Upcoming Productions
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Sweeney Todd, School Edition
@ Central Bucks High School South
03/28 - 03/29/2025
Cinderella (Broadway)
@ Perkiomen Valley High School
03/28 - 03/30/2025
Anything Goes (2022)
@ B Reed Henderson High School
03/27 - 03/30/2025
High Schools
Enrollment is open to any public, private, charter, or parochial Pennsylvania high school (grades 9-12 participants only) within a 25 mile radius of City Hall, Philadelphia.
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Adjudicators
Adjudicators must be theater professionals, graduate students pursuing a Theatre Arts degree (either performing or technical), community members with theatre experience, or current/former theatre educators, that are currently unaffiliated with a participating school.
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Outreach
Through grants and free workshops, the Philadelphia Independence Awards provides opportunities to help local high schools grow their theater programs.
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Registration Opens
10/1
Registration Closes
4/20
Last Performance Date
5/20
Awards Show
Philadelphia Independence Awards
Categories
Acting
Acting awards include lead, supporting and featured actor and actresses. Additionally, there are awards for small and large ensembles.
Music
Male and female vocalists are recognized as are student orchestras.
Dance
There are dance awards for solo and ensemble dancers.
Technical Theater
Technical theater awards are given for sound, light, stage management, makeup, costumes, scenic design and effects.
Specialty
Specialty awards include song, production, leadership and marketing.
Education
Each year we honor one theater educator that has made an impact on their students lives.
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Featured School
J.R. Masterman
The Masterman Theater Company's produces a full musical yearly, the biggest school event of the year which includes students in grades 5 through 12. Every facet of the production is made up of students, not just the actors but the set builders, tech crew, and orchestra. The musical serves not only to showcase and give an outlet for our many talented students, but most importantly to build community and a supportive family in an academically rigorous institution.
