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Frequently Asked Questions

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General Information

ITF is the premier experience for Thespians – students inducted into the national theatre honorary called the International Thespian Society. ITF celebrates outstanding student work and elevates the teachers who create those opportunities to learn and excel.

ITF showcases dozens of student performances, including full-length main stage productions and one-acts, on a national stage. ITF is home to the annual Thespy Awards program, where more than 1,500 students compete for superior honors and Thespy Awards, the highest achievement in school theatre. Student technicians compete in the BACKstage Challenge. Students can take workshops on every aspect of theatre and participate in talkback sessions with Broadway and theatre industry professionals.


ITF 2025 will take place June 22 - 27, 2025 at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.  Beginning in 2025, the Theatre Education Conference will take place concurrent with ITF, June 22-24, also in Bloomington. 

ITF 2026 will take place June 21 - 26, 2026 at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.


All students in grades 6-12 who love theatre! This includes inducted Thespians, future Thespians (students not yet inducted into ITS but who are associated with a troupe), and adult leaders such as troupe directors, teachers, parents, and guardians. Adult leaders must be at least 21 years old at the time of ITF. Theatre education partners (industry and college representatives) are also encouraged to attend.


Registration opens on February 5, 2025. Participants register with their troupes, with one adult serving as the primary adult leader. The primary adult leader is the organizer for the group, receiving communications from ITF about housing, payments and any other relevant information.


Students who wish to attend ITF who are not affiliated with a troupe or whose troupe is not attending must be accompanied by a primary adult leader.  Primary adult leaders must first register themselves, then register the student(s) they will be chaperoning. Adult leaders must be aged 21+. 


Absolutely! If you are working toward your Thespian induction, participating in ITF is a great way to earn points. In general, you can earn one point per day attended. Troupe directors have discretion over the actual points awarded, so talk to your teacher about how to earn the maximum points possible from your participation. You may need to demonstrate which workshops you attended, for example, or new things that you learned as a result of attending. 
 
Download our handy points sheet for more ideas on how to earn Thespian induction. 


No. Adult leaders are asked not to bring their infants, toddlers or young children to ITF. ITF is designed for youth in grades six through 12 and their adult leaders. While serving as an adult leader at ITF, your full attention should be given to the registered youth participants in your troupe.


Please be mindful that ITF is designed for young people, not adults, and troupes should bring enough adult leaders for a successful experience. 

ITF requires a minimum 1:8 adult to student ratio when registering your troupe.

Troupes should select one adult to serve as their primary adult leader. This person coordinates registration, payments, transportation, rooming lists, and nightly attendance checks for the group. This individual will also serve as the contact person for all communication from ITF.

Depending on the size of your troupe, additional adults may need to register to meet the adult to student ratio requirement. Adult leaders must be at least 21 years of age at the time of registration.

Adult leaders are expected to supervise and discipline minors attending with their group. Adult leaders are responsible for ensuring students attending with their group are in their rooms by curfew.

Adult leaders are required to complete background checks as part of their registration.

For groups housing in dorms, adults will be assigned to single occupancy rooms.


Attendees may inquire about lost and found items at registration and information.  Any items reported to lost and found will be held until registration and information closes on Friday, after which time any unclaimed items will be discarded. ITF is not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged items. 


Yes! We have a number of unique sponsorship and exhibit opportunities available. For more information, contact Angel Wuellner at awuellner@schooltheatre.org.


All attendees will receive a certificate of participation for attending ITF. Because of EdTA’s stature and reputation for high-quality professional learning experiences, many school districts accept these for professional development credit. Please check with your administration to find out whether your attendance will be accepted for continuing education or professional development credit. 

Certificates of participation will be available after ITF. You'll receive an email from us after ITF with clear instructions on how to access your Certificates of Participation. 


Health and Safety

If an attendee is experiencing a medical emergency at any time during ITF, call 911.

For non-life-threatening medical treatment, attendees (students and adults) can visit the ITF First Aid Station located in the Indiana Memorial Union.   

Students seeking medical treatment must be accompanied by an adult chaperone.

Medical forms must be submitted for a medical provider to treat any ITF attendees (students and adults). Medical providers may refer attendees to the IU Student Health Center, urgent care, or emergency room depending on treatment required. 


EdTA and the International Thespian Festival (ITF) have a comprehensive Commercial General Liability insurance plan in place to protect ITF program participants.


