The following is the calendar of events for the 2013-2014 Arizona Speech, Debate, and Theater Season as approved by the AIA State Speech and Debate Advisory Committee on April 17, 2013. This calendar is subject to change.
2013-14 AIA Sanctioned Speech, Debate and Theater Calendar
July 9-12 AZ Thespians Leadership Camp
Aug 10 AZ Thespians Coaches Convention at Mtn. Pointe HS
Aug 24 FLA New Coach Training-Mtn. View HS
Sept 7 FLA Coaches Convention/Workshops–Mesquite HS
Sept 21 Practice Tournament-Horizon HS
Sept 25 AIA SSDAC Meeting – AIA office
Oct 5 Prep School Congress-Tempe Prep Academy
Oct 18-19 Jim Fountain Classic-McClintock HS
Nov 1-2 Toro Country Classic-Mountain View HS
Nov 15-16 Dobson Invitational-Dobson HS
Nov 22-23 AZ Thespian Festival – Phoenix Civic Plaza
Dec 6-7 FLA Winter Trophy (Division I-TBA) (Division II-TBA)
Jan 9-11 ASU Southwest Championships-ASU
Jan 17-18 Prep School Invitational-Chandler Prep
Jan 22 AIA SSDAC Meeting – AIA office
Jan 25 Southern AZ Acting Festival
Jan 31-Feb 1 Bobcat Bonanza-Central HS
Feb 1 Northern AZ & Central AZ Acting Festivals
Feb 14-15 Thunderbird Invitational-Thunderbird HS
Feb 21-22 Prospector Invitational-Apache Junction HS
Feb 22 ESU Shakespeare Contest
Feb 28 – Mar 1 AIA State 1 Act Festival-Tucson
Feb 28-March 1 SWSDIT (debate only)-Brophy
March 5 AIA State Tournament Directors’ Meeting – AIA Office
March 14-15 AIA State Tournament
Division I-TBA
Division II-Shadow Mountain
March 22 NFL District Congress Qualifier
March 22 AZ Jr. Thespian Festival
March 27-29 NFL District Qualifier Speech & Debate
April 16 AIA SSDAC meeting – AIA Office
April 5-7 American Forensic Association Nationals at ASU
AZ Speech and Debate Coaches Association 