Overview

No previous writing experience necessary! If you like watching Broadway interviews on TikTok, have an interest in theater podcasts, or share opinions about plays that you love to discuss, the Institute for Theatre Journalism and Advocacy is for you. ITJA offers a scholarship for an outstanding student critic to work with professional theatre and arts writers at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, Connecticut, each summer. At all eight KCACTF Regional Festivals, nominated student critics write critiques of plays performed at the festival, conduct interviews, and learn how to pitch editors. One finalist is selected from each region to compete at the national level. The national winner attends the Eugene O’Neill Center in July, an amazing experience that offers access to leading professional newspaper, magazine, and new-media critics from across the US. All expenses will be paid.

Please make sure to complete this Intent to Participate form to indicate your intent to participate in the Region 8 Festival’s ITJA programming BY JAN 31. Learn about the varied ways media, TikTok, journalism, and more influence how we talk about theater. You’ll meet instructor Robrt L. Pela, an Arizona critic with decades of experience.

For more information: please go to the KCACTF ITJA Program Page. On that page you’ll learn all the information about the Institute of Theatre Journalism and Advocacy, instructors, awards, and more. This Intent to Participate form is very important – please fill it out by January 31 so we can set aside space for you and start our conversations together!

Questions? Please contact Billy McEntee, National Director of ITJA at [email protected]