International Thespian Society
| International Thespian Society | |
|---|---|
| ITS | |
| Founded | 1929 Fairmont, West Virginia, US |
| Type | Honor |
| Affiliation | Educational Theatre Association |
| Status | Active |
| Emphasis | Dramatic Arts |
| Scope | International |
| Colors | Blue and Yellow |
| Chapters | 48 active (5,000+ chartered) |
| Members | 139,000 active |
| Headquarters | 4555 Lake Forest Drive, Suite 650 Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 United States |
| Website | schooltheatre |
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.
Festivals are held annually at the state and national levels. Each June the organization holds the International Thespian Festival. For 25 years it was held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. As of 2019 it is being held at Indiana University-Bloomington where the first ITF was held in 1941.
Notable members include Tom Hanks, Val Kilmer, James Marsters, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Stephen Schwartz.