BUILDing Excitement

By: Tiffany Hoang, Foster HS Troupe 7961

Greetings Texas Thespians!
Can you believe that festival begins NEXT WEEK?! As the date draws nearer, we would like to gently remind all of you about a couple of things that will help you prepare for the three days at the Texas Thespian State Festival.

Theme Days-
Make sure to pack the appropriate clothing for the theme days.
Thursday: Building Each Other Up! - Wear your troupe shirt
Friday: Building Our Futures! - Wear black for college auditions, scholarship interviews, and individual events
Saturday: Building Our Creativity! - Dress up as your favorite character or dream job

STO Workshops-
We invite you to attend our workshops!
     Our Advocacy Workshop will be hosted by STO Ethan and STO Tiffany. In this workshop, we will teach you how to be an advocate for the theatre arts and play the ‘Elevator Speech’ game which will teach you how to deliver a speech and how to speak properly to adults. 
     Our Leadership Workshop will be hosted by STO Jack and STO Jess. In this workshop, we will show you different ways to become an effective leader and play games that will strengthen team building and listening skills.

​STO Booth-
Bring money to purchase merchandise. Ribbons for your name tags, buttons and pins, and Ducks, ducks, & MORE DUCKS!

Recommended Packing List- 
IE Blacks
Comfortable walking shoes
Portable chargers
​Backpack or fanny pack to hold belongings
Reusable water bottles (we will have water stations!)
Theme Day outfits
Extra cash for snacks, drinks, and booths

Animate Your Troupe!-
Want your troupe to be featured on the BIG screens at TTSF19?
Make a video with no audio of your troupe!
Still pictures and animated videos are allowed.
Submit anything, as long as it’s appropriate!
Videos should be around 45 seconds to a minute.
Submit these videos to steward.savage@texasthespians.org 
The deadline is Monday, November 18th, 2019

Remember to download the app ‘Guidebook’ on your mobile devices. In Guidebook, you’ll be able to see the master schedule of the entire festival which includes the times for all of the different workshops, main stage shows, late night events, IE performances, etc. TTSF19 Guidebook will go LIVE at the beginning of next week. Be ready...

We can’t wait to see y'all at festival!
Love,
Your 2019 Texas State Thespian Officers 


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