Join us for the best week of high school theatre in the country. The Thespian Festival features more than fifty productions presented by schools from throughout North America and abroad. Plus: a full schedule of workshops presented by theatre professionals, individual performance events, a student playwriting program, opportunities to audition for college and university representatives and for Thespian scholarships, and a chance to hang out with 2,000 or so other Thespians. Don’t miss out. It’s a blast. (While about a quarter of the attending schools bring shows to share with their peers, many Thespian troupes have a great Festival experience without performing. There are no screening or qualification requirements to attend.) Online registration for the 2010 Thespian Festival is up and running. You can begin the process of registering your troupe for the Festival here.
To help your registration go smoothly, we recommend gathering and organizing all the information you’ll need before you begin. Some reminders: You’ll be asked for a cell phone number for each person included in your registration, and an e-mail address for everybody who registers for college auditions or Thespian scholarship auditions. Everybody who registers for this year’s Festival will get a commemorative T-shirt, so you’ll need to know shirt sizes for each member of your delegation. For students who are registering for the National Individual Events Showcase auditions, you’ll need to supply the title, author, and publisher of their selection. Remember that students must be inducted as Thespians (that is, included in a roster that has been received at the home office) by April 1 in order to participate in college auditions or Thespian scholarship auditions. The length of time required to complete the registration process will vary widely, depending on the number of people attending and the number of optional activities they are planning to participate in. If you can’t complete your troupe’s registration in one sitting, you’ll be able to save your work and return to it. Thespian Festival registration The 2010 Festival Opportunities Guide explains the many ways in which delegates may actively participate in the Thespian Festival. Whether it is presenting a one-act, submitting an original play, auditioning, or taking leadership training (to name a few), check out the Festival Opportunities Guide and find your place in the limelight at Festival 2010.
Download the 2010 Thespian Festival opportunities guide. Registration - $590 per delegate includes a double room in the residence halls beginning Monday evening through Saturday night, and three meals a day beginning with Monday dinner through Sunday breakfast, and a Festival t-shirt. Other Fees
Auditions - $25 per student
Individual Events - $25 per event
Roundtrip Transportation to/from the Lincoln airport - $20 per person
Single Room (adults only) - $105 per adult Download the 2010 Thespian Festival online registration handbook 2010 Thespian Festival playworks submission guidelines
2010 Thespian Festival Tech Challenge guide (draft)
2010 Thespian Festival Consent to Medical Treatment, Acceptance of Rules/Regulations and Photo/Video Release Form
2010 Thespian Festival Refusal to Consent to Medical Treatment, Acceptance of Rules/Regulations and Photo/Video Release Form The following troupes have been invited to present on the 2010 Festival main stage to date: - Urinetown, to be presented by Troupe #5869, Denver (Colorado) School of the Arts, directed by Shawn Hann
- Pippin, presented by Troupe #931, Cypress Creek High School in Houston, Texas
- A Piece of My Heart, presented by Troupe #899, Tomball High School in Tomball, Texas
- Sympathy Jones, presented by Troupe #5029, State College Area High School North in State College, Pennsylvania
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, presented by Troupe #1649, Central York High School in York, Pennsylvania
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, to be presented by Troupe #4982, Mary D. Bradford High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
- You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown will be presented by Troupe #5006, Olathe South High School from Olathe, Kansas.
The following schools have been invited to present in the Early Show: - C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, Troupe #3336 has been invited to present Eleemosnynary
- Arab High School in Arab, Alabama, Troupe #7023 has been invited to present Little Women (the musical)
If you are interested in presenting workshops at the 2010 Thespian Festival, download the appropriate workshop proposal form from the list of links below. The deadline for submitting proposals for workshops is March 20, 2010, or until all spots are filled.
2010 Thespian Festival workshop proposal form for guest artist
2010 Thespian Festival workshop proposal form for exhibitor, college rep or troupe directors.
This need-based grant to cover Festival expenses is given annually to four high school juniors or seniors who are inducted members of ITS. The deadline for submissions has passed for this year, the 2011 application will be available September 1, 2010.
2010 Festival registration for college representatives and advertisers (file size 599 KB)
Daily coverage of the 2009 Thespian Festival
National Individual Events Showcase
Freestyle Theatre
Chapter Select Showcase
List of 2009 advertisers, college auditions, and exhibitors
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