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by Cory Wilkerson Each year when we launch the DemocracyWorks Essay Competition I fondly recall the time it took my students to get me into Pennsylvania state capitol building! I
To best understand EdTA members’ needs, wants, and awareness of programs, EdTA will conduct a comprehensive member satisfaction study — and all members and theatre education professionals are encouraged to
As part of its commitment to open communication with members, EdTA’s board of directors is continuing to host listening sessions throughout the 2021-2022 school year. The 60-minute sessions revolve around
This winter, EdTA members will choose two new board directors from a slate of six candidates put forward by the EdTA nominating committee. No petitions were filed for the 2022
EdTA and executive recruiting partner Good Insight are pleased to release the job announcement for EdTA’s next executive director. The position is posted on EdTA’s and Good Insight’s websites, and
The Educational Theatre Association nominating committee has selected six candidates to compete for two national board seats. The nominees for board director are Anthony Cimino-Johnson, Rob Duval, Stewart Hawk, Patricia
Following last month’s announcement that Washington, DC-based Good Insight will lead the hiring of EdTA’s next executive director, the firm has begun the first phase of its recruiting process. In this “discovery”
As in-person instruction has resumed this fall, theatre teachers and students across the country are thrilled to be returning to the stage. Yet school theatre programs — which offer critical
Arts education across the nation could become even more integral to student and school success as well as more inclusive of diverse student experiences and cultures over the next five
As part of its commitment to open communication with members, EdTA’s board of directors is hosting bimonthly listening sessions throughout the 2021-2022 school year. The 60-minute sessions revolve around one
Washington, DC-based Good Insight has been retained to facilitate the national search for EdTA’s next executive leader. Search committee chairs Krista Carson Elhai and Matt Conover selected the firm following
Have a question or idea about EdTA scholarships? Your EdTA board of directors will host a virtual listening session Thursday, September 9 at 7 p.m. ET focused on this topic.
The Ohio Arts Council has awarded EdTA a $20,000 grant to support an association initiative to expand access to theatre education programming in Ohio schools. This fall, EdTA will prototype
The EdTA board has launched a national search for its next executive director to lead day-to-day operations and fulfill the organization’s vision and mission of shaping lives through theatre education.
There has been a change of address for those members who make payments to EdTA, the International Thespian Society, and the International Thespian Festival by check. Effective immediately, our new
Each year, the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) honors the achievements of individuals and theatre programs with special awards presented in recognition of notable accomplishments. This year’s list of recipients includes the following:
July 1 marks the start of a new EdTA board term, with new members joining and others transitioning to new roles. Helen Duranleau-Brennan is your new board president through June
Roshunda Jones of G.W. Carver Magnet High School in Houston and Holly Stanfield of Bradford High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are the dual recipients of the second annual Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award presented
EdTA troupe directors are closing the curtain on an incredibly challenging school year. As you pack up your props and clean up your dressing rooms, here’s your ITS end-of-year checklist:
The Princess Grace Foundation has partnered with the Educational Theatre Foundation to instill a major investment in the continuing education of promising young theatre artists. Thanks to a generous gift
The EdTA board has filled three board vacancies with experienced, longtime educators who bring stability, continuity, and diversity to the board and association. Your current board of directors now includes:
At the peak time for student inductions, EdTA has a new student induction option that lets International Thespian Society (ITS) troupe directors honor more students and will help grow their
EdTA members have elected three board directors in voting that closed March 17, 2021. Krista Carson Elhai of Claremont, California, will become the association’s next vice president/president; Joannarae Ibañez of
A year into the pandemic, Broadway is still dark. Many professional theatres are still closed. But theatre is still very much alive, thanks to the creativity and resilience of theatre
