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SUMMARY:MTA Playwriting Competition Submissions
DESCRIPTION:Playwriting Competition\n\n\n\nThe MTA Playwriting Competitions are designed to recognize and promote the works of Mississippi playwrights and are open to all writers currently located in Mississippi. \n\n\n\nWinners in the Adult and Youth competitions receive staged readings at the MTA Festival and cash prizes–$500 for Adult winners\, $250 for Youth winners. \n\n\n\nSubmissions are accepted from April 1\, 2022\, until October 1\, 2022. \n\n\n\nFor questions\, contact Tonya Hays\, Youth Playwriting Chair\, or Sarah Grammar\, Adult Playwriting Chair. \n\n\n\nPlaywriting Contest Guidelines\n\n\n\nSubmit original works HERE\n\n\n\nPlaywriting – 10 Days to Play Resource
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/2023-annual-statewide-festival/
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SUMMARY:Southern Regional Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join Olivia Dunwoody for sips and eats at MTA’s Southern Regional Social Hour! \n\n\n\nWe’ll meet at Woody’s Roadside in Gulfport\, MS.  \n\n\n\nRSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/NHD9acYoB1scDygw7
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/southern-regional-social-hour/
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SUMMARY:MTA Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The next MTA board meeting is scheduled for July 29 from 9:00 – 3:00 pm at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College – Harrison County Campus.  \n\n\n\nWe will have a Southern Regional Social Hour that begins at 4:00 pm at Woody’s Roadside in Gulfport!
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/mta-board-meeting/
LOCATION:Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College – Harrison County Campus\, 2226 Switzer Rd\,\, Gulfport\, Mississippi\, 39507\, United States
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SUMMARY:Central Regional Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join Stacy Howell & Juniper Wallace for sips and eats at the Central Regional Social Hour. \n\n\n\nWe’ll meet at Good Bar in Jackson! \n\n\n\nRSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/NHD9acYoB1scDygw7
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/central-regional-social-hour/
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SUMMARY:Northern Regional Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join Tonya Hays for sips at eats at Moe’s Original Barbecue in Starkville\, MS! \n\n\n\nRSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/NHD9acYoB1scDygw7
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/northern-regional-social-hour/
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SUMMARY:Don't Miss Theatre Oxford’s Production of "The Exonerated' on September 8 and 9
DESCRIPTION:Six Compelling Stories About Death Row Survivors Offered in Theatre Oxford’s Latest Production\n\n\n\nSixty-year-old Delbert Tibbs is an old soul from Chicago\, a seminary dropout\,military veteran\, radical\, poet\, and death row survivor. He’s also a Black man whohappened to be on a highway near a small Florida town soon after a man was killedand a young woman raped. Both were white. Enough reason for the cops to arresthim. \n\n\n\n“This is not the place for thought that does not end in concreteness\,” narratorDelbert Tibbs tells us in The Exonerated. “It is dangerous to dwell too much onthings. To wonder who or why or when to wonder how – is dangerous. How do we\,the people\, get outta this hole\, What’s the way to fight?” \n\n\n\nDelbert Tibbs’ story is one of a half-dozen told in Theatre Oxford’s production of TheExonerated at the Powerhouse Arts Center Saturday\, September 8\, at 7:30 p.m.\, andSunday\, September 9\, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. A panel discussion by TuckerCarrington\, the founding director of the Mississippi Innocence Project\, and CliffJohnson\, the director of the MacArthur Justice Center\, will follow both eveningproductions. \n\n\n\nThe production is made possible by the support of Frye | Reeves Attorneys at Law\,the Mississippi Arts Commission\, and Yoknapatawpha Arts Council.Authored by Jessica Blank and Erik Jenson\, The Exonerated shares true stories ofwrongfully convicted survivors of death row. Directing the Theatre Oxfordproduction is theatre veteran Felipe Esteban Macias. \n\n\n\nThe stories tell of resilience\, faith\, and post-traumatic stress. They range fromracially motivated arrests and convictions of a hippie falsely accused of murderinghis parents to a mother who innocently catches a ride with a driver who will kill twopolice officers before the ride is over. \n\n\n\n“We have six wonderful stories wrapped up in one play\,” Macias says about TheExonerated.  Taken from interviews\, letters\, transcripts\, case files\, and public records\, the storiesoffer sobering insights into the nation’s criminal justice system and capital punishment.  \n\n\n\n“The Exonerated” won the 2003 Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Awardsand also received the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Championof Justice Award. \n\n\n\nTickets will be available at the door and seats can be reserved athttps://oxfordarts.com/theatreoxford. \n\n\n\nThe Powerhouse is located at 413 South 14th Street in Oxford (on the corner ofUniversity Avenue). Parking is in the back near the water tower. To learn more aboutTheatre Oxford\, visit our website (theatreoxford.org) or follow us on social media(@theatreoxford).
