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January 9-11, 2025 - "DEEP ROOTS, BRIGHT FUTURE" coming soon...

January 4-6, 2024 - "FIND YOUR LIGHT!"

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   Capital One Hall and Hilton Tyson's Corner

   MAINSTAGES:
   Ghostlight - Kecoughtan High School, Troupe 2847
   SuperYou - Virginia All-State Cast and Crew

   ONE ACT CHAPTER SELECT:
   "Unexpected Tenderness" - Lafayette High School, Troupe 4159

   KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
   D.W. Gregory, playwright of Radium Girls, Wendy Bobbitt Cavett and Lourds Lane from the SuperYou team, and Jason Goldstein, Co-Owner of Booktix

   VIRGINIA THESPIAN EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR:

   Tracy Bourne - Kecoughtan High School, Troupe 2847

FULL LIST OF HONOREES

2023 - "Thespians are Out of This World"

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Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA

MAINSTAGES: 
Carrie: The Musical - Hickory High School, Troupe 5688
Almost, Maine - Virginia All-State Cast & Crew

ONE ACT CHAPTER SELECT: 
"The Trench" - Rock Ridge High School, Troupe 8104 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
John Cariani, Ayesis Clay,
Rachael McNutt & Mark Drum


VIRGINIA THESPIAN EDUCATOR OF THE  YEAR:
Katie Hudson - Broad Run High School, Troupe 3564


2022 - "Art Reflects Life"

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Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA

MAINSTAGES: 
Murder on the Orient Express - Langley High School, Troupe 3526
Songs for a New World - Tuscarora High School, Troupe 7952

ONE ACT CHAPTER SELECT: 
"Elephant's Graveyeard" - Spotswood High School, Troupe 6794

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Micaela Diamond, Brooklin Green & Aretta Baumgartner


VIRGINIA THESPIAN EDUCATOR OF THE  YEAR:
Nicki Cabaniss - John Champe High School - Troupe 8012


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2021 - "Thespian Nation Live" Virtual Event


2020 - "20/20 Vision: A Clear Future for Theatre"

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Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA

MAINSTAGES: 
RENT: All State Musical - Directed by Tony Cimino-Johnson
Trap 
- Kecoughtan High School, Troupe 2847
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind - New Kent High School, Troupe 76
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ONE ACT CHAPTER SELECT: 


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Wilson Jermaine Heredia & Emily Winokur
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VIRGINIA THESPIAN EDUCATOR OF THE  YEAR:
​Justin Daniel - Tuscarora High School, Troupe 7925


2019: ITS YOUR VOICE - BE HEARD" 

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RADFORD UNIVERSITY
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MAINSTAGES: 
Freaky Friday - Hickory High School, Troupe 5688
Bright Star: School Edition - Rock Ridge High School, Troupe 8104
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Tuscarora High School, Troupe 7925

​ONE ACT CHAPTER SELECT: 
New Kent High School

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Devon Glover & Jim Hoare
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VIRGINIA THESPIAN EDUCATOR OF THE  YEAR:
​Makala Witten - Christiansburg High School, Troupe 3070


2018 - "ONCE UPON A CONFERENCE"

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KELLAM HIGH SCHOOL, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
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MAINSTAGES: 
Chicago - New Kent High School, Troupe 7644
Antigone - Floyd E. Kellam High School, Troupe 2326
Nunsense - Fauquier High School, Troupe 4595​

​ONE ACT CHAPTER SELECT: 
"Aida" - Rock Ridge High School Troupe 8104

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Valerie David​​

VIRGINIA THESPIAN EDUCATOR OF THE  YEAR:
​Cindy Kreicar - Grafton High School, Troupe 6001


​2017 - "ITS a Time Warp: Back to Theatre"

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VIRGINIA TECH, BLACKSBURG, VA
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MAINSTAGES: 
Ghost: The Musical - Rock Ridge High School, Troupe 8104
Crazytown - Blacksburg High School, Troupe 3600
Urinetown - First Colonial High School, Troupe 3178
The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon - Christiansburg High School, Troupe 3070
Teen Brain: The Musical - Great Bridge High School, Troupe 1532

"Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind" - New Kent High School, Troupe 7644

​ONE ACT CHAPTER SELECT: 
"Edward Blank" - Rock Ridge High School Troupe 8104

VIRGINIA THESPIAN EDUCATOR OF THE  YEAR:
Tony Cimino-Johnson - Rock Ridge High School Troupe 8104


2016 - "Argh! ITS a Theatre Life for Me"

