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January: LINKS and DELEGATE REGISTRATION 2026

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  • 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 Dec. 9th, 2026 until FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 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 25, 2027.

  • ​To purchase Meal Tickets to be used on the Dorman HS 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 Thursday, February 4th. ​

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Form #2 must be signed by the principal to be uploaded with Form #1.

Forms #1- #3 have a deadline to be submitted by Fri., Jan. 22, 2027.

Form #4 must be submitted by Fri., January 29, 2027.

Forms #5 and #6 must be brought to the Festival by the sponsor.

Please open this document FIRST for instructions and a CHECKLIST for all items to be submitted by JANUARY 22, 2027!

#1

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 22- no later than January 26.

#2

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 22!

#3

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

If presenting a One-Act (Professional) at the 2027 Festival, please register the play with this link.  The One-Act Schedule is created based on time of submission.    DEADLINE: Friday, Jan. 22!

#4

Direct Link to register all Thespy entries for the 2027 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

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

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:

 



The cost of meal tickets have not been negotiated at this time.  As soon as they are, it will be posted here.

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Deadline to submit: Thursday, Feb. 4th. Must have a Purchase Order if not paying by credit card at time of order submission. If ordering Box Lunches, you will submit your sandwich order on the same form.

Information about each Form

Registration is $50 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 $25 per Chaperone.  Each school can register ONE sponsor free of charge.

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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.

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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

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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. 

This schedule is the 2026 schedule so that you can have an idea for planning/scheduling for 2027.  The 2027 schedule will be posted at the end of January.

This document will be updated on a regular basis as schools finish submitting forms, making payments or as the schedule is built.  ALL schools are listed, including those not presenting a One-Act.

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), play titles and publishers 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 29th!

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

The following link lists hotels with group rates in Spartanburg near the Host Site, Dorman High School for 2027:

We highly recommend booking hotel reservations by December 2026.

 Looking for information about the One Act Festival- including Technical Information? Information can be found on the PDA One-Act page.

 Looking for Thespys Critique Sheets or information about Chapter Select or Student Thespian Officers? Those are located on the Thespian  page.

 Looking for the PDA Awards or Thespian Senior Audition documents? Those are located on the Scholarship  page.

In case you need the timeline for due dates:, the Timeline is in two formats.  The red button is a Google document.  The yellow button is a printable PDF document.                                                                                                                  

All emails sent to the teachers will be listed in the Festival Update.

Deadlines for the 2027 Festival   

Items italicized are when forms or information will be released​​

  • Tuesday, December 8th- Delegate Registration (worksheets and form) will be available on the website

  • Friday, December 11, 2026- All State Applications and Videos must be submitted in order to be considered for Musical Theatre, Acting, or Tech Challenge Showcases.

  • Friday, December 18, 2026- PDA Outstanding Teacher and Outstanding Mentor Teacher nominations and Honor Troupe applications must be submitted to be considered for recognition at the 2026 Festival.

PLEASE BE ADVISED: In order to meet the January deadline, we recommend that the students have an earlier deadline for PAYMENT and participation in the singular student events- Thespys, STO, Portfolios, and Scholarships (either before Winter Break OR 10 days before the January deadline).

  • Friday, January 22, 2027- Delegate Registration is due along with definitive Thespys Categories, Scholarship Applicants. The Play Tech/Thespy Schedule Form is also due at this time.​

  • Tuesday, January 26th- Teachers and School Counselors will be sent Recommendation and School Record forms to be completed. Auditioning Delegates and STO applicants will be sent their forms.

  • Friday, January 30, 2026- ALL THESPY entries (matching what was submitted in Delegate Registration) submitted into OPEN WATER.  

  • Monday, February 1st- Name Verifications worksheet sent to Sponsor. One Act Schedule Posted

  • Tuesday, February 2nd- Senior Awards and STO Applications must be submitted by the students.

  • Thursday, February 4th-Electronic Playbills for PDA One Acts uploaded. If a school is going to use Meal Tickets, those must be purchased at this time as well.

  • Tuesday, February 9th- Teacher Recommendations and School Records for STOs and Senior Awards submitted. Name Verification worksheet submitted. Thespys Schedule Posted

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If you have gotten this far and want to be

part of the festival, open this document:

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For schools that are definitely going to participate, sponsors may also want to print out the Delegate Registration Worksheets to see what to gather from the delegates before the January deadline.  Remember: as the sponsor, you can limit what your students do at the festival so that you are not overwhelmed your first time.  The Worksheets can be found on the Delegate Registration web page: 

(Will be available by mid-November)

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