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​
  • This consent form will be submitted ELECTRONICALLY during your online registration - do NOT mail consent forms with your payment
  • Troupe directors will need to have access to the consent forms during festival - either a digital or hard copy

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
    • Digital Consent Form (PDF upload)
  • 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
  • Upload a copy of the consent form for each student 

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

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 2025 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.​ Do NOT mail your consent forms - those should be uploaded digitally in the online registration system.
  • Mail payment to: 
Nate Jorgensen, Chapter Director
Waukee High School
555 SE University Avenue
Waukee, Iowa 50263

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