Who Can Attend?

Students, their theatre teachers, and chaperones are welcome at the 2025 Iowa Thespian Festival. 

YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A THESPIAN TO ATTEND THE IOWA THESPIAN FESTIVAL! 

We encourage all students that are interested in theatre to attend Festival. The Iowa Thespian Festival is an excellent opportunity for students of all backgrounds and experiences to view and enjoy a weekend of outstanding theatre.  

Any parents who are interested in attending as chaperones are welcome to join us (see below for registrations costs).

What is the cost?

• The cost of the festival trip is $125 per LP student after our generous Drama Boosters provide a $25 stipend to each of our LP students attending!

• If a parent is interested in chaperoning for the festival, LP will cover the $75 registration fee, but we ask that you pay for your portion of your hotel room ($150/room); you may choose to room alone, or with another parent.

The basic registration cost per person includes…  

• Seats in Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center for mainstage productions and presentations  

• Official 2024 Iowa Thespian Festival T-Shirt  Admission to workshops, Individual Events performances and showcase, and college exhibits  

• Three Meals - Friday (Lunch and Dinner) and Saturday (Lunch) 

Tech Challenge

Lancer Productions will enter two teams in Tech Challenge.  The Tech Challenge is a series of events that are designed to test your knowledge of basic skills that every technician should have. The combination of team and individual events underline the principle that theatre technicians do not work alone and an ensemble that works together to accomplish the given tasks makes the production successful. Lancer Productions is the reigning state champion in Tech Challenge and we plan to bring home the championship again this year! - More Details: http://www.iowathespians.org/techchallenge.html

Iowa State Thespian Officers

The Iowa State Thespian Officers (STO) are the student leaders of the Iowa Thespian Chapter Board. The STO are selected at the 2024 Festival, and members serve from November, 2024 – November, 2025. They represent all Thespians in the state of Iowa through their efforts on the Iowa Thespian Chapter Board. The State Thespian Officers are selected during the weekend of the State Festival. LP Thespians wanting to complete this process must have attended the Iowa Thespian Leadership Day on 8/6/24 and must complete the application process with Stacie Kintigh.

How to register:

1) Fill out Google Form: Click here for the Form 

2) Print and Fill out Paper form:  Festival Consent Form 2025 

Turn into the high school office with your money
Check made payable to: Lancer Productions

3) Pay ($125) in Main Office; please reference State ThesFest 2024 when doing so.

All money and forms are due by September 26, 2025

2024

Main Stage Performance of Radium Girls

State Thespian Officer:

• Congratulations to Mya Kelsey the 2024 - 2025 State Thespian Officer | Chair

Thespys:

• 1st Place Solo Musical Theatre - Ryenne Lacher | “Lost in the Brass”

• 3rd Place Solo Musical Theatre - Gabby Andersen | “Just One Step”

• 1st Place Solo Musical Theatre Dance - Emme Plett | “My Eyes Adored You”

• 2nd Place Solo Musical Theatre Dance - Natalie Sierk | “Roxie”

• 3rd Place Solo Musical Theatre Dance - Bella Suarez | “Money Money”

• 1st Place Duet Acting - Keegan Panther & Lauren Pawlowski | Bar Mitzvah Boy

• 3rd Place Group Acting - Grady Kirst, Brayden Serrano, Emma Zrostlik, and Nora Davis | Regina Flector Wins the Science Fair

• 3rd Place Stage Management - Mya Kelsey | Radium Girls

• 3rd Place Costume Construction - Charli Conner | James and the Giant Peach

• 1st Place Costume Design - Charli Conner “James and the Giant Peach”

• 1st Place Makeup Design - Hannah Nelson | Radium Girls

• 3rd Place Makeup Design - Gabrielle Andersen | Beauty and the Beast

• 1st Place Lighting Design - Aiden Kelsey | Radium Girls

• 1st Place Short Film - Isaiah Serrano et al | Let the Show Go On

• 2nd Place Short Film - Jack McCarthy | Eddy—A Suspense Thriller

• 1st Place Playwriting - Isaiah Serrano |  The Narrator

International Thespian Festival - Thespys Qualifiers:

• Acting - Duet Acting - Keegan Panther & Lauren Pawlowski | Bar Mitzvah Boy

• Acting - Duet Acting - Charlotte Madden & Brayden Serrano | Everything Else

• Acting - Duet Acting - Adison Greer & Emma Zrostlik | Annette and Gina, Parallel Lives

• Acting - Group Acting - Grady Kirst, Brayden Serrano, Emma Zrostlik, and Nora Davis | Regina Flector Wins the Science Fair

• Dance - Solo Musical Theatre Dance - Natalie Sierk | “Roxie”

• Dance - Solo Musical Theatre Dance - Emme Plett | “My Eyes Adored You”

• Musical - Solo Musical Theatre Performance - Ryenne Lacher | “Lost in the Brass”

• Musical - Solo Musical Theatre Performance - Gabby Andersen | “Just One Step”

• Stage Management - Mya Kelsey | Radium Girls

• Short Film - Isaiah Serrano et al | Let the Show Go On

Tech Challenge Results: 

• 1st Place Event: Prop Shift: With a time of 57 seconds, Haidyn Koberg and Emma Zrostlik

• Third Place Team Tech Challenge: With an overall time of 7 minutes 50 seconds, out of 19 teams from 13 schools around the state of Iowa. Haidyn Koberg, Emma Zrostlik, Kallen Rohlf, Taylor Crain, Addyson Yanke, and Mya Kelsey

2023

Our celebrations include:

•  23 Thespy performances

• 1 Playworks - Play Script Submission

• 5 Filmworks - Short Films

• 2 Tech Challenge Teams

Thespys' Results:

• 1st Place Solo Musical Theatre - Amber Bauswell “I’m Not Afraid of Anything”

• 2nd Place Duet Acting - Keegan Panther & Lauren Pawloski - Jerry Finnegan’s Sister

• 1st Place Short Film - Jack McCarthy - Dunk

National Thespy Qualifiers:

• Duet Acting - Keegan Panther & Lauren Pawloski - Jerry Finnegan's Sister

• Duet Musical Theatre - Thomas McCarthy & Riley McCoy - Agony

• Duet Musical Theatre - Ryenne Lacher & Gabby Andersen - Secondary Characters

• Duet Musical Theatre - Hannah Noonan & Isaiah Serrano - Fine

• Solo Musical Theatre - Ryenne Lacher - Stupid With Love

• Solo Musical Theatre - Amber Bauswell - I'm Not Afraid of Anything

• Solo Musical Theatre - Hannah Noonan - I’m Breaking Down

• Group Musical Theatre - Thomas McCarthy, Caleb Strom, Isaiah Serrano, Riley McCoy, Maddux Lamb, and Isaiah Jensen - Hello! 

• Short Film - Jackson McCarthy - Dunk

Tech Challenge Results: 

• 1st Place Event: Light Hang and Focus: With a time of 1 minute and 26 seconds, Isaiah Serrano

• 1st Place Event: Leg a Platform: With a time of 1 minute and 6 seconds, Ryan Stickler and Caleb Strom

• 1st Place Event: Cable Rollup Relay: With a time of 2 minute and 44.750 seconds, Ryan Stickler, Eva Lubben, Isaiah Serrano, Aiden Kelsey, and Caleb Strom

First Place Tech Challenge: With an overall time of 6 minutes 33.21 seconds, out of 19 teams from 13 schools around the state of Iowa.