Student Festival Schedule

2023 BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL THESPIAN FESTIVAL (BC PTF)
Friday – Feb 24th, 2023, at North Surrey Secondary
Only for: Scholarship Audition Students, Current PTO, Opening Ceremony Performance Audition Students, and those wanting to become new PTO. The rest of the students should attend on Saturday and Sunday at Douglas College only.
8:45am All teachers and Post Secondary Audition Reps Gather in the theatre
9am to 10:15am                               Teacher PD Workshop 1 - Beyond the Study Guide (Green Thumb Theatre) - Choir Room
Scholarship Auditions – Nikki (Theatre)
  New PTO Training and interviews - Dana & Ben (Band Room)
Opening Ceremony Performance Auditions - Glen (Dance Room)
10:30 to 11:45am Teacher PD Workshop 2 - Top 10 Points of Being an Acting Coach (VADA) - Choir Room
Scholarship Auditions – Nikki (Theatre)
New PTO Training and interviews - Dana & Ben (Band Room)
Opening Ceremony Performance Auditions - Glen (Dance Room)
11:45 to 12:45pm Lunch
12:45 to 2pm Teacher PD Workshop 3 - I Believe (SFU Theatre Department) - Choir Room
Scholarship Auditions – Nikki (Theatre)
PTO Rehearsal for festival workshops & opening ceremonies - Dana & Ben (Band Room)
Opening Ceremony Performance Auditions - Glen (Dance Room)
2 to 3pm Audition Selections Made
Pro-D Teachers Network & Connect in Theatre
Afternoon/Evening Prep rooms for workshops at Douglas College add signage (Board and Current PTO)

Saturday – Feb 25th, 2023, at Douglas College New Westminster
8 to 9am Registration & vendors booth set-up in lobby outside theatre
9 to 10am Opening Ceremonies
10 to 11am                         Meet the sponsors, Booth Party & School Tour (One Act Tech Rehearsal 1 in Theatre)
11:05 to 12:20                   Workshop Session #1 (One Act Tech Rehearsal 2 in Theatre)

with Devised Performance intensive sponsored by NEW IMAGE COLLEGE & Musical Theatre intensive sponsored by CANADIAN COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS & Tech Olympics sponsored by IATSE 168

12:20 to 1:20pm              Lunch
1:20 to 1:30pm                 Group Picture on stage
1:30 to 2:45pm                 Workshop Session #2 (One Act Tech Rehearsal 3 in Theatre)

with Devised Performance intensive sponsored by NEW IMAGE COLLEGE & Musical Theatre intensive sponsored by CANADIAN COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS & Tech Olympics sponsored by IATSE 168

3 to 4:30pm                       Thespy Performance Session 1
4:30 to 6pm                        Dinner
6:15pm to 7:45pm Thespy Performance Session 2
8 to 9:30pm                       Thespy Performance Session 3

Sunday – Feb 26th, 2023, at Douglas College New Westminster
9 to 10:15am                       Workshop Session #3 (One Act Tech Rehearsal 4 in Theatre)

with Devised Performance intensive sponsored by NEW IMAGE COLLEGE & Musical Theatre intensive sponsored by CANADIAN COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS & Tech Olympics sponsored by IATSE 168

10:20 to 11:35am Workshop Session #4 (One Act Tech Rehearsal 5 in Theatre)

with Devised Performance intensive sponsored by NEW IMAGE COLLEGE & Musical Theatre intensive sponsored by CANADIAN COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS & Tech Olympics sponsored by IATSE 168

11:35 to 12:35pm Lunch (One Act Tech Rehearsal 6 in Theatre)
12:40 to 1:25pm PTO Improv game session
PTO Musical Theatre Karaoke session
PTO Tech Theatre Student session
1:30 to 4:30pm One-Act Chapter Select Plays sponsored by NYCDA - Session 1
4:30 to 6:00pm Dinner Break (depending on amount of one acts dinner break might be cut at 5:40pm)
6:00 to 8:00pm One-Act Chapter Select Plays sponsored by NYCDA - Session 2
8:00 to 9:15pm Closing Ceremonies
– Announce Scholarship Recipients, New PTO, Thespy Award Winners, etc. IN THEATRE
9:15pm to 9:30pm Load-Out of sets, props,etc.
9:30pm Facility cleared

BC PTF2023 Schedule

BC PTF
2023 Schedule