67. ITS Festival 2008 News & Notes # 5

Junior Thespians can look forward to college auditions when they are in 11th grade. It's never too early to be thinking about college. So here's a list of colleges auditioning at the 2008 ITS Festival, with their links. Check out some of these, just for fun!

*The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, AMDA, New York, New York
*The University of the Arts, UARTS, Philadelphia
*Chicago College of Performing Arts, CCPA, Chicago
*University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, UC-CCM
*Cornell College, Cornell, Mount Vernon, Iowa
*DePaul University, DePaul, Chicago
*University of Evansville, UE, Evansville, Indiana
*Gustavus Adolphus College, Gustavus, St. Peter, Minnesota
*The University of Houston, UH, Houston, TX
*Kirkwood Community College, Kirkwood, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
*Lindenwood University, Lindenwood, St. Charles, Missouri
*Loyola University New Orleans, Loyola, New Orleans, LA
*Marquette University, Marquette, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater,
UM-Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
*University of Nebraska-Lincoln, UNL.
*The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, NYCDA, New York, New York
*New York University/Steinhardt, NYU-Steinhardt, New York City
*University of Northern Colorado, UNC, Greeley
*Ohio Northern University, ONU, Ada
*University of Oklahoma, OU, Norman
*Otterbein College, Otterbein, Westerville, Ohio
*Penn State University School of Theatre, Penn State Theatre, University Park, Pennsylvania
*Rockford College, Rockford, Rockford, Illinois
*Saint Louis University, SLU, St. Louis
*Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, St. Mary's, Winona
*University of South Dakota, USD, Vermillion
*University of Southern California, USC, Los Angeles
*Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, SIUE.
*Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts, SMU, Dallas
*Viterbo University, Viterbo, La Crosse, Wisconsin
*Wake Forest University, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
*Webster University, Webster, St. Louis
*Western Michigan University, WMU, Kalamazoo, Michigan
*William Woods University, William Woods, Fulton, Missouri
*University of Wyoming, UWyoming, Laramie

59. Thespian Scholarships

A note to the high school Thespian readers: Seniors can now apply (until May 7) for an EdTA / Thespian scholarship. These are available to seniors in high school who have at least a good academic GPA, have been admitted to college, and will be pursuing some theatre-related studies, either as a major or minor.

You can get more information here .

Theatre-relted studies includes anything in theatre, music, communications, drama education, and similar course-work.

The Thespians of the Western Pacific Islands typically contribute to the fund, as does EdTA. Students who win one of these scholarships typically receive up to $1,000 in UNRESTRICTED funds, which can be used for books, supplies, or other needs while at college. (Money is paid to the college or university where you're attending, and then accessed while there.) Of course, you can apply it toward room and board, if you want.

TWPI chooses the recipients, and tries to include at least two or three students each year as award winners, and tries to select students from various schools in the CNMI.

If you've done any drama work this year at all and you attend a school with a Thespian chapter (Mount Carmel Seniors--this means you!), then you may want to apply for this scholarship. When you're going to college, every bit helps.

19. A Post for High School Students

This blog is really all about Junior Thespians, but sometimes it's important to spread the word about what is going on in the high school Thespian troupes and our chapter, Thespians of the Western Pacific Islands. So this notice, although it doesn't effect any of the junior thespians of Troupe #88799 right now, is included here to let you know what you can look forward to in high school, and to pass the word about this event.

Thespian Meeting about college--notice from Chapter Director Harold Easton.
Each year the Chapter sponsors a brief workshop for Juniors and Seniors on the subject of College admission.

This is particularly important to our Thespian Seniors.

The presentation will feature our 5 Thespians who participated in the Junior Auditions at the ITS Festival this past summer. Our focus, therefore, is on those schools that have been recruiting our Thespians and accepting them into their Theatre programs.

However, much of the information is also relevant to admission to schools outside of the Theatre Curriculum. We expect that the workshop will at least help you in the following ways:

1. Provide a list of Colleges already being attended by some of our CNMI Thespians.
2. Provide a list of schools currently recruiting CNMI Thespians.
3. Procedures that we feel will insure a maximum potential for success in College admissions.
4. Raise your awareness of the value of the ITS Festival's Junior Auditions, summer 2008.

The workshop will be held in the MHS Cafeteria, on Thursday, September 6 @ 4:00pm.

Freshman and Sophomores are also invited to attend, but the focus will be on the Junior and Senior Troupe members.