New Brunswick Drama Festival
The New Brunswick Drama Festival, also known as the New Brunswick Provincial Drama Festival and Conference, the NBTA Drama Festival, or simply referred to as NB DramaFest, is an annual event held at the St. Thomas University campus in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Taking place every May, the event serves as a scholastic drama festival and competition for middle and high school students in New Brunswick.
The festival is divided into two segments, with middle school participants attending from Monday to Wednesday, and high school participants attending from Wednesday to Saturday. Throughout the festival, students have the chance to participate in evening workshops, allowing them to improve their skills through participating in evening workshops focused on areas like stage combat, improvisation, vocal training, and Shakespearean tutorials. The festival's performances adhere to guidelines that require durations between 25 and 60 minutes long. Professionals in theater from across the country attend the event to provide critiques of the students' work. Additionally, the festival's final evening features a dance, concluded by an awards ceremony and closing presentations.