<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Michael J. Bobbit</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">, the artistic director of the New Repertory Theatre, is our guest
speaker. Join us for this amazing opportunity to meet a leader of our
theatrical world and discuss to learn professional theatre management,
reinventing performance during Covid-19, and arts social activism. Sign up with
your campus email here: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/C8yEH6XQqNhBKr9y6"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://forms.gle/C8yEH6XQqNhBKr9y6</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">. Zoom links will be emailed the morning of the event.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">FREE EVENT for SUNY Plattsburgh students</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">ABOUT:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Michael J. Bobbitt (Artistic Director,
he/him/his) joined New Repertory Theatre as an arts leader, director,
choreographer, and playwright in 2019. Michael J. Bobbitt has served as
Artistic Director for Adventure Theatre-MTC in Maryland since 2007, where he
led the organization to be a respected theatre/training company in the DC
region, as well as a nationally influential professional Theatre for Young
Audiences. He led a merger with Musical Theater Center, increased the organizational
budget and audience, commissioned new works by noted playwrights, transferred
two shows to Off-Broadway, built an academy, and earned dozens of Helen Hayes
Award Nominations including eight wins. Bobbitt has directed/choreographed at
Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Olney Theatre
Center, Studio Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Center Stage, Roundhouse
Theatre, The Kennedy Center, and the Washington National Opera. His national
and international credits include the NY Musical Theatre Festival, Mel Tillis
2001, La Jolla Playhouse, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Jefferson Performing
Arts Center, and the Olympics. As a writer, his work was chosen for the NYC
International Fringe Festival and The New York and Musical Theatre Festival. He
has two plays published by Rodgers and Hammerstein Theatricals. He trained at
Harvard Business School’s Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management, The
National Arts Strategies Chief Executive Program, and other top leadership programs.
He earned the Excel Leadership Award (Center for Nonprofit Advancement), the
Emerging Leader Award (County Executive’s Excellence in the Arts and
Humanities), and Person of the Year Award (Maryland Theatre Guide), among
others.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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Dwayne T. Butchino, Performing Arts Coordinator for the SUNY Plattsburgh
Department of Theatre at <a href="mailto:butc3332@plattsburgh.edu">butc3332@plattsburgh.edu</a>.</span>    <br><div dir="ltr"><font color="#9900ff"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-size:12px;display:inline-block;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18px"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:14px">JENNIFER MATOTT</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">Administrative Assistant 1</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">Music and Theatre</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">Myers 220</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">101 Broad Street<br style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word">(o) </span><a href="tel:+1-518-564-2180" title="Office Phone Number" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:inherit;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px;display:inline" target="_blank">518-564-2180</a></div><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/" title="State University of New York at Plattsburgh Link" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:inherit;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px;font-weight:bold" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></div><br style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:AvenirLT-Medium,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><img src="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_images/about/suny-plattsburgh-email-logo.jpg" alt="State University of New York at Plattsburgh Logo" width="196" height="42" style="border-style:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;max-width:100%;height:auto;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;padding:0px;margin:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:AvenirLT-Medium,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><br><font color="#9900ff"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>