2025 Information

Performance Thespy Information (National Qualifying Event)

Technical Thespy Information (National Qualifying Event)

Texas Only Events

Festival Grants 2025

Student Leader Information 

Honor Crew Information 

All State Auditions (for final closing ceremony) 

College Audition information 

Scholarship Information 

Career Fair (Seniors Only) 

Colleges and Universities who attend Texas Thespian Festivals

Congratulations to our

Thespian Leadership Nominees 

Maggie Ballou, Senior 2026

Jayden Carroll, Senior 2026

Taylor Draper, Senior 2026

Rex Williams, Senior 2026

Barrett Campbell, Junior, 2026

Miranda Shea, Sophomore 2026

THESPIAN POINT CARD LINK Point cards need to be filled out and shared with Ms. Phillips before you can be inducted. There is a fee to become inducted- see further down this site. 

Virtual Thespys Info- See below!

Thespian Induction is coming soon!

There is a one time $40.00 membership fee

THESPIAN FESTIVAL INFORMATION

Festival Packet (REVISED 11/17/24 with agenda added)

Duet Acting- Maggie & Carter

Monologue- Barrett & Finley

Solo Musical- Catherine

All-Star Troupe Display- Jayden, Merari, Taylor, Greg, Trevor

COngratulations!

to our 2024 Thespian Induction Candidates

Barrett Campbell

Jaxson Deaton

Andie Dobson

Grace Huckabay

Trevor Crowell

Aiden Jasso

Ray Martinich

Vex Mueller

Sydney Hayes

Do YOU want to be a National Qualifier? 

See the Texas Thespian Virtual Competition information above for more information! It's not too late!

Important Thespian Links

Texas Thespians Website

Texas Thespian Festival in Grapevine
Festival Consent Forms

Texas Thespian Competitions

Festival "Know before you go" 

Texas Thespian Ambassador Program

Texas State Thespian Officer Info (STO)

Texas Festival "What's New"

Class Assignment Sheet- Students please have your teachers fill out this assignment sheet before you attend festival. You are responsible for all work missed!

FIELD TRIP PERMISSION FORM-

THESPIAN INFORMATION! (OLD)

Thespians compete in a variety of categories 

at Texas ThesPian Festival. 

• Individual Performance Events (Performance IEs)

• Individual Technical Events (Technical IEs)

• Team Events

• Playwriting - Thespian Playworks

• Short Film

• Outstanding Troupe Award

• Music Composition - Thespian Musicalworks

National Qualifiers: If students achieve the highest scores, Individual and Group events, Playwriting, Musical Composition, and Short Film are eligible to advance to National Competitions at the International Thespian Festival in Indiana.

What are IEs? 

Individual Events or IEs are competitive events which qualify for National Competitions at the International Thespian Festival in Indiana. 

For an UPDATED IE Information, please see the Texas Thespian Website HERE [updated 8/26/23]

Performance IE's- Click HERE [updated 8/26/23]

Technical IE's Click HERE [updated 8/26/23]

TEXAS ONLY events- Click HERE [updated 8/26/23]

Schools may enter 15 National Performance and Technical Thespy Events. National Short Film and Playwriting Events are not included in the 15 allowed. 

Schools may have unlimited entries in Short Film and Playwriting, but a single student may only submit 1 entry in any category. This means you cannot submit 2 short films from a single student. 

If a student is entered in a Performance or Technical Thespy Event, they may also submit either a Short Film or Playwriting entry. 

Performance Thespys: 

All entries and titles must be entered into the registration system by October 20th, 11:59 PM. 

After October 20th, changes will not be allowed. 

Technical Thespys: NEW PROCESS!

Technical Thespy participants will need to be entered into the registration by October 20th, 11:59 PM 

Directors will need to create a submittable account to upload Technical Thespy materials. 

Technical Thespy Title Information will need to be entered in Submittable by October 30th, 11:59 PM. 

All scoring for Technical Thespys will be done using online ballots during live presentations at the festival. ​

Is there Acceptable & Unacceptable Material? 

Acceptable material for all Individual Performance Events: 

• Published scripts written for the theater ONLY

• Songs from a musical that have been written for the theater (regardless of its previous publication as a classical or popular song). 

Unacceptable material for Individual Performance Events:

• Poetry

• Fiction

• Scripts or songs from films

• Scripts or songs from television

• Stand-alone monologues found on the internet or in monologue books

• Popular songs not used in a published work for the theater

• Classical songs not used in a published work for the theater.

Torin

LEADERSHIP CHAIR- Responsible for leading the troupe in Leadership activities beginning in the summer and throughout the year. This person will make sure all the Leadership Tasks are done and completed in a timely manner so that the troupe can uphold the Honor Troupe status. Responsible for assisting the Director and leading Troupe in all ITS activities, department activities and leading by example.

Rylie

EVENTS COORDINATOR & SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIR- responsible for assisting the Leadership Chair and planning fun activities for each General Meeting, recognizing Thespian birthdays and assisting the Leadership Chair in planning Orientation Meeting activities. Helps the director maintain the department’s social media.

