By Pete and Coty Forno We operate Mountain City Center for the Arts (MCCA), a performing arts conservatory in rural western Maryland. We have students who travel over an hour for
For several years, Dater High School didn’t have a performance space. The 2019 Jumpstart Theatre Program graduates used a nearby school’s auditorium for their spring musicals, but the space lacked
The Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Krista Carson Elhai, Peter Hagan, Elwood Hopkins and Allison Rawlings to a term on the National Board from
By the time Washington Middle School’s drama club applied for the ETF Music Theatre International (MTI) Disaster Relief Grant, the future of their program was uncertain. Three weeks before Washington
University of Michigan Enters National Partnership to Bring Theatre to Detroit Middle Schools Detroit middle schoolers will get their shot to experience the educational benefits of theatre starting next school
Traditionally, JumpStart Theatre requires a three-teacher team: one choreographer, one director, and one music director. When Kari Lebrun, theatre director at Margaret Buerkle Middle School was approached by an 8th
When the touring production of The Lion King passed through Cincinnati, Broadway Across America expressed an interest in visiting a local JumpStart Theatre school who was currently rehearsing The Lion
For the first time, Cross Keys Middle School students are partaking in a theatre and performing arts program thanks to the JumpStart Theatre program, an Educational Theatre Foundation initiative that
Advanced could be associated with every part of Leavenworth’s High School campus, but the performing arts theatre. By the time staff applied for the ETF R.I.S.E America Grant, their aging
From the beginning, Zander struggled in school. Because of his short-temper and declining grades, he spent most of his days in the principal’s office. Most teachers would not encourage a
When entering a theatre, one rarely pays attention to the stage. Most stages look the same: picture- framed, with raised seating that extends to the back of a theatre. On
Holmes Middle School, a 2018 JumpStart Theatre graduate located in Covington, Kentucky, has been so successful producing four straight years of spring musicals that they decided to add a fall
Broadway legend Bernadette Peters was honored with the Craig Zadan Theatre for Life Award by the Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF) at the annual star-studded Thespians Go Hollywood gala on Monday,
Educational Theatre Foundation Raises More Than $180,000 at Annual ‘Thespians Go Hollywood’ Event Honoring Bernadette Peters Moving Tributes Performed by Award-Winning Performers Including Rachel Bloom, Merle Dandridge, Megan Hilty, Cheyenne
In 2019, the International Thespian Society marks the 90th anniversary of its founding with a yearlong celebration of the power of theatre to instill confidence, empathy, and compassion to build
More than $200,000 Raised in Memory of Craig Zadan Craig Zadan and Neil Meron Honored with Theatre for Life Award at Thespians Go Hollywood Benefit for the Educational Theatre Foundation
A message from Thespian alum, Megan Tulac Phillips, Troupe 2527, International Thespian Officer, 2000-2001, Board of Trustees, Educational Theatre Foundation In celebration of the 90th birthday of the International Thespian
