Join us on the UNI campus for the 2023 Iowa Thespian Festival, open to all theatre students and teachers in the state of Iowa.

- Grow your knowledge with interactive workshops on every aspect of theatre — onstage, backstage, and everywhere in-between.
- Experience performances of all kinds: staged readings and improv, student-written works, one-acts and full-scale main stage productions.
- Showcase your talents through college auditions, Tech Challenge and the Thespy Awards.
- Build your theatre family — you’ll meet hundreds of Thespians and theatre educators and form lifelong friendships.

Friday, November 10, 2023:

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Festival check-in opens

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Opening Ceremonies and Mainstage Production #1

11:45 AM - 2:00 PM: Iowa Thespian FilmWorks, Lunch, Student Leadership Lunch

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Thespy Performances, Tech Challenge, STO Candidate Interviews, Studio Theatres

5:00 PM - 7:45 PM: Iowa Thespian ImprovWorks, Dinner

8:00 PM - 10:30 PM: Mainstage Production #2

Saturday, November 11, 2023:

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM: College/Thespian Scholarship Auditions

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Hall of Fame Presentation, Thespy Award Showcase, PlayWorks Performance

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Lunch, Studio Theatre Performances

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Workshops and Scholarship Callbacks

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Mainstage #3 and Closing Ceremonies

Dates: November 10 - 11, 2023

Location: University of Northern Iowa, 1227 West 27th Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

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