{"id":58,"date":"2021-07-29T04:39:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T04:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mississippitheatre.org\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:19:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:19:31","slug":"theatre-for-youth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mississippitheatre.org\/?page_id=58","title":{"rendered":"Theatre for Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MTA&#8217;s Theatre for Youth Division is solely focused on K-6th-grade audiences. The Theatre for Youth Festival is open to all ages and levels of theatre groups who wish to perform for an elementary school audience. 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