ASL interpretation will be available for both the Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony.


Promoting an inclusive environment is a top priority at ITF. Pronouns can be indicated during the registration process for all attendees, and if shared, they will be included on the official ITF name badges. 

Housing accommodations will be made in the dorms if requested and dorms and many public buildings on campus have gender-neutral bathrooms. View a map of all-gender restrooms on the IU Campus. We are more than happy to work with any attendee to address specific concerns. Please email events@schooltheatre.org with any questions.


The use of service animals such as guide dogs is covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). With a few exceptions (due to health and safety concerns), service dogs are allowed anywhere the handler is allowed on the IU Bloomington campus. 

The use of emotional support animals is not covered under the ADA. Emotional support animals are allowed on campus only with prior approval in the residence halls. 

For attendees staying in campus housing, primary adult leaders will be asked to include service animals in the Campus Housing form. 


Accessible parking can be found in a number of places across campus. Please refer to this interactive map for specific locations and details. 


Students attending with their troupe (not chaperoned by a parent or other relative) should follow their school’s policies for carrying and administering medications. Adult leaders and/or parents of students who normally take required medications outside of the school day should check with administration to ensure the necessary forms and protocols are in place prior to ITF.

For students who are attending ITF separately from a Thespian troupe, parents and/or adults acting as adult leaders are responsible for their own students’ medications.

All student prescriptions must be reported on an attendee's Health & Consent form. The form also requires prescription authorizations signed by the prescribing physician. The Health & Consent Form will include a blank template for the authorization form.

Adult (non-student) attendees are not required to provide prescriptions within the Health & Consent Form. However, they should expect that prescription information may be required so that First Aid staff can administer proper care.


Participants with dietary restrictions should indicate this when registering for ITF. Dietary restrictions are taken into consideration when planning special meal functions. Buffet meals (including dining halls) will include allergen information at food stations. We work directly with IU’s dietitian for on-campus dining and food and beverage vendors to accommodate requests; however, no area will be completely allergen-free. Participants are expected to monitor for allergens at all meal functions.


Per Indiana University’s Programs Involving Children (PIC) Policy and ITF policy, all adults participating at ITF in any capacity (attendees, volunteers, chaperones, contractors, teaching artists) must consent to a background check to better ensure the safety of all attendees. The background check includes the following
•    A minimum of 7 years of name and address history
•    County criminal history
•    A national criminal database
•    A check of the Indiana state sex offender registry
•    A check of the national sex offender registry

Note: This is not a credit check, and your credit report will not be impacted. Background checks must be completed no later than June 11, 2025; any attendees without completed background checks will not be allowed entry to ITF 2025.


Housing, Meals, and Transportation

All hotel reservations require a credit card at the time of submission. The card will not be charged until after the conclusion of your stay. You may provide an alternate card at check-in. All hotel reservations must be paid by credit card and are paid directly to the hotel.

ITF is unable to provide quotes, invoices, or receipts for hotel stays.


CAMPUS HOUSING
Primary Adult Leaders must complete Campus Housing Forms for their group by May 14, 2025.

Students are housed in double occupancy rooms. Primary Adult Leaders are responsible for assigning roommates for students in your group.  If your group has an uneven number of students, any student without a roommate will be housed in a single occupancy room; students without roommates from other groups will not be assigned to your student.

All Adult Leaders are housed in single occupancy rooms. Adult leaders will always be assigned to the same building as their students. They will be assigned to the same floors as their students whenever possible.

Parking permit requests must be included in the campus housing form.

HOST HOTELS
Primary Adult Leaders are responsible for making hotel reservations at an ITF host hotel when they register for ITF. The hotel reservation deadline is May 28, 2025.


All adult (non-student) attendees will be housed in single-occupancy dorm rooms. There is not an adult registration option that allows for roommates. 

By default, sll students will be housed in double-occupancy rooms according to roommate assignments provided in the campus housing form. 

NEW IN 2025: If a group has an odd number of students, the student without a pre-determined roommate will be housed in a single occupancy room. ITF will not make random roommate assignments in 2025.


ITF involves minors and therefore must follow IU’s program involving children (PIC) policy. Per IU’s PIC policy, attendees must be separated by floor based on gender binary. Attendees may be housed on either a masculine or feminine identifying floor; the PAL for each registration group must select floor preference for each attendee when registering.

We recognize that not all attendees identify within these binary gender identities therefore the floor preference should reflect where attendees would be most comfortable.


