Iowa Thespian Festival

Iowa Thespian Festival
​November 11-12, 2022
University of Northern Iowa          Cedar Falls, Iowa

Join us on the UNI campus for the 2022 Iowa Thespian Festival, open to all theatre students and teachers in the state of Iowa. The festival will be held from Friday, November 11 to Saturday, November 12. 

• Grow your knowledge with interactive workshops on every aspect of theatre — onstage, backstage, and everywhere in-between. 
• Experience performances of all kinds: staged readings and improv, student-written works, one-acts and full-scale main stage productions. 
• Showcase your talents through college auditions, Tech Challenge and the Thespy Awards. 
• Build your theatre family — you’ll meet hundreds of Thespians and theatre educators and form lifelong friendships. 

The Iowa Thespian Festival is where you see, think, and do theatre for two incredible days! Check out the general information now and registration will begin in August.

Festival Quick Links

> Contact Us

> Filmworks

> ImprovWorks

> Mainstage Performances

> Playworks

> Registration Information

> Scholarship Auditions

> Send a Troupe Grant

> State Thespian Officer Candidates

> Studio Theatre Performances

> Tech Challenge

> Thespy Awards

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2022 Iowa Thespian Festival

If you are attending the Iowa Thespian Festival, be sure to download the festival app!

This is where you will find all important news, announcements, and updates during festival.

Plan out your festival weekend NOW by checking out the performances and workshops. Learn about the guest artists and colleges that will be joining us in Cedar Falls - all on your phone!

The festival app will be the best place to find - 

• ​​Performance schedules
• ​Workshop locations
• ​Scholarship callback information
• Award announcements
  
• ​And more!
  

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