Theatre Contests

Directors are advised to review venue parameters for the State Festival, as well as for their respective district and sectional festival venues. Middle level schools may participate in district and sectional festivals (space permitting) for evaluation, but may not advance to the State Festival.

2025 Key Dates

9/17/25, 1pm: Registration Opens
10/07-10/25: District Festivals
10/21: Dist. Virtual Video Due
10/22: Open/Practice Thespys Videos Due
10/23-10/25: Dist. Virt. Adjudication
10/23-10/26: Open Thespys Adjudication
10/27: Intent to participate in State Thespys Due
10/28-11/08: Sectional Festivals
11/03: Sect. Virtual Video Due
11/05-11/07: Sect. Virt. Adjudication
11/11, 12pm: State Regist. (incl. Thespys) Due
11/19-11/22: State, In-Person
11/25: State Virtual Videos Due
11/26-12/01: State Virtual Adjudic.

SpeechWire Registration instructions.

One-Act Registration

Open/Practice Thespy Registration

Virtual Video Instructions

Virtual One-Act: Register Link/Upload Video

State Theatre Information

Theatre Adjudicator Concern Form

Post-Festival Survey

Video Library Contribution

Festivals

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2025 Key Dates

Theatre Rules

Theatre Contests

Festivals