The following properties are official host hotels: 

  • Biddle Hotel & Conference Center (located at the Indiana Memorial Union) 
  • Hyatt Place Bloomington
  • Hilton Garden Inn
We highly recommend making all hotel reservations at the time of registration. Reservations can be added in the Attendee Service Center after the fact, but you must login to the ASC with each individual's credentials. PALs do not have the ability to edit or add group reservations in the ASC.

The reservation deadline is May 28, 2025. Please do not contact the hotels directly regarding reservations prior to this date. Hotels may sell out at the ITF rate.

Note: campus meal plans are not available to attendees staying at hotels. 


You can review an existing hotel reservation by logging in to the Attendee Service Center. Login credentials can be found in your registration confirmation email.

Please note: all hotel reservations will be listed as "pending" until the final weeks leading up to the event. Please do not contact the hotel directly about your reservation information. Instead, email events@schooltheatre.org for assistance. 


CAMPUS HOUSING
PALs should anticipate receiving campus housing assignments after June 11, 2025.

HOST HOTELS
Attendees should anticipate receiving confirmation numbers directly from the hotel within 3 days of check-in. Confirmation numbers will be sent to the individual on the reservation - not solely to the PAL.


All-Access Pass attendees may begin checking in at assigned dorms on Sunday, June 22 at 11 am ET.

Attendees participating in the following programs are required to arrive on Sunday, June 22. Program guidelines will determine required arrival times.

  • Thespys
  • Main Stage
  • Chapter Select
  • Opening Ceremony performers


Attendees staying in dorms must check-out by 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 28. No action is required to check out; attendees may depart as necessary.

If for any reason you must depart after 12 p.m., please coordinate late departures directly with residence hall staff.


All Access Passes include on-campus housing and meals from Monday, June 23 through Friday, June 27.

Dining halls will be open on move-in and move-out dates, and meals can be purchased with a credit card.

Activities Only Passes do not include housing or meals. We encourage troupes to budget $70 per person, per day for meals and $175/night plus tax for hotel rooms.

Please note travel costs are not included in registration fee. 


No, chapters are not housed together. Troupes will be assigned housing based on how early they register, how many rooms they request and other factors.


ITF housing includes campus housing and hotels. To participate at ITF, all registered attendees are required to stay in either campus housing or an ITF host hotel. ITF requires this for many reasons, including but not limited to risk management, logistics and agreements with Indiana University Bloomington and local law enforcement.

CAMPUS HOUSING
All-Access Passes include housing and meals at a designated residence hall on campus. Groups will be assigned housing based on when they register, accessibility requests, and other factors. Room styles and bathroom accommodations (including private, semi-private and community) vary by building. ITF may be assigned to dorms that have community bathrooms. We are unable to accommodate specific dorm building requests.

All Adult Leaders a housed in single occupancy rooms.

Primary Adult Leaders are responsible for assigning roommates for students and submitting a housing form by May 14, 2025.

Lofted beds
Most beds are twin XL and lofted (approximately 4 ft. off the ground). It is critical for all primary adult leaders to indicate any accessibility requests when completing housing forms. Please note in your housing assignment if anyone in your group needs their bed de-lofted. ITF is required submit requests to de-loft beds to IU in advance.

HOTELS
Activities Only Passes do not include housing or meals. Groups who prefer to stay off-campus should register using the Activities Only Form. ITF has contracted with a variety of hotels at varying price points. Room types (king, double/ double, suite) also vary, but for budgeting purposes you can expect to accommodate an average of three people per room.
 


We are not able to guarantee that two or more groups will be housed together unless they are all registered in the same group/invoice under one Primary Adult Leader.


A question that we often get is, “Can students and adults share a room?” ITF works to honor individual school administration policies, as well as remaining in compliance with Indiana University’s Programs Involving Children (PIC) policy.

If staying in campus housing, adults and students are not permitted to sleep in the same room, per IU’s PIC policy.

If staying in a hotel, ITF recommends that adults and students sleep in separate rooms and never share a bed. Check with your school administrator for best practices related to safe boundaries between adults and students.


The nearest airport to Indiana University is the Indianapolis International Airport (IND). The airport is 50 miles north of Bloomington and serviced by most major carriers.


Options include shuttle or rental car (bus and train services are not available). Attendees are responsible for booking their own transportation between the airport and campus. This is not included in registration fees.

