Junior Theater Festival

10/01/2025

Meet Cameron Mills and learn all about becoming a JTF intern for 2026! Applications are open now and we can't wait to meet you! JTF internships allow college professionals the chance to get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to put on this massive festival and allows you to hone your theater educator skills by working directly with students and sheparding them through these crazy weekends. Learn more & apply at the link and leave any questions in the comments!

Apply here! https://juniortheaterfestival.com/

09/26/2025

It's time to vote! Click the link below to cast your vote for the official 2026 JTF merchandise! Polls close Sunday, September 28th at 11:59pm ET, so be sure to cast your vote today!

P.S. don't fret our backstage friends will always have black color options available for pre-order and at the JTF store!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejQ4WItH6Hl2SJWqetzwAnBrOfMjLwjYteZIzQhwDe-5Sx1w/viewform?usp=header

06/18/2025

Why, we only live to SERVE

🎥: Acting Upon Faith Productions performing Disney's Beauty and the Beast JR. at JTF Atlanta 2025.

06/13/2025

A great opportunity for all you Midwest musical theatre educators!

📣Calling all musical theatre educators! Team iTheatrics is thrilled to be sending Senior Education Consultant Cindy Ripley and Director of Education Mary-Catherine Chambliss to present at the GIA Publications, Inc. Music Education Division Summer Music Institute in Chicagoland this summer!

Register today to join us July 9-11: https://institute.giamusic.com

05/29/2025

Hans Christian Andersen: A Musical Fable of Copenhagen JR. is officially ready to be licensed! We're throwing it back to Musical Mayhem Productions' (Elk Grove, CA) performance at JTF West's New Works Showcase in 2024.

05/16/2025

The DOT AND THE KANGAROO studio cast album is officially out! Creating this album was such a joy and we are so excited to have it out in the world! Listen and stream everywhere now: https://orcd.co/dotkangaroo.

05/14/2025

How we feel knowing Hans Christian Andersen JR. will be available to license very soon!

05/08/2025

New musical obsession alert! We are so excited to officially launch Hans Christian Andersen JR. for licensing in the coming weeks. HCA JR. is a magical, musical origin story about the boy who would grow up to become the greatest storyteller of all time. Take a peek from Ovation Academy of the Performing Arts (Oak Park, IL) performance from JTF Atlanta in 2024.

05/07/2025

Step inside the Dot and the Kangaroo Studio Cast Album! Experience the musical version of this Aussie classic with music by Daniel Mertzlufft, lyrics by Kate Leonard, and a book by Daniel Stoddart, orchestrated and co-produced by Conor Keelan!

Link below to pre-save!
https://orcd.co/dotkangaroo

05/02/2025

From our friends at : AUDITIONS CLOSE SOON for the International All-stars! If you're not already heading to JTF Atlanta, this is your chance to come along as part of a new group with international students. Travel Gang are on the hunt for six super talented students from the USA to join the "International All-Stars". This group will include Europeans, Americans, Australians, Canadians, and New Zealanders. The magic will happen when they all meet in New York City, where they’ll collaborate with some of the industry's finest professionals. Together, they’ll craft an adjudication performance set to dazzle the crowds at JTF Atlanta. This is a chance to meet incredible people, and create memories that’ll last a lifetime.

Auditions close Friday May 9, 2025.

Check out the information: https://www.travelgang.com.au/international-all-stars

03/20/2025

JTF on GMA! Watch this special story about Disney on Broadway's Dare to Dream JR. and its premiere at JTF Atlanta.

03/12/2025

JTF 2026 priority registration starts Saturday! Who’s excited?!