The Educational Theatre Association is an international nonprofit organization that serves as the professional association for theatre educators. EdTA is the parent organization of the International Thespian Society, an honorary organization that has inducted more than 2.5 million Thespians since its founding in 1929. Additionally, EdTA operates the Educational Theatre Foundation, the organization’s philanthropic arm dedicated to increasing opportunity and access to school theatre.

The Aronoff Center is a large performing arts center in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Events that can typically be found at the Aronoff Center include: plays, ballet, popular music concerts, stand-up comedy shows, and musicals.

Find your light! The International Thespian Festival, produced by the Educational Theatre Association, is a weeklong immersion in the theatre arts specially for high-achieving middle and high school drama students and their teachers. Setting the standard for participatory educational theatre experiences, ITF broadens horizons, enriches learning, and celebrates the creativity of theatre students and teachers alike. The preferred summer theatre experience for more than 50 years, ITF showcases outstanding school theatre productions on four professional stages and offers a wealth of learning...

THESPIAN PLAYWORKS nurtures original student-written plays from the page to the stage. The program staff will choose up to four plays to be developed at the International Thespian Festival, sponsored by Concord Theatricals. Professional directors and dramaturgs will help the chosen finalists workshop and present their plays with student actors. Eligibility Writers must be active members of the International Thespian Society enrolled in high school during the current school year. All finalists must be available to attend the upcoming International Thespian Festival. Finalists will be...

CPI's mission is to help local playwrights improve their work and ultimately have it published and/or produced on stage.

Ohio Playwrights Circle (OPC) exists to provide encouragement, opportunity, and education for Ohio Playwrights. It is also the hope of this project to provide opportunities for actors and directors to practice their craft and experience the challenges of creating new work. We will always strive to create an atmosphere of respect, fun and congeniality in all of our activities. Key Program Components are: • New Play Reading Series • Classes in Playwrighting • OPC Round-Table • The WorkshopOPC is a project of the American ArtWorks Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) not for profit corporation. OPC is...

Our goal is to celebrate the rich and vibrant theatrical activity taking part in Kentucky. We seek to facilitate open communication among the academic, community, and professional theatre companies in the state; promote high theatrical standards; and help build awareness and appreciation for theatre in all its forms.

Derby City Playwrights is a collective of Louisville writers dedicated to the development of locally grown plays. Creating new and insightful work from within our community, Derby City Playwrights will build a home for new play development and production in Louisville.

At the Indiana Writers Center (IWC), we believe everyone has a unique story to tell; and our goal is simple: to help you tell it. For more than 40 years we have worked to foster a vibrant writing community in Indiana, providing education and enrichment opportunities for both beginning and accomplished writers. Located in the Circle City Industrial Complex just around the corner from the shops, restaurants, and theaters on Massachusetts Ave, we offer a variety of classes and workshops led by some of Indiana’s best writers. In addition, we host literary events such as readings, open mics,...

The purpose of the Indiana Playwrights Circle (IPC) is to encourage and develop playwrights, and to promote script writing, audience development, and related arts. At the Indiana Playwrights Circle, we have four primary activities: 1. Weekly cold readings of new pages – about 20 minutes per playwright. We invite actors and do cold readings. Critique follows the read. 2. Monthly table reads of full-length works in draft form. We cast actors and try to get actors who represent the demographic (age, gender, race, etc) desired by the playwright. The actors get the script in advance; some prepare...

Young Playwrights in Process (YPiP) is an annual playwriting competition for Indiana students in grades 6-12. The competition was created in 2005 through the Margot L. and Robert S. Eccles Trust, and sponsored in collaboration with IRT. YPiP encourages junior high and high school students across Indiana to create plays for live theatre that reflect and challenge their world.

Central Kentucky Community Theatre was started in 2006 to provide opportunities to the citizens and youth of Springfield and surrounding counties to experience and participate in live theatrical arts. After 10 years of producing shows and educating students, Central Kentucky Community Theatre has entered into a unique partnership with the City of Springfield in an effort to expand its outreach and raise the quality of its productions and education initiatives. CKCT is located in Springfield, KY, and performs at the historic Springfield Opera House originally built in 1900. Springfield is the...