Events and Conferences

Events and Field TRips

Ice Cream Social

Ohio Renaissance Festival

For: all Bexley students and their families who are interested in Bexley City Schools' Theatre Department
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Celebrate the start of the 2024/2025 Theatre Season with ice cream! This year's season will be announced and Thespian and Jr Thespians will be inducted.

Ohio Renaissance Festival

Our annual Renaissance Festival field trip is back. Take a trip back in time to the English Renaissance, eat a turkey leg, and watch amazing performances from Theatre in the Ground, the Swordsmen, The Washer Women, a real joust, and more!
For: Grades 6-12

Date: October 5

Time: 9:00AM-6:00PM
Meet outside the main HS entrance
Registration due date: September 27

Cost: $40 (includes admission and lunch)

Click here for the permission form

Theatre Awards Ceremony

Ohio Renaissance Festival

Theatre Awards Ceremony

For: students in grades 6-12 who participated in theatre during the 2024/2025 season and their families
Date: May 21
Time: 5:30-7:00PM
Location: Schottenstein Theater
Celebrate all our accomplishments made over the 2023/2024 season with production awards and a senior and 8th grade sendoff.

Conferences

HS Technical Theatre and Design Symposium

Students in grades 9-12 can attend this symposium all about technical theatre.

For: Grades 9-12

Date: November 2

Est. Time: 8AM-4PM

Place: Olentangy Liberty HS

Students register for this event on ohedta.com.

This is not a Bexley Theatre Arts or Bexley City Schools field trip. It is an opportunity individuals can attend on their own. Transportation and supervision will not be provided by BTA/BCS.

Ohio Unified Auditions

HS Technical Theatre and Design Symposium

Are you going to major in theatre in college? This is an amazing event where you can perform acting auditions and theatre tech interviews in front of many colleges at once.

For: Grade 12

Date: November 2

Est. Time: by appt.

Place: Olentangy Liberty HS

Cost: $50

Students register for this event on ohedta.com.

This is not a Bexley Theatre Arts or Bexley City Schools field trip. It is an opportunity individuals can attend on their own. Transportation and supervision will not be provided by BTA/BCS.

Thespian (HS) Thespy Competition

HS Technical Theatre and Design Symposium

Thespian (HS) Thespy Competition

Thespys used to be called IEs. This is a competition where Thespians compete with others in theatre categories such as Solo Musical, Duet Musical, Monologue, Duet Acting, Dance, Pantomime, Film, Playwrighting, Stage Management, Light Design, Costume Design, Costume Construction, Set Design, Prop Management, Sound Design, and Theatre Marketing.

Note: Jr Thespian Thespys occur during Jr. Thespian Conference.

For: Grades 9-12

Date: November 2

Time: by appt.

Place: Olentangy Liberty HS

Cost: $15 per student

Students register for this event on ohedta.com.

This is not a Bexley Theatre Arts or Bexley City Schools field trip. It is an opportunity individuals can attend on their own. Transportation and supervision will not be provided by BTA/BCS.

Jr. Thespian Conference

International Thespian Festival

Thespian (HS) Thespy Competition

Jr. Thespian Conference is an amazing two day event where middle school students attend workshops, compete in Thespys, participate in Improv and Tech Challenges, and perform our one act.

For: Grades 6-8 (plus HS improv staffers)

Dates:

Feb 7 from 6PM-9PM

Feb 8 from 9AM-4PM

Place: Bexley Middle School

Cost: $50 (includes dinner Fri night, breakfast and lunch Sat, t-shirt, and conference entrance)

Links to the permission form and to pay the fee will be posted here in January.

State Thespian Conference

International Thespian Festival

State Thespian Conference is an amazing three day event where high school students attend workshops, perform in Thespy showcase (for those selected to perform in showcase from Thespian Fall Festival), watch performances from schools all over Ohio, work on the All-Ohio production, and network with other theatre students.

For: Grades 9-12

Dates: March 21-23

Place: Westerville Central HS

Cost: est $100 (includes two meals on Sat, and conference entrance)

Registration form will be here in January.

International Thespian Festival

Held during the last week in June at the University of Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana this is truly a festival that celebrates theatre by bringing together theatre students, teachers, and professionals from all over the country. Attendees watch nationally recognized performances, attend workshops taught by national theatre professionals, and can compete in Individual Events on a national level (NIEs).

Please note, this event may be held virtually this year.

Visit the Thespian Festival website for more information.

Want to attend Thespian Festival? Contact Rebecca Rhinehart.

STARs

STudent Area RepresentativeS

The STARs program is currently on hiatus but will hopefully return soon. Please read below to know more about STARs so you can plan for the future.

STARs is an AMAZING way to meet and work with theatre students from all over Central Ohio while planning and helping run Central Area Conference. STARs are reponsible for the Area Conference theme, as well as conference t-shirt, decor, opening and closing, what workshops are taught, what food is served, and much much more. STARs are lead by the Central Area STO.

In order to becoming a STAR, you have to:

1. be in grades 9-12 (you don't have to be an inducted Thespian)

2. love theatre and working with others

3. fill out the STARs paperwork

4. attend all STARs meetings (you can miss 1)

5. attend Central Area Thespian conference (Jan 12th at Bexley HS)

Paperwork to join STARs in 2021/2022 school year will be linked here at a later date.

Past Area Conference Themes

2020/2021: The Tri Thespian Tournament (a Harry Potter theme)

2018/2019: Dramarchy (a kingdom/royalty theme)

2017/2018: Camp Thespis (a camping/outdoors theme)

2016/2017: Thespian League (a super hero theme)

2015/2016: Pajama Jam (a sleepover theme)
2014/2015: 'Stache Bash (a celebration of all things mustache)
2013/2014: Dramacide (a murder mystery theme)
2012/2013: Theatarrrrrrr (a pirate theme)

2011/2012: Planet Thespian (outer space)

2010/2011: Man vs. Theatre (survival)

2009/2010: Thespians in Black (sci-fi secret agent)

2008/2009: Solve it the Thespis Way (Captain Thespis)

2007/2008: OTS (Obsessive Thespian Syndrome)

Scholarships

The Bexley Theatre Parents do fundraising throughout the year in order to provide scholarships for all Bexley Theatre students to attend conferences and theatre events as well as larger summer camps and outside theatre activities. A students parent(s) must be members of the Bexley Theatre Parents for that particular school year in order to receive a scholarship. Click here to learn more about membership.

There are two ways to earn scholarships:
1. For scholarships to attend conferences and events: Talk to or email Rebecca Rhinehart. All scholarships and scholarship inquires are kept strictly confidential.
2. For summer events and outside theatre activities: Download and fill out the scholarship application form by clicking here and turn it into Rebecca Rhinehart who will give it to the Theatre Parents board for review. Scholarship applications should be turned in at least two months before the activity/event occurs and will be approved/denied within a month of receipt.

Click here to download more information about Bexley Theatre Parent scholarships.