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Join us over the next few weeks as we recognize our outstanding Thespians during this unusual year for theatre!

Follow us on Instagram @vathespians as we recognize...
  • Chapter-Select One-Act Festival Awards
  • Superior Ratings for the International Thespian Excellence Awards (Thespys) - formerly Individual Events (IEs)
  • Senior Scholarship Recipients

Virginia will be joining 13 other Thespian Chapters January 29-31, 2021, for the Thespian Nation LIVE event!

This live, virtual gathering does take the place of our usual annual chapter event. 

Provided by Thespian Nation Live

  • Interactive Workshops
  • Online Performances
  • College Fair
  • Thespy Awards Practice Session*

*This is provided on a first-come, first-served basis and does not guarantee recommendation from VIRGINIA to qualify to advance to the international level.

​Provided by Virginia Thespians

(during the same weekend, scheduled around the events of Thespian Nation Live)
  • Thespys (formerly IEs) Chapter-Qualifying Event
  • Scholarships for Graduating Seniors
  • Chapter-Select Showcase
  • "Chapter Chats" Gatherings for Virginia Thespian attendees
Click the button below to visit the official website for Thespian Nation Live with more information!

Theatre Education in the Virtual World - Panel Discussion

DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES NOW AVAILABLE

As a response to the challenging times that we now face as theatre educator, Virginia Thespians has put together a list of resources that you may find helpful as we all transition to Distance Learning.
​Please check out our Distance Learning Resource Page in our Menu!
​“Theatre Education Arts Advocacy Virtual Panel”
Video Now Available!
 
Richmond, VA – Virginia Thespians and the Virginia Theatre Association collaborated to produce a virtual panel to discuss Theatre Education Arts Advocacy on 28 May 2020 at 7 pm. 
 
The panel was composed of Jim Palmarini – Director of Education Policy/Advocacy Leadership Network Chair, Educational Theatre Association; Jim Hoare – Executive Vice President of Theatrical Rights Worldwide; Jason Goldstein – Booktix Co-Owner, who just launched Booktix Live for Virtual and Live Performance Streaming;  Janet Starke – Executive Director of Virginia Commission for the Arts; and Mark Rogers – Administrator, Theatre Arts Specialist LCPS.  Panel topics included resources with which to advocate for keeping theatre arts in a school district’s curriculum, and how teachers and students might create virtual productions in lieu of the ability to produce live events. 
 
The panel was moderated by Tori Kesling-Councill, Virginia Thespian Director, and chat moderators included both Lee Crouse, VTA Executive Director, and Tony Cimino-Johnson, Virginia Thespian Co-Director.