Ohio Educational Theatre Association
Ohio Educational Theatre Association is an official chapter of The Educational Theatre Association, the professional association for theatre educators, with more than 4,600 members in the United States, Canada, and overseas.
The honorary society for high school theatre students, The International Thespian Society, has troupes in more than 3,900 North American schools and has inducted more than two million members since its founding in 1929 - Ohio EdTA has over 200 Thespian Troupes and Junior Thespian Troupes troupes enrolled.
The Ohio Educational Theatre Association creates an artistic, educational and professional network for theatre arts educators, students, professionals, and enthusiasts to share ideas and support the effort to have theatre arts education recognized in all phases of education and lifelong learning.
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WELCOME BACK!
The 2010-2011 School Year is now underway and Ohio EdTA is ready to help you on your journey this year. If you ever have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any Board member- we are happy to help you capitalize on everything we have to offer you and your students.
Please take a moment to download the opening letter and info sheet. Take a moment to either type in the info and email the info sheet mack to Scott Wilson or print it out and send it through the mail. Also, if you would like to have a show screened for performance at the State Thespian Conference, please download that form and return it to Russ Kwitkowski either digitally or through US mail.
2010-2011 EVENTS
September 30 - October 3- EdTA Annual Conference in New York City
October 9- Troupe Development Day @ Hilliard Davidson
December 4- Central Area Conference @ Dublin Scioto
December 4- Northeast Area Conference @ Riverside
December 4- Southeast Area Conference @ Buckeye Trail
TBA- North Area Conference @ Edison
TBA- Southwest Area Conference @ Troy
March 11-13- National Junior Conference @ Bexley
March 25-27- State Thespian Conference @ Dublin Scioto
June 20-26- International Thespian Festival @ University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Troupe Development Day
Formerly known as Leadership Day, this event is a great way to get your students headed in the right direction to help strengthen your troupe! It will be held October 9 at Hilliard Davidson HS. Download the registration and return it to Sandy Belcuore by October 1.
NE AREA STARS 2010
NORTHEAST AREA STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN OUR STARS PROGRAM WHERE YOU CAN JOIN OTHER THESPIANS IN PLANNING OUR AREA CONFERENCE AND BE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND FOR FREE! CLICK ON THE NORTHEAST AREA TAB ON THE RIGHT FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Honor Troupe Recognition
The 2009-2010 Honor Troupe Information is available. Every troupe is encouraged to enter their troupe for recognition. The application for this school year will be due at the 2010 Leadership Day in the fall.
Membership Handbook
Many of you have asked for a digital version of the Ohio EdTA Membership Handbook. The handbook nas recently been revised and can be downloaded as a pdf file. It contains pertinent information particularly for those troupes which have been invited to bring their show to State Conference. Please read over it and as always, e-mail any Board member with questions. We're here to help you,