What is ATHE?
Founded in 1986, The Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) is the 1700+ member organization serving the interests of college and university theatre departments and administrators, educators, graduate students, and theatre practitioners through advocacy work, professional development, working to increase diversity in the field, journals, collaborations with other organizations, meetings, and conferences.
Who can join ATHE?
Anyone interested in theatre is welcome to join [1]!
What does ATHE do?
Well, ATHE hosts an annual conference [2], but we do much more than that. Over the next several years, our goals include:
- Building a collective voice for theatre and arts education
- Promoting and supporting ongoing professional development
- Creating interconnectivity within the field
- Developing diversity across the field
- Increasing economic accessibility for ATHE programs
- Expanding services we provide to members.
I want to know more about ATHE. Can I find it here?
Yes! Simply visit the About ATHE [3] page.
How do I join ATHE?
You can join online using a credit card [4] or you can print out a form and mail it in with your check.
I'm a member, but I want to get more involved in ATHE. What can I do?
One of the easiest ways to get involved is to join a focus group [5]. Focus groups are groups of ATHE members, each of which is organized around an area of interest in theatre arts and studies. Another way is to join an association-wide committee. These committees [6], each led by a member of the governing council, are integral to the fulfillment of ATHE's strategic plan.
I'm a focus group representative. How do I access a copy of the operations manual [7]?
The manual is currently being revised. Once revisions are finished, it will be posted on the site. Until then, direct questions to ATHE Administrative Director, Nancy Erickson.
Wow! ATHE has been around for 20 years. Who was the president when ATHE was founded?
Beverley Beyers-Pevitts was the first president of ATHE. Visit our past presidents' page to learn more about her and all our past presidents [8].
So, ATHE presents an annual conference. When is it? Where is it? How do I submit a panel?
ATHE's annual conference is our biggest event of the year. In August of 2006, over 1,000 people attended! ATHE Conference 2007 [9] is in New Orleans, July 26-29. For all of the details about how to submit a panel, the conference hotel and much more, visit the conferences page.