CA State Thespian Festival 2026

An Actors' training is refined in its scope. Everything from vocal performance, to text analysis, to period piece work: these are just a handful of elements that round out a comprehensive study of the craft, giving Actors a broad palette from which to draw from as professionals.


.... But what about play?


What is often overlooked in the Acting conversation is how silliness and goofiness are actually quite elegant. Trusting one's own unique authenticity and instincts when it comes to creating play in a space is one of the highest abilities of an Actor, for it reveals an Actor's trust in their own freedom. Through Improv exercises and group work, join Katie Reeves Northlich for a day of taking play seriously!