Colleges and scholarships

The Festival is a great place for prospective students to survey the landscape of college and university theatre programs, to audition for places in next year's freshman class, and to nail down some help with paying for college.

Some fifty colleges and universities from all over the United States participate in the Festival's audition program for rising seniors. Auditions, interviews, and callbacks happen throughout the week of the Festival. Pre-registration is required to audition, and college representatives also meet informally with students in the Festival exhibit area.

Thespians who will graduate in the spring of 2012 are eligible to participate in auditions for Thespian scholarships at the Festival. Pre-registration is required.

Auditions

Download the 2011 Thespian Festival College Auditions Catalog for an overview of each school’s program, degrees offered and scholarships.

Below are colleges that participated in Thespian Festival 2011.

American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY

American Musical and Drama Academy (AMDA), New York, NY
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
CAP21, New York, NY
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA
The Theatre School at DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Drury University, Springfield, MO
University of Evansville, Evansville, IN
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV
The Hartt School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
The University of Houston, Houston, TX
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Long Island University/C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY
Loyola University, New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Marquette University Performing and Media Arts, Milwaukee, WI
University of Miami-Theatre Arts, Coral Gables, FL
University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program, Minneapolis, MN
Murray State University, Murray, KY
Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, New York, NY
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
University of Oklahoma School of Drama, Norman, OK
University of Oklahoma School of Music, Norman, OK
Theatre Arts Department - University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
Rockford College, Rockford, IL
Roosevelt University-Chicago College of Performing Arts, Chicago, IL
St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN
Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Santa Fe, NM
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Department of Theatre, The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota
Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL
Southwestern College, Winfield, KS
SMU | Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX
Texas Christian University Department of Theatre, Fort Worth, TX
Theatre of Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI
Wake Forest University Department of Theatre and Dance, Winston-Salem, NC
Webster University, St. Louis, MO
William Woods University, Fulton, MO
Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

Exhibitors

Below are exhibitors that participated in Thespian Festival 2011.

American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY
American Musical and Drama Academy (AMDA), New York, NY
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
CAP21, New York, NY
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA
Costume Holiday House, Fremont, OH
The Theatre School at DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Dramatic Publishing, Fairfield, CT
Drury University, Springfield, MO
University of Evansville, Evansville, IN
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV
The Field Studies Center of New York, New York, NY
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN
The Hartt School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Heartland Scenic Studio, Omaha, NE
Heuer Publishing/Brooklyn Publishers, Cedar Rapids, IA
The University of Houston, Houston, TX
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Interactive Educational Video, LLC, Chesterfield, MO
Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Long Island University/C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY
Loyola University, New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Marquette University Performing and Media Arts, Milwaukee, WI
University of Miami-Theatre Arts, Coral Gables, FL
University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program, Minneapolis, MN
Murray State University, Murray, KY
Music Theatre International, New York, New York
MyTheaterApps.com, Norwalk, CT
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Independent Study High School, Lincoln, NE
Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, New York, NY
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
NW Theatre Specialists, Beaverton, OR
Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH
University of Oklahoma School of Drama, Norman, OK
University of Oklahoma School of Music, Norman, OK
Theatre Arts Department - University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
Playscripts, Inc., New York, NY
Rockford College, Rockford, IL
Roosevelt University-Chicago College of Performing Arts, Chicago, IL
St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN
Samuel French, Inc./Baker's Plays, New York, NY
Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Santa Fe, NM
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Department of Theatre, The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota
Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL
Southwestern College, Winfield, KS
SMU | Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX
Texas Christian University Department of Theatre, Fort Worth, TX
Theatrefolk, Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada
Theatrical Media Services, Omaha, NE
Theatre of Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI
Wake Forest University Department of Theatre and Dance, Winston-Salem, NC
Webster University, St. Louis, MO
Timothy Mooney Repertory Theatre, Prospect Heights, IL
William Woods University, Fulton, MO
Winona State University, Winona, MN
Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY