BOARD OF DIRECTORS
In-Person Festival: March 27-30, 2025 in Salt Lake City, UT
About Us
National Deaf Theatre Festival is an educational theatrical competition for young Deaf actors across the United States.
The NDTF gives young Deaf performers the ability to perform on a national stage, refine their skills through competition and feedback, use ASL as their medium for acting, witness professional theatre in an accessible language, and socialize with like-minded Deaf peers.
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History of the NDTF
Are you a high school teacher or administrator
that would like to register your Deaf student/s?
Students must be Deaf and enrolled in High School.
Join us for the 2025
National Deaf Theatre Festival!
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In-Person Festival March 26-30, 2025, in Salt Lake City, UT at USDB
Registration for the 2025 Festival is currently closed.
For any questions, please email: NDHSTF@deafwest.org
2025 Festival
The 2025 festival will consist of a five day in-person festival of workshops and trainings taught by best in class instructors from the entertainment field. The festival will conclude with a showcase of artistry and performances, concluding in a nationally viewed live talent show.
2025 NDTF Team
2025 Festival
The National Deaf Theatre Festival consists of different class offerings that are meant to foster and nurture festival participant's inquisitive minds through creativity, while becoming confident, independent thinkers through social-emotional learning activities.
In-Person Festival:
Participating students and schools will travel to Utah School for the Deaf in Salt Lake City, UT for three days of in-person theatre arts workshops and classes from Teaching Artists from Deaf West Theatre.
Workshop topics include: Acting, Filmmaking, Storytelling, Dancing, Performance and more!
2025 Festival Organizers
Support for the National Deaf High School Theatre Festival is made possible by
the generous support from The Kimball Family Fund and Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
Additional Support Provided By:
