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Welcome!
Welcome!
If you are part of one of the productions that was chosen to attend the 2025 National Theatre School Dramafest Ontario Provincial Showcase-- congratulations!
There is a lot to prepare for this jam-packed event, so please take a look at the checklist below to make sure you have done everything you need to ensure an amazing time at the festival.
If you are a parent, friend, or other audience member coming to see the festival-- tickets are available to purchase on the Thousand Islands Playhouse website: www.1000islandsplayhouse.com
where is it happening?
where is it happening?
Springer Theatre, Thousand Islands Playhouse
Springer Theatre, Thousand Islands Playhouse
All performances will take place in the Springer Theatre at The Thousand Island Playhouse.
185 South St, Gananoque, ON K7G 1A1,
Meet the adjudicator!
Meet the adjudicator!
Julie Tamiko Manning
Julie Tamiko Manning
Julie Tamiko Manning is an award-winning actor and theatre creator from Tiohtià:ke / Montreal. She is Co-Artistic Producer of Tashme Productions with Ottawa artist, Matt Miwa. Their documentary play, The Tashme Project, a verbatim account of the Japanese Canadian internment experience, is being adapted into a graphic novel in collaboration with five Nikkei artists from across the country. Her latest play Mizushōbai- The Water Trade, about Kiyoko Tanaka Goto, a Japanese picture-bride turned ‘underground’ business woman in 1920’s British Columbia, was produced in October 2023 by Tableau D’Hôte Theatre in Montreal.
In 2024, it was shortlisted for the Playwrights’ Guild of Canada Carol Bolt Award, the Quebec Writers’ Federation and was nominated for a META (Montreal English Theatre Award) for Outstanding New Text.
She is currently writing a new play, 孤村 Lonely Village, about her grandfather’s life as a haiku
Julie is a proud Sansei (third generation) Japanese Canadian and is a member of Montreal’s newest taiko group, Shima no Taiko.
what is the dramafest?
what is the dramafest?
NTS (National Theatre School) DramaFest is a high school theatre festival providing students the opportunity to engage in all areas related to the production of a play or musical. Participants collaborate with peers to write and perform original or published works. DramaFest is a platform for young people to exercise their empathy, their listening skills, their sense of community, and to have conversations about the complexity of the world. It is a place to safely explore ideas, self-expression and friendship. All secondary schools are invited to register!
Festival Structure
Festival Structure
District
District
Secondary school drama groups must first enter one of approximately 20 District Festivals held in various areas of the province. Each District is organized by geographic location.
Regionals
Regionals
District finalists are then invited to one of six Regional Festivals (North, East, South, West, Central and Toronto), each usually running three to six nights.
Provincials
Provincials
Two Outstanding Productions from each Regional Festival are invited to perform at the Ontario Showcase and enjoy a weekend of workshops, social events and of course performances!
See photos from last year's Provincial Showcase:
See photos from last year's Provincial Showcase:
Want to get involved?
Want to get involved?
join the fun!
join the fun!
Would you would like to get involved in your District’s DramaFest or are you interested in holding a festival in your district? Contact your District representative or the NTS Team for more information.
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