What does a day at Junior Festival look like?
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​Here is an example of the schedule
​you can anticipate for Festival Day:
7:30 - 8:15
8:15 - 8:45
9:00 - 10:15
10:20 - 11:20
11:30 - 1:25
1:15 - 2:15 
2:20 - 3:20
3:25 - 4:25
4:30 - 5:15
5:25
Registration  - Set Up: All Star Troupe Displays & Tech Entries
Opening Ceremonies
Session 1: Thespy Competitions & Tech Playland
​Session 2: Workshops & Tech Playland - Performance Events: Improv & Monologue Prelims
​Mid-Day Troupe Rotations
​Session 3: Workshops & Tech Playland - Performance Events: Lip Sync Prelims & Monologue Semi-Finals
​Session 4: Workshops & Tech Playland  - Performance Event Finals:  Improv, Lip Sync & Monologue Finals
Session 5: Workshops - Pick Up: All Star Troupe Displays & Tech Entries 
​Keynote Speaker
Closing Award Ceremonies
​Dismissal will immediately follow the end of the awards ceremony. Directors can pick up ballots at this time.​​
  • Read  Rules and Code of Conduct, and Event Information THOROUGHLY. 
  • Directors are the ONLY person to register your troupe/school. You will register all students, chaperones, assistant directors, and competitive events. 
  • ​Go through appropriate campus and district protocols for student travel and requests to get your field trip and attendance to Junior Festival approved.
  • Obtain signatures for the Troupe Participation Agreement Form from your campus administrator/ fine arts director. 
  • ​Send a Director Letter for Students to all students attending the festival with you. HERE is an example. Include the Consent and Acceptance Form for each student. Suggestion: make a Google Registration Form to save paper. 
  • Google forms import all info into a database so you can simply cut & paste delegates' information. You can also keep a digital copy of the documents below. 
  • Have each student return this to you with a copy of their insurance card or a note stating that they are not insured. They should also include their Registration Form with shirt size and their lunch preferences. 
  • Have a Festival Meeting with your delegates to go over rules, competition events, study the tech handbook, and create an All-Star Troupe Display. 
  • Register your school for Junior Festival 
  • Suggestion: Double check your students' t-shirt size and dietary needs. You may want to include this in your parent letter or with your consent forms. 
  • DO NOT MAIL CONSENT FORMS. SCAN ALL copies of the Consent forms and the Troupe Participation Agreement form and upload them into Swoogo. 
  • Submit Titles, Authors, and Publishers for all Thespy IE Performance Events. You are allowed to enter 7 Thespy IE events. 
  • Submit Workshop Form(s) - If you teach two (2) workshops or volunteer to teach in Tech Playland for 2 sessions, your registration fee will be waived!
  • Arrange transportation to and from festival.
  • Suggestion: If your school or budget do not have the funds for this, add cost to registration forms that you give to delegates. Many trips equate to $5-$15 per student depending on your district's policy. ​
  • Make sure that you have your finances taken care of BEFORE you get to Festival!
  • Get a check cut for the total registration or submit payment online with a credit card. 
  • After completing the registration, there is a "print invoice" option and an email option.
  • Make sure to document PO requests and keep payment receipts for your records. 
  • IMPORTANT :: Download and send the Texas Thespian W9 to your business office or financial clerk!  
  • If you are paying with a check, please mail to: 
  • TEXAS THESPIANS
    Amy Jordan, Chapter Director
    15 Circle Drive 
    Denison, TX 75021
  • ​Have a second meeting just before Festival to review Festival Rules, Code of Conduct & Social Media Policy.
  • Be sure to discuss dress code, IEs & events, festival schedule, participation in workshops and tech playland, tech relay, and finalize your All-Star Troupe Display entry. 
  • Junior Festival is from approximately 7AM-6PM.
  • Junior Festival is not opened to the public or any other parents/guests.
  • All attending adults 18+ must be registered with Texas Thespians. 
  • If any students need to be picked up from the festival, the correct documentation and paperwork is the director's responsibility to obtain prior to Festival day. ​