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
Sep 10
10 September 2026
University of Alabama at Birmingham,
1720 University Blvd
Birmingham, AL 35294 United States
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November 2026
Nov 18
18 November 2026
Phoenix Convention Center,
100 N. 3rd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004 United States
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January 2027
Jan 30
30 January 2027
West-MEC Northwest Campus,
13201 W. Grand Ave.
Surprise, AZ 85374 United States
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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