Our Schedule is subject to change, and exciting new updates will be added as we move closer to the conference.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th
3:00 – 6:00 pm • Registration Check-In at the Hotel Dena
Officially check-in for the conference from 3:00 – 6:00 pm. If you miss today’s check-in, you can check in in the morning at Pasadena Playhouse.
4:00 pm • Welcome, Meet and Mingle in Agents Only Bar
6:00 pm • Dinner on Your Own, Old Town Pasadena
8:00 pm • Welcome Event: TBA
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th
8:00 am • Registration continues at Pasadena Playhouse until noon.
8:00 am – 9:00 am • Welcome Coffee Reception and Registration Check-in open at Pasadena Playhouse
9:00 am • President’s Welcome to Conference
President Gale Caswell
- Conference Overview
- Special Event: Welcome to Pasadena Playhouse
- Special Event: Keynote Speaker Howard Sherman
11:00 am • Return to Hotel Dena
11:30 am • CETA Business Luncheon, Hotel Dena Piazza
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm • Workshop #1
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm • Workshop #2
5:00 pm • New Members Welcome in Agents Only Bar, Hotel Dena
New members, please join President Gale Caswell and board members in the Agents Only bar for an informal orientation and happy hour. No-host cocktails available at the bar!
6:00 pm • Dinner on Your Own
8:00 pm • Special Event: An Evening of Theatre at Pasadena Playhouse
10:00+ pm • Post-show Reception in Courtyard
Join fellow CETA members for late-night conversation and drinks!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th
8:00 am • Registration opens at Hotel Dena, until noon.
8:00 – 9:00 am • Exhibits Open! Coffee with Exhibitors• SPONSORED BY LUDUS
Join our wonderful exhibitors, meet other members and share a cup of coffee in the Piazza!
9:00 am – 10:30 am • Workshop #3
10:30 am • Workshop session 3 ends >>> Time to Network and to Visit Exhibitors
11:00 am • Workshop #4
12:30 pm • Lunch on your Own >>> Time to Network and to Visit Exhibitors
2:00- 3:30 pm • Workshop #5
4:00 – 5:00 pm • Regional Meet and Greet • Cocktails with the Exhibitors • Exhibitors Raffle in the Piazza
7:30 pm • Special Event: CETA Awards Banquet • Justine Ballroom, Hotel Dena
10:00+ pm • Late-night Games!
Join fellow CETA members at for late night drinks and table games.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th
9:00 am – 12:00 pm • All-Conference Professional Development Intensive
Mister & Mischief: Creating Immersive Theatre
Workshop held in Writer’s Den
11:00 am • Check out of the Hotel
Land Acknowledgment
Pasadena is located on the unceded lands of the Tongva, Gabrielino, and Kizh peoples, specifically the lands of the Hahamog’na band of the Tongva tribe. We honor and uplift these still-enduring communities and we are grateful for their stewardship of these lands.
Kuuyam nahwá’a is a Tongva peoples concept that means guest exchange, a belief that when given a chance to affect history in a positive way that a human being would make the just move. One action people and institutions can take is to make a voluntary recurring contribution to support Tongva-led Land Back efforts, acknowledging both relationship and reciprocity to the lands and Native Peoples of Tovaangar, this place many of us now call home.
You can learn more about kuuyam nahwá’a and make your contribution on the Tongva Taraxat Paaxavxa Conservancy website.