International Awards

International Thespian Festival Mainstage

Every summer, thousands of student thespians from all around the world travel to the International Thespian Festival to celebrate and learn about educational theatre! A select group of shows are chosen each year to perform on the Fesival Mainstage, the highest honor for a high school theatre production. We at FCTA have a rich history of performance and have been honored with this opportunity eighteen times! Listed below is the history of our Mainstage Performances:

ITF in Muncie, IN

1983 - The Diviners
1985 - Crimes of the Heart
1988 - 42nd Street
1990 - Grease, presented with New Albany HS
1994 - The Boyfriend, presented with New Albany HS

ITF in Lincoln, NE

1997 - Equinox
2000 - Children of Eden
2001 - Once On This Island
2004 - Titanic
2005 - Seussical
2006 - Dames at Sea
2007 - Zombie Prom
2008 - The Diviners
2011 - The Drowsy Chaperone, presented with New Albany HS
2016 - 42nd Street
2018 - Disney's Newsies
2020 - Guys and Dolls, presented virtually due to Covid-19 pandemic

ITF in Bloomington, IN

2022 - The Spongebob Musical, presented virtually

International Thespy Awards Competition

The International Thespian Excellence Awards (or Thespys® for short) recognize the highest level of achievement in school theatre performance, technical theatre, writing, and filmmaking. This educational program celebrates the work of theatre students, giving them the opportunity to receive constructive feedback on prepared theatrical material, technical design, plays, and short films, and recognizing their achievements on local, regional, and international stages. The following students have received a SUPERIOR rating at the International Level.

2022
Ruby Miller, Solo Musical Theatre
"Fable" from The Light in the Piazza

Cassie Nevitt, Solo Musical Theatre
"Raining" from Rocky

Morgan Ray, Solo Musical Theatre
"Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me

Olivia Sutherlin, Solo Musical Theatre
"Sonya Alone" from Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

Jeff Wagner, Stage Management
The Spongebob Musical

Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Scotland

The Fringe is a three-week festival of performing arts that takes place in Edinburgh every August. Its story dates back to 1947, when eight theatre groups turned up uninvited to perform at the Edinburgh International Festival. Today, the Fringe is world's largest arts festival, with over half a million people in attendance annually. FCTA is honored to have performed at the festival many times throughout the years, serving as ambassadors for the State of Indiana.