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/the-exonerated/
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SUMMARY:MTA Fall Teacher Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Save The Date for MTA’s Fall Teacher Workshop\, September 8-9\, 2023\, on the MGCCC – Harrison County Campus. Enjoy learning from the masters of playwriting\, puppetry\, EDI in the classroom\, and more! View the full schedule of events! \n\n\n\nContact Olivia Dunwoody at secondary@mississippitheatre.org for more details.  \n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/teacher-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230908T193000
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SUMMARY:Theatre Oxford's Production of "The Exonerated"
DESCRIPTION:Taken from interviews\, letters\, transcripts\, case files\, and public records\, the storiesoffer sobering insights into the nation’s criminal justice system and capital punishment.  \n\n\n\n“The Exonerated” won the 2003 Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Awardsand also received the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Championof Justice Award. \n\n\n\nTickets will be available at the door and seats can be reserved athttps://oxfordarts.com/theatreoxford. The Powerhouse is located at 413 South 14th Street in Oxford on the corner of University Avenue. Parking is in the back near the water tower. To learn more aboutTheatre Oxford\, visit our website https://theatreoxford.org or follow us on social media\, @theatreoxford.
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/theatre-oxfords-production-of-the-exonerated/
LOCATION:The Powerhouse\, 413 South 14th Street\, Oxford\, Mississippi\, United States
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SUMMARY:Intent to Participate Form Due for MS Delta Tennessee Williams Festival Student Drama Competition
DESCRIPTION: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.   \n\n\n\nRead the latest copy of the Invitation to Participate.  \n\n\n\nThe Invitiation to Perform & Registration forms can be found HERE. The Intent to Participate form is due back to us on September 15\, 2023 and the Registration is due back on September 29\, 2023. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe material performed must be from a Tennessee Williams play (full-length or one-act). Students are judged on acting ability\, movement\, voice (such as how audible and articulate they are)\, memorization and stage presence. The form and this letter should give you all of the information that you need to know to participate\, but feel free to reach out to me if you need any additional information. \n\n\n\nIn closing\, please know that we have a wonderful and impactful weekend planned that I know you will enjoy; however\, we do not have our schedule posted yet. We are still finalizing the details and hope to have it up on our website by September 1\, 2023. To receive email updates and see additional information on festivals past\, go to our festival website\, https://deltawilliamsfestival.com/. \n\n\n\nThank you for all the work that you do every single day for students around the great State of Mississippi. I look forward to hearing from you soon. \n\n\n\nVery best regards\,  \n\n\n\nJen Waller\, Director
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/intent-to-participate-form-due-for-ms-delta-tennessee-williams-festival/
LOCATION:Coahoma County Higher Education Center/Cutrer Mansion\, 109 Clark Street\, Clarksdale\, Mississippi\, 38614
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CREATED:20230913T123503Z
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SUMMARY:Submit Your DramaFest Letter of Intent
DESCRIPTION:DramaFest Letter of Intent\n\n\n\nGet ready to fill out your DramaFest 2023 Letter of Intent. We will be open to receive submissions starting September 15\, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. By submitting this form\, you indicate your intention to register as a performing school at a Mississippi Regional DramaFest this year.
