arlington
    • Jen Plants, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Associate Conference Planner: associate_planner@matc.us
    • Brandon LaReau, Florida State University
  • Conference Planning Committee Members-at-Large
    • Frederick D. Miller, University of Pittsburgh

  • Theatre History Symposium: theatre_history@matc.us
    • Allison Gibbes, Utah Tech University
    • Dennis Sloan, DePauw University

  • Playwriting Symposium: playwriting@matc.us
    • Nathan Bowman, Benedictine College
    • Bella Poynton, Medaille University
    • Lucas Skjaret, Baylor University (Graduate Liaison)

  • Practice/Production Symposium: practice_production@matc.us
    • Karen Dabney, Independent Scholar
    • Kassy Skoretz, Anoka-Ramsey Community College

  • Pedagogy Symposium: pedagogy@matc.us
    • Collin Vorbeck, Blackburn College
    • Slade Billew, Stephen F. Austin State University


  • Emerging Scholars Panel: emerging_scholars@matc.us
    • Julia Moriarty, Millikin University
    • Rachel Bauer, Sacred Heart University

  • Graduate Student Coordinators: grad_rep@matc.us
    • Tyler Everrett Adams, Ohio University
    • Alivia Cross, Penn State