 The ITS logo. The International Thespian Society is an honorary organization for high-school and middle-school theatre students located at more than 3,600 affiliated secondary schools across America, Canada, and abroad. The mission of ITS is to honor student excellence in the theatre arts. It is a division of the Educational Theatre Association. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ...
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Student involvement The ITS inducts high school students active in theater each fall, with members earning points towards a higher status.
The International Thespian Officers are student leaders, elected annually at the Leadership Conference - a training event for leaders at the troupe, state, and international level held at the International Thespian Festival. There are six ITO offices: a Chair/International Liaison, an officer from each of the four Thespian regions of the USA, and a Publications Editor-Webmaster-Secretary.
Festivals Festivals are held annually, both at the state and national level. The season culminates with the International Thespian Festival, held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln each June. The International Thespian Festival in an annual week-long festival that brings together U.S. high school theatre clubs, thespian troupes, and programs. ...
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a state-supported institution of higher learning located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Often referred to as simply Nebraska or UNL, it is the flagship and largest campus of the University of Nebraska system. ...
At "Festival", the Regional Play Marathon showcases troupes qualifying from their respective State Thespian Festivals. Main Stage is where adjucators watch shows from the various middle and high school groups in front of an audience of about 3,000, in the Lied Center for Performing Arts. There are auditions for national cast productions, usually to premiere the school edition of a large Broadway show (Ragtime and Hairspray), as well as individual events, such as mime, monologue, musical duets, costume design and set design. The Lied Center for Performing Arts is a state of the art performing arts facility located in Lincoln, Nebraska. ...
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Workshops and play marathons fill the daily schedules of Thespians, while dances and themed chaperone dinners occupy the evenings.
There is also a Jr. International Thespian Society (or Jr. ITS) for Middle School in grades 6-8. There are special competitions these Junior Thespians can compete in for District (a portion of the state you live in), State, National, and possible International. The IEs (individual events) include Solo Pantomime, Duet Pantomime, Monologue, Duet Acting, Ensemble Acting, Solo Musical Theater, Duet Musical Theater, Small and Large Group Musical Theater, Scene Design, Costume Design, Short Play writing, and as of the 2007-2008 year Marketing Design. There are also One Act plays in the competitions.
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