South Carolina International Thespians
& Palmetto Dramatic Association
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PDA & SC Thespian
High School Festival
Fri.- Sun., February 20-22, 2026
Coastal Carolina University
​All forms: Delegate Code of Conduct & Health form, and Community Standards-Chapter Select are on the Delegate Registration: January page.
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The Festival Schedule is set but is not complete as additional workshops may be added and conflicts in schedules are being addressed. The PDA One Acts and the School Status-Registration tabs are up to date. Thespy Sessions have been scheduled and are being updated daily/hourly. All schedules will be set for printing on Friday, February 13th.
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The Senior Thespian Scholarship applicants have been narrowed down to the top candidates for interviews. See the list by clicking:
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Seniors on the list have been notified about the interviews occurring on Sunday, Feb. 15th.​​​​​​
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NOTE: On Wednesday, February 18th, the website will be converted to a format more easily viewed on smaller devices. Some pages will not be made available for viewing until after the Festival, on Monday, February 23.​
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Thank you to our 2026 Festival Sponsors
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Junior Thespian Festival
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Castle Heights Middle School
2382 Firetower Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Intent to Participate will open January 2026
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NOTE: On Wednesday, February 18th, the website will be converted to a format more easily viewed on smaller devices. Some pages will not be made available for viewing until after the HS Festival on Monday, February 23.​​
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In South Carolina two organizations, Palmetto Dramatic Association & SC Thespians, come together to create a high school theatre festival that encourage the development of quality Theatre in secondary schools. We encourage education, advocacy, fellowship, networking, and fun. At our festival, we host individual events- both performance and technical, workshops, performances of one acts, as well as readings of original one acts, and a play writing competition.
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Later in the Spring, SC Thespians sponsors the SC Junior Thespian festival in order to foster life skills with the up and coming theatre students in middle school.