Community Theatre
Community Theatre Registration
The Community Theatre Festival will take place in Oxford, MS for MTA 2026. Information will be found HERE by August 1, 2025. The technical information for the Ford Center and the Isom Auditorium will be available in Fall 2025. The deadline to register for the one-act festival will be December 1.
Festival Registration can be found HERE.
Until updated information is available, requirements for last year’s festival, MTA 2026, can be found at the bottom of this page.
The Community Theatre Chairs and the Executive Director are here to assist you and your theatre. Please get in touch with us with questions regarding running your community theatre.
In addition to hosting the statewide community theatre festival, we also host an annual workshop. The workshop is geared toward all theatre professionals in our state. If you have suggestions for workshops, be sure to let us know.
Any theatre competing at the MTA Festival must be registered as a community theatre. See the rules and guidelines for more information. Contact the festival chairs with questions. Community Theatre Festival Guidelines
Adult Individual Events are a great way to show off your talent and get involved in MTA 2026! Information regarding this festival can be found HERE.
MTA maintains a general-purpose email listserv to distribute information about the association and promote theatres sharing information about their events. If you would like to be added to the listserv, send an email to Lindsey Eubanks, Executive Director.
Gabe Smith
Vice-Chair
Sherri Marengo
Chair
Community Theatre Festival Letter and Information
MTA 2026 information has been posted in the link above.
Community Theatre Festival Guidelines
MTA 2026 information will be posted in early October.
Technical Info for Community Theatre Space
MTA 2026 – Light Plot
MTA 2026 – Channel Hookup
MTA 2026 – Ground Plan
MTA 2026 – Tech Rider
One Act Technical Questionnaire
AACT Fest information can be found HERE
MTA Information Needed for AACT Fest Form Completion
- AACT Fest Region: IVa
- Festival Chair: Sherri Marengo
- Festival Chair Email: redheadactingup@yahoo.com
- Festival: Mississippi Theatre Association
- Festival Dates: January 15-18, 2026
Important Community Theatre Forms
Community Theatre Code of Conduct
This is the Community Theatre Code of Conduct for MTA 2026. Updates to this will be posted by early November.
Individual Registration for MTA 2026
Registration for MTA 2026 will open in early October 2025.
Adult Individual Events Rules
Registration for MTA 2025 will open in early November 2025.
Community Adjudicator Forms
Information and updates will be posted by early November 2025.
MTA Festival Site Information
MTA 2026 Festival Site Information will be posted by early November 2025.
Community Theatre Festival Registration
Information for MTA 2026 will be posted by early November 2025.
Ad Sales for MTA 2026
Consider purchasing an MTA 2025 Festival Program ad to support your theatre or business! MTA 2026 Festival Program information will be posted in early September.
Click HERE to register as an MTA Workshop Presenter.
MTA 2026 Schedule
The overall schedule for MTA 2026 is Tentative and will be posted HERE.
MTA 2026 Workshop Schedule
The MTA 2025 Workshops will be posted by early January 2026.
MTA 2026 Festival Program
The MTA 2025 Festival Program will be posted by mid-January 2026.