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/submit-your-dramafest-letter-of-intent/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230929T000000
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SUMMARY:Registration Form Due for MS Delta Tennessee Williams Festival Student Drama Competition
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nRead the latest copy of the Invitation to Participate. \n\n\n\nThe Invitiation to Perform & Registration forms can be found HERE. The Intent to Participate form is due back to us on September 15\, 2023 and the Registration is due back on September 29\,2023. \n\n\n\nThe material performed must be from a Tennessee Williams play (full-length or one-act). Students are judged on acting ability\, movement\, voice (such as how audible and articulate they are)\, memorization and stage presence. The form and this letter should give you all of the information that you need to know to participate\, but feel free to reach out to me if you need any additional information. \n\n\n\nIn closing\, please know that we have a wonderful and impactful weekend planned that I know you will enjoy; however\, we do not have our schedule posted yet. We are still finalizing the details and hope to have it up on our website by September 1\, 2023. To receive email updates and see additional information on festivals past\, go to our festival website\, https://deltawilliamsfestival.com/. \n\n\n\nThank you for all the work that you do every single day for students around the great State of Mississippi. I look forward to hearing from you soon. \n\n\n\nVery best regards\, \n\n\n\nJen Waller\, Director
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/registration-form-due-for-ms-delta-tennessee-williams-festival-student-drama-competition/
LOCATION:Coahoma County Higher Education Center/Cutrer Mansion\, 109 Clark Street\, Clarksdale\, Mississippi\, 38614
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DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20231002T185927Z
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SUMMARY:DramaFest Registration Now Open
DESCRIPTION:DramaFest Registration is now open!!! \n\n\n\nCompeting and observing schools are welcome to register.  \n\n\n\nComplete the following Jotform: https://form.jotform.com/232307723031141 \n\n\n\n#MSDoesGreatTheatre
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/dramafest-registration-now-open/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231010T080000
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CREATED:20231010T070904Z
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SUMMARY:Register for MTA 2024
DESCRIPTION:The time has come to talk of many things…. including registration being open for MTA 2024!!!  \n\n\n\nBefore registering\, Visit https://mississippitheatre.org/registration/ \n\n\n\n*Pay close attention to the instruction videos for each category. These videos and organization tools were designed to assist you. \n\n\n\nFor additional questions\, please contact your MTA division chairs. \n\n\n\nWhen you are ready to register\, please visit https://mississippitheatre.ludus.com/ \n\n\n\n\nRegistration
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/register-for-mta2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231012T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T235959
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SUMMARY:Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival
DESCRIPTION: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 forward to welcoming Artists and Scholars from around the country for the 31st annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival which features panels\, performances\, parties\, and porch plays!The festival will once again be held the same weekend as the Deep Blues festival\, so if you are coming from out of town\, we recommend booking your accommodations as soon as possible!Here is a list of local hotels\, motels\, and B&B’sWe will be in touch with more programming updates as we get closer.Sincerely\, Jen Waller\, Festival Director
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/mississippi-delta-tennessee-williams-festival/
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SUMMARY:Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival
DESCRIPTION:October 12-14 | 2023 Festival focus: BABY DOLL \n\n\n\nThis year’s Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival features Williams’ iconic Delta movie\, BABY DOLL\, starring Carroll Baker\, Eli Wallach\, and Karl Malden. \n\n\n\nWilliams 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. \n\n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming Artists and Scholars from around the country for the 31st annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival which features panels\, performances\, parties\, and porch plays! \n\n\n\nThe festival will once again be held the same weekend as the Deep Blues festival\, so if you are coming from out of town\, we recommend booking your accommodations as soon as possible! \n\n\n\nHere is a list of local hotels\, motels\, and B&B’s: https://www.visitclarksdale.com/stay-all \n\n\n\nVisit https://deltawilliamsfestival.com to learn more \n\n\n\nWe will be in touch with more programming updates as we get closer. \n\n\n\nSincerely\, \n\n\n\nJen Waller\, Festival Director
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/mississippi-delta-tennessee-williams-festival-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20230817T174814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T182826Z
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SUMMARY:Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival Student Drama Competition
