State Thespian Conferences

[cait]

State Thespian Conferences#1

Posted: 1/20/08 at 10:07am

Who else has had their State Conference already? NM had ours this weekend, and my boyfriend and I qualified for Duet Musical IE! Anyone else had their State Conference and qualify for ITF? How was everyone else's festivals?

"I may be small, but I've got giant plans to shine as brightly as the sun!" (Little Women the Musical)

[Steam Heat2]

re: State Thespian Conferences#2

Posted: 1/24/08 at 12:24am

In MO, we had our's the first weekend in January. I didn't try-out for anything but 4 girls from my school got into the All-State Show for next year's conference. The show is A Midsummer Night's Dream and one is a fairy, one is Hippolyta, one is Helena, and the other is Hermia!

Guess what? I have flaws. What are they? Oh I don't know... I sing in the shower. Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering. Occasionally I'll hit somebody with my car. So sue me. No, don't sue me... that's the opposite of the point I'm trying to make.

[Unknown User]

re: State Thespian Conferences#2

Posted: 1/24/08 at 11:14pm

Uhm.. ridiculously awkward.. I was at the NM one too. I go to AA. I competed in Duet Acting.. I got a 33, I was so sad. So close!

Who was your boyfriend? Or rather, what duet was he in?

[supportivemom]

re: State Thespian Conferences#3

Posted: 1/27/08 at 11:36pm

Wow- you all have early dates. Florida isn't unitl April and I believe it's the largest festival in the world- or so I'm told.

[lovelyspotlight]

re: State Thespian Conferences#4

Posted: 1/28/08 at 12:40pm

Yeah, supportivemom!

Sorry, my face lit up when you mentioned Florida's conference/festival/whatever you call it. I went each year in high school and was District XI Student Rep my senior year and absolutely loved every little part of State. The mainstages, the individual events, the one-acts, opening and closing ceremonies, scholarship auditions, TBPAC, Morsani Hall, workshops, relations with other totally sweet theatre people, overpriced food, college and vendor booths, escalators, river, EVERYTHING. Sorry, I just have to reminisce every once in a while. I was in love with the thespian competitions when I was in high school and legitimately get pretty emotional thinking about them, especially State. And yes, last year the conference had between 7,000 and 8,000 people in attendance, I believe. It was awesome. AND we rocked BC/EFA donations. We are the largest non-profit donators to the organization...which is something to flaunt, I believe.

I digress.

As supportivemom said, the FL Thespian Conference hasn't happened yet this year (and I'm not even going when it does!), but congratulations to those of you from other conferences who did well and had a great time!

[nitsua]

re: State Thespian Conferences#5

Posted: 1/28/08 at 6:38pm

I think our conference (Texas) was around Thanksgiving.

I only went once, but I remember it being the conference and then Thanksgiving break.

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[cait]

re: State Thespian Conferences#6

Posted: 1/28/08 at 7:12pm

Yeah, our current drama teacher taught in Florida. She said the festival there is amazing. The NM festival last year was even earlier. I think we did it around Thanksgiving too.

lickthelightbulb: Our duet song was "Romeo and Juliet" from Reefer Madness. I can't believe none of the duet acting got superior! Thats ridiculous. Congrats on an excellent though! Its hard to be just a few points away.

"I may be small, but I've got giant plans to shine as brightly as the sun!" (Little Women the Musical)

[BDavis0092]

re: State Thespian Conferences#7

Posted: 1/28/08 at 9:02pm

Georgia's is in two weeks.

www.youtube.com/BwayNY225

[ladycroft]

re: State Thespian Conferences#8

Posted: 1/29/08 at 5:50pm

Yeah...the one in TX is in November, right before Thanksgiving Break.

Sadly, I've never got to go...