PA's State Thespian Conference
"2020-21 Overture" IS GOING Virtual !
Jan 21, 22 & 23
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Your Student Thespian Officers want you to join us for the 2020-21 Virtual State Thespian Conference!
Special Guests scheduled include: Christy Altomare, Laura Osnes & Justin Guarini |
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Our mission is to advocate for policy with data driven best practices to support education in Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, and Visual Art.
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Here are the results of the survey many of you participated in...
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Congratulations to Isabelle Snyder, Troupe 5029, State College Area High School for being selected as 1 of the 6 International Thespians Officers for this coming year !!
The 2020 Theatre in Our Schools Outstanding Impact Award winners are:
First place: Leavenworth Senior High School, Thespian Troupe 287, Leavenworth, Kansas Second place: Pennsbury High School, Thespian Troupe 830, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania Third place: Gulfport High School, Thespian Troupe 4779, Gulfport, Mississippi |
Congratulations to Matthew South and all the troupe members at Pennsbury HS for coming in 2nd place in the nation for the awareness they raised during Theatre In Our Schools month (March) !!! Pennsbury High School, home to Thespian Troupe 830 contacted state representatives to raise awareness about the impact of theatre education and advocated for an official declaration of Theatre In Our Schools Month in Pennsylvania. Throughout the school year, troupe members promoted the importance of theatre in schools by attending monthly school board meetings to inform about the troupe’s recent achievements and upcoming productions. The troupe kicked off TIOS month with their spring production Hello Dolly. |
The Road to State Conference | An Ethan McKellar Film
Directed by Ethan McKellar, THE ROAD TO STATE CONFERENCE is a student made documentary that focuses on The Ridley Drama Group as they bring their production of The Drowsy Chaperone to the 2020 PA International Thespian Conference in York PA.
Directed by Ethan McKellar, THE ROAD TO STATE CONFERENCE is a student made documentary that focuses on The Ridley Drama Group as they bring their production of The Drowsy Chaperone to the 2020 PA International Thespian Conference in York PA.
The STO say HELLO! from their Spring Zoom Board meeting.....
UPCOMING thespian Events
Jan 21st, 22nd & 23rd - PA 2020-21 Virtual State Thespian Conference
Who we are and what we do:
EdTA's mission is shaping lives through theatre education by: honoring student achievement in theatre and enriching their theatre education experience; supporting teachers by providing professional development, networking opportunities, resources, and recognition; and influencing public opinion that theatre education is essential and builds life skills.
The International Thespian Society (ITS), founded in 1929, is an honorary organization for high school and middle school theatre students located at more than 4,100 affiliated secondary schools across America, Canada and abroad. The mission of ITS is "honoring student achievement in theatre." High school inductees are known as "Thespians" and junior high/middle school inductees are known as "Junior Thespians".
The Pennsylvania Chapter of Educational Theatre Association is a registered non-profit organization (Ohio, Domestic Articles/Non Profit Document 200323800762). Our Federal Employer ID is 56-2393017.
EdTA's mission is shaping lives through theatre education by: honoring student achievement in theatre and enriching their theatre education experience; supporting teachers by providing professional development, networking opportunities, resources, and recognition; and influencing public opinion that theatre education is essential and builds life skills.
The International Thespian Society (ITS), founded in 1929, is an honorary organization for high school and middle school theatre students located at more than 4,100 affiliated secondary schools across America, Canada and abroad. The mission of ITS is "honoring student achievement in theatre." High school inductees are known as "Thespians" and junior high/middle school inductees are known as "Junior Thespians".
The Pennsylvania Chapter of Educational Theatre Association is a registered non-profit organization (Ohio, Domestic Articles/Non Profit Document 200323800762). Our Federal Employer ID is 56-2393017.