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nWe offer trophies to student winners and prize money to the winning theater programs.   \n\n\n\nThis year\, we have recruited Layla Young of Storyworks Theater Company (https://www.storyworkstheater.org/who-we-are) to serve as our coordinator for the Student Drama Competition. We would love for your school theatre program to participate this year. \n\n\n\nFor 31 years now\, our festival has celebrated the life\, work\, and legacy of one of the greatest American playwrights of all time\, Tennessee Williams. \n\n\n\nWilliams was connected to Clarksdale through his maternal grandparents\, the Rev. and Mrs. Walter E. Dakin\, and spent his summers here as a child. In his memoirs\, he wrote that his grandparents were “the source of the greatest support and kindness” to him. His affection for them is reflected in his frequent references to Clarksdale and the MS Delta throughout his works. \n\n\n\nDuring our festival\, we bring together professional actors\, Williams scholars\, English/Humanities experts\, students from around the State\, and Williams enthusiasts from around the world. We strive to offer our visitors a weekend filled with learning\, sharing\, and fun. \n\n\n\nWe are also pleased to share that our festival is always free and open to the public. The dates for the 31st Annual MS Delta Tennessee Williams Festival are October 12-14\, Thursday through Saturday. This year\, we are focusing on the film Baby Doll and the two plays that inspired it: The Unsatisfactory Supper and Twenty-seven Wagons Full of Cotton. \n\n\n\nOur goal is for the Student Drama Competition to be a mostly in-person event\, but we are considering a virtual option for those schools that cannot make the journey to Clarksdale. Let us know if that is something you are interested in. \n\n\n\nRead our latest Invitation to Participate. \n\n\n\nThe Intent to Participate & Registration Forms can be found HERE. The Intent to Participate form is due back to us on September 15\, 2023 and the Registration is due back on September 29\, 2023.  \n\n\n\nThe material performed must be from a Tennessee Williams play (full-length or one-act). Students are judged on acting ability\, movement\, voice (such as how audible and articulate they are)\, memorization and stage presence. The form and this letter should give you all of the information that you need to know to participate\, but feel free to reach out to me if you need any additional information. \n\n\n\nIn closing\, please know that we have a wonderful and impactful weekend planned that I know you will enjoy; however\, we do not have our schedule posted yet. We are still finalizing the details and hope to have it up on our website by September 1st. To receive email updates and see additional information on festivals past\, go to our festival website\, https://deltawilliamsfestival.com/. \n\n\n\nThank you for all the work that you do every single day for students around the great State of Mississippi. I look forward to hearing from you soon. \n\n\n\nVery best regards\,  \n\n\n\nJen Waller\, Director
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/mississippi-delta-tennessee-williams-festival-student-drama-competition/
LOCATION:Coahoma County Higher Education Center/Cutrer Mansion\, 109 Clark Street\, Clarksdale\, Mississippi\, 38614
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SUMMARY:What the Constitution Means to Me
DESCRIPTION: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 letter to our constitution\, giving it new life and imagining how it will shape the next generations of Americans. \n\n\n\nWhat The Constitution Means to Me will be presented in the Hewes Room with general admission seating. \n\n\n\nShow Times and Tickets:Tuesday\, October 24 at 7:00Wednesday\, October 25 at 2:00 & 7:00 (Sold Out)Thursday\, October 26 at 7:00 (Sold Out)Friday\, October 27 at 7:00 (Sold Out)Saturday\, October 28 at 2:00 & 7:00Sunday\, October 29 at 2:00 (Sold Out) & 7:00 \n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 31 at 7:00Wednesday\, November 1 at 2:00 & 7:00Thursday\, November 2 at 7:00 (Sold Out)Friday\, November 3 at 7:00Saturday\, November 4 at 2:00 & 7:00Sunday\, November 5 at 2:00 (Sold Out) & 7:00 \n\n\n\nTickets: $35/$30 Senior/Student/MilitaryRecommended for ages 14+.Content Advisory: What the Constitution Means to Me contains adult language and themes that may not be suitable for all ages.For content advisories\, call 601-948-3533. \n\n\n\nVisit https://newstagetheatre.com
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/what-the-constitution-means-to-me/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231106T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T203401Z
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SUMMARY:Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence
DESCRIPTION: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
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/enough-play/
LOCATION:Mississippi State University McComas Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231215T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231215T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20231110T211544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T211547Z
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SUMMARY:It's a Wonderful Life\, the Live Radio Play
DESCRIPTION:Parkway Heights United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg\, MS \n\n\n\nDuration: 1 hr 30 min \n\n\n\nPublic  · Anyone on or off Facebook \n\n\n\nLegacy 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.  \n\n\n\nFriday\, December 15th\, two performances only: 10:30 am for Seniors Adults (over 65) and 7:00 pm for general admission. \n\n\n\nGeorge Bailey dreams of leaving his childhood home to travel the world\, but through a series of unfortunate events\, his troubles become so heavy that he contemplates ending it all! Enter Clarence\, his ‘apprentice angel’\, who shows Goerge what life would be like if he had never been born. This classic play is set in a 1940s radio station with actors and sound effects and for one day in December 2023\, you can experience that. \n\n\n\nSeating for the morning show is very limited- please email to reserve seats: redheadactingup@yahoo.com Ticketing for the 7 pm showing will be released at a later date. All tickets are $20 and can be purchased with cash at the door one hour before curtain. 
