Who we are and what we do: 
Welcome to the PA Chapter of EdTA Webpage. 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.
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Conference Sponsorship opportunities? ... click here
 The 2018-19 PA State Thespian Conference
Thespian Olympics: Our Turn to Carry the Torch
held at North Penn High School on  November 29th, 30th & December 1st 
PERFORMANCE SLOTS
Main Stage Musicals
1. Bellefonte
2. Montoursville
3. Neshaminy
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Main Stage Plays
1. North Penn
2. Springfield
3. Parkland
4. Kennard Dale
One Act Shows
1. Pennridge
2. Wilson
3. Pennsbury
4. York Country Day
5. Upper Darby
6. Ridley
7. Chartiers Valley
8. Spring Grove
9. Canon-McMillan
10. Dubois
11. Peters Township
12. HS Truman
2018 PA Tech Challenge Guide/Rules

DUE DATES
​due September 15th
- Workshop applications (will be open in August)
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due October 1st
- IEs - National Individual Event applications (with performance rights paperwork per EdTA)
- Student State Board applications
- Senior Scholarship Award applications on Accept’d
- Junior College Audition applications on Accept’d

due by October Board meeting (Oct 12th)
- STO Select video applications due
- Administrator's Award applications
- Affidavit of Proof of one-act and main stage royalty payment
- Hall of Fame Honor Troupe Applications
- All One-Act Program information

due October 31st
- Conference registration (students, chaperones and directors)
- Ribbons
- Shuttle
- Special Dietary and Other Needs

Payment of conference fees – ASAP – no later than Registration at Conference
FEES (these are 2017 Fees, we anticipate most will not change)
- $50 for a vendor table
- $300 fee for having a main stage adjudicated and then refunded if the show receives a Festival invite
- $25 fee for a One Act slot
- IE - $15 per person
- Tech Challenge team - $25 per team
- Shuttle - $13 per person 
- $10 per person late and/or change fee
- Scholarship and College Auditions - $30 (paid to Acceptd)
- STO discount - $55 or $110 
- Thespians - $110
- Non Thespians - $120
- Directors and Chaperones - $50
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES