Festival Registration Information
Festival Registration Information
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Who can attend the Hawai'i Thespians Festival?
Who can attend the Hawai'i Thespians Festival?
Thespians (Grades 6 through 12) who are current members of the International Thespian Society (registered and inducted at the time of festival registration).
Non-Thespian Students in Grades 6 through 12.
Middle or High School Thespian Troupe Director* as current paid member of the Educational Theatre Association and must attend the entire festival.
Middle or High School Theatre Teachers* (non-troupe director) - The lead teacher in charge of registering and accompanying his/her students to the festival. Lead teachers must attend the entire festival.
Festival Chaperones may be parents, school staff, and other responsible adults and they must attend the festival and agree to supervise workshop sessions at all times.
*If for whatever reason the Troupe Director or Lead Teacher is unable to attend, another faculty or staff member of the school must attend in place of the lead teacher.
A note about chaperones:
A note about chaperones:
We ask that at least one adult must be registered for every 10 students (1 -10 students = 1 adult [Director], 11 - 20 students = 2 adults, etc.)
Directors are strongly recommended to register additional Chaperones who will be able to serve as workshop monitors during the festival.
It is vital that all Directors and Chaperones encourage appropriate behavior from all delegates.
All attendees (students and adults) must submit the 2026 HTF Consent and Acceptance Form as part of their registration requirements. These forms are available on our FORMS PAGE.
How To Register
How To Register
Here are all of the steps to register for the festival:
Here are all of the steps to register for the festival:
Discuss the festival with your students. Make sure they are aware of all the incredible opportunities available at festival.
Gather a list of which students are interested in attending the festival and what events they are interested in.
The teacher must complete the Online Registration Form for the school/organization. This is for TEACHERS ONLY.
Share the 2026 Hawai'i Thespians Consent And Acceptance Form with your troupe, club, or class (one per student and adult attendee) and have each attendee send in their individual forms with signatures to Lanaly by January 12, 2026.
Complete the required Workshop Selection Form for each student who plans to attend. Workshop Selection Forms will be sent via email to each school / lead teacher / director.
You may choose to fill out this form for your students, or share the form with them so that they may make their workshop/scholarship selections themselves.
For all high school attendees who plan to auditions for one of the three scholarships offered at our festival, each student must complete and submit a 2026 HTF Scholarship Application Form and a one-page resume (as well as any other required Scholarship form necessary, depending on the scholarship they plan to audition for), and submit the $15 Scholarship Application Fee to Hawai'i Thespians. (See below for payment options).
All required forms, including Registration, Workshop Selection, Consent, and Scholarship Applications and résumés (if applicable) must be received no later than January 12, 2026.
Festival Fees
Festival Fees
Registration Fees
Troupe Director (One per school): Complimentary
Non-Troupe Theatre Teacher (lead teacher of non-ITS school or an additional faculty chaperone from an ITS school): Complimentary
Festival Chaperone: Complimentary
High School or Middle School student: $10
High School or Middle School student attending Title I Public School: $5
High School Scholarship Applicant Fee: $15.00 This fee applies to all high school students applying and auditioning for scholarships, regardless of Title I school status.
Submitting Forms and Payment
Submitting Forms and Payment
There are two ways to submit all necessary 2026 HTF Forms and/or to make a payment:
There are two ways to submit all necessary 2026 HTF Forms and/or to make a payment:
Hard copy Submissions
Hard copy Submissions
Hard copy submissions (including the HTF Consent Form and HTF Scholarship Application form and résumés), may be mailed directly to:
Hawai'i Thespians
C/O Lanaly Cabalo
1255 Nuuanu Ave, #511
Honolulu, HI 96817
Scholarship Applicants may pay their Scholarship Application Fee ($15 per applicant) by sending a check and all necessary forms to the address above.
Please make checks payable to Hawai'i Thespians.
Digital Submissions
Digital Submissions
Digital submissions of the 2026 HTF Consent and Acceptance Form
and/or the HTF Auditions Application forms and résumés
should be emailed directly to
should be emailed directly to: Lanaly Cabalo at lanaly@hawaii.edu
Scholarship Applicants may pay their Scholarship Application Fee ($15 per applicant).
Please include the applicant's first and last name in the note/text field upon payment.
Click on the link below for a PDF copy of our Registration Handbook
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