Dear Theatre as a Liberal Art (TLA) Focus Group Members –

I hope this finds you very well. I am writing on behalf of Shawna Mefferd Kelty, our Focus Group Representative, and Janice Pohl, our Conference Planner, to encourage you to brainstorm ideas, seek fellow panelists, and submit proposals for the ATHE Conference 2018. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, November 1^st. The same deadline applies for conference grant requests.

I think you will find that other TLA members are experiencing similar challenges and rewards of/from teaching theatre in a liberal arts setting, and are very open to collaboration. Please feel free to contact others through the ATHE website. After you log in, click on memberships, and then click on Focus Groups, and then click on Theatre as a Liberal Art. On the TLA page, you'll see a WRENCH icon next to "Options." If you click on this you'll see options to message or email members, select one and you're on your way!

The conference committee has taken our suggestions to clarify elements of the proposal form, and it is now “live” on the ATHE. We hope that you will take time in this (very) busy season to plant fruitful seeds for our time together in Boston.

Thanks and best wishes –

Peter Harrigan, TLA Conference Planner-Elect, pharrigan@smcvt.edu

Janice Pohl, TLA Conference Planner, janicep@elmhurst.edu

Shawna Mefferd Kelty, TLA Focus Group Representative, smeff001@plattsburgh.edu