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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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2018 PA Thespian State Conference Schedule
​On Friday morning, you should have your bus take you to North Penn High school.
​(If you are using a shuttle, this will be the same plan).

After we assemble in the auditorium at North Penn, we will be shuttling everyone who is involved with Sr Performance Scholarships, Sr Tech Scholarships, Acting IEs and Tech IEs (– both students and adult judges) to Trinity Church. Everyone involved in these activities will spend Friday morning at Trinity Church and will be shuttled back to join the rest of the conference at North Penn around 12:30. A box lunch will be provided at Trinity Church for these people.

Everyone who is not involved in these activities will be at North Penn watching Neshaminy’s Main Stage, James and the Giant Peach. At the conclusion of James, we will be leaving North Penn High school. If you are using your own buses, they should come back to pick you up at 11:15. On your way out of the school we will be distributing box lunches to you. You may go back to your hotel to eat, or somewhere else if you so desire. If you are taking the shuttle, it will take you back to your hotel. You should plan on returning to North Penn at 12:30 pm to resume conference activities.