Junior Theatre Festival

Select students will represent InnOVATION Arts Academy at the Junior Theater Festival (JTF) in Atlanta, Georgia in January 16-19, 2024 presenting a 15-minute festival performance for adjudication by Broadway professionals.  Students who attend JTF also take workshops and watch amazing, professional-level student performances, as well interviews with and performances by Broadway professionals on the main stage.  Check out the JTF website: www.juniortheatrefestival.com

Rehearsal Fee Cost:

• $275 Rehearsal Fee (includes our JTF group performance T-Shirt)

   

• Additional costs: food, hotel, and travel expenses.

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Please email the office for a complete JTF rehearsal schedule.

Auditions on September 6, 2024.

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REQUIREMENTS:

*Students must be age 7 or older.

*Students will audition for JTF participation and roles.

*Students must participate in Blue Monarch training programs.  (Exceptions may occur at the discretion of the program director.)​

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Class Schedule:

Fridays from 5:30-7PM (Oct 11-Nov 8)

5:30-9PM December 16-19, January 6-14 (except Sat/Sun which will be 1-6pm)

SEND-OFF on Tuesday, January 14

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

All students attending JTF must be prepared to be an active team player and to present an ensemble-based story with many moving pieces. The nature of a JTF performance downplays “lead” characters and emphasizes group storytelling.

Conflicts must be submitted at the start of rehearsals.  Our rehearsal period is short and intense.  Therefore, only students with minimal or no conflicts will be considered for JTF 2024. 

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JTF Wristband/Entry Fees (paid to the festival):

$350/person participant fees (for each student or parent attending the festival) due in early October.

Families are responsible for travel and lodging expenses to attend JTF. (InnOVATION Arts will reserve a block of hotel rooms and all families are required to stay at the JTF hotel this year.)

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Mandatory Parent Meetings (please mark these dates in your calendar):

Meeting 1:  JTF Mandatory Parent Meeting SEPTEMBER 14th at 5:00PM - Ballroom House.  All Festival Forms and Fees DUE.  No exceptions.  General Information about the festival will be covered.

Meeting 2:  JTF Mandatory Parent Meeting JANUARY 14th at 8:00PM -  Purchase items needed for the festival.  Specific Information about the festival schedule and travel plans will be covered.