Theatre North Gwinnett
North Gwinnett High School
Competitions & Conferences
One Act Play Competition
TBA, 2026 @Lawrenceville Performing Arts Center
Transportation, conference registration, and tee shirts will be provided. Students will need extra spending money for meals not covered in registration and for any snacks or souvenir items they wish to purchase.
The One-Act Play competition is a Fine Arts event by the Georgia High School Association (GHSA). Each competing school performs a timed, one-act play or musical of their choice during a Regional competition. The first-place winners from each Regional section can compete in the State competition. Regional One-Act competitions are typically held in October and State competitions in November.
https://www.ghsa.net/one-act-play
Georgia Thespians Conference (ThesCon)
Feb. 4, 5, & 6 2026 @Columbus State University
The cost is $400 per student to go towards conference registration, lodging, transportation and food.
Fee schedule to be determined
Students will need extra spending money for meals not covered in registration and for any snacks or souvenir items they wish to purchase.
Georgia Thespians is a State chapter of the Education Theatre Association which sponsors the International Thespian Society (ITS). Georgia Thespians sponsors ThesCon.
ThesCon is a three-day annual event which features numerous productions presented by high schools from across the state. They offer a variety of workshops led by theater professionals from around the country. In addition, they also hold individual performance and tech events for adjudication, offer auditions for colleges and scholarships, provide opportunities to speak with college fine arts representatives from around the country, allow you to shop with commercial vendors selling theater merchandise, and hang out with 3,000 other Georgia Thespians.
Attendance is limited to ITS members (normally sophomores-seniors) in good standing who receive permission from the Theatre Director to attend. NGHS Theatre normally attends ThesCon as a troupe. Students may audition to participate in ThesCon events (such as the opening number, Playworks original play competition, tech events, and individual/group events). Troupes can audition to perform one-act shows at the conference.
Shulers - The Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards
The Old Man and the Old Moon - January 28, 29, & 30. Shuler show TBA.
Celebrating excellence in high school musical theatre across Georgia, the Shuler Awards recognize student achievement onstage and behind the scenes, connecting classrooms to center stage through ArtsBridge Foundation’s statewide arts education initiatives.
This year's Shuler Awards will be held:
Thursday, April 22, 2027
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre