MTA 2024 State Festival
IMPAC Center on MGCCC’s Harrison County Campus
January 11 – 14, 2024 – Gulfport, MS
The Mississippi Theatre Association State Festival is a four-day event that includes college auditions, scholarship opportunities, one-act play festivals, theatre for youth festivals, individual events for high school students and adults, and workshops. MTA Festival is the one time each year that theatre-makers of all disciplines from across the state can gather together and celebrate each other’s work. Join us for MTA 2024! Mississippi Does Great Theatre!
School Registration is located HERE.
This is where you will find the school registration information for the 2024 MTA Annual Theatre Festival. The organizational school registration deadline will be December 15! Purchase order numbers must be turned in at this time. There will be no refunds after the December 15 registration deadline.
2024 Letter to Theatre Teachers
This letter of introduction explains the opportunities available for school groups and theatre teachers for the upcoming theatre festival. Information for MTA 2024 will be posted in early September HERE.
Code of Conduct
All students attending the MTA State Festival must sign a Code of Conduct form. This is to ensure that all participants are aware of theatre etiquette and behavior expectations throughout the regional and state theatre festivals. The Code of Conduct Form can be found HERE.
iMPAC Center Floor Plan, Stage Layout, & Tech Rider
iMPAC Floor Plan can be found HERE.
iMPAC Stage Layout – Version 1 can be found HERE.
iMPAC Stage Layout – Version 2 can be found HERE.
iMPAC Tech Rider can be found HERE.
One Act Technical Questionnaire can be found HERE.
2024 Gulfport, MS Festival Space Video
Ad Sales/Sponsorship Packages
The link for information on MTA’s Ad Sales/Sponsorship Packages can be found HERE.
2024 MTA Festival Schedule
The MTA 2024 festival schedule will be posted HERE in early January.
Resources for Junior & Senior Auditions
Tips for College and University Auditions
This video link HERE explains what colleges are looking for in their top high school recruits at MTA.
Portfolio PointersÂ
David Carter, Theatre Department Chair at Mississippi University for Women gives pointers on how to create a portfolio for students auditioning for technical theatre in this video link HERE.
How to Mark Sheet Music
This video link HERE walks auditionees through the process of marking sheet music for a live audition.
Sample Audition
This video HERE shows sample auditions for the MTA College & University auditions.
Monologue only – 60 seconds
Monologue + song – 90 seconds
MTA Scholarship
$500 to a deserving high school senior who intends to pursue a theatre degree at a Mississippi college or university. The link to register can be found HERE.
