The Educational Theatre Association

The Educational Theatre Association is a nonprofit theatre arts service organization, founded in 1929, whose mission is to promote and strengthen theatre arts programs (including film, television, and other related electronic media) in education. EdTA's major areas of effort - student development, teacher development, and advocacy - work toward this mission by helping to improve the quality of theatre arts in education.

The Ohio Chapter of The Educational Theatre Association

The name of this organization is The Ohio Chapter of The Educational Theatre Association/International Thespian Society. It is affiliated with and subject to the general supervision and control of the Educational Theatre Association, Cincinnati, Ohio. This State Chapter is a nonprofit, unincorporated organization, whose principal place of business is in Ohio.

The purpose of this organization is to advance and improve the purposes of the Educational Theatre Association and The International Thespian Society by promoting educational theatre in this state and by teaching, educating and instructing students in the performing arts and related subjects. This Chapter is organized and operated for charitable and educational purposes as those terms are defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 501 ( c )( 3 ).

OEdTA North Area

Provides representation to the Ohio Chapter of The Educational Theatre Association of members and non-members in Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Holmes, Huron, Lorain, Medina, Ottawa, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Wayne and Wyandot counties in Northern Ohio. Two volunteer adult board members and one elected State Student Officer (SSO) serve OEdTA North Area.

These representatives produce and distribute a periodic newsletter to all members within the North Area and produce an annual conference for members within the North Area.

September 23 & 25 - Sandusky HS - Lost In Yonkers

October 28-30 - Medina HS - Born Yesterday

November 5 & 6 - Clyde HS - Bone Chiller

November 11-13 - Edison HS - Harvey

November 11-13, 19 & 20 - Amherst Steele HS - Rumors

November 11-14 - Bellevue HS - The Mouse That Roared

November 12-14 - Avon HS - You Can't Take It With You

November 18 & 19 - Medina HS - Brighton Beach Memoirs

November 18 & 19 - Sandusky HS - Twelve Angry Jurors

November 19-21 - Elyria HS - Sylvia

December 3 & 4 - Medina HS - One Act Plays Festival

December 4 - Clyde HS - 'Til Death Do Us Part

January 13 - Edison HS - Winter One Acts

January 22 & 28 - Sandusky HS - Bang, Bang, You're Dead

February 3-5 - Amherst Steele HS - Student Directed One Acts

February 13 - Amherst Steele HS - Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre

February 18-20 - Elyria HS - The Man Who Came to Dinner

March 4-6 - Avon HS - Spring Musical (TBA)

March 11 & 12, 17-19 - Edison HS - Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

March 17-19 - Medina HS - Damn Yankees

April 7-10 - Bellevue HS - Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella

April 14-17 - Amherst Steele HS - Romeo And Juliet

April 29 & 30 - Medina HS - Full Length Play (TBA)

May 18 & 19 - Sandusky HS - TBA

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