CONVENING AGENDA

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026

• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  Arrival/Check-In
  Location: The LATC Grand Lobby

• 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  Welcome Conversation
  Location: Luis Avalos Theater (Floor 1B)

SATURDAY, APRIL 18th, 2026

• 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
  Welcome Breakfast
  Location: Luis Avalos Theater (Floor 1B)

• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
  Roundtable Discussion: Generation Now
  A conversation with the Generation Now cohort discussing the origins of the initiative, the need for its creation, & the work accomplished to date
  Location: Luis Avalos Theater (Floor 1B)

• 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
  Lunch on your own

• 1:30 PM
  Seating for Level Up!
  Location: Tom Bradley Theatre, Theater 1 (Lobby Floor)

• 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM
  Performance: Level Up! by Gabriel Rivas Gómez
  Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes
  Location: Tom Bradley Theatre, Theater 1 (Lobby Floor)

• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
  Break

• 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
  Roundtable Discussion: Level Up!
  A conversation with the playwright and director of Level Up! on creating culturally specific work for multigenerational audiences and the creative journey behind the play.
  Location: Luis Avalos Theater (Floor 1B)

• 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
  Dinner at Garçons de Café
  Location: 541 S Spring St., Unit 114 Los Angeles, CA 90013

• 7:30 PM
  Seating for The Storyteller of East LA
  Location: Theater 3 (Floor 1B)

• 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
  Performance: The Storyteller of East LA by Evelina Fernández
  Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
  Location: Theater 3 (Floor 1B)

• SUNDAY, APRIL 19th, 2026
  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
  Breakfast
  Location: Luis Avalos Theater (Floor 1B)

• 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  Wrap Up Discussion
  Location: Luis Avalos Theater (Floor 1B)

• 12:00 PM
  Departure/Check-Out – LATC Lobby

For questions or concerns please email Israel Lopez & Sam Golzari (israel@thelatc.org & sam@thelatc.org) or call 213.489.0994 ext. 114