North Carolina Theatre Conference
The NCTC High School Play Festival program showcases the talent of more than 3,500 students from 100+ schools, in over 130 productions. The Festival gives schools from all across the state the opportunity to share their talents and celebrate their collective achievements. The program was named one of the “Top High School Theatre Festivals” by Stage Directions Magazine.
Lake Norman High School's Academy class will be competing with their play at a Regional festival site, date and location to be announced after August 17, 2023.
Lake Norman High School's Academy class will be competing with their play at a Regional festival site, date and location to be announced after August 17, 2023.
NC Thespians (Regional & State)
International Thespian Excellence Awards (Thespys), are the various events at Thespian Festivals that students can be adjudicated in. Acting, musical theatre, playwriting, tech and film events are all included! NC students are adjudicated on the International Thespian Excellence Rubric. Students will be adjudicated first at Regional events. Students who are rated Superior in acting events and Superior and Excellent in tech events will be passed on to State Thespian Festival. When rated Superior at the state level, students are eligible to then be adjudicated in their event at International Thespian Festival in June. Visit www.ncthespians.org/ncthespianregionals.html for more information.
The 2022-2023 Regional Qualifiers occured in January 2023.
Every person may only do up to two events.
CATEGORIES:
Performance: Monologue (2), Duet Acting, Group Acting, Solo Musical (1), Duet Musical, Group Musical
Tech: Costume Construction, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Makeup Design, Theatre Marketing, Scenic Design, Short Film, Sound Design, Stage Management
At State Festival, students have the opportunity to:
The 2022-2023 Regional Qualifiers occured in January 2023.
Every person may only do up to two events.
CATEGORIES:
Performance: Monologue (2), Duet Acting, Group Acting, Solo Musical (1), Duet Musical, Group Musical
Tech: Costume Construction, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Makeup Design, Theatre Marketing, Scenic Design, Short Film, Sound Design, Stage Management
At State Festival, students have the opportunity to:
- Take amazing workshops with theatre professionals
- Apply for Theatre scholarship (open to inducted Thespian seniors)
- Apply and interview to become State Thespian Officers
- Take part in Tech Challenge
- Meet with Colleges
- Perform and watch One Acts from schools from across the state!
- Watch the All State Show prepared for Thespians!
- Audition for the next All State Show!
- Perform in and Watch performances prepared for International Thespian Excellence Awards (Thespy's)