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Ohio Thespian State Conference

Each March, approximately 1,700 high school students and teachers come together for a weekend celebrating theatre and theatre education. Throughout the weekend, troupes stage performances selected from schools across Ohio, creating an incredible experience for audiences and troupes alike.

Friday

DATE
3.25 COMMONS BAND ROOM AUDITORIUM AUX GYM
4:00 PM REGISTRATION
5:00 PM IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Logan HS. 1 hour.50 mins (with 2 10min intermissions) The Norwalk Conservatory –
Sophomores and Juniors (2 tracks)
1 . Dance – Learn and execute a dance call
2 . TV/Film – Learn about auditons for TV/Film
7:00 PM OPENING CEREMONIES
8:00 PM FUN HOME, All-Ohio Show 2022, 90 minutes no intermission
10:00 PM Special Effects Makeup. Make some Blood – Group Improv – Krista Lively Stauffer Movement with SMJ, director of Fun Home
11:30 PM SEE YOU TOMORROW!
2022 OHIO THESPIANS
Spring Conference

Master Schedule
as of 3.23

 

Saturday (Commons, Band Room, Auditorium, Aux Gym, Room 1101, & Room 1107)

3.26 COMMONS BAND ROOM AUDITORIUM AUX GYM 1101 1107
8:00 AM DOORS OPEN SCHOLARSHIP INTERVIEWS
9:00 AM
TECH CHALLENGE/ Thespian Flea Market/ Visit College Row and Concessions and Thespian Flea Market! Buy Ducks!
[Title of Show] 90 minutes, no intermission
MUSICAL DANCE w/ Miss Cindy. Dance masterclass. Julie Zatko, Student Directing-Taking A Theatrical Lead
10:00 AM Movement with SMJ TEACHER – Best Practices for the Theatre Classroom and Beyond, Mark A. Zimmerman Elynmarie Kazle, Peer Management for Stage Managers and other student leaders
11:00 AM Selfie (Silver), Kettering Fairmont HS MUSICAL DANCE w/ Miss Cindy. Dance masterclass. Talon Beeson, Songs With Purpose… Songs As Monologues
3.26 COMMONS BAND ROOM AUDITORIUM AUX GYM 1101 1107
12:00 PM LUNCH Double Superior check in at registration. Be sure to have shareable file for music tracks.
1:00 PM
Visit College Row and Concessions and Thespian Flea Market! Buy Ducks!
Talking With (90 mins, no intermission)
Julie Zatko, Improv! A totally improvised workshop about improv! Baldwin Wallace, Keira McDonald, MASKS AND MOVEMENT Talon Beeson, Video Games, Animation, & Audio Book Voices… OH MY!
2:00 PM Selfie (Blue), Kettering Fairmont HS Julie Zatko, Improv! A totally improvised workshop about improv! Talon Beeson, Songs With Purpose… Songs As Monologues
3:00 PM ALL OHIO TALK BACK Baldwin Wallace, Keira McDonald, MASKS AND MOVEMENT Elynmarie Kazle Prop and set dressing fun
4:00 PM
Men On Boats, 105 mins w/ intermission
Mime Time with SMJ, ACTING Baldwin Wallace, Keira McDonald, MASKS AND MOVEMENT
5:00 PM The Way I See It; and Bi-Curious, Bowling Green HS Future STO Workshop -Be A State Leader
Justin Drummond, Krista Stauffer – Ohio Thespian STO Coordinators
3.26 COMMONS BAND ROOM AUDITORIUM AUX GYM 1101 1107
6:00 PM DINNER
7:00 PM
Spelling Bee (1hr 45 w/ Intermission)
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
CLOSING CEREMONY: Awards, Scholarships, Double Superior Showcase
10:30 AM

Saturday (Rooms 1111, 1115, 1120, 1127, 2104, 2115, & 2127)