Shuttle: GoExpress offers shuttle service between the Indianapolis International Airport and various stops in Bloomington for $25 per person each way. Reserve online to guarantee your seat.

Car Rental: The following car rental companies offer on-site pickup options at the Indianapolis International Airport Ground Transportation Center, located on the first floor of the Terminal Garage:

Company Phone
Alamo 800-327-9633
Avis 800-230-4898
Budget 800-527-0700
Dollar Car Rental 800-800-3665
Enterprise 800-736-8222
Hertz 800-654-3131
National 800-227-7368
Sixt Rent A Car 1-888-749-8227
Thrifty Car Rental 800-847-4389


GoExpress shuttles and routes are designed with accessibility in mind, and priority should be given to attendees with accessibility needs. Shuttle access is not guaranteed for all attendees. A schedule will be available in the app as we get closer to the event.

Adult leaders might be asked to provide transportation to and from an event. Therefore, it is highly encouraged and a best practice for two adults to be in a vehicle while transporting youth. If this is not possible and you cannot provide two adults for each vehicle, the minimum required is one adult and two or more minors. Staff and volunteers should use all safety precautions including only transporting the number of passengers the vehicle is recommended to carry. Minors must only ride in seats with safety belts.


Payments

We accept the following payment methods:  

  • Credit Card (American Express, Mastercard, Visa)  
  • Check
International Thespian Festival attendees and/or parents/legal guardians of minor attendees understand that full payment must be received no later than June 11, 2025.

Use of a discount code is only valid at the time of the initial purchase/registration. Refunds will not be authorized for existing registrations where the special offer was received after the initial purchase. Limit one (1) special offer/discount code per registration.


Paying by credit card? Follow these steps to remit payment:

  1. Log in to the Attendee Service Center. (Login credentials are located in your ITF registration confirmation email.)
  2. Click Individual Payment & Invoice or Group Payment & Invoice depending on what kind of balance you need to pay.
  3. Use the instructions at the top of the page to enter credit card information and submit.

Paying by check? Please make payable to International Thespian Festival and mail to:
 
International Thespian Festival
PO Box 7410258
Chicago, IL 60674-0258

All registration fees must be paid in full no later than June 11, 2025.


Log in to the Attendee Service Center and click either Individual Payment & Invoice or Group Invoice & Payment. Then scroll to the bottom of the page and click to open the PDF. Download or print accordingly. 


When completing your registration, select “Balance Due” as your method of payment. Once submitted, email events@schooltheatre.org to request a copy of your quote.

Please note: quotes are subject to all registration policies including payment, cancellation, and administrative fees.


Yes! ITF Scholarships enable more Thespians to participate in the life-changing experience of the festival and its week-long student immersion into theatre with interactive workshops, outstanding high school performances from around the world, the Thespy Awards, college auditions, training and collegiate scholarships, and more.

Read more about ITF Scholarship opportunities here!

Scholarship applications are open from February 1 through April 1, 2025.


Click here to download EdTA's completed W-9 for the 2024-2025 program year. This W-9 covers EdTA, International Thespian Festival (ITF), and International Thespian Society (ITS).

Please note that remittance addresses may vary. Always refer to the remittance address on your invoice.


Programs

The Main Stage adjudication process for ITF 2025 is complete. Guidelines for 2025-2026 adjudication will be shared later this year. Check back here for those details!


Visit the Ticketing page of the ITF website for full details! 
Additionally, we anticipate hosting a live webinar about ticketing in April 2025*. The recording will be posted on the ITF website after the live session has concluded. 

*The webinar date is subject to change.


There are a variety of opportunities for students to perform at ITF. Please refer to the Programs menu on the ITF webpage!


College auditions are open to inducted Thespians who are in the class of 2026. You must purchase the audition add-on during registration by May 7, 2025 and submit your audition materials by May 14, 2025. All auditions will be virtual; callbacks will be held either in-person or virtually at the discretion of each college. College representatives will follow up directly with students to request a callback. 

 


Thespians who are in the class of 2026 can participate in college auditions for the chance to wow reps from 60+ college theatre programs nationwide. Colleges who attend ITF award admission and scholarships to ITF attendees each year. 
 
Thespians can earn scholarships through the Thespy Awards program. Top-scoring participants at the international level will be automatically eligible for nearly $40,000 in Grace Kelly Scholarships and the Amy Bennett Musical Theatre Scholarship. Those eligible will participate in an interview process to determine the winners. 
 
