Honor Troupe recognition celebrates excellence and challenge troupes to achieve greater things in the future. Any number of troupes can be recognized each year and is not a competition. Email digital portfolios to Justin Drummond at jdrummond@ohedta.org. by February 11.
The Ohio Chapter of the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) is looking for someone to serve as a delegate to the EdTA Advocacy Leadership Network (ALN). The ALN is a group of passionate arts education advocates from across the country who work to create tools, inform the public and provide opportunities for others who want to[…]
You can be part of the effort to make sure the Ohio Department of Education is outlining the latest skills and knowledge students need in fine arts. During the spring of 2019, the Department will be updating Ohio’s Learning Standards in all fine arts content areas. But first, the Department is asking for your thoughts on the[…]
The deadline to apply for the Send a Troupe to Conference Grant has been extended to December 17. If your troupe has not attended the state conference in the past three years, you are eligible to apply! Visit the Ohio Thespians website to download the application and explore other grant opportunities.
This year, the Ohio Department of Education will begin updating Ohio’s Learning Standards in Fine Arts and World Languages, and you can be part of the process. One way you can participate is by volunteering to serve on a working group for standards revision.
Welcome back, Ohio Thespians! This month we have ten items including two upcoming deadlines.
DIRECTOR: Luke BovenizerMUSIC DIRECTOR: Ian LeRoyELIGIBLE CAST: Active high school thespians from the state of OhioTITLE: Carrie: The MusicalDATES OF COMMITMENT:September 1, 2018: Audition/Tech Applications will open via GetAcceptd.com November 1, 2018: Applications CloseNovember 18, 2018: In-person Callbacks at Westerville South HSDecember 9, 2018: Meet and greet / Read through at Westerville South HSJanuary 18-21, 2019: First[…]
Congratulations to this year’s Tech Challenge participants!
To address concerns that have been raised in the past, we are implementing some new procedures for 2018 to help give as many troupes as possible access to shows. Every school will receive two unique login codes for our BookTix site. One login will be for shows and one will be for workshops. We anticipate these codes to[…]
Bringing a show to the 2018 Ohio Thespian State Conference? For only $25 you can have a promotional banner ad featured in Guidebook conference weekend. All proceeds go to support scholarships for Ohio thespians. Banner ads must be 600 pixels wide, 110 pixels tall, 300DPI or higher and formatted as a .PNG file. All ads[…]