Sessions
ASPIRE - Roundtable Discussion
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM Thu
ASPIRE Pitch Your Vision
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Thu
ASPIRE - Final Round Interviews
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Fri
Region III WSYWAT Response Space
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Fri
Al Heartley (he/him/his) is the managing director of the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University. He is a graduate of Yale School of Drama and has worked for various regional theaters across the country including the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Yale Repertory Theatre, The Guthrie Theater, Cleveland Play House, and Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Al has spoken at various conferences and universities including the National Commercial Theater Institute, Theater Communications Group, Syracuse University, and the University of Michigan. In addition to this work, he teaches at Northwestern and Shenandoah University. He currently serves on the boards of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network and the Yale Summer Cabaret. Al loves a good comedy special and Spotify playlist.