Advocacy

Students speak up on behalf of theatre education

5 Comments By James Palmarini | April 2, 2013
Spring is my favorite time of year—and not just because the daffodils are up and the snow shoveling is done. Spring also means Arts Advocacy Day is near and so is Democracyworks, EdTA’s annual student essay writing competition ...
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Opening doors in Washington: sending students to speak up for theatre

1 Comment By Ben Martin | February 21, 2013
The most important national arts advocacy event of the year will soon be upon us. Arts Advocacy Day, sponsored by Americans for the Arts, takes place April 8-9, in Washington, D.C. The event draws hundreds of arts advocates from throughout the ...
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A new look at high school theatre programs: The 2012 Survey of Theatre Education in United States High Schools

No Comments By James Palmarini | November 27, 2012
When the Educational Theatre Association conducted the 1991 Survey of Theatre Education in United States High Schools, it was a monumental accomplishment for both theatre education and the organization. It gave the field the first new look at its ...
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Wrapping up the Thespian Festival with a call to student advocates

No Comments By James Palmarini | July 3, 2012

Thespian Festival 2012 is now history. I wrote a few days ago that the festival created a temporary school and community at which a tremendous amount of learning and sharing about theatre and every other curricular subject are absorbed in a ...
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A school and town called the Thespian Festival

No Comments By James Palmarini | June 28, 2012
A few days ago I wrote about the Thespian Festival, calling it the “largest student arts education advocacy event in the world.”  The point of the post was that this event speaks volumes about the value of theatre in ...
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