Delegate Registration: January

January: LINKS and DELEGATE REGISTRATION 2026

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN and READ each numbered item.

There are SIX forms that need to be addressed in order to fully participate in the festival.
The Delegate Registration Worksheets can help you compile the student and chaperone information before you begin. Please use the worksheets to gather the information.
The Delegate Registration (#1) and the Play Tech Form (#3) will be active from December 9th, 2025 until FRIDAY, Jan. 23, 2026 (Deadline to submit).
Before you start the Delegate Registration (#1), the School Permission Form/ Teacher Decorum (#2) must be ready to upload.
The link to Register Thespys in Open Water, is Form #4. All forms, except one, on this page are available on December 9th.
The Meal Ticket Form will be available by January 30, 2026.
To purchase Meal Tickets to be used on the Coastal Carolina campus, of the page. This form is not ready at this time, but will be once the One Act Schedule is published. Deadline to submit meal ticket order is Friday, February 6.

FORMS- Click to open

Form #2 must be signed by the principal to be uploaded with Form #1. Forms #1- #3 have a deadline to be submitted by Friday, January 23, 2026. Form #4 must be submitted by Friday, January 30, 2026. Forms #5 and #6 must be brought to the Festival by the sponsor.

Delegate Registration Worksheets

Please open this document FIRST for instructions and a CHECKLIST for all items to be submitted by JANUARY 23, 2026!

#1

DELEGATE Registration

Delegate Registration is to register ALL individuals for the festival and for Thespian events. School Permission Form (located below) and a PO must be uploaded. Have these ready to upload before you start the registration. Links for the Senior Awards and STO Applications will be sent to the Registered Delegates after January 23- no later than January 27.

#2

Documents to Sign

Download the SCHOOL PERMISSION and TEACHER DECORUM form, have the school principal sign both forms, then scan and upload a scanned PDF with the Delegate Registration Form by January 23!

#3

Play Tech & Thespy Schedule Form

If you have scheduling issues with Thespys or the One Act, please use this form.

If presenting a One-Act (Professional) at the 2026 Festival, please register the play with this link. The One-Act Schedule is created based on time of submission. DEADLINE: Friday, Jan. 23!

#4

Thespy Registration- Open Water

Direct Link to register all Thespy entries for the 2026 Festival. The list of Thespy entries in Open Water MUST correspond with what was registered in the Delegate Registration. The Board reserves the right to DQ any discrepancies between Delegate Registration and Open Water. Deadline: Friday, January 30

#5

Delegate Permission

Download and print/copy as needed. Each delegate must have the Parental Consent/Health form and the Festival Conduct form filled out before attending the festival. Multiple signatures are required. This form will NOT be submitted; instead, the Sponsor will have it on hand in case it is needed at the festival.

#6

Chapter Select Form

If a school has a Thespian Troupe and is wanting to be considered for Chapter Select please download the ITS Community & Standards form. The principal must sign the form before it can be uploaded with the Delegate Registration or brought to the Site Registration. Your school must be signed up for the PDA ONE ACT Festival to be considered!

Pre-Ordered Meal Tickets:

Meal Tickets for the Dining Hall are $12

Box Lunches at Wheelwright Aud. are $15

The Cino Grille in the Student Union accepts cash and cards and is NOT a meal ticket option.

Deadline to submit: Friday, Feb. 6. Must have a Purchase Order if not paying by credit card at time of order submission.

MEAL TICKETS

Meal Ticket Form will be made available after January 30th, once the One Act Schedule is posted.

Information about each Form

Registration is $40 per student

For Seniors who plan to audition for the Senior Thespian Scholarship and/or apply for the PDA Senior Award- there is an

additional fee of $15

Registration is $20 per Chaperone. Each school can register ONE sponsor free of charge.

Please have the Purchase Order BEFORE you register so that the Invoice Date is posted after the PO date, OR have your credit card ready to pay ONLINE. There is an 4% up-charge to pay online.

If paying by check, please remit to:

PALMETTO DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION

c/o Rock Hill High School

320 W. Springdale Rd.

Rock Hill, SC 29730

Attn: Stephanie Daniels

If you need an updated W-9 or a Vendor Sheet filled out, please contact Anne Lavely at pdascits@gmail.com

School Permission and Teacher Decorum forms must be UPLOADED with the Delegate Registration! However, PDF Forms must be DOWNLOADED and SAVED on a computer before being filled in. Your responses will not be saved if typed within the webpage. Documents then need to be printed for signatures and scanned to be uploaded.

Festival Schedule 2025

This schedule is the 2025 schedule so that you can have an idea for planning/scheduling for 2026. The 2026 schedule will be posted at the end of January.

Reserved Titles for 2025

This document will be updated on a regular basis starting October 15th as schools register for the festival, reserve a One Act slot, and submit their OA title.

Open Water Instructions

This is a link to a Google Slide, and within the presentation is a the LINK to EdTA's Open Water.

REMINDER: All Thespy entries must be registered in Open Water. This is where partners (duets and group members) and play titles will be listed for adjudication. The list of Thespy entries in Open Water MUST correspond with what was registered in the Delegate Registration. DEADLINE: Friday January 30th!