Vancouver - TAEA Drama Teachers Conference 2026
Schedule
Speakers
Friday, October 23
7:45 a.m.
8:15 a.m.
Early Bird Booth Visits
VFS Studio 6
8:15 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
Breakfast and Sponsor Booth Check-in
VFS Studio 6
8:45 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
Be a Voice of Encouragement: The Extraordinary Impact of Theatre Education — Keynote with Jim Hoare
VFS Studio 6
9:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Sponsor Booth Check-in
VFS Studio 6
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
Long Form Improv
VFS Studio 8
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
Front of House Management
VFS Screening Room A
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
How to Write Your Own Movies
VFS Screening Room B
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
Crosspoints: A Practical Approach to Creating and Exploring Theatre
VFS Studio 6
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
Basic Stage Fighting: Bringing Stage Combat into the Drama Classroom
VFS Studio 9
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
Voice Acting with Marÿke Hendrikse
VFS Theatre 105
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
20 Steps to Speaking and Performing Shakespeare
VFS Studio 2
11:35 a.m.
12:25 p.m.
Lunch and Sponsor Booth Connections
VFS Studio 6
12:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Drama Techniques That Will Strengthen Your Ensemble
VFS Studio 8
12:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Ticketing
VFS Screening Room A
12:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Teaching Playwriting: From Idea to Stage
VFS Screening Room B
12:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Movement for Actors
VFS Studio 6
12:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Projection for Theatre: It's All About the Lumens
VFS Studio 9
12:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Welcome to the Writers Room with VFS Writing Faculty
Boardroom 1 FP217
12:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Preparing Students for Success in Post-Secondary Theatre Training (Langara Studio 58)
VFS Studio 2
2:05 p.m.
3:35 p.m.
TAEA / STAR Fest and Ideas to Support Your Drama Program
VFS Screening Room B
2:05 p.m.
3:35 p.m.
Essential Musical Theatre Dance Steps
VFS Studio 9
2:05 p.m.
3:35 p.m.
New High School Edition Scripts from Theatre Rights Worldwide
VFS Studio 2
2:05 p.m.
3:35 p.m.
Makeup for Film and Television with Elissa Frittaion
VFS Studio 6
2:05 p.m.
3:35 p.m.
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken: New Musicals with Strong Female Leads
VFS Studio 2
2:05 p.m.
3:35 p.m.
Sketch Comedy
VFS Studio 8
2:05 p.m.
3:35 p.m.
Costuming on a Budget
VFS Screening Room A
3:45 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Friday Encore Event: One Man Home Alone at VFS
VFS Studio 6
5:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Friday Curtain Call Event: Group Dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory
Old Spaghetti Factory
Saturday, October 24
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Morning Mingle and Keynote with Breakfast
VFS Studio 6
10:00 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
Theatre for Living Intensive
VFS Studio 2
10:00 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
Tech Theatre, Design and Production Intensive: From Script to Strike
VFS Studio 9
10:00 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
Drama Teachers Essential Toolkit Intensive
VFS Theatre 105
12:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
Lunch
VFS Studio 6
1:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Theatre for Living Intensive (Part 2)
VFS Studio 2
1:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Tech Theatre, Design and Production Intensive: From Script to Strike (Part 2)
VFS Studio 9
1:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Drama Teachers Essential Toolkit Intensive (Part 2)
VFS Theatre 105