Traveling Players Ensemble trains actors like no other theatre in the DC metro region.  Their programs are innovative, inclusive, and super fun!  And transformative, too. Their mission, to bring great theatre into the great outdoors, means high school actors perform 'Shakespeare in the Park' in Shenandoah National Park while backpacking on the Appalachian Trail.  These actors don't just create a show, but have adventures they will remember for the rest of their lives. 

Makenna Kirsch as the Leading Player and Jacob Atkins as Pippin lead an outstanding production.

Theatre in Our Schools (TIOS) Month is a campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of theatre education and draw attention to the need for more access to quality programs for all students. While activities may take place any time, March is designated the official month for TIOS.

The 9th Shakespeare School Festival South Africa (SSF SA) got off to an excellent start at the Artscape Arena last month with record audience attendance. The second leg of the annual festival opens at the Baxter Theatre on 13 May. This year the SSF SA is dedicated to the late freedom fighter Sonny Venkatrathnam who smuggled a copy of The Complete Works of Shakespeare onto Robben Island during his incarceration. Tafara Nyatsanza, a SSF alumni, will MC the festival nightly.

On April 30, The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT), The Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF), in partnership with New York City-based iTheatrics and Music Theatre International (MTI), will present the 2019 JumpStart Theatre Showcase at the Taft Theatre in downtown Cincinnati.

Nominations have been announced for the 2019 New Mexico High School Musical Theatre Enchantment Awards.

The Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors announced today the 2019 nominees who will compete in front of a panel of nationally recognized judges on Monday, May 13, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at San Jose's Center for the Performing Arts (255 S. Almaden Blvd).

It's a razzling, dazzling experience!

Join us this May for Shorecrest Drama's vibrant production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

A high school in New Jersey had taken the internet by storm with their stage production of Alien. Following the viral story, the film's original director, Ridley Scott, reached out and to offer to assist in funding an encore performance of the production. The school presented an encore performance last night, April 26, and they had a surprise guest in attendance! The star of the original movie, Sigourney Weaver, came to the show!

It's technically so strong that sometimes you forget it's a high school musical that you're watching!

Blumenthal Performing Arts is pleased to announce the nominees competing in the 8th Annual High School Musical Theater Awards, also known as The Blumey Awards, presented by Wells Fargo on Sunday, May 19, at Belk Theater.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is proud to announce the recipients of the 2018-19 Center Stage High School Musical Theater Awards.

A high school in New Jersey had taken the internet by storm with their stage production of Alien. Now, the official twitter for the ALIEN anthology has announced an encore performance will take place on April 26th.

Rackham Choir, Detroit's oldest choir, will present 'Rising to the Top: The High School Vocal Intern Showcase' at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3 at First Presbyterian Church of Royal Oak. This performance will feature six talented and hardworking student singers in an evening of solos and group works with the choir.

This Monday, April 29, 2019 is the annual benefit for The Center for Arts Education 'CAE CELEBRATION 2019' at The Yale Club of New York City (50 Vanderbilt Ave.) This gala evening is a benefit in support of arts education for all NYC public school students. There will be performances by: Lillias White, Emmy and Tony Award winning Broadway performer;Taia Bell, CAE Career Development Program alumna; and Hollis Headrick Jazz Ensemble. The CHAMPION OF ARTS EDUCATION HONOREES are Mark Golden, CEO, Golden Artist Colors, Inc. and Emmanuel Lubin, Field Support Liaison, NYC DOE District 29. The evening begins with 6pm - cocktails, music and auction; 7:30pm - dinner, performance and awards. Ticket prices: $200 (Cocktail Reception); $500 to $25,000 (Cocktails & Dinner event). For more information, contact: Katherine Freedman at 212.239.7814 or katherine@caenyc.org.

The Auditorium Theatre announces its 2019-20 Student Matinee Series, featuring three curated shows for students in grades K-12: a special presentation from National Geographic explorers and Grand Canyon hikers Pete McBride and Kevin Fedarko, an uplifting show by the musicians and vocalists from Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah, and a riveting dance performance by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Tickets are now on sale for the Kravis Center Dream Awards: Celebrating High School Musical Theater Excellence. This showcase performance event will be held at 7 pm on Sunday, May 12, at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts' Dreyfoos Hall and will feature student performers from 14 local high schools - four more than last season. Ticket prices start at $15 and featured musicals will include The Addams Family, Amelie, Chicago the Musical and Miss Saigon, among other favorites.

During a two-hour stage show aired live on Georgia Public Broadcasting, ArtsBridge Foundation tonight announced the winners of the 11th Annual Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards.

The Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF) will honor Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman with the Broadway Back to School Award, which recognizes the impact of key leaders in the theatrical industry and education in building access and excellence in school theatre. Shaiman and Wittman were among the first creative leaders in the theatrical industry to recognize that the involvement of young students in musical theatre was essential for their success in school and life as well as for the progress and growth of the industry. 

Chicago: High School Edition is an exceptional mesmerising show with contagious energy.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School presents a concert version of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical on Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. Follow Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, on his quest to find Zeus' stolen lightning bolt and save the world from a potential war between the gods. 

 It's the biggest night of the year for Georgia high school musical theatre students nominated for the 2019 Shuler Hensley Awards. The awards event-named for the Atlanta-born Tony Award winner who is emcee of the evening's Broadway-style production-includes winners recognized as the best of the state's high school musical theatre students and schools during 2018-19.

Broadway In Chicago announces the twenty-four students nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress, and nominees for Best Production presented by Guardian Music Travel, Best Direction, Best Scenic Design presented by SPL, Best Choreography, and Best Ensemble for the eighth annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (IHSMTA).

Spanaway Lake High School presents the classic comedy about switching places, Freaky Friday, in a brand new musical form fresh from The Disney Channel. This production is directed by Evan James Hildebrand, with musical direction by Rico Lastrapes, and choreography by Sarah Canton.