Category: News

This year we will again be using BookTix for show ticket reservations. Every school will receive a unique log in code for our BookTix site. These codes, along with detailed instructions will be sent to troupe directors on Friday, March 15th. The codes will allow troupe directors access to the site ONCE to secure tickets[…]

2019 State Conference Full-Length ProductionsCarrie: The Musical — All OhioA Comedy of Errors — Bowling Green High SchoolThe Elephant Man — Kettering Fairmont High SchoolTrap — The Miami Valley SchoolGirls Like That — Yellow Springs High SchoolFirst Date, Broadway’s Musical Comedy — Westerville South TheatreBoeing Boeing — Riverside High SchoolYou’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown[…]

Looking for details about what to do in Akron while you are in town for state conference? Be sure to download the Akron Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau’s digital concierge.

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.