Let's raise the curtain on a successful year!
Educators, here’s how to start your year off right — and make the most of your International Thespian Society experience.
Troupe To-Dos
Renew Your Troupe
Have you renewed your Thespian troupe for the current academic year? Troupe renewal begins in April and ends October 15. You can check your payment status or renew by logging into your MyEdTA account.
Update Your Profile
Now is a great time to make any necessary updates to your personal or troupe profile.
Not getting emails from EdTA? Be sure your school allows external emails through its firewall. If not, and if schooltheatre.org cannot be added to your safe sender list, consider using another email address for your troupe membership.
If you have switched schools, be sure to submit a change of troupe director form.
Get Ready for ITF!
Head to our ITF website for the latest on the International Thespian Festival (ITF)! ITF is open to all middle and high school theatre students!
Start planning early! Registration opens in February and closes in May.
Students don’t need to be inducted Thespians to attend ITF; however, inducted Thespians receive a discount, so induct qualified students early to ensure they can take advantage of the savings.
Get the Most Out of Membership
Troupe directors and associate troupe directors receive individual memberships with EdTA, complete with resources and discounts for educators:
- 500+ lesson plans and 30+ interactive Click to Teach lessons on EdTA’s Learning Center.
- Discounted member rates for EdTA events including ITF and the annual Theatre Education Conference.
- Full access to the Callboard, EdTA’s online community forum where you can interact and share information and ideas with other theatre educators
- Award and grant opportunities through EdTA and the Educational Theatre Foundation.
- Discounted rates on the BACKstage Exam, a partnership between EdTA and USITT to measure college and career readiness.
- And so much more!
Save $150 on the Theater Education Conference
There’s still time to register for TEC 2024! Take $150 off the late registration fee by using code TEC24LastChance at checkout.*
The leading professional development conference for theatre educators, TEC provides timely, innovative resources to support your pedagogy and practice while welcoming you into a nurturing community. TEC 2024 features new, exciting programs centered on innovation and collaboration. Find your community at TEC!
*Discount applicable on a full member or non-member pass, not one-day passes.
Log in to your account now to:
- Update your troupe profile.
- Check your payment status and note our payment remittance address. Annual troupe dues are due October 15. Renew now!
- Review your roster and alumni lists for errors.
- Update your personal profile.
- If you have switched schools, be sure to submit a change of troupe director form. Questions? Review the guidance in the troupe handbook, email members@scooltheatre.org, or text (513) 421-3900.
Forgot how to navigate the online membership portal? Watch these step-by-step videos.
Don’t have a troupe yet? There’s no better time to set one up than at the start of the school year!
- You can now induct high school Thespians and Junior Thespians into the same troupe. Start building a feeder for your high school program and save $129 annually in troupe dues. Induction fees remain the same at $17 for Junior Thespians and $35 for high school Thespians.
- Share troupe duties with a colleague! Designate an associate troupe director for your troupe — who can sign forms and applications, award Thespian points, induct students, order honor items, and access troupe account information.
- The Advocacy Leadership Network is now open to all adult members. Join our efforts to promote K-12 theatre education.
- EdTA has a wealth of curriculum resources in the Learning Center. New this year: tech theatre curriculum, monologues for students of color, and on-demand professional learning webinars added regularly.
- Your EdTA chapter is your local connection to programming and community. Find your chapter event in our events calendar or contact your chapter to get involved.
- The International Thespian Festival takes place June 23-28, 2024. Registration ends May 3. Register early to avoid deadline stress!
Your troupe dues include professional membership for you as a teacher! Enjoy these and more perks all year long:
- Professional learning and classroom resources on EdTA’s Learning Center — encompassing 500+ lesson plans and 30+ interactive Click to Teach lessons you can use with students in class and online
- Discounted rates on the BACKstage technical theatre exam, a partnership of EdTA and USITT to measure college and career readiness
- Advocacy tools including a Freedom of Expression statement supporting teachers against censorship and community challenges
- A family of fellow theatre educators you can lean on via our Theatre Education Community, virtual programming, and in-person events
- Skill-building opportunities: Find a fellow educator to coach you on topics big or small through our community’s open forum
- Did we mention the discounted member rates for EdTA events, including the EdTA’s Theatre Education Conference in September?
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Membership Help
Have a question about your troupe or EdTA programs? Wondering how EdTA membership might benefit you?
Our membership service team is happy to help! Email members@schooltheatre.org or text (513) 421-3900.