F estivals The Thespian Society's most visible service is the International Thespian Festival , scheduled each year during the last week in June. It showcases productions by some of the best high school theatre departments in the world. Workshops taught by theatre professionals and college teachers are a significant feature of the Festival. Thespian conferences at the state level are sponsored each year by many state Thespian directors. P ublications The country's largest-circulation theatre magazine, Dramatics , is published nine times during the school year.
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Dramatics serves as a valuable educational tool for the classroom or for troupe meetings. Dramatics is full of exciting articles and features, including new plays, profiles of theatre professionals, the annual summer theatre directory, and instructional pieces on technical theatre. Each issue also includes a Reader Service Card, with which subscribers can request more information about the products, schools and companies advertised in the magazine. Published periodically during the academic year, newsletters keep Junior Thespian troupe sponsors apprised of developments both in the Society and in theatre education at large. Super Trouper will keep you informed about all the latest International Thespian Society and Educational Theatre Association developments.