Let it Go! Let it Go!
At the Wonderful World of IESA Speech Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
8:45-9:00 a.m. Pull your magic pumpkin up to the doors of the Radisson, unload your gnomes, and register with the first IESA princess you meet inside the Kingdom.
9:00-9:15 Our own Snow White, Nicole, will welcome you to this day of workshops and fairy dust, reward a couple of notable knaves with special recognition, then turn the show over to her speech committee of dwarves, each a bit dopier than the rest.
9:15-9:50 Steve “The Beast” Williams will do a beauty of a job telling us all how to make our teams judge-proof.
9:50-10:50 It’s A Small World After All! Too late to close the drawbridge! The little people have swarmed the castle to charm us with their contest presentations. Chamber 1: Presided over by Fair Shayla of Grantham & the spellbinding Nicole Chamber 2: Ruled by Sir Rob of Blackburn and Princess Sheri Chamber 3: Lorded over by the Trish “The Enchantress” Ballard and Lady Claudia
10:50-11:00 Hakuna Matata, Baby! Time for a break! Let it go! Let it go!
11:00-Noon. Round Two of our Disney-fied joust as you may choose between these three areas of the Magic Kingdom: ---You’ll be enchanted to know that although some events may be a bit neglected, they are not forgotten as Trish “The Enchantress” Ballard entrances you with “The Events Time Forgot,” namely Storytelling, Original Script, Poetry, Impromptu Speaking, and Chorale Presentation. ---Abra-Cadabra! Something out of Nothing! Ken Bradbury, the Aladdin of Improv, will show you how to mix the proper potions to prepare a pair of peons for Impromptu Duet Acting. ---Sir Rob of Blackburn makes his grand entry with the Keys to the Kingdom of IESA speech for all new coaches, wizards, and royalty. (We ain’t lyin’, King!)
12-1 p.m. Super-Cali-Fragil-Istic-Expe-Ala-Licious! 101 cooks from Dalmatia have prepared a feast for us. Please sit thyself with the knaves from your kingdom (contest areas.)
1:00-2:00 Session Three at the Wonderful World of IESA. ---Steve “The Beast” Williams demonstrates how to keep your Little Mermaid from bumping in Pinocchio’s nose in his session on blocking your events for contest. ---Ken the genie rubs his magic lantern and Poof!...out pops a session of great ideas for improving your Team Improv. ---Fair Shayla of Grantham knoweth that rules are to be obeyed and in this lightning fast ride over the IESA rulebook she’ll show you the way through the Jungle Book of regulations.
2:00-3:00 Don’t get frozen on your throne! Take a break! Take a break!
2:05:3:05 The Final Encounter. ---Kim DesLauries, the Aristocat of Contests will show you how to host your own magical bout at your school. ---Queen Stacy, Lady Shayla and Dame Trish host a round table of great ideas as we gather to show what works and what goes the way of Bambi’s mother.