Three thousand high school theatre students, teachers and professional artists converged on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the last week in June for Thespian Festival 2013, the Educational Theatre Association’s annual celebration of school theatre.
The Festival showcases the work of some of the strongest high school theatre programs in North America, all affiliated with EdTA’s International Thespian Society, and offers more than a hundred workshops in acting, directing, musical theatre, playwriting, dance, improv and technical theatre.
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This year’s event was the fiftieth edition of the Festival, which was first held at Indiana University in 1941.
For more on the Thespian Festival, the International Thespian Society and the Educational Theatre Association, visit Schooltheatre.org.
Highlights from High School Thespian Festival 2013
Highlights from High School Thespian Festival 2013
Three thousand high school theatre students, teachers, and professional artists converged on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the last week in June for Thespian Festival 2013, the Educational Theatre Association’s annual celebration of school theatre.
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Fifty-five college theatre programs send representatives to audition prospective students at the Festival. About six hundred rising seniors participated in college auditions this year.
Roger Bruhn, Susan Doremus and Don Corathers
The Color Purple- Thespian Troupe 5634, Northwest School of the Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina
Roger Bruhn, Susan Doremus and Don Corathers
Coram Boy- Texas All-State Production
Roger Bruhn, Susan Doremus and Don Corathers
The Crucible- Thespian Troupe 7400, Skyline High School, Howell, Michigan
Roger Bruhn, Susan Doremus and Don Corathers
The Elephant Man- Troupe 5421, Jenison (Michigan) High School
Roger Bruhn, Susan Doremus and Don Corathers
Gruesome Playground Injuries- Troupe 5008, Harry S Truman High School, Levittown, Pennsylvania
Roger Bruhn, Susan Doremus and Don Corathers
Legally Blonde, the Musical- Thespian Troupe 7052, McKinney (Texas) Boyd High School
Roger Bruhn, Susan Doremus and Don Corathers
Making Magic, Defying Gravity, a revue featuring student performers cast from around the country working with members of the Broadway and first national companies of WickedRoger Bruhn, Susan Doremus and Don Corathers
Student performers qualify for a spot in the National Individual Events Showcase through a series of auditions and callbacks.
Roger Bruhn, Susan Doremus and Don Corathers
Students perform “Avatar,” a song from Love at First Site by Carter Ford and Caitlin Sloan, Gloucester County Institute of Technology, Sewell, New Jersey
Roger Bruhn, Susan Doremus and Don Corathers
Rather than take out a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl, Skittles will present a 30-minute musical at Town Hall to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