3.26 1111 1115 1120 1127 2104 2115 2127
8:00 AM OHIO UNIVERSITY Room Otterbein University Room
9:00 AM SMJ, PLAYWRIGHTING, From Nothing to Something (A Playwriting Workshop) Rex Stanforth, ACTING, Stop Memorizing (and start owning your lines) Tyler Lenhart, Audition Preparation: Monolouges Jo Beth Gonzalez, Advocay for TEACHERS, Exploring Racism with Techniques of Devised Theatre
10:00 AM Stop by and join a class throughout the day! Anna Grywalski. What’s under there? It’s Underwear! Corsets, Bustles, and Bum Rolls Rex Stanforth, ACTING, Stop Memorizing (and start owning your lines) Practicing the Art & Craft of Crazy Wackiness in “Theatre of the Absurd” Jo Beth Gonzalez, PLAYWRITING Christy Barker, Design, Making sandwiches from common materials
11:00 AM Valeriya Nedviga, Scenic Design – creating the world of the play. Patrick Stone, Nice Design, Now What Do I Do: Introduction to Technical Direction Sarah Russell, Mini Design Challenge Tyler Lenhart, Audition Preparation: Monolouges Christy Barker, Design, Making sandwiches from common materials
3.26 1111 1115 1120 1127 2104 2115 2127
12:00 PM
1:00 PM Stop by and join a class throughout the day! Valeriya Nedviga, Sound design – exploration and challenges. T.J. Gerckens: How Do I Theatre: A Hands on Introduction to Design and Communication Sarah Russell, Teaching Theatre Online; Let’s Reflect (30 Mins) Hannah Pohlman, Advocacy (30 min) TEACHER/ADULT ADOVCATE/CHAPERONE Christy Barker, Design, Making sandwiches from common materials
2:00 PM Practicing the Art & Craft of Crazy Wackiness in “Theatre of the Absurd” Jo Beth Gonzalez, PLAYWRIGHTING Patrick Stone, The Search for Exactly The Right Thing: Trials and Tribulations of a Props Master Tyler Lenhart, Audition Preparation: Monolouges SMJ, ACTING, Ace Your Next Audition
3:00 PM T.J. Gerckens: Color, Light and M&Ms: Exploring the Interactions of color in light and pigment Sarah Russell, Mini Design Challenge Hannah Pohlman, Advocacy (30 min) EACH TROUPE SHOULD SEND A STUDENT LEADER TO AT LEAST ONE SESSION Lovewell
4:00 PM Stop by and join a class throughout the day! Valeriya Nedviga, Stage Manager – can there be a production without one? Hannah Pohlman, Advocacy (30 mins) EACH TROUPE SHOULD SEND A STUDENT LEADER TO AT LEAST ONE SESSION Lovewell
5:00 PM Elynmarie Kazle ASMing is not just a subset of Stage Management but a job in itself Rex Stanforth, ACTING, Stop Memorizing (and start owning your lines) Lovewell

Participating Colleges,  Universities, and Vendors

Austin Peay State University
Austin Peay State University

Austin Peay State University offers a BA in Theatre and Dance with concentrations in Theatre or Dance, and a BFA with concentrations in Acting, Dance, Design, or Musical Theatre. APSU prepares the student to become a working professional in the entertainment industry by being well-versed in many disciplines and skills. Our season consists of six performances with no restrictions on freshmen auditioning. Encouraging professional work while you are in school, APSU strives to provide an equitable, diverse, and immediately applicable education. Answer your creative impluse. Scholarships are available. Check out theatredance.apsu.edu for more info.

Costume Holiday House

Costume Holiday House

Costume Holiday House is your local costume rental company. We also have a full retail store stocked full of wigs, accessories, stage makeup, props, costumes and more. Come to us first with anything you need and we can help you! Visit www.costumeholidayhouse.com for more information.

Huntington University
Huntington University
Huntington University

2303 College Ave

Huntington, IN 46750

Degrees: BA: Theatre Performance, Theatre Technology, Theatre, Theatre (NYC Semester); Minor: Theatre, Performance Technology

Profile: Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian university of the liberal arts offering programs in more than 70 academic concentrations, including theatre, music, and film. HU is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. HU is consistently ranked among the best universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes.com, and The Princeton Review.

Contact: Ryan Long

260-359-4257; rlong@huntington.edu

Huntington.edu

Lake Erie College

Lake Erie College logo

Lake Erie College, founded in 1856, provides an excellent, inclusive, and highly personalized education grounded in the liberal arts tradition.

Marietta College

Marietta CollegeMarietta College’s Department of Theatre offers programs designed to meet the varied needs of students, whether you seek to pursue a career in the entertainment industry or are interested in studying theatre as part of a broader liberal arts education.

As part of our close-knit community, students explore topics from acting to dance to directing and from stage combat to projection design, depending on their major and interests. Beginning their freshman year, they apply their growing skills to productions to create dynamic theatre experiences.

The Department of Theatre offers four programs: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre, Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, and Theatre Minor.

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The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE
Two-year Musical Theater Performance Program teaches the skills to tell the story – as an actor first. Rigorous courses in acting, voice, dance, and theater business ready students to work in the industry, on stage and on camera. Earn an Associate Degree in Occupational Studies, Musical Theater Performance.

NEW YORK CONSERVATORY (blurb)

We know that deciding how and where to pursue your professional acting career is one of life’s biggest decisions. The New York Conservatory offers small class size and a collaborative learning experience to transform you from a student into an actor who works. We believe the sooner you can start your career, the better.

In the conservatory environment, you will work all day, every day strictly on your craft. Our highly disciplined training programs give you the tools for a successful career as an actor in film, television, and musical theater.

Students graduate with the tools in hand to get work—including a resume and network of industry contacts. Film & TV graduates will have a professional reel, and Musical Theater graduates will have personalized repertoire book.

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The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts
The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts
The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts: Train with the best, to be the best
Ohio University School of Theater

OU College of Fine Arts Logo

Ohio University’s School of Theater is committed to the development of the highest quality theater artists and scholars. Through acts of storytelling and performance, we support student-forward original work which uses art to frame our contemporary experience and envision a more collaborative, diverse, and equitable theater community of the future. We provide space for artists to take risks. Together, we build bridges between educational and professional communities.

Otterbein University

Otterbein Univesity Logo

We are dedicated to developing sensitive and caring theatre artists committed to developing the highest standards of professionalism.

Stage Presents

Stage Presents

We have created a portable and permanent number line/grid for the stage. This system is the Broadway standard and enhances the experience of every aspect of a performance. It creates a clean and organized system for placing actors, dancers and performers in the same place every show. Come learn more!

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