Career Fair

For Students:

2026 Career Fair

The Texas Thespians State Festival Career Fair is a dynamic, high-impact opportunity designed to connect graduating seniors with real pathways into the professional world. Hosted during one of the largest theatre education events in the nation, this experience gives seniors direct access to companies actively seeking emerging talent for full-time roles, summer employment, and college-aged opportunities. Participants submit a brief online application and video showcasing their strengths, then step into live, in-person interviews and auditions during the festival—transforming their passion and training into tangible next steps. Audition and interview one-on-one with companies like Disney, Encore, Pyrotex, and many more!

For Businesses:

2026 Career Fair

For companies, the Career Fair offers a curated pipeline of motivated candidates across performance, vocal, technical, and dance disciplines. Instead of sorting through cold applications, recruiters engage face-to-face with students who have already demonstrated skill, preparation, and commitment to their craft. It’s an efficient, energizing environment to discover fresh talent, build relationships, and invest in the next generation of theatre professionals—all within a single, highly concentrated event.

Each High School Senior will have the option to enter our Career Fair with the following options:

Free registration!

Performance
Technical
Musical Performance
Dance

Students can choose to submit two options from above.

Their submission window will be during State Festival Registration in September - October.

Students will have a two hour window to meet the interviewing technical companies in attendance during the final morning of the festival. Students should prepare their attire, resumes and questions. The acting auditions will take place during the festival with live callbacks scheduled, as well.

Career Fair Reviewers will gain access to the evaluation platform from October-November.

For more information, contact Carla Schumann

Career Fair Fee - Included with your booth fee.
Virtual Career Fair Attendee - $100

Includes:
Two (2) representatives log-in access to the Submittable platform for application content. You will have a two hour window to have students you wish to interview scheduled on the final morning of the festival. Of course, you may schedule them at any time during the entire festival at your booth.
Access to over 600 applications from across the State!
Logo listing on Texas Thespians website that links to your website.

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