Conference Registration
September 25 – October 12 (Early Bird Discount)
Students $18 | Adults $30
October 13 – November 4
Students $20 | Adults $35
Fees include breakfast, lunch, and access to all workshops and events.
Stage the Change is registered with Nassau & Suffolk BOCES Arts in Education Services.
September 25 – October 12 (Early Bird Discount)
Students $18 | Adults $30
October 13 – November 4
Students $20 | Adults $35
Fees include breakfast, lunch, and access to all workshops and events.
Stage the Change is registered with Nassau & Suffolk BOCES Arts in Education Services.
Stage the Change Conference registration opens September 25.
For registration questions please email [email protected]
For registration questions please email [email protected]
2026 Conference Honored Guest Speaker:
Arian Moayed
Arian Moayed is an Iranian-born, Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor, and co-Founder of the Obie Award-winning Waterwell,
a New York City non-profit that brings art and civics together.
Notable acting credits: A Doll’s House (Tony nomination, opposite Jessica Chastain), Broadway's The Humans (Drama Desk Award), Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (Tony nomination, opposite Robin Williams), Guards at the Taj (Obie Award), Succession (2 Emmy nominations), Love Life (NAACP nomination), Spiderman: No Way Home (Marvel), Inventing Anna (Netflix), You Hurt My Feelings (A24), Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth (Apple), Nobody Wants This (Netflix), Wonder Man (Disney+), the upcoming Other Mommy (Bluehouse) and The Off-Weeks (Apple).
Through the Obie-winning Waterwell, productions include Stories from the City of Immigrants, The Ford / Hill Project, Blind Runner, A Good Day To Me, 7 Minutes, The Courtroom, The Flores Exhibits, Hamlet, Blueprint Specials, Fleet Week Follies, Goodbar, The Persians,
and many more.
As a creator, Arian has created the Emmy-nominated thriller, The Accidental Wolf, and wrote The Courtroom, after the critically acclaimed Waterwell performances inside New York City courtrooms. He won a Sports Emmy for Champions of the Golden Valley (Olympics). Current creative film projects include Brother Love, This Country, 28 Mordad, The Great Fire of ‘33, a film adaptation of The Man in Red, and an autobiography about his family’s escape from Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Arian has taught in the NYC public school system for nearly two decades, including courses called “Artist as Citizen.”
@arianmoayed | waterwell.org
a New York City non-profit that brings art and civics together.
Notable acting credits: A Doll’s House (Tony nomination, opposite Jessica Chastain), Broadway's The Humans (Drama Desk Award), Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (Tony nomination, opposite Robin Williams), Guards at the Taj (Obie Award), Succession (2 Emmy nominations), Love Life (NAACP nomination), Spiderman: No Way Home (Marvel), Inventing Anna (Netflix), You Hurt My Feelings (A24), Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth (Apple), Nobody Wants This (Netflix), Wonder Man (Disney+), the upcoming Other Mommy (Bluehouse) and The Off-Weeks (Apple).
Through the Obie-winning Waterwell, productions include Stories from the City of Immigrants, The Ford / Hill Project, Blind Runner, A Good Day To Me, 7 Minutes, The Courtroom, The Flores Exhibits, Hamlet, Blueprint Specials, Fleet Week Follies, Goodbar, The Persians,
and many more.
As a creator, Arian has created the Emmy-nominated thriller, The Accidental Wolf, and wrote The Courtroom, after the critically acclaimed Waterwell performances inside New York City courtrooms. He won a Sports Emmy for Champions of the Golden Valley (Olympics). Current creative film projects include Brother Love, This Country, 28 Mordad, The Great Fire of ‘33, a film adaptation of The Man in Red, and an autobiography about his family’s escape from Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Arian has taught in the NYC public school system for nearly two decades, including courses called “Artist as Citizen.”
@arianmoayed | waterwell.org
Conference Day Schedule
This schedule is subject to change; however, the 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM span of the day will remain unchanged.
8:00-8:25: Registration and Breakfast
8:30-9:30: Welcome and Student Performances
9:40-10:55: Workshop Sessions I
11:05-12:20: Workshop Sessions II
12:20-1:00: Lunch
1:05-2:05: Guest Speaker
2:10-2:30: Final Performances, Closing Remarks
8:30-9:30: Welcome and Student Performances
9:40-10:55: Workshop Sessions I
11:05-12:20: Workshop Sessions II
12:20-1:00: Lunch
1:05-2:05: Guest Speaker
2:10-2:30: Final Performances, Closing Remarks
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