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/its-a-wonderful-life-the-live-radio-play/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240104T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240111T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20240104T212003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240104T212005Z
UID:4059-1704355200-1704992400@mississippitheatre.org
SUMMARY:LIVE Festival Schedule Overview
DESCRIPTION:LIVE Festival Schedule Overview\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe LIVE Festival Schedule for MTA 2024 can be found here. It is tentative and subject to change.
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/live-festival-schedule-overview/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240111T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240114T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20231202T204613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231227T014043Z
UID:3983-1704960000-1705237200@mississippitheatre.org
SUMMARY:MTA 2024
DESCRIPTION: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!
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/mta-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240205T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240205T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20240121T202328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240128T184112Z
UID:4109-1707094800-1707150600@mississippitheatre.org
SUMMARY:Join MTA for Theatre Afternoon
DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\nThe top two schools and the top two community theatres to advance from MTA 2024 are invited to connect with legislators at this arts #advocacy event so that our legislators will see why we are so invested in this craft. We’ll meet at the Mississippi State Capitol Rotunda in Downtown Jackson on Monday\, February 5\, 2024\, from 1:00-4:30 pm!
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/theatre-afternoon/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240313T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240317T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20240313T024123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T024447Z
UID:4159-1710316800-1710694800@mississippitheatre.org
SUMMARY:Southeastern Theatre Conference
DESCRIPTION:https://setc.org/\n\n\n\n\nSETC is the largest network of theatre practitioners in the nation. We connect our members to training\, jobs\, and resources at all experience levels. \n\n\n\nMember services include access to: \n\n\n\n\nCollegiate Auditions and Interviews\n\n\n\nProfessional Hiring Companies\n\n\n\nGrants\, Scholarships\, and Awards\n\n\n\nOnline and In-Person Training\n\n\n\nDesign and Performance Competitions\n\n\n\nConferences and Networking\n\n\n\nPublications\n\n\n\nEvents and More!\n\n\n\n\nNot a member? Click HERE and join SETC today!
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/southeastern-theatre-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240401T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240531T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20240331T213532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240331T215652Z
UID:4171-1711958400-1717174800@mississippitheatre.org
SUMMARY:Spring 2024 Show Listing
DESCRIPTION:Are you actively trying to find shows for school groups or fun for the whole family? Share the love of performance and catch these shows throughout Mississippi this 2024 Spring Season.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColumbus Middle/High School will be doing Frozen\, Jr on April 16-19 at 6:30 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOcean Springs Theatre & Film Department \n\n\n\nOcean Springs High School is doing a puppet-filled version of “The Wizard of Oz”  \n\n\n\nApril 26 & 27\, 2024 @7:00 pm\, April 28th @2:00pm \n\n\n\nEnjoy a Beautiful coastal arts community\, museums\, and other attractions fun to explore. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMississippi State is doing Pippin on April 24th just for high schools! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShine Theater Presents Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” \n\n\n\nShine Theatre is doing a production of The Music Man the last two weekends of April at the Mary C O’Keefe in Ocean Springs\, April 19-21 and 25-28! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nChrist Covenant School performs Newsies\, Jr. April 26-27! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOak Grove High School Theatre in Hattiesburg is doing Shuddersome Tales of Poe on April 4 @ 7:00 pm and Percy Jackson’s The Lightning Thief the musical on April 25\,26\,27&28! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNCHS Rocket Troupe  \n\n\n\nThe Lightning Thief – Neshoba Central HS Philadelphia MS. May 2-5 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMississippi School of the Arts presents Tuck Everlasting May 3 – 5 in Brookhaven!
