​Once your troupe becomes official, you and your students take charge of establishing the culture, rituals, practices, and overall atmosphere of your chapter. While we're here to offer guidance, you, as the troupe director and members, are the leaders of your troupe.
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Here's a concise step-by-step checklist for inductions:
  • Conduct an interest meeting to identify those interested in ITS induction.
  • Distribute the point application for students to fill out with their theater experiences for point evaluation.
  • Have students complete the Member Google form, pay a one-time $35 membership fee for ITS/EdTA system access.
  • Hold inductions using a sample outline or your own created traditions.
  • Log in to your myedta account to input new inductees.
  • Submit payment if not done directly by students.
  • Organize an end-of-year celebration to distribute new materials.

Why Start a Thespian Troupe?

As an International Thespian Society troupe director, your connection to the Educational Theatre Association is more than a membership ― it’s a yearlong investment in you and in your students.

Need Virginia Thespian Resources for your Administration?

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