{"id":328,"date":"2015-10-21T17:45:44","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T17:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/?page_id=328"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:55:02","slug":"play-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/play-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>California State Thespians (CST) invites all California middle and high schools to bring a performance to the annual California Thespian Play Festivals. Performances (up to 30 minutes) may be one-acts, cuttings from full-length productions, reader&#8217;s theatre, dance, mime, comedy, drama, etc. Performances are encouraged to be: entertaining, audience-appropriate, and timely. Student-written and student-directed pieces are encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>Pieces will be adjudicated by a panel of theatre professionals who will share their notes with the cast and crew immediately after each performance in a casual, educational atmosphere. Virtual Play Festival entries will receive detailed written feedback.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MattLaraPhotography-7239.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1514 \" src=\"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MattLaraPhotography-7239-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Thespian Play Festival\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MattLaraPhotography-7239-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MattLaraPhotography-7239-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MattLaraPhotography-7239-768x511.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MattLaraPhotography-7239-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MattLaraPhotography-7239-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MattLaraPhotography-7239-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>In-Person Locations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Northern: Fremont High School, Sunnyvale, Jan. 17, 2026<\/li>\n<li>Central Coast: Arroyo Grande High School, Arroyo Grande, Jan. 17, 2026<\/li>\n<li>Central Valley: Merced Theatre, Jan. 24, 2026<\/li>\n<li>LA \/ Inland: Upland High School, Upland, Jan 24, 2026<\/li>\n<li>San Diego: Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, Jan 24, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>Any California performing group may enter any of the CA Thespian Play Festivals (in person or Virtual), regardless of their location.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration for in-person events is due Jan 9.<\/li>\n<li>Virtual submissions are due on Jan 31.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Rates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$200 per Thespian troupe.<\/li>\n<li>$300 per non-Thespian group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registration does not include lunch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1lC4K6yB-wjVYht4-dAeTGqPiVdpGRfYbyGZ3jpBd4vw\/edit?usp=sharing\">REGISTER TODAY!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>updated Jan 1, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California State Thespians (CST) invites all California middle and high schools to bring a performance to the annual California Thespian Play Festivals. Performances (up to 30 minutes) may be one-acts, cuttings from full-length productions, reader&#8217;s theatre, dance, mime, comedy, drama, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/play-festival\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328"}],"version-history":[{"count":116,"href":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1647,"href":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328\/revisions\/1647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}