The International Thespian Society (ITS), founded in 1929, is an honorary organization for high school and middle school theatre students located at more than 4,600 affiliated secondary schools across America and abroad. The mission of ITS is to honor student achievement in the theatre arts.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School's Troupe #2259 was originally chartered on August 17, 1993, and was reinstated and brought to life again in the spring of 2017.
2021 ITS Officers:
President: Amy Lepore
Vice President: Rahel Mani
Secretary: Mecca Lartigue
Treasurer: Sydney Endres
Historian: Anya Wilkinson
Publicist/Webmaster: Evelyn Wiredu
2020 ITS Officers:
President: Gabriela Holzer
Vice President: Mara Hanson
Secretary-Treasurer: Colleen Gunn
Historian: Rahel Mani
Publicist/Webmaster: Amy Lepore
Students may gain membership to the International Thespian Society through participation in ERHS Theatre productions and activities. Membership requires the student earn 10 ITS points and a minimum 2.5 GPA. Each point represents 10 hours of quality participation in ERHS Theatre Department productions or activities.