If you do not qualify for the Thespys, EdTA offers several merit-based scholarships. Learn more about other EdTA scholarship opportunities


The best resource for Thespys questions can be found on the official Thespys website. Please refer to the Thespys FAQ and additional pages for more info. Specific questions may also be emailed to thespys@schooltheatre.org.


ITF seeks proposals in theatre and technical theatre that reflect a broad spectrum of standards-based learning covering all five of the theatre framework categories (acting, producing/directing, designing, writing, and dramaturgy) and which model best thinking in the field, informed by theory, experience, and practice.

For ITF 2025, the request for workshop proposals was open from October 2 through November 6, 2024. If you're interested in teaching at ITF in future years, complete this interest form!


What constitutes mature content varies widely among school districts and communities. EdTA will never tell ITF audiences what they can and cannot watch, understanding that some people are uncomfortable watching mature content and/or that they would not be allowed to view such content in their schools. To ensure that all attendees are fully informed, all Main Stage shows featuring mature content are noted as such in the schedule. With the schedule published in advance, attendees can decide whether to see the performance in question, attend another show, or choose a different activity. The full schedule is posted before ITF begins to allow audience members to make choices about which shows to see. 


Registration

In 2025, ITF and TEC are co-locating in Bloomington, IN. If you plan to attend both events, please complete your registration through the ITF registration forms available on the Register Now page. TEC will appear as an add-on registration fee. Do not register separately for TEC.

The ITF and TEC schedules have been carefully planned to ensure attendees can easily participate in both events. Check out the ITF and TEC Schedules at a Glance for more info. Schedules are subject to change.

We encourage groups with students to have at least one adult leader who is not participating in both events. However, we recognize that this may not be possible for all groups.


Registration opens February 5, 2025 and closes May 7, 2025. 

We will not be able to make exceptions for new registrations after May 7.. This is to ensure that all processes related to the event can be completed before the start of ITF.  


In progress registrations do not automatically save to your cart.

If you are registering a large group, we recommend completing the primary adult leader first. Then, primary adult leaders can login into the attendee service center to register the rest of their group. There is not a cost associated with adding attendees. 


Participants of all kinds will need to complete a variety of forms before the start of the event: 

  • Background checks must be submitted for all participants aged 18+ as of June 22, 2025. This includes students.
  • Emergency Medical and Consent forms must be submitted for all participants regardless of age and attendance type. 
    • Adults must complete their own form.
    • For students (regardless of age), their form must be completed by a parent/guardian.

Forms will be sent after May 7, 2025. The deadline to submit all forms is June 11, 2025

Students participating in virtual Thespys and/or College Auditions do not have to complete consent forms or background checks.


Background check invitations for both students and adults will be sent directly to the attendee at the email address on their registration. These invitations will be sent from noreply.cle@disa.com. Please add this email to your safe senders list.

Non-student attendees will also receive a text invitation to complete their background check. Texts will come from (814) 616-3254.

Automatic reminders to complete a background check will be sent periodically until the form has been submitted. 

Didn't receive your background check invitation after May 7? Please email events@schooltheatre.org for assistance.


Health & Consent Form invitations will be sent via CampDoc after May 7, 2025 as follows:

  • Non-student attendees will receive invitations at the email address on their registration.
  • All student forms (regardless of the student's age) will be sent via email to the parent/guardian listed on their registration.
    • Student forms may only be sent to the parent/guardian and must be completed by that individual. We are not able to send forms to the student or their PAL (unless the PAL is also their parent/guardian).
Invitations will come from noreply@campdoc.com. Please add this email address to your safe senders list.

Didn't receive your form invitation after May 7? Please email events@schooltheatre.org for assistance.


All in-person attendees must be registered by the Primary Adult Leader. All Adult Leaders must be aged 21 or older as of June 22, 2025.

Students participating in Virtual Programs only may register themselves.
 


As an Adult Leader, your registration selection depends on the registration type of the student you will be chaperoning. 

If the student(s) you are chaperoning will be staying in campus housing, then you must also stay in campus housing for the duration of the event. The student(s) and Adult Leader(s) must register for an All-Access Pass.

If the student(s) you are chaperoning will be staying in a hotel, then you must also stay in an official host hotel. The student(s) must register for an Activities-Only Pass. Adult Leaders can register for either an Activities-Only Pass or a Parent/Guardian Pass, depending on the level of access they desires during ITF.

