SCHEDULE
DAY 1 | July 17, 2026
11:30 AM-12:30PM
Registration
12:30 PM-1:15
Session 1
CHRIS GUERRA, KELSEY COOKE
1:15 PM-1:30 PM
Networking Break
1:30 PM-2:15 PM
Session 2
Television and Film Actor Panel
MELISSA ORDWAY, JULIA REILLY
2:15 PM-2:30 PM
Networking Break
2:30 PM-3:15 PM
Session 3
Scene Study: Live on Stage
LUKE BENWARD
3:15 PM-3:30 PM
Networking Break
3:30 PM-4:15 PM
Session 4
The Casting Process: Behind the Scenes
BEVERLY HOLLOWAY, REGINA MOORE,
JESSICA TALLEY, NATALIE GARFIELD
4:15 PM-4:30 PM
Networking Break
4:30 PM-5:15 PM
Session 5
ALAN POWELL
5:15 PM-7:30 PM
Dinner Break
7:30 PM - 8:15 PM
Session 6
Focus Keynote Address: Know Your Place in the Story
Kristoffer Polaha
8:15 PM-9:45 PM
Networking Dessert Reception
9:30 AM-10:00 AM
The Actor's Devotional
* Not Finalized
10:00 AM-10:45 AM
Session 7
Producer Roundtable
KEN CARPENTER, AUTUMN BAILEY-
FORD, RODNEY ELDRIDGE, KELSEY COOKE (?)
10:45 AM-11:00 AM
Networking Break
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Session 8
The Actor Showcase LIVE! Part 1
JUDGES PANEL: LUKE BENWARD,
BEVERLY HOLLOWAY, ALAN POWELL,
REGINA MOORE
12:15 PM-2:15 PM
Lunch
12:15 PM-2:15 PM
Project Pitch
(Maury Board Room)
KEN CARPENTER, AUTUMN BAILEY-
FORD, KELSEY COOKE, RODNEY ELDRIDGE
2:15 PM-3:00 PM
Session 9
STAGECRAFT LIVE
LAURA OSNESS, NATHAN JOHNSON
3:00 PM-3:15 PM
Networking Break
3:15 PM-4:15 PM
Session 10
The Actor Showcase Live! Part 2
JUDGES PANEL: LUKE BENWARD,
BEVERLY HOLLOWAY, ALAN POWELL, REGINA MOORE
4:15 PM-4:30 PM
Networking Break
4:30 PM-5:15 PM
Session 11
Stop Waiting to Be Chosen: How to Build Momentum Before the Industry Gives You Permission
TAYLOR KALUPA, MASEY MCLAIN
5:15 PM-5:30 PM
Networking Break
5:30 PM-6:00 PM
Session 12
A Final Note to the Actor
JESSE HUTCH
6:00 PM-6:30 PM
Focus Actors of the Year Award
Ceremony
GUEST PRESENTER: JESSE HUTCH