LOUISIANA STATE THESPIAN FESTIVAL
NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
JANUARY 22-25, 2026
REGISTRATION/FEES
DUE JAN. 15
We will travel to NSU in Natchitoches on January 22, departing at 11:15 am. We will lodge at the Hampton Inn and travel by bus.
Competition Thespys, College Auditions, Scholarship, and workshops take place Friday and Saturday, with our Showcase of Les Mis on Saturday. We will return Sunday morning rather than travel late Saturday night.
INCLUDED in your fee: Festival fee, bus, hotel, breakfasts, Dinner Thursday night at a restaurant, Dinner Friday night at the fest, and Saturday lunch at the fest.
NOT Included: cash/carry lunch on the fest grounds on Friday (Food Trucks), Saturday Night Chick-fil-A, and merch.
Please be on the lookout for the parental permission forms from the State Thespian EDTA Group. We will try to give you a heads up when those are sent out. This is mandatory by the state.
PLEASE PAY ALL OF YOUR REGISTRATION, THESPYS (SOME HAVE TWO), AND COLLEGE/SCHOLARSHIP FEES BY JANUARY 15.
TO BE CLEAR- EVERYONE SELECTS THE FEST REGISTRATION, ONLY THOSE PRESELECTED FOR THESPY AND COLLEGE/SCHOLARSHIP SELECT THE OTHER OPTIONS.
Competition Thespys, College Auditions, Scholarship, and workshops take place Friday and Saturday, with our Showcase of Les Mis on Saturday. We will return Sunday morning rather than travel late Saturday night.
INCLUDED in your fee: Festival fee, bus, hotel, breakfasts, Dinner Thursday night at a restaurant, Dinner Friday night at the fest, and Saturday lunch at the fest.
NOT Included: cash/carry lunch on the fest grounds on Friday (Food Trucks), Saturday Night Chick-fil-A, and merch.
Please be on the lookout for the parental permission forms from the State Thespian EDTA Group. We will try to give you a heads up when those are sent out. This is mandatory by the state.
PLEASE PAY ALL OF YOUR REGISTRATION, THESPYS (SOME HAVE TWO), AND COLLEGE/SCHOLARSHIP FEES BY JANUARY 15.
TO BE CLEAR- EVERYONE SELECTS THE FEST REGISTRATION, ONLY THOSE PRESELECTED FOR THESPY AND COLLEGE/SCHOLARSHIP SELECT THE OTHER OPTIONS.
We are grateful to our sponsors and BackStage Boosters for working hard to cover our transportation!!! This covered our bus transportation and helped us battle the rising costs this year.
QUESTIONS: [email protected]
QUESTIONS: [email protected]