SCSTA
"Encouraging a passion for excellence in Speech & Theatre education in South Carolina."
SCSTA
"Encouraging a passion for excellence in Speech & Theatre education in South Carolina."
OUR STORY
Welcome
The South Carolina Speech and Theatre Association is a professional organization that promotes the study of all areas of performance and oral communication: acting, oral interpretation/performance studies, theatre, broadcasting, public speaking, discussion and debate, and speech/theatre education. SCSTA serves both the public and private schools and the colleges and universities in South Carolina through three spring festival competitions, and through recognition of outstanding contributors to our efforts. SCSTA holds three division festivals annually (College, High School, and Middle School).
The festivals for Middle School, High School, and College students are held annually. These one-day festivals include individual and small group events in a variety of categories such as Audition Monologue, Duet Acting, Original Monologues, Reader's Theatre, Impromptu Speaking, and Musical Theatre. All participants receive feedback from adjudicators. Students receiving the highest scores in their rounds advance to finals, and the top 3 performers in each category are recognized at an awards ceremony at the end of the day.
THE COMMUNICATION ARTS AWARD
Nominate a Difference Maker in Speech and Theatre!
Every year our organization likes to honor someone in our state that is exceptionally completing our mission of, “encouraging a passion for excellence in Speech and Theatre Education in South Carolina." If you would like to nominate someone for this year’s award, please use the form below or click on the picture. The nomination deadline is Friday, November 14, 2025!
JUDGE INTEREST FORM
Want to Judge at Our Festivals?
We are officially getting ready for our upcoming festivals! We are so excited to see all of you on March 21st at Byrnes High School and March 28th at Newberry College for the Middle School and College Festivals! We are always in need of more judges! If you're interested in judging one of our festivals, then please fill out the form below or click on the picture to provide all your information. At each festival, judges watch and provide feedback to our middle school, high school, and college students during their performances. Before you step into the room to judge, you'll receive a briefing on how to give feedback so that it better helps these students grow as actors. Thank you so much for helping encourage a love for speech and theatre in South Carolina, and we hope to see you as a judge at one of our upcoming festivals!