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International Thespian Festival
- Budget:
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$700,000
- Category:
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Population Served:
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
Program Description:
The International Thespian Festival is an annual event held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. This week long festival hosts approximately 2500-3000 delegates, including high school theatre students and educators.
Activities include:
Over 120 workshop options
The Technical Challenge--giving the technical theatre student an opportunity to compete and showcase their skills.
The student leadership program--this teaches essential leadership skills for state and national student leaders and officers.
The Playworks program--an annual playwriting competition.
The National Individual Event Showcase--an educational program that offers Festival delegates the opportunity to receive constructive feedback on prepared theatrical material and technical design.
Mainstage and showcase performances
The opportunity to audition and interview with over 50 colleges and univiersities
EdTA awards at least $25,000 in scholarships at this event.
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Awarded more than $150,000 in scholarships to Thespian students
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EdTA Annual Conference
- Budget:
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$100,000
- Category:
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Population Served:
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Adults
Program Description:
Approximately 250-350 theatre educators and professionals attend this annual event held for 4 days in September-October. The location changes every year (2010 NYC, 2011 Chicago, IL, 2012 San Diego).
This Conference explores innovative approaches to student learning and assessment, teacher training, and recent trends in theatre education.
Activities include:
Up to 70 workshops
Proffessional Development Institutes
Opportunities to earn graduat credit
3-4 educator grants are given annually for teachers to attend
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Junior Thespian Festival
- Budget:
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$15,000
- Category:
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None
- Population Served:
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Children Only (5 - 14 years)
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Adults
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None
Program Description:
Junior Thespian Festivals, for middle school students (grades six through eight) and their teachers, provides Junior Thespians with opportunities to develop their theatre skills, make new friends, and share the theatre experience with their peers and teachers.
Junior Festival participants work on teams during the three-day event to create short plays that are staged for the entire Festival delegation in a closing presentation. This program gives delegates a chance to work with students from other schools, allows them to be part of an original work, and lets them shine in their area of strength—whether it’s performance, writing, or technical support—while accepting new challenges.
The Festival also features performances of plays by Junior Thespian-affiliated schools, an individual events program, and a schedule of workshops geared to middle school students.
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Dramatics Magazine
- Budget:
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$650,000
- Category:
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Population Served:
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
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Adults
Program Description:
Dramatics is the monthly magazine (published during the academic year, September through May) for high school theatre students and teachers. Features include new plays, practical articles on acting, directing, design, production, and other facets of theatre, and career-oriented profiles of working theatre professionals. Two annual special issues focus on college theatre programs (December) and summer theatre work and study opportunities (February).
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Teaching Theatre Journal
- Budget:
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$110,000
- Category:
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Population Served:
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Adults
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
Program Description:
Teaching Theatre is EdTA’s quarterly journal for professional theatre educators. A typical issue includes an article on acting, directing, playwriting, or technical theatre; a profile of an outstanding educational theatre program; a piece on curriculum design, assessment, or teaching methodology; and reports on current trends or issues in the field, such as funding, standards, or certification.
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