  • Activities-Only Pass: Includes access to all ITF activities. Does not include housing or meal plan.
  • Parent/Guardian Pass: Includes access to exhibit hall, Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony, and ticketed performances. Does not include access to other ITF activities, housing or meals. Available to non-member adults only.


Thespys and College Auditions have specific requirements for registering.

  • College Auditions are open to Thespians in 11th grade for the 24-25 school year.
  • Thespys are open to Thespians and Junior Thespians who qualified at a chapter event or the Alternate Qualifying Event.
If you have not yet completed registration, make sure your myedta.schooltheatre.org account is up to date and that you entered the correct email address in the registration search box. If you completed registration already and this was an error, please email events@schooltheatre.org for assistance. 


All registered individuals will receive an email confirmation of your registration from edta@schooltheatre.org. If you have not received a confirmation within 5 business days of registering, please check your spam/junk folder. If the email has still not been located, contact events@schooltheatre.org.

Please add both edta@schooltheatre.org and events@schooltheatre.org email addresses to your safe senders list.

Attendees may also receive the following communications:

  • Housing Reminders
    • Campus Housing - reminders to complete the Campus Housing Form will be sent weekly from February 5 through May 14, 2025; sent to PAL only.
    • Hotels - reminders to book host hotel reservations may be sent to attendees without a reservation anytime between February 5 and May 28, 2025
  • Thespys® and College Audition instructions and reminder emails – sent to Primary Adult Leaders with attendees registered for these programs periodically from time of registration until submission deadline of May 14, 2025; sent from edta@schooltheatre.org.
    • Students participating in Virtual Programs only will receive emails directly. They will not be sent to an adult.
  • Background Checks - see details under How will I receive my Background Check invitation?
  • Health & Consent Forms - see details under How will I receive my Health & Consent Form invitation? 

IMPORTANT: Many school firewalls block external emails, especially to students. If you are not receiving emails about ITF, this may be the reason why. If you have registered with a school email address and are not receiving emails from us, please contact events@schooltheatre.org for assistance.


PALs may add more registrants to an existing registration using the following steps:

  1. Login to the Attendee Service Center. These login credentials are located in your ITF registration confirmation email.
  2. Select Manage Group Registration.
  3. Click Add Additional Registration(s).
  4. Complete the registration process for the additional individuals who will be attending.


If you need to make changes to your online registration, you can do so by logging in to the Attendee Service Center using the login credentials in your confirmation email. In the Attendee Service Center, attendees can manage their individual registration and Primary Adult Leaders can manage their group registration.

The deadline to make changes in the Attendee Service Center is May 7, 2025. After that date, please email events@schooltheatre.org for assistance in updating demographic information.


Any registration cancelled by May 14, 2025 will receive a full refund, less a $100 administrative fee. Registrations cancelled beginning on May 15 will receive no refund.  

February 5 - May 14: All cancellation requests must be made in writing to events@schooltheatre.org. Full refund, less $100 administrative fee, will be issued for cancellations. 

May 15 - June 23: Cancellation requests must be made in writing to events@schooltheatre.org. No Refunds will be issued.


Discount Code Policy

Use of a discount code is only valid at the time of the initial purchase/registration. Refunds will not be authorized for existing registrations where the special offer was received after the initial purchase. Limit one (1) special offer/discount code per registration.


Should a registered attendee no longer be able to attend, Primary Adult Leaders may substitute a new attendee according to the following guidelines

February 5 - May 7: Substitutions can be made by the primary adult leader in the Attendee Service Center by clicking Manage Group Attendees. No additional cost is associated with substitutions submitted in this time frame.

May 8 - May 14: All substitution requests must be made in writing to events@schooltheatre.org. Substitutions incur a fee of $30.

May 15 - June 23: No substitutions can be requested. Cancellation requests must be made in writing to events@schooltheatre.org. No Refunds will be issued.


Check-in begins on Sunday, June 22 at 11 a.m. ET. 

All attendees are encouraged to arrive on Sunday, June 22. Please note that the following programs require Sunday arrival:

  • Thespys
  • Main Stage
  • Chapter Select
  • Opening Ceremony


Keep checking this page, as we will add more information about the event as details are confirmed. If you need help with a question not answered here, contact events@schooltheatre.org. Direct questions about the Thespy Awards to thespys@schooltheatre.org.

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