Virtual ITF is open to all Thespians and theatre students from around the world; their teachers, parents, and families.
Any Olathe South Thespian or theatre student is welcome to attend this festival. Virtual ITF lets parents and families see what's so special about Thespians. Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity.
Any Olathe South Thespian or theatre student is welcome to attend this festival. Virtual ITF lets parents and families see what's so special about Thespians. Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity.
The International Thespian Festival, produced by the Educational Theatre Association, is a weeklong immersion in the theatre arts specially for high-achieving middle and high school drama students and their teachers. Setting the standard for participatory educational theatre experiences, ITF broadens horizons, enriches learning, and celebrates the creativity of theatre students and teachers alike.
The preferred summer theatre experience for more than 50 years, ITF showcases outstanding school theatre productions on four professional stages and offers a wealth of learning and presentation opportunities encompassing all theatrical disciplines. It's your place to shine!
The preferred summer theatre experience for more than 50 years, ITF showcases outstanding school theatre productions on four professional stages and offers a wealth of learning and presentation opportunities encompassing all theatrical disciplines. It's your place to shine!
- Students can select from hundreds of rigorous and engaging workshops taught by experts in their field. Topics include acting and performing, lighting, sets, sound, makeup, costume design and construction, directing, stage management, dance, and playwriting. More specialized subjects may include puppetry, stage combat, commedia dell’arte, and more.
- Students can meet with recruiters from dozens of top college and university theatre programs from across the country to interview and audition for admission and for thousands of dollars in scholarships.
- Inducted Thespians who qualify at the Kansas Thespian Festival can compete in Thespys, a special program of the International Thespian Society that assesses and recognizes significant student achievement in theatre.
Olathe South only takes students to ITF who have qualified at the Kansas Thespian Festival with their Thespy event, were part of a show that was selected for nationals, or who are Kansas Thespian Officers or Internatinal Thespian Officers.