The International Thespian Society (ITS) is an honor society for high school and middle school theatre students. It is a division of the Educational Theatre Association. Thespian troupes serve students in grades 9-12; Junior Thespian troupes serve students in grades 6 through 8. A few famous ITS alumni include Tom Hanks, Val Kilmer, James Marsters, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Stephen Schwartz. Festivals are held annually at the district, state and national levels. Each June the International Thespian Festival is held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Membership currently stands at approximately 100,000 student members across 4,700 schools. The one millionth Thespian was inducted in 1976 and the two millionth Thespian was inducted in 2009. As of 2017, there have been over 2.3 million Thespians inducted.
Troupe # 5432 2020-21 Officers
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Shatara Osborne - President
Shatara is a Junior who became a member of the International Thespian Society Troupe #5432 in the year 2021. Shatara has been involved in productions of East Hall High School theatre since she began her high school career. Some of her credits include: Ensemble in Elf, Ensemble in Jasper in Deadland, Ensemble in The Little Mermaid, and Stage Manager in 9 to 5. Shatara continuously shows her amazing leadership through making sure nothing is left undone and everything runs smoothly. She puts all her energy into creating amazing shows, encouraging her fellow Thespians, and leading them to success. Shatara, within the theater, enjoys creating bonds with people she does not always get to see on a regular basis, being stage manager, and learning how to run the soundboard. She hopes that as the program progresses and continues to grow, its members always remember that we do not create friends, but a family. |
@xo.shatara
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Colton Hewell - Vice President
Colton is a Sophomore who became a member of the International Thespian Society Troupe #5432 in 2021. He has been involved in the productions; Theo in Pippin, Adam in The Mad Ones, Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid, and Joe Wright in 9 to 5. Colton came to be one of the most dependable and passionate members of the program. He has played in many major and minor leads and the theater program can not wait to see what great things the future holds for him. |
- Secretary
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- Historian
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Sydney Brown - Webmaster
Sydney is a Sophomore who is a member of the International Thespian Society Troupe #5432. Sydney joined theatre as a Freshman and made her presence known in our department. Sydney’s credits include: Andrina (and Ensemble) in The Little Mermaid and Missy (and Ensemble) in 9 to 5. Sydney enjoys theatre arts, math, science, dancing, and singing. Sydney, after graduating High School, plans to attend Brenau University in hopes of following her dream of entering the medical field. Sydney’s favorite thing about theater life is creating new friendships and singing in musical numbers. |
@Syd_Burst
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