Kathryn

PROCEDURES & RECORDS CHAIR - responsible for maintaining a record of all meeting minutes, updating the Troupe Constitution and Bylaws and submitting yearly documents for archival purposes. Responsible for maintaining accurate point records (including up-to-date contact information) and making them available for each student’s personal review, as well as assisting Director in ensuring production programs and other department publications include accurate Thespian membership and honors designations

Eleanor

HISTORIAN and PUBLICITY CHAIR - responsible for publicizing all shows in the community and writing press releases to send to the paper. This chair will document activities through photography and videography and creating slideshows and lead the creation of the scrapbook. This chair will work closely with the Communications and Community Service Chair

Liz

COMMUNICATIONS & COMMUNITY SERVICE CHAIR - responsible for planning and executing Troupe's yearly community service event (and additional events), and building relationships with community businesses for program sponsorship and advertisement. This position also includes continual communication with the parents and booster club to ensure the department’s needs are taken care of. This chair will work with the Communications and Social Chair

Carter

THEATRE OPERATIONS CHAIR- responsible for all the technical elements of the department and the theatre buildings, (auditorium, dressing rooms, & storage rooms) This person will be the “go to” person for all events in the auditorium and should be enrolled in a technical theater class.

Maggie

FUNDRAISER CHAIR - responsible for maintaining a record of money earned against money needed for yearly expenditures, planning and executing Troupe's fundraising events, creating/maintaining a record of local businesses that offer Honors Student discounts to Thespians.

Lucy

STUDENT RELATIONS & RECRUITMENT CHAIR

This individual will also scout and recruit onstage and offstage talent for the department. This person will assist the Middle School Theatre teacher and help to lead activities between both theatre departments.

Troupe 6099 was established April 24, 2000.

EXECUTIVE

Eleanor Bond

CO-EXECUTIVE

Torin Steil

SOCIAL OFFICER

Atreyu Howard

SPECIAL EVENT OFFICER

Kathryn Highlander

TECHNICAL OFFICER

Carter Siddoway

PROP & COSTUME SHOP MANAGER

Al Gamboa

The following Decatur Students have met the qualifications to become inducted into the International Thespian Society, Troupe 6099

2023 Eligible Inductees

Must turn in COMPLETED Point Card and Induction fees by April 27, 2023

1. Maggie Ballou

2. Ben Bond

3. Marie Branscum

4. Bradley Breece

5. Jayden Carroll

6. Trinity Crawford

7. Taylor Draper

8. Turner Johnson

9. Kaitlyn Karrer

10. Liz Lackey

11. Macey Owens

12. Merari Ramos

13. Greg Shea

14. Noah Sparkman

15. Lucy Watkins

16. Catherine Yurasek

texas THESPIAN SCHOLAR INFORMATION

Texas Theatre Scholars -

Open to HS students, Sophomore-Senior, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Application is open until Feb. 1st, 2023

Click this LINK 

Congratulations to our Texas Theatre Scholars

ELeanor Bond

Torin Steil

Rylie Wilson

Check out the point system below. It serves as a GUIDE to become inducted. Actual points are maintained by the Troupe Director. There are links to the OLD Point Card and NEW Point Card below.

Want to be Inducted into thespians?

You must fill out a point card before you can be invited into Troupe 6099 and submit $36 induction fee to Ms. Phillips.

Inductions take place in the spring semester. We may have informal inductions in the fall semester if you didn't get your info into Ms. Phillips in time in April. Please share your Google Thespian Point Card with Ms. Phillips: rebecca.phillips@decaturisd.us 

THESPIAN POINT CARD

DHS Google Thespian Card <- click this link!

Need help in filling out the NEW Google Document? See video demonstration below! 

Still need help? Email to Ms. Phillips at rebecca.phillips@decaturisd.us 

Point cards must be completed before you can be invited to the Thespian Induction.

2022 National Qualifiers

Group Musical- "Into the Woods"

Kalvin Atonio, Maggie Ballou, Eleanor Bond, Kathryn Highlander, Kaitlyn Karrer, Liz Lackey, Turner Johnson, Rylie Wilson, Catherine Yurasek,

MONOLOGUE & Duet Acting GUIDELINES

In monologues, the skills that will be measured are: 

• Use of transitions into and out of character

• Ability to create a believable character

• Communication of objective, tactics, and relationships

• Use of focus and concentration

• Integration of voice, body, movement, and staging.

In a MONOLOGUE performance the entrant must present two selections following these guidelines: 

• Begin with an introduction (slating). The introduction must include only:

• o the entrant’s names,

• o troupe number,

• o title of both selections, and

• o name of the playwright.

• Remain within strict time limits.

• o Time will begin once a performer begins acting after the conclusion of the introduction (slating).

• o Monologues are not to exceed three minutes. • Prepare two selections.

• o Monologues should represent two contrasting selections (may be different in period, style or mood).

• o Each selection should be approximately one and one half minutes each.

• o Each selection should reflect an important moment in the play.

• o Only one character from each play may be portrayed in each selection.

• Choose appropriate material.

• o Material must be drawn from published scripts written for theatre.

• o Material from other forms such as poetry, fiction, or film is prohibited.

• o Stand-alone monologues found online or in monologue books are prohibited.

• Follow strict limits on clothing and props.

• o Props (including hand held props), costumes, or theatrical makeup are not allowed.

• o One chair may be used.

• o Entrants must wear all black.

• o Entrants must wear dark, preferably black, shoes.

• o Clothing should be professional yet allow easy movement for the actor to accommodate the action of the performance.

• o Entrants should refrain from wearing anything that might distract the adjudicators.

Who runs Texas Thespians?

There are several individuals who help make Texas Thespians happen. 

Click the link below to meet the Board of Directors

Texas Chapter Board of Directors