Junior Theater Festival

Performance Trip to California in Spring 2024
JTF brings together student musical theater troupes from all over the world for a weekend of musical theater mayhem and madness. Each troupe performs fifteen minutes from a Broadway Junior® show for adjudication by a panel of musical theater experts. The weekend also features professional development for teachers, workshops for students and parents, a New Works Showcase featuring new musical adaptations soon to be released and concludes with a grand finale concert headlined by Broadway’s best!
Ages 8-12 with parent, ages 13-18 no parent required
Audition date:
August 5th with your semester audition
August 6th, Required Dance Call at 12:30pm
Travel dates: February 8th – 12th, 2024
Fall student registration fee: $1350
Fall parent registration fee: $600 NO Spring enrollment fee
Rehearsal Dates
Starting August 12th
Saturdays: 10:00am – 1:00pm
November 1st – December 21st
Tuesdays: 4:30 – 6:30-pm
Thursdays: 4:30 – 6:30pm
Saturdays: 10:00am – 1:00pm
January 4th: 4:30 – 6:30pm
January 6th: 10:00am – 1:00pm
January 9th: 4:30 – 6:30pm
January 11th 4:30 – 6:30pm
January 16th – February 3rd
Tuesdays: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Thursdays: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Saturdays: 4:00 – 6:00pm
February 4th OR 5th Plaza Theatre Performance
February 6th 6:00 – 8:00pm Final Run Through
February 7th Travel day to Festival


What’s Included
Conference registration
- Four nights hotel stay
- All meals Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Performance attire*
- Spirit shirt
- Warm-up Jacket
- Silicone trading bracelets
- Instructor fees
*Students will provide their own performance shoes
Trip Highlights
- Group performance with professional adjudication
- Various student performance workshops
- Meet and connect with young theatre performers from around the country
- Experience Performances from Broadway’s Best
- Visit Sacramento with Academy friends!