Program Overview
Accepted student companies have the honor of representing their schools and communities onstage as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe and AHSTF.
Highlights of the AHSTF Program
Perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Give students the opportunity to share their work on an international stage as part of the world’s largest arts festival.
Experience Theatre Without Borders See extraordinary performances, connect with artists from around the world, and immerse yourself in the Fringe’s vibrant performing arts community.
Join a 30+ Year Tradition Become part of AHSTF’s long-standing community of student performers, directors, and theatre educators who have shared this experience for more than three decades.
Our goal is to give you the freedom to focus on your students by providing comprehensive logistical and production support.
Program inclusions are as follows:
- Up to 3 FREE College Credits through George Mason University (coursework required)
- Round-trip airfare
- Two nights’ accommodations in London
- 10 nights’ accommodations in Edinburgh
- One meal per day in London
- Two meals daily in Edinburgh
- Motorcoach service for airport and venue transfers
- Panoramic coach tour of London
- London West End theatre ticket
- One-day London Tube pass
- Coach transportation from London to Edinburgh
- Guided walking tour of Edinburgh
- 2-hour technical rehearsal in your assigned AHSTF Fringe venue
- 4 performances in your assigned AHSTF Fringe venue
- Tickets for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
- AHSTF Ceilidh (an evening of Scottish folk music and dancing)
- Full-day sightseeing excursion
- Overnight dorm security in Edinburgh
- Administrative and accounting services
- On-site staff available on the ground
- Technical support leading up to and during the Fringe
- Rental of venue, including box office, lighting, and sound
- Daily city bus or tube passes
- Program director to support you throughout the planning of your AHSTF experience
Our Past Participants Say...
AHSTF Student Participant
North Carolina
CONTACT US
American High School Theatre Festival
701 E Water Street, Suite 200
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Call: 1-888-88-AHSTF (24783)
Email us today: ahstf@worldstrides.org
