January 5-10, 2026
STACON26 Schedule
Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland, St. John's, NL Canada
Sunday January 4
Social Event: The Great Big Tour Around (extra $$)
11:00am-4:00pm
Departing from the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Social Event: Tunes & Tales from Pigeon Inlet (extra $$)
8:00pm
Crow's Nest Officer's Club
Monday January 5
"'Twere Well It Were Done Quickly" - Quick-Raise Practicon
9am-4:30pm
Salon B, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Performance: Shakespeare's Sirens (Flagstaff Shakespeare, Arizona, US)
7:30pm
LSPU Hall
Performance: Twelfth Night (ShakespearED, Perth, Australia)
8:30pm
LSPU Hall
Tuesday January 6
"'Twere Well It Were Done Quickly" - Quick-Raise Practicon
9am-4:30pm
Salon B, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Social Event: Newfoundland Kitchen Party (extra $$)
6:00pm
Quidi Vidi Brewing Company
Performance: Shakespeare and The Alchemy of Gender (Verona Shakespeare Festival, Italy)
8:30pm
LSPU Hall
Wednesday January 7
"'Twere Well It Were Done Quickly" - Quick-Raise Practicon
9am-4:30pm
Salon B, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
FP01: "Give Me Your Hand" - Cultivating Corporate Donors Through Relationship Building
9:00am - 10:30am
Avalon/Battery, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Break
Fundraising Practicon
FP02: “The Happiest Gift” - Individual Donor Fundraising
11:00am - 12:30pm
Avalon/Battery, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Lunch (provided)
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Fundraising Practicon
FP03: “No Measure In Delight” - Impact Measurement in the Arts
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Avalon/Battery, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Break
Fundraising Practicon
FP04:“I Know My Price” - Fundraising with Auctions: Trends, Insights & Data from the Field
Luncheon Presentation
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Avalon/Battery, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Opening Reception
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Court Garden, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Performance: Gender-Play, or What You Will (Island Shakespeare, Washington State, US)
8:30pm
LSPU Hall
Thursday January 8
Conference Kick-Off & Role Call
9:00am - 11:00am
Salon A/B, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Break
PS01: "Please you to take the urgent hour" - Defending and Celebrating the Need for Shakespeare in Our Urgent Time: Opening Plenary with Ben Crystal
11:15am - 12:00pm
Salon A/B, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Topic Tables Luncheon (provided)
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Salon A/B, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Break
AB01: "I Am Native Here" - Indigeneity & Shakespeare Panel Discussion, co-hosted by IPANL |
EB01: "All The Currents of a Heady Fight" Part One - Shakespeare & Violence Prevention Handbook for Educators: How one community outreach program evolved into a book |
MB01: "Whistling To Th’ Air" - Digital Marketing: Innovative Practices in Action |
XB01: "The World’s Eye Doth View"- Exploring Shakespeare’s Worldview |
Break
AB02: "If We Walk Not In The Trodden Paths" - Bridging Shakespeare Performance from "Town to Gown" MB02 - "Out O' Th' House" - Performing and Teaching Shakespeare Without a Theater |
EB02: "All The Currents of a Heady Fight" Part Two XB02 - "By Sea, By Sea, (By Sea)" - in conversation with three ocean-adjacent companies |
Dine-Around Dinners
Performance: Becoming Othello: A Black Girl's Journey (Harlem Shakespeare, New York, US)
8:30pm
LSPU Hall
Question Salad Hosted by Sean Hagerty
10:00pm - 11:00pm
Biv'ver Lounge, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Friday January 9
PS02: "No court in Europe is too good for thee" - Keynote Presentation from Philip Parr of the European Shakespeare Festivals Network
9:00am - 10:00am
Salon A/B, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Break
PS03: "Thy training hath been noble" - Stratford's professional actor training program with Janine Pearson
10:30am - 11:30am
Salon A/B, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Lunch (provided) |
Global Cohort Luncheon - gathering for non-US-based companies |
PS04: "Tongues in Trees" - Performing Shakespeare’s Forest Comedies Now
12:30pm - 1:45pm
Courtyard Garden, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Break
AB03: "Did I Not Dance With You In Brabant Once?" Movement as Universal Language through the Lens of Love's Labour's Lost MB03: "Words, Words, Words" - structuring our language in policy and practice |
EB03: "The Safety and Health of This Whole State" Part One - Navigating Discomfort in Creative Workspaces XB03: "Signs of Nobleness" - Shakespeare & Sign Language Interpreting |
Break
AB04: "Let It Come Down" - Punk Dramaturgy: Intentional Cutting for Small-Scale Performance |
EB04: “The Safety and Health of This Whole State” Part Two - Trauma-Informed Practice with Marginalized Communities |
MB04: "How Now Shall This Be Compassed?" - Finding Your Compass Points; a Leadership Exercise
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Avalon/Battery, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Dine-Around Dinners
Performance: Where We Belong (Madeline Sayet, Mohegan Tribe, Connecticut, US)
8:30pm
LSPU Hall
Saturday January 10
STA AGM
9:00am - 11:00am
Salon A/B, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Artistic Focus Gathering |
Education Focus Gathering |
Management Focus Gathering |
Grab & Go Boxed Lunch
12:15pm - 1:00pm
Salon A/B, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
AB05: "The Hot Breath of Spain" - Shakespeare in Spanish MB05: "By This Sun That Shines” Building Brilliance: A New Blueprint for Non-Profit Theatre |
EB05: “Address Your Love and Might” - Using Direct Address to Teach Actors (and Students) to Think About Space XB04: “Draw Aside The Curtains and Discover” - Gender-Expansive Storytelling |
Break
PS05: “The Kingly State of Youth” - Closing Plenary with Mike Tucker of the Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Salon A/B, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Cocktail Reception
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Reception Hall, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Closing Banquet & Dance Up
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Salon A/B, Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland