CETA Members
Happy May and welcome to the end of the year countdown!
Please take some time to look through the information below. This newsletter features the following:
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- 2022 International Thespian Festival Info
- VAPA Coordinators Data Collection
- Arts and Music Initiative Update
- Celebrate Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month.
- EdTA National Theatre Conference in collaboration with CETA
- Membership Corner
- Student Spotlight
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Legislative Update CALL TO ACTION!
- CETA Awards Nominations
- RESOURCE: Creativity in the Classroom Resource from TheatreFolk's Drama Teacher Academy
- Special Offer from the Geffen
On behalf of the CETA Board of Directors I want to remind you that CETA is here to serve you. Please do not hesitate to let us know what we can do for you. As always, thank you for your membership. If you have any thoughts or suggestions please do not hesitate to email me at mdespars@cetaweb.org.
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Michael J. Despars
President, California Educational Theatre Association
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2022 INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN FESTIVAL |
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The regular registration deadline is May 11!
Thespys
We have 700 Thespy registrations to date. Troupe directors of qualifying students will receive a congratulatory email in the next couple of days to share with their students. This email contains information on how to register for the international round. Please encourage troupe directors to be on the lookout for this email. If you have questions about this please email Ginny (thespys@schooltheatre.org)
Adjudicators and Other Jobs
We're still seeking adjudicators for the Thespys - please pass that on to anyone who might wish to participate.
We're also looking for more folks to serve on the safety team, especially floor and dorm captains. Please apply if interested; email Brian with questions.
Expect the unexpected
We're excited about the new flow and format of the event at Indiana University, which incorporates the best bits of ITF's decades-long legacy with adjustments for the venue, health and safety, and the valuable lessons from two years of pandemic event planning. Please remind teachers to give themselves (and us) grace as they "relearn" how everything works. It's going to be amazing!
For those of you attending, don't forget to mark your calendar for our special chapter gathering Monday, June 20 at 5 p.m. We're excited to see you there!
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VAPA COORDINATORS DATA COLLECTION |
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Do you have a District VAPA Coordinator?
Do you have a site VAPA Coordinator?
Do you have. County VAPA Coordinator?
CETA is in the process of collecting contact data and information for all County, District and Site VAPA Coordinators. A comprehensive list of these individuals does not exist. We will use this information to send coordinators info about professional development, CETA events, Award opportunities, membership opportunities, arts funding information and much more. Complete the Google form using the link below. We would like to collect this info by JUNE 1st, 2022
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Californians for Arts and
Music Education in Public Schools
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This measure will transform Arts and Music education in California by providing nearly $1 Billion a year in dedicated funding for public schools to use for arts and music education. This is the funding we’ve been fighting for to provide more arts and music teachers, training and supplies to ensure our students receive this critical piece of their development and education.
Signatures collected to date:
Over 1,000,000
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CELEBRATING ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH |
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BACKGROUND: The roots of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month can be traced back to 1976, when Jeanie Jew, president of the Organization of Chinese American Women, contacted government officials in response to the lack of Asian Pacific representation in the U.S. bicentennial celebrations that same year. The observance began in 1979 as Asian Heritage Week, established by congressional proclamation. In May 1990, the holiday was expanded further when President George Bush signed a proclamation making it month-long for that year. On October 23, 1992, Bush signed legislation designating May of every year Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The month of May was chosen to commemorate two significant events in history: the immigration of the first Japanese immigrants to the United States on May 7, 1843, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869 (Golden Spike Day). (SOURCE)
Join CETA as we celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander History Month
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10 Contemporary Asian and Pacific Islander American Playwrights You Should Know (Arts Boston
- The Origins of Asian Theatrical Traditions
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Invisibility and Objectification Can Kill: American Theatre’s Anti-Asian Problem (American Theatre Article April 7, 2022)
- The Sacred Timeline of Asian American Theatre
- CATS Contemporary Asian American Scene
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East West Players (Theatre Company)
- Playwright: Qui Nguyen
- Asian American Arts Alliance
- 10 Asian Americans Doing Big Things on Broadway
- Standing Out: Celebrating AAPI Actors for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Do you have an additional resources you would like to share with other CETA Members? Email links and files to mdespars@cateweb.org or share it with us on social media @CaTheatreEd.
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CELEBRATING JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH |
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EdTA NATIONAL CONFERENCE
in collaboration with
THE CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION
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September 28 - October 2, 2022
The Westin Bonaventure Hotels & Suites, Los Angeles, CA
It has been a while since the EdTA National Conference has made it way to sunny California. Join us for a STATE (CETA) and NATIONAL (EdTA) Conference this September! Get a jump start on next year by registering now for EdTA’s 2022 Theatre Education Conference. This is a good chance to use your use it or lose funds at the end of this school year. Revive your spirit, skills, and creativity in sunny California!
Registration is Open!
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Dear Members, you should have received the CETA Membership card and Welcome Letter. Contact gaijones2013@gmail.com if you did not receive the letter and card which was mailed to your work address or if you received the letter and card, and any correction needs to be made.
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STUDENT THEATRE MAKER SPOTLIGHT |
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Name: Callie Huff
Age: 15 (sophomore)
Location: Mt. Carmel High School,
San Diego, CA
Production: Little Shop of Horrors
Role: Puppet Designer and fabricator
How did you come up with your initial concept? What inspired you?
Huff: I was researching another high school’s production, their Twoey looked so different from the classic movie and broadway production! After talking with the director, we decided- why should our Twoey have to look like all the others? After a few initial sketches and fine tweaking, I spawned the creation that is our very own Audrey Two.
Were you a fan of Little Shop of Horrors before this process began?
Huff: Surprisingly, no. I hadn’t even heard of Little Shop when the director asked me about making the puppets. In fact, this is my first time working on a full-length show, ever! I’ve grown to really love this production.
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The Student Spotlight is a new series where we feature unique stories of student theatre makers. Have a student you believe should be featured? Submit your stories to stacymichellewalker@gmail.com.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
CALL TO ACTION
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We need your help! AB 1718 calls for an appropriation of 1 Billion dollars for schools/LEAs to purchase instructional materials and provide professional learning in the arts and world languages.
It is common practice to support newly adopted standards and frameworks, with state funding, and we want to ensure that the committee knows the value and importance of this! Money to support curricula, materials, and professional learning in music education is absolutely essential for its continued growth.
Please complete this as soon as possible, as decisions are being made within the next ten days. You can also send an action alert letter once every 24 hours, if you feel so inclined. Feel free to share this link and opportunity with other arts and world languages teachers, as well as all advocates/parents.
NOTE: you might receive an error message after your attempt, if this occurs, please disregard as it means that you are not a constituent of that committee member. The challenge with the action alert is that we were not able to target the exact zip codes of our members to the varied members of the group. So - if you get an error message, please disregard, we still appreciate the attempt and if you don't receive one - it went through!
Read more about this Bill HERE
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Each year, CETA members help identify an individual or organization that has made an important contribution to Educational Theatre by nominating them for a CETA Award!
WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING NOMINATIONS!!
The button below will take you to the nomination page, which lists all the awards and includes a link to the nomination form.
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THE PROCESS OF CREATIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM
featured in
DRAMA TEACHER ACADEMY
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Gai Jones shows you how to establish an environment of creative experimentation in the theatre classroom without the stress of performance.
This course is strictly process based. In order to honor the creative process and out-of-the-box thinking required, there is no final product, performance, or even assessment. Instead, the focus is placed on the student actor’s engagement. Their reflections and your observations are what drives positive learning.
This set of lessons includes Tips for the Theatre Educator, which are based on Gai's own theatre practice. Teaching scripts are also provided so you know exactly what to say to your students to facilitate their creative processes.
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A SPECIAL OFFER FOR CETA MEMBERS FROM THE GEFFEN |
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Written by Edward Albee
Directed by Gordon Greenberg
Featuring Aimee Carrero, Calista Flockhart, Graham Phillips & Zachary Quinto
George and Martha, the American theater’s most notoriously dysfunctional couple, have invited the young and naive Nick and Honey over for drinks. What begins as harmless patter escalates to outright marital warfare, with the provincial newcomers caught in the crossfire. We are thrilled to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the hilarious and harrowing Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, arguably Edward Albee’s most famous and most vicious masterpiece.
25% OFF ALL TICKETS FOR CETA MEMBERS
PLEASE NOTE: Limit 4 tickets per person. Promo code is non-transferrable and must not be shared. Subject to availability. COVID-19 Vaccination policy applies.
USE PROMO CODE: CETA25
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"It's communication - that's what theatre is about" -Chita Rivera
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