{"id":4,"date":"2015-10-22T01:02:16","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T01:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst_festival\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-01-12T20:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:09:29","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst_festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h4><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b>CALIFORNIA STATE THESPIAN FESTIVAL<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<h5>Saturday March 14 - Monday March 16 at Pomona College and Bridges Auditorium<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Get ready for the best three days of high school theatre in California. The California State Thespian Festival features numerous performances presented by high school students from throughout the state. Students may participate in a variety of workshops led by theatre professionals, perform or view individual performance and tech events, audition for scholarships, shop for theatre merchandise, and connect with 1600 other California Thespians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1sqfxcMq6y-czHOcVNlX49ePR7DChwDhZ7zctBw-KEZc\/edit?usp=sharing\">Festival Handbook<\/a> for all event details, forms, and registration instructions.<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Registration Rates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><b>Registration Rates:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student Thespian: $150<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student Non-Thespian: $185<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Troupe Director: Free<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working Chaperone: Free<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-Working Chaperone: $200<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration includes access to every Mainstage Event, all workshops, and supplemental events that do not require a pre-Festival sign up (improvs, late night events, etc). <\/span><b>Registration does not include meals.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><b>**NEW IN 2025** Supplemental Event Fees:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thespy Fee (per event): $40<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All other Supplemental Student Events: Free<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that most supplemental events have pre-Festival applications, auditions, or sign ups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Supplemental Event Fee Policy: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supplement Event Fees are charged for events in which every student who applies receives feedback, mentorship, or other support. These fees offset the honorariums offered to the professionals providing the feedback or support. This includes feedback for Thespys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supplemental Event Fees are not charged for events in which every student is not guaranteed feedback or support. This includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Auditions for Opening Number and Playworks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student Tech Crew Applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scholarships<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<hr \/>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\">Mainstage content, attendance, and ettiquette<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Etiquette and content guidelines are found in the Festival Handbook.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Updated Jan 12, 2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"padding-left: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #99cc00;\">FESTIVAL EMAIL LIST:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>Stay up to date by subscribing\u00a0to our Festival specific mailing list below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cB1Gyr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"wp-image-1241 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst_festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-30-at-10.34.50-PM-300x65.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"65\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 0px;\">\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4-2-0-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff9900;\"><strong>THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTIVE SPONSORS AND VENDORS:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe following sponsors help us in providing robust opportunities and amenities for Festival.<br \/>\nThese offerings would not be possible without the generous support.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-1348 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cetoweb.org\/cst_festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019Sponsors-e1553467269659.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"610\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALIFORNIA STATE THESPIAN FESTIVAL Saturday March 14 &#8211; Monday March 16 at Pomona College and Bridges Auditorium Get ready for the best three days of high school theatre in California. 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