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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Theatre job opportunities in Ohio
We have received several job openings. Please view the attachments if interested and use the contact information supplied for more details
2009-2010 events
Two events for the 2009-2010 school year have already been scheduled.
The annual Leadership Day will be held October 3, 2009 at Hilliard Davidson HS. Junior Thespian troupes will begin planning for their annual State Conference and High School Thepians will attend leadership sessions led by our State Student Officers and informational sessions about activtities available at State Conference 2010. Additionally there is a teacher track (with professional development hours) for troupe directors.
The Northeast Area has set Saturday, January 9, 2010 for their Area Conference. This event will be held at Firestone HS in Akron.
All-Ohio encore performance
The Ohio EdtA is presenting an ENCORE performance of the All-Ohio Show, All Shook Up on June 14th at 2 p.m at Hilliard Davidson High School. This is a benefit performance to help defray the cost of traveling the cast and set to Lincoln, Nebraska where the show will be performed as an evening main stage production at the International Festival. Tickets are $10/person. For those schools who were unable to attend State Conference 2009 and for those who did attend but would like to see this fabulous production again, this is the oppportunity for you. "C'mon everybody"
State Conference 2010
The Ohio EdTA State Thespian Conference will be held at Ashland University March 19-21, 2010. Additional events and dates will be updated after the next Ohio EdTA State Board meeting in May.
Critics' Choice
Congratuations to Individual Events Critics' Choice
- Solo Musical - Bryan Burckle, Centerville High School
- Duet Musical - Rachel Jackson and Missy Long, Elyria High School
- Group Musical - Archbishop McNicholas High School
- Monologue - Kiandra Layne, School for the Creative and Performing Arts
- Duet Acting - Ian Coley and Charles Holbrook, Village Academy
- Solo Pantomime - Wesley Zurick, School for the Creative and Performing Arts
- Duet Pantomime - Kaitlin Yandemark and Stephani Bowman, Elyria High School
- Lighting Design - Jack Gallagher, Cneterville High School
- Costume Design - Emily Jeu, Hilliard Davidson High School
- Scenic Design - Rachel Robinson, Centerville High School
- Makeup Design - Amy Heider, Bowling Green High School
- Stage Management - Carly Pike, Northmont High School
- Stage Management - Chloe Mcokersturn, Toledo School for the Arts
- Marketing - Jacob Parr, Toledo School for the Arts
- Costume Construction - Becca Tufano, Centenial High School
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Film Making - Kaitlyn Crist, Dublin Scioto High School
Congratulations to our Troupe Display Winners!
- 1st place: Painesville Riverside High School
- 2nd place: Columbus School for Girls
- 3rd place: Amelia High School
Congratulations to our Bob Fose Thespian Scholarship recipients!
- Jade Green, Troy High School
- Jamard Richardson, Northmont High School
- Mack Shirilla, Strongsville High School
Superiors in Individual Events which are not included in NIES
The following ctaegories are not included in NIES at Festival, but these students also received 'superiors' at Conference 2009.
Make-Up Design - Amy Heider from Troupe #1489
Playwrights - Jared Hudson from Troupe #4277, Ethan Stallman from Troupe #6411 and Anna Marr from Troupe #1422. Ethan and Anna had the opportunity to have staged readings of the their plays on Sunday morning of Conference 2009. Jared's troupe was performing Trojan Women at the time and were unable to perform his play.
Congratulations to these students.