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​RADFORD UNIVERSITY, RADFORD, VA
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MAINSTAGES: 
Almost, Maine - Christiansburg High School, Troupe 3070
The Diary of Anne Frank - Goochland High School, Troupe 6704
Commencement - New Kent High School, Troupe 7644

​ONE ACT CHAPTER SELECT: 
"ERNEST AND THE PALE MOON" - Rock Ridge High School Troupe 8104

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IRGINIA THESPIAN EDUCATOR OF THE  YEAR:



2015 - "ITS All Greek to Me"

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GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
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MAINSTAGES: 
Almost, Maine - Christiansburg High School, Troupe 3070
The Diary of Anne Frank - Goochland High School, Troupe 6704
Commencement - New Kent High School, Troupe 7644

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IRGINIA THESPIAN EDUCATOR OF THE  YEAR:
Tori Kesling-Councill - New Kent high School


2014 - "ITS a Super Hero"

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Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA

Mainstages:
Into the Woods - W. T. Woodson High School, Troupe 5787
Anything Goes - New Kent High School, Troupe 7644
Jungalbook - Grafton High School, Troupe 6001

​Virginia Thespian Educator of the Year:
John Brewington - Fine Arts Coordinator, Virginia Beach City Public Schools


2013 - "ITS a Secret Mission" 

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Longwood University, Farmville, VA

Mainstages:
Freckleface Strawberry - Hickory High School, Troupe 5688
​Flowers for Algernon - Floyd E. Kellam High School, Troupe 2326
Meet Me in the Stars - Manassas Park High School, Troupe 7169

Virginia Thespian Educator of the Year:
​Cam Richards - Guest Artist


2012 - "ITS Wild!" 

George Mason University Fairfax, VA

​Mainstages:
Cabaret - New Kent High School, Troupe 7644
Midsummer / Jersey - James W. Robinson Secondary School, Troupe 3380
Schoolhouse Rock Live! - Mount Vernon High School, Troupe 1779

Virginia Thespian Educator of the Year:
​Marla Wood - Hickory High School, Troupe 5688

2011 - "ITS a Masquerade"

Radford University, Radford, VA

Mainstages:
Rumplestiltskin - Floyd E. Kellam High School, Troupe 2326
Chicago - George C. Marshall High School, Troupe 2777
The Tell-Tale Heart - Colonial Heights High School, Troupe 3431

​Virginia Thespian Educator of the Year: Ruth Wareham - Colonial Heights High School, Troupe 3431

2010 - "ITS Time!" 

George Mason University,  Fairfax, VA

Mainstages:
Rumors - James W. Robinson Secondary School, Troupe 3380
Much Ado About Nothing - James Madison High School, Troupe 2541
Once On This Island Jr. - Hickory High School, Troupe 5688

​Virginia Thespian Educator of the Year: Nancy Curtis - First Colonial High School, Troupe 3178

2009 - "iConference"

Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA

Mainstages:
I Hate Hamlet - Christopher Newport University
Footloose - W. T. Woodson High School, Troupe 5787
Anatomy of Gray - Hickory High School, Troupe 5688

​Virginia Thespian Educator of the Year: Terri Hobson - W. T. Woodson High School, Troupe 5787

2007 - Longwood University, Farmersville, VA


2006 - "There's No Place Like Conference" 

Radford University, Radford, VA

​Mainstages:
Much Ado about Nothing - Virginia Thespians All-State Production
previous honorees

"ACT WELL YOUR PART, THEREIN ALL THE HONOR LIES."


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  • Home
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    • VIRGINIA THESPIAN OFFICERS
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  • PARTNERS
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    • BECOME A SPONSOR
    • I AM A COLLEGE
    • I AM A GUEST ARTIST
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    • I AM ALUMNI
    • I AM A VOLUNTEER/ CHAPERONE
    • I AM A POTENTIAL COLLEGE INTERN
  • FESTIVAL '25
    • FESTIVAL INFORMATION
    • OFFICIAL HOTEL
    • VTF SCHEDULE
    • MIDDLE SCHOOL FESTIVAL
    • MAINSTAGE FESTIVAL
    • ONE ACT FESTIVAL
    • THESPY FESTIVAL
    • SCHOLARSHIPS
    • WORKSHOPS
    • COLLEGE CONNECTIONS
    • ALL-STATE SHOW
    • ADULT AWARDS
  • VTF REGISTRATION
  • OTHER EVENTS
    • TH. EDUCATOR INTENSIVE