Iowa Thespians

Click here for the 2019 Iowa Thespian Festival Event Program

Click here to sign up for the Open Mic Event at the Iowa Thespian Festival

Click here for the program for the 2019 Iowa Thespian All-State Cabaret

Click here for the International Thespian Excellence Awards Qualifier list

Click here for the Open Mic Participant List for the Gold and Blue Tracks

Click here for the results for the Individual Event results & Showcase list

Click here for the 2020 Iowa State Thespian Officer Announcement

Click here for the Iowa Thespian Scholarship Callback list. Callbacks in Jebe Hall in GBPAC

Welcome Thespians!

Our mission is to honor student achievement in theatre and enrich the educational experience, to support educators by providing professional development, networking opportunities, resources, and recognition, and to influence public opinion and policy-makers that theatre education is essential and builds life skills.

We are passionate about theatre education and believe all students should have access to theatre curriculum which provides critical life skills for educational and career success in the 21st century.

Iowa Thespian Events

Charter a Troupe

Iowa Junior Thespian Festival
Iowa Thespian Leadership Day
Iowa High School Thespian Festival

If you are interested in chartering a Thespian troupe, click here for more information from the Educational Theatre Association. The EdTA website will guide you through the entire process, making it very simple to charter a new troupe. If you would like to re-instate membership, full details can also be found on the EdTA website.

Iowa Thespian Festival

State Thespian Officers

The Iowa Thespian Festival is an annual event sponsored by the Iowa Educational Theatre Association, and filled with performances, auditions, workshops, and nearly 1,000 theatre students from across the state of Iowa!

The members of the Iowa Thespian Chapter Student Board represent all Thespians in the state of Iowa, and are the student leaders of the Iowa Thespian Chapter Board. If you are interested in applying to serve as a State Thespian Officer, check out more information here.