EdTA offices will be closed Sept. 4–7 for Labor Day.

We're at places!

This year connect with a creative community that supports theatre educators, celebrates students, and advances theatre education.

We're at places!

This year connect with a creative community that supports theatre educators, celebrates students, and advances theatre education.

EdTA defines the future of theatre education.

Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) members are actively involved in more than 5,000 schools and communities. We have recognized and honored more than 2.5 million students and their theatre educators since 1929.

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EdTA is home to the International Thespian Society, the only honor society of its kind for middle and high school theatre students. Founded in 1929, ITS and its Thespian troupes have affirmed the quality of educational theatre programs, bringing credibility and distinction to students, teachers, and schools.

EdTA is devoted to building the very community it serves by giving back through our philanthropic arm, the Educational Theatre Foundation, which provides financial support to expand access to theatre programs to every child and enhance excellence in theatre education globally.

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September 2026
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Oct 17
17 October 2026
Reidsville High School,
1901 S Park Drive
Reidsville, 27320 United States
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17 October 2026
The OC – Forney ISD,
680 Innovation Blvd
Forney, TX 75126 United States

What Our Members Say...

I inherited an ignored, unsupported, dwindling [theatre] program. One of the first things I did was implement a Thespian troupe. The theatre faithfuls finally felt recognized, and the kids going above and beyond had a structured voice in the program for the first time. … From a purely monetary standpoint, “game changer” doesn’t even begin to cut it. 
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Victoria Kesling Councill
Director, Troupe 7644, New Kent High School, Virginia