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Timothy Allen McDonald is the founder and CEO of iTheatrics, who strongly supports JumpStart Theatre. Student attendees of iTheatrics’ many Junior Theater Festivals are accustomed to beginning the weekend’s activities
After performing in the Cincinnati JumpStart Theatre Showcase in April, Kelton, a shy student from Pleasant Ridge Montessori, surprised his teachers — by speaking up. Before participating in theatre, Kelton
On April 5, Cincinnati area JumpStart Theatre schools performed in the annual showcase at Taft Theatre, capping off a 2021-22 program year that was still marked by pandemic-related obstacles, but
2020 in Review DONATE ETF’s signature program continued its momentum to build sustainable middle school theatre programs across the country, despite pandemic challenges. JumpStart Theatre In 2020, JumpStart Theatre schools
Just as in Atlanta and other cities across the nation, the JumpStart Theatre program in San Diego is back in action after a pandemic-induced hiatus. In fact, all six regional
The Alliance Theatre in Atlanta is reviving the JumpStart Theatre program to the delight of students and educators who are largely back to in-person learning. As the Educational Theatre Foundation’s
Starting a school theatre program isn’t easy in the best of circumstances. That’s why ETF’s JumpStart Theatre program exists to build sustainable theatre programs in middle schools where there previously
Kenosha, Wisconsin Holly Stanfield, a member of the faculty at Mary D. Bradford High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has worked as a public school theatre and music educator for over
EdTA Staff at the 2022 International Thespian Festival. Meet the leaders dedicated to our mission. The organization’s leaders are devoted to serving our members and fulfilling our mission to shape
Every recent story from the JumpStart Theatre world begins: “This wasn’t an easy year for theatre; however … ” Important and exciting knowledge and skills have emerged from that however.
2021 in Review DONATE ETF’s signature program continued its momentum to build sustainable middle school theatre programs across the country, despite pandemic challenges. JumpStart Theatre In 2021, JumpStart Theatre schools
JumpStart Theatre schools, like most educational theatre programs this year, have been struggling to find ways to make theatre happen and maintain student engagement. It was nearly impossible to identify
Benanti, Colella, Fitzgerald White, Hilty, Pasek, Paul Sign on to Be with Theatre Students— Joining Tina Fey, Dolly Parton, Stephen Schwartz Tony, Oscar, and Grammy winners Benj Pasek and Justin
The Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF) will partner with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT) to entrust the management and administration of the nationally-recognized JumpStart Theatre program to the oldest theater
The JumpStart Theatre program, developed by the Educational Theatre Association, will be implemented in Atlanta beginning with the 2019-20 school year through a partnership with the Alliance Theatre. The JumpStart
The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) announced that Robert Greenblatt, Chairman of NBC Entertainment, made a sizable personal donation to EdTA earmarked for JumpStart Theatre. JumpStart Theatre builds sustainable musical theatre
March 3, 2017 The Educational Theatre Association has selected three schools for the third year of JumpStart Theatre, EdTA’s three-year pilot initiative designed to build sustainable musical theatre programs where
