The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) today announced that the International Thespian Festival (ITF), the premier gathering of middle and high school theatre students and educators, will relocate to Louisville, Kentucky
Everything chaperones need to know for an unforgettable ITF experience. The International Thespian Festival (ITF) brings together theatre lovers from around the world for a week filled with unforgettable theatrical
Compiled By Jim Palmarini Shortly after I volunteered to write a remembrance essay about longtime Executive Director Ron Longstreth, who passed away in December 2022, I realized I was not
In February 2022, Tri-Cities High School VPA Magnet, Troupe #5392, in metro Atlanta performed Fela!, a musical that welcomes its audience into the extravagant, decadent, and rebellious world of Afrobeat legend
Students from Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska & Wisconsin to be honored on school theatre’s biggest stage. We are thrilled to announce that productions from six high schools from around the
By Anita Martin Jhiya Singh still remembers the morning her phone buzzed with a group message from her Thespian troupe director, Meegan Gliner: “Please report to the office immediately for
On March 27 Indiana University, the site of our International Thespian Festival, informed EdTA it is canceling all summer activities on campus. This means that ITF 2020 cannot take place
