Kansas State Theatre Organization (KSTO) is a student organization responsible for organizing and implementing departmental events. Some of these popular events include high school workshops, recruitment days, semester auditions, participation in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region 5 events, showcases of student work presented in the Purple Masque Theatre, and social events such as a departmental picnic to kickoff the beginning of each school year and a banquet to celebrate departmental accomplishments at the end of the year.