DramaFest Registration Now Open

DramaFest Registration is now open!!! Competing and observing schools are welcome to register. Complete the following Jotform: https://form.jotform.com/232307723031141 #MSDoesGreatTheatre

Register for MTA 2024

The time has come to talk of many things.... including registration being open for MTA 2024!!! Before registering, Visit https://mississippitheatre.org/registration/ *Pay close attention to the instruction videos for each category. These videos and organization tools were designed to assist you. For additional questions, please contact your MTA division chairs. When you are ready to register, …

Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival

This year's Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival features Williams' iconic Delta movie, BABY DOLL, starring Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, and Karl Malden.Williams combined the stories of his short plays 27 WAGONS FULL OF COTTON and THE UNSATISFACTORY SUPPER into the BABY DOLL screenplay, which was directed in 1955 by Elia Kazan in Benoit, Mississippi.We look …

Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival

October 12-14 | 2023 Festival focus: BABY DOLL This year's Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival features Williams' iconic Delta movie, BABY DOLL, starring Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, and Karl Malden. Williams combined the stories of his short plays 27 WAGONS FULL OF COTTON and THE UNSATISFACTORY SUPPER into the BABY DOLL screenplay, which was directed …

Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival Student Drama Competition

Coahoma County Higher Education Center/Cutrer Mansion 109 Clark Street, Clarksdale, Mississippi

On behalf of the Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival (MDTWF) held every October in Clarksdale, Mississippi, you are invited to participate in our annual Student Drama Competition to be held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, starting at 9 am at the Coahoma County Higher Education Center/Cutrer Mansion, 109 Clark Street, Clarksdale. We offer trophies to …

What the Constitution Means to Me

Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions held across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human play, author Heidi Schreck resurrects her teenage self to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. This powerful play is a love …

Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence

Mississippi State University McComas Hall

You are cordially invited to this free event at McComas Hall! This is a project of Lillian Bingham, an education major, through the Theatre for Young Audiences class at Mississippi State University. She will be moderating the talk back which will include an officer from the highway patrol as well as a counselor. Visit https://enoughplays.com

Free

It’s a Wonderful Life, the Live Radio Play

Parkway Heights United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg, MS Duration: 1 hr 30 min Public  ยท Anyone on or off Facebook Legacy Actors Theatre Experience, in partnership with Petal Arts Council and in conjunction with Parkway Heights UMC Youth, presents "It's a Wonderful Life- the Live Radio Play" adapted by Joe Landry. Friday, December 15th, two performances only: …

LIVE Festival Schedule Overview

LIVE Festival Schedule Overview The LIVE Festival Schedule for MTA 2024 can be found here. It is tentative and subject to change.

MTA 2024

The MTA 2024 Annual Theatre Festival will be hosted on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Harrison County Campus. The event will feature the 10-minute festival, individual events, the Secondary Theatre Festival, the Community Theatre Festival, Playwriting, various workshops, and more!

Join MTA for Theatre Afternoon

Mark your calendars and join us for the first-ever Theatre Afternoon, part of Mississippi Arts Week, and Arts Day at the Capitol. We want ALL theatremakers to attend. This is our very own time to shine! The top two schools and the top two community theatres to advance from MTA 2024 are invited to connect …

Southeastern Theatre Conference

SETC is the largest network of theatre practitioners in the nation. We connect our members to training, jobs, and resources at all experience levels. Member services include access to: Not a member? Click HERE and join SETC today!