MEMBER THEATRE GATHERING
2026 Member Theatre Gathering
June 22, 2026
Theatre Charlotte
501 Queens Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207
The NCTC Producing Gathering is now the NCTC Member Theatre Gathering!
The 2025 NCTC Producing Gathering is an unConference!
What is an unConference?
At an unConference, the event agenda is collaboratively and creatively built by the participants, to address the topics of most interest to YOU. Facilitators will help us stay organized and focused in each conversation.
All attendees will have an opportunity to submit topic ideas in advance, and to contribute suggestions during our first morning session on July 14. Then, our experts will organize proposals during a coffee and networking break, and we’ll announce our devised agenda! You bring your expertise, ideas, and questions. We provide spaces, intelligent peers from across the state, facilitators, and a great time!
What is the NCTC Member Theatre Gathering?
A one-day retreat with your peers, built for real conversation, practical problem-solving, and meaningful connection. Facilitators guide discussions around topics you choose, with space for informal breakouts with old friends, and networking time to forge new friendships. You’ll celebrate wins, unpack setbacks, and leave with ideas you can implement immediately.
How does it differ from other conferences?
This isn’t a high-cost, multi-day sit-and-listen event with endless slide decks. Think more conversation and connection, less cookie-cutter conference. And the relationships formed don’t end when the day does. They lead to new partnerships, shared resources, and long-term collaborations with your peers from around the state.
What’s included with registration?
Lunch, snacks, and all the coffee you can drink are included. Theatre Charlotte also has easy, free parking right on site.
Who should attend?
Staff and board members of NCTC member theatres. If you’re building theatre in North Carolina, you belong at the Member Theatre Gathering. To keep the conversations productive, attendance is capped at 50 participants. Not a member? Join here!
About our Host Theatre
Founded in 1927, Theatre Charlotte is the Queen City’s longest-running arts organization, with nearly a century of community engagement and more than 500 productions.
Statewide Sponsor
This project is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Registration
Registration Rate ….. $185
What’s included: All conference activities on June 22, along with a boxed lunch, snacks, water, and coffee throughout the day. Sunday night Happy Hour not included.
Registration deadline: June 17
Registration will be limited to 50 participants. NCTC organizational membership is required to register. Join here!
Cancellation Policy
I understand that by registering, I am holding a spot in this program. Cancellation requests must be made in writing to info@nctc.org. Requests made by June 1 are eligible for a 50% refund. Cancellation requests made after June 1 are nonrefundable.
Accessibility
NCTC works to ensure our programs are available to all of the state’s citizens, including people with disabilities. If you wish to request assistance or have questions about accessibility, please contact NCTC Executive Director Angie Hays at angelahays@nctc.org.
Schedule
*Schedule subject to change
Sunday, June 21 | Pre-Gathering Gathering
5:00-7:00 p.m. Getting into town Sunday evening? Join us for a casual Happy Hour at Lost Worlds Brewing Charlotte (1100 Metropolitan Avenue, Suite 165, Charlotte). Networking is on us, drinks/food are on you.
Monday, June 22 | Member Theatre Gathering @ Theatre Charlotte
9:15a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Coffee and Networking
9:30-9:50 | Welcome, Meet and Greet, Agenda Creation
9:50-10:15 | Coffee and Networking, optional Theatre Charlotte Tour
10:15-11:15 | Session #1
11:15-11:30 | Coffee and Networking
11:30-12:30 p.m. | Session #2
12:30-1:45 | Lunch
1:45-3:00 | Affinity Group Conversations:
• Marketing and Development
• Education
• Management
• Artistic/Production
3:00-3:30 | Coffee and Networking
3:30-4:30 | Session #3
4:30-4:45 | Networking and Farewells
Facilitators
Angie Flynn-McIver
Angie Flynn-McIver (she/her) is the founder and President of Ignite CSP: Coaching, Speaking, Presenting, a coaching company that specializes in communication skills. Angie is the author of “Before You Say Anything: How to Have Better Conversations, Love Public Speaking, and Finally Know What to Do with Your Hands.” Angie has designed and facilitated leadership-training workshops, coached leaders, and taught workshops all over the country and internationally. Angie comes to this work from a lifetime spent in theatre: acting, directing, and producing. Angie and her husband, Charlie, founded North Carolina Stage Company in Asheville, NC, which has won many local, regional, and national awards since its inception in 2001.
Angie is a PCC-level certified member of the International Coach Federation. She holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Development and Leadership from Fielding Graduate University and a BA in Theatre with Honors from Smith College. She serves on the boards of NCTC and Engage WNC, and is a past board member of Lillian’s List. Angie is a member of the Friday Fellowship, class of ’20-’22.
Becky Schultz
Becky Schultz (she/her) served as Volunteer Executive Director of Three Bone Theatre from 2013-2025, helping the company grow into an award-winning organization with a reputation for using the best of adult contemporary theatre as a catalyst for conversation and change in the Charlotte community. She continues to serve on their Board of Directors. In 2023 Becky was recognized by Charlotte is Creative with the “Bolt of Inspiration” award. She recently completed six years of service on the Board of Directors for NCTC and previously served on the Boards of Charlotte Ballet and The Possibility Project. Becky spends her days as the Chief Marketing Officer for a global payments company. She has a BSC from University of Miami and an MBA from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Rich Whittington
Rich Whittington (he/him) is the Associate Vice Chancellor of Advancement at UNCSA, and served as the Founding Managing Director of Triad Stage for 20 years. Rich has served on numerous boards for organizations including NCTC, the North Carolina Arts Council, and Arts NC. His work has been recognized with multiple awards local and regional awards. He was an artist-in-residence at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, taught theatre management at Greensboro College and North Carolina A&T State University, and has guest lectured at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNCSA, and Wake Forest University. Rich earned an MFA in theatre management from the Yale School of Drama and a BFA in acting and directing from Marymount Manhattan College.
Lodging and Travel Information
Hickory is a short 80 minute drive from Charlotte, Asheville, and the Triad. Hickory Community Theatre is located at 30 3rd St NW in downtown Hickory.
Parking: There are several free parking options around Hickory Community Theatre, but you’ll want to allow extra time to find a spot. Look for street parking or set your GPS to Union Square to access a large lot. The Union Square lot and the street parking spots closest to HCT have 3-hour limits. You can choose to move your car during our lunch break, or park farther away in an unrestricted spot. There is an unrestricted (no time limit) parking lot at S Center St and 1st Ave NW. There are also unrestricted street parking spots along 2nd Ave NW and Main Ave NW. View downtown parking map.
Hotel Partner: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott
1950 13th Ave Dr SE, Hickory, NC 28602
NCTC Group Rate: $139/night (rate deadline: Monday, June 30)
Dining: Lunch is not provided, but several convenient options are in walking distance. Here are some of our recommendations:
Member Theatre Gathering Photos
