DRAMAFEST 2024

Theatre Nova Scotia coordinates the Nova Scotia High School Drama Festival each May at Dalhousie’s main campus in Halifax. The festival is open to students and teachers from across the province and provides a three-day, theatre-intensive getaway! The Wednesday-Friday festival includes nightly performances from schools, a vast selection of in-depth student and teacher workshops, morning master-classes, a professional presentation, and many creative opportunities for high school students.

This year’s festival dates are:

Jr. High - May 21, 2024

High School - May 22-24, 2024

School registrations for 2024 opening soon!
In the coming weeks there will be exciting updates regarding available workshops, but know that you can expect many past favourites led by industry professionals, including: Acting, Directing, Musical Theatre, Make Up, Shakespeare, Improv, and much more! We will also have exciting, new, teacher-specific workshops!

The link to register your school is here: https://forms.gle/MNurrPu1SdNgbo5N9 

Deadlines for 2024 are:

-School Registration Early Bird: Feb 23rd

-School Registration Deadline: March 22nd

-Student Workshop Registration: April 12th

If you need to contact us, please reach out to: dramafest@theatrens.ca

Follow @nsdramafest on Facebook and Instagram for more program updates! 

Theatre Nova Scotia recognizes the support of the Province of Nova Scotia. We are pleased to work in partnership with the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage to develop and promote our cultural resources for all Nova Scotians.