Studio Wayne
Arts Education Programs

Junior Theater Festival (JTF)

2027‍
Auditions - August 11, 2026
We will be bringing a team to perform excerpts from Beetlejuice, JR to Atlanta, GA to compete at Junior Theatre Festival (1/14/27-1/18/27).  
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We will audition for a team of no more than 20 student performers to travel with us!
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This is a unique, ensemble-building experience to compete against teams from all over the world, hard work and dedication outside of the rehearsal space will be necessary.
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Join us in 2027 at JTF Atlanta with adjudications, workshops, and one-of-a-kind mainstage events where all sorts of musical theater surprises are in store!
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Please complete this google form if you would like to audition for JTF 2027. You will hear back from the education team as soon as possible!
PLEASE NOTE:
REGISTRATION IS NOT FREE‍
Costs:
Once you've made the team, please email Corey Holmes, Director or Education at education@waynetheatre.org and we will provide all of the details on costs associated with Junior Theater Festival, 2027. It will be a monthly payment that covers rehearsal time, registration for the conference, housing, food, and travel for the extended weekend in January!
Dates:
Rehearsals on Tuesdays - September 18th - December 15th, 2026, January 5th-7th, 2027, and January 11th-13th, 2027.
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Travel, Conference, and Competition: January 14th-18th, 2027
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About Junior Theater Festival:
The first Junior Theater Festival in 2003 was designed to see if educators and students would enjoy three days of a non-stop musical theatre celebration – and, after the first JTF Atlanta, the answer was an enthusiastic “yes”!
Learn more about JTF here.