January 2024, James and the Giant Peach, Jr.

Junior Theater Festival 2027

We’re excited to be taking a trouple again to JTF in January, 2027!

What is Junior Theater Festival (JTF)?

JTF is the world’s biggest and best celebration of young people performing musical theater. They bring together student musical theater troupes from all over the world for a weekend of musical theater mayhem and madness. Each troupe performs fifteen minutes from a Broadway Junior show for adjudication by a panel of musical theater experts. The weekend also features professional development for teachers, workshops for students and parents, a New Works Showcase featuring new musical adaptations soon to be released and concludes with a grand finale concert headlined by Broadway’s best! Learn more at JuniorTheaterFestival.com.

JTF is held in January every year in Atlanta, Georgia. Masquerade brought home an “Excellence in Acting” award for our troupe in 2024 and 2025. We will be bringing students again in January 2027 with the junior show, Children of Eden, Jr. Registration is now open and we must receive your commitment confirmation by September 1st using the registration button below. If you are interested in more information, email us at JTF@MasqueradeTheatre.org.

Interest Meeting:
This Thursday, August 18th 7-8pm
In person at: 301 West Washington Ave, Riverside, NJ 08075
Video link: Email us at JTF@MasqueradeTheatre.org

- We will be having an interest meeting on August 18th at 7pm, in person at our studio and also remote for those who can't make it in person. Please fill out our interest form below if you want to join or have questions but not ready to register yet.
- We will be bringing a cut from Children of Eden, Jr.
- Registration and $100 non-refundable deposit due by September 20th.
- JTF Fee of $350 per person (including student and parents going).
- $500 Masquerade Participation fee per student and $75 per adult.
- JTF Rehearsals: JTF Rehearsals will begin mid October increasing as we get closer to JTF. We take into account cast availability and conflicts while setting the schedule.
- Festival: January 15 – 17, 2027.
- Travel – Book your own flight or drive
- Hotel - Approximately $230 per night; Double Occupancy. This is booked through JTF and Masquerade, but each family is responsible for hotel cost.
- JTF Festival Fee - $350 per person.
- Masquerade Fee - $500 per student, $75 per adult
  - This fee helps offset the orgazational JTF fee Masquerade pays which is not reflected in your Festival Fee, JTF swag for the participants, stipends and travel expenses for our teachers.
- Register for both JTF and our Fall production of Children of Eden by August 15th and get a $150 discount on your Fall production registration!
**Tuition assistance and payment plans may be available upon request. Please note request at the end of the registration form.