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/spring-2024-show-listing/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240525T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240525T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20240511T124655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240511T124658Z
UID:4229-1716627600-1716652800@mississippitheatre.org
SUMMARY:May 2024 Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/may-2024-board-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240603T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240614T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20240501T235116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240601T012055Z
UID:4204-1717401600-1718384400@mississippitheatre.org
SUMMARY:New Stage Theatre Summer Camps
DESCRIPTION:First Stages Camp • June 3-14\, 2024 (2 weeks) rising 2nd through 6th Graders Cost: $275 before May 1\, $325 after May 1 (Family Rate: $75 off two or more registrations) What: Two weeks of theatre instruction taught and directed by Education Director Xerron Mingo and other seasoned theatre professionals. Camp participants will receive instruction in acting\, improvisation\, stage movement\, musical theatre\, dance\, voice and diction\, and auditioning. Students will perform a showcase for invited friends and family on the final day of camp. When: Morning Session: Mon.- Fri. 9 A.M. to 12 P.M.; Afternoon session: Mon.- Fri. 1:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. Shows Under Consideration: The Aristocats Kids\, Finding Nemo Kids\, Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids.
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/theatre-msus-60th-anniversary/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240727T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240727T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20240709T012329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T012331Z
UID:4302-1722070800-1722096000@mississippitheatre.org
SUMMARY:July MTA Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/july-mta-board-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240824T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240824T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20240809T001314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T002147Z
UID:4589-1724518800-1724526000@mississippitheatre.org
SUMMARY:MTA Regional Social Hours
DESCRIPTION:Make sure to check out the upcoming MTA social hour coming to your region! They are always so much fun and a great way to meet your fellow theatre lovers! RSVP to your region’s social hour. Can’t wait to see you there!  \n\n\n\nNorthern Regional Social Hour:https://forms.gle/GUpiLKE1b4j6F14V7 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCentral Regional Social Hour:https://forms.gle/Km7j73XkMx5y7mZv6 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSouthern Regional Social Hour: https://forms.gle/4spj6NBAoFc3Lfwd6
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/mta-regional-social-hours/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240913T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241001T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20240906T140410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T143236Z
UID:4716-1726214400-1727802000@mississippitheatre.org
SUMMARY:Submit Your DramaFest Letter of Intent
DESCRIPTION:DramaFest Letter of Intent\n\n\n\nGet ready to fill out your DramaFest 2024 Letter of Intent. We will be open to receive submissions starting September 13\, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. By submitting this form\, you indicate your intention to register as a performing school at a Mississippi Regional DramaFest this year. \n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.jotform.com/form/241965575876173
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/submit-your-dramafest-letter-of-intent-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240919T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240919T235959
DTSTAMP:20260403T172537
CREATED:20240827T180732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T181820Z
UID:4669-1726704000-1726790399@mississippitheatre.org
SUMMARY:Tennessee Williams Festival: Intent to Participate Form
DESCRIPTION:Intent to Participate Form Due for MS Delta Tennessee Williams Festival Student Drama Competition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn 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 19\, 2023\, starting at 9 AM at the Coahoma County Higher Education Center/Cutrer Mansion\, 109 Clark Street\, Clarksdale. \n\n\n\nRead the latest copy of the Invitation to Participate \n\n\n\nThe Invitiation to Perform & Registration forms can be found HERE. The Intent to Participate form is due back to us on Thursday\, September 19\, 2024 and the Registration is due back on Tuesday\, October 1\, 2024 . \n\n\n\nThe material performed must be from a Tennessee Williams play (full-length or one-act). Students are judged on acting ability\, movement\, voice (such as how audible and articulate they are)\, memorization and stage presence. The form and this letter should give you all of the information that you need to know to participate\, but feel free to reach out to me if you need any additional information. \n\n\n\nIn closing\, please know that we have a wonderful and impactful weekend planned that I know you will enjoy; however\, we do not have our schedule posted yet. We are still finalizing the details and hope to have it up on our website by September 1\, 2023. To receive email updates and see additional information on festivals past\, go to our festival website\, https://deltawilliamsfestival.com/. \n\n\n\nThank you for all the work that you do every single day for students around the great State of Mississippi. I look forward to hearing from you soon. \n\n\n\nVery best regards\, \n\n\n\nJen Waller\, Director
URL:https://mississippitheatre.org/event/tennessee-williams-festival-intent-to-participate-form/
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