Festival Fees are $65 for the full festival. Friday only (8am-11 pm) is $55. Sat only (8 am-5pm) is $45
There may be some small scholarship funds available upon request if needed. We are working on a troupe scholarship fund for the future.
Important Dates to Remember
November 26,2024 Pre Registration Form Due, you may submit earlier if able.
January 14, 2025 Final Registration Form Due, you may submit earlier if able.
January 14, 2025 Registration Checks Due, you may bring your payment to the Festival if it is easier.
January 14, 2025 Outstanding Troup Applications Due
January 14, 2025 Last Day to make any Name Substitutions
January 22, 2025 Montana Thespians scholarship application forms due
January 24 & 25, 2025 Thespian Convention at the University of Montana
Montana Thespian Festival
Each year in February, Montana Thespians organizes their annual State Thespian Festival. This annual event is a great opportunity for students and theatre educators in Montana to travel to Missoula, to perform, practice, and learn with others across the state. Not only does this festival empower the youth of Montana with the ability to practice the arts, but it also allows Montana Thespians to impact our state positively. Many of these students go on to attend college with an appreciation for theatre and have gained many life skills because of the local theatre programs that Montana Thespians support.
Objective
This festival is a celebration of theatre and the performing arts. We come together to find truth in our work. Truth is at the heart of performing; it is what we see when we do it well. Whether behind the scenes or onstage, we see the truth when we love what we do. This festival is about being surrounded by our peers who love and support our practice; while rejoicing.
Basic Montana Thespian Schedule
If you are in Missoula or arrive in Missoula on Thursday night, we have a registration desk open from 7:30 to 9.and you can pick up your materials at that time. Otherwise our festival gets going early on Friday morning. You can pick up your registration materials at 7:30 am in the green room of the PARTV building on the UM Campus. If you are new to this event, there will be lots of people around who can direct yo to the Festival Office residing in the green room. Please only send one or two adults or one adult and one student troupe president to pick up your schools materials. Our first show usually starts at 8:00 am, however sometimes due to scheduling that time gets adjusted. Workshops usually begin the around 9 and students can elect to attend a performance in the Montana Theatre or attend a workshop. Workshops are available on a first come first serve basis. We try to offer the same workshop more than once if possible. The Festival schedule is emailed to you before Thursday night the week of the Festival. It is good idea for you to go over the performances and workshops with your students prior to Friday morning so all your students can get the most out of all we offer. We break for lunch and then contine with performances and workshops. Following the afternoon events we take a short break. We conclude our day with a semi formal dinner and awards ceremony and then head off to the Montana theatre for the evening entertainment. It’s a full day.
Saturday Morning we start early again with performances and workshops. There are several fun events your student can participate in after lunch and before our awards and closing ceremony. We try to conclude the festival by 5pm on Saturday.
The Festival fee includes all of the shows workshops, lunch on Friday and Saturday and the dinner Friday Night.
Delegates can purchace MT Thespians items and a varity of fun items the STO sells for our scholarship program.
If you have more questions about the schedule and what we offer contanct me by email.
Each year, MT Thespian Convention offers several workshops for students and teachers.
