festival registration

The Iowa Thespian Festival welcomes...

• Thespians and their troupe directors
• Non-member high school theatre students with their teachers
• Guest artists

Students must register with a school to participate in the Iowa Thespian Festival.

FOLLOW THIS STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO ENSURE YOU COMPLETE EACH PART OF THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTERING, CONTACT AARON DEAN AT [email protected]

1

CHECK OUT THE FESTIVAL GUIDE

• Check out the Iowa Thespian Festival Guide
• Share this guide with your students so that know about all the opportunities to get involved at Festival ​

2

SHARE THE FESTIVAL CONSENT FORM

• Have students/parents sign and turn in the Festival Consent Form
• All students will need to have a completed form in order to participate in the festival​

3

login to the school registration system

• Login to the school registration system 
  • If you are a new troupe director, contact Aaron Dean at [email protected] to learn how to log in to your school account. Do not create a new account if your school has previously attended festival 
  • If your school has not attended festival in the past ten years, you can create a new account on the school registration system. When you register, be sure to click on High School for the account (not adult)
• Click here for a step-by-step guide through the Online Registration System Guide - Troupe Directors​

4

register yourself, students, and chaperones

• ​You will need to collect the following information from your delegates to complete the online registration - 
  • ​First/Last Name
  • Email
  • Cell Phone
  • Class
  • Date of Thespian induction (if applicable)
  • T-Shirt Size
• If you are not familiar with the online registration system, check out the guide linked above for help ​
• If you have students already in your account directory from previous years, be sure to update their t-shirt size and select the "Order a t-shirt" button 

5

register your student events

• Troupe directors should register students for all festival opportunities on the online registration system. Double check that you register your students for any of the following....
  • ​Thespy performances
  • Studio Theatre Performances
  • Student Leadership Lunch
  • Tech Challenge
  • College/Thespian Scholarship Auditions
  • State Thespian Officer Candidates
  • ImprovWorks
• You do NOT need to pre-register for workshops on this online registration system​

6

complete applications in openwater

• You OR your students will need to complete separate online applications through the Open Water system for any of the following: 
  • Thespy Performances
  • College/Thespian Scholarship Auditions
  • State Thespian Officer Candidate Applications
• All of these applications MUST be submitted by the registration deadline (October 17, 2024). Check the pages linked above to see what materials will need to be submitted for each event. 
• For a detailed guide on using Open Water, click here: Open Water Guide​​

7

recommend a student for special recognition

• Recommend a student for the Michael Peitz Leadership Award (optional)
• If you have a deserving student that demonstrates outstanding leadership skills, you are encouraged to recommend the student for the 2024 Michael Peitz Leadership Award
• Check out more information and submit a recommendation here: Michael Peitz Leadership Award ​​

8

submit your online registration / payment

• Submit your online registration and payment​
  • You are not officially registered until online registration forms have been submitted and all fees have been paid.
• Please mail one check for registration fees, including Thespy performances, Studio Theatre performances, scholarship auditions, etc. Check should be made payable to "IOWA THESPIANS." No purchase orders will be accepted.​
• Mail registration materials and payment to: 

​Lynn Jensen
Iowa Thespian Chapter Director
7014 Kent Drive NE
​Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402

contact aaron dean at [email protected]
​with registration questions