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We are holding a Thespian TEACHER PD this summer! Read more about it here! 

Aug. 2-3rd in Richmond, VA!

Discount for active Thespian members!
Registration includes 7.5 teacher accreditation/ PD hours, one-night stay at hotel- Drury Plaza Hotel, one lunch, breakfast, happy hour hors d'oeuvres, and more!

Choose your own sessions & volunteer opportunities for reimbursement are also available. Fill out our Google Form & register here.

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.  
Arts Advocacy Summit 2022

In partnership with the Virginia Coalition of the Arts, VAEA, VMEA, VTA, Virginia Thespians, and others to present updates and ideas for arts advocacy work across the state. We also celebrated #artsacrossva22 this year! Watch to learn strategies to support the arts in your school as well as larger communities.

Thank you for all that you do!