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. We will have a Southern Regional Social Hour that begins at 4:00 pm at Woody's Roadside in Gulfport!
Join Stacy Howell & Juniper Wallace for sips and eats at the Central Regional Social Hour. We'll meet at Good Bar in Jackson! RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/NHD9acYoB1scDygw7
Join Tonya Hays for sips at eats at Moe's Original Barbecue in Starkville, MS! RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/NHD9acYoB1scDygw7
Six Compelling Stories About Death Row Survivors Offered in Theatre Oxford’s Latest Production Sixty-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 …
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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! Contact Olivia Dunwoody at secondary@mississippitheatre.org for more details. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Taken from interviews, letters, transcripts, case files, and public records, the storiesoffer sobering insights into the nation’s criminal justice system and capital punishment. "The Exonerated" won the 2003 Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Awardsand also received the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Championof Justice Award. Tickets will be available at the door and seats …
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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. Read the latest copy …
DramaFest Letter of Intent Get 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.
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. Read the latest copy of …
DramaFest Registration is now open!!! Competing and observing schools are welcome to register. Complete the following Jotform: https://form.jotform.com/232307723031141 #MSDoesGreatTheatre
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, …
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 …
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