Below is a listing of the schedule of tentative events for the Mississippi Theatre Association's annual festival. The Theatre for Youth Festival is free of charge. Schools will be bussed in for this event as well. The Secondary and Community Theatre Festival being held at MUW is also open to the public. General admission is $5 for a block of shows (morning, afternoon or evening), $15 for the entire day of shows and $25 for the entire weekend of shows.
Secondary and Community Theatre Festival
Whitfield Hall
Mississippi University for Women
1100 College Street
Columbus, MS
(Directions)
Theatre for Youth Festival
Joe Cook Elementary School
2217 N Seventh Street
Columbus, MS
(Directions)
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Theatre for Youth Festival |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Where’s Charlie? | Oak Grove High Theatre |
| 8:40 a.m. | Storyville | Pearl River Central High School |
| 9:20 a.m. | The Great Watershed Caper | Perk Players MGCCC |
| 10:00 a.m. | Alice in Wonderland | Greene Grove |
| 10:55 a.m. | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Actor’s Playhouse |
| 11:35 a.m. | Amelia Earhart | Rankin Theatre/Drama Harmonies |
| 12:30 p.m. | Don’t Say Macbeth | Merry Street Players of the Company of Angels |
| 2:15 p.m. | Awards Presentations | |
| Secondary and Community Theatre Festival Mississippi University for Women |
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| Friday, January 18, 2013 | |
| 8:00 a.m. | WELCOME |
| 8:15 a.m. | PERFORMANCES Location: Whitfield Auditorium |
| STARKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL The Insanity of Mary Girard by Lanie Robertson Directed by Jessica Taylor Produced with special arrangements by Samuel French |
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| HANCOCK HIGH SCHOOL Seussical Jr. Directed by Jay Coker |
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| UNION COUNTY SCHOOLS South Pacific by Directed by Clint Reid |
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| PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Validation by Alan Haehnel Directed by Deborah Craig Produced by special arrangements with Playscripts |
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| 1:30 p.m. | Community Theatre Summit Location: TBD |
| 2:30 p.m. | PERFORMANCES Location: Whitfield Auditorium |
| OCEAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL The Love for Three Oranges by Doreen B. Heard Directed by Sandra Camphor Produced by special arrangements with Dramatic Publishing |
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| CORINTH HIGH SCHOOL Seven Reversals by Alan Haehnel Directed by Kelly Treadway Produced by special arrangements with Playscripts, Inc. |
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| OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL In A Grove: Three Japanese Ghost Stories by Eric Coble Directed by Suzanne Allmon Produced by special arrangements with Playscripts |
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| 7:15 p.m. | PERFORMANCES Location: Whitfield Auditorium |
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PICAYUNE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL |
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| OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL The Outsiders by Christopher Sergel, based on the S.E. Hinton novel Directed by John Davenport Produced by special arrangements with Dramatic Publishing |
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| 9:15 p.m. | Keynote Speaker: Billy Brasfield Location: Whitfield Auditorium |
| Saturday, January 19, 2013 | |
| 9:15 a.m. | PERFORMANCES Location: Whitfield Auditorium |
| WINGS PERFORMING ARTS Cyrano de Bergerac By Edmond Rostand adapted by T.S. Hays Directed by Tonya Hays |
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| COMPANY OF ANGELS The Boys in Autumn By Bernard Sabath Directed by Ronnie Miller Produced with special permission from Dramatic Publishing Company |
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| 9:30 a.m. | Staged Readings of Playwriting Competition Winning Plays Location: Cromwell, Second Stage |
| Youth Production: Duty Calls by TreAnna Bradley, Greene County High School | |
| Adult Production: Finding Laurel by Chris Moore, Jackson, MS | |
| Playwriting Summit with Ozzie Parker at 1:15 p.m. See workshops. | |
| 1:15 p.m. | Workshops |
| 2:30 p.m. | PERFORMANCES Location: Whitfield Auditorium |
| STARKVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE Dinner With Friends by Donald Marguiles Directed by Kris Lee Produced with special permission from Dramatists Play Service, Inc. |
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| TUPELO COMMUNITY THEATRE The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman Directed by Tom Booth Produced with special permission from Music Theatre International |
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| 7:30 p.m. | PERFORMANCES Location: Whitfield Auditorium |
| JUST OVER THE RAINBOW THEATRE Altar Boyz Book - Kevin Del Aguila; Music & Lyrics - Gary Adler & Michael Patrick Walker Directed by Michael Marks Produced with special permission from R&H Theatricals |
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| Following the last performance. Adult Social. All attendees are welcome! The Stephen D. Lee Home, located at 316 Seventh Street North, was completed in 1847 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
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| Sunday, January 20, 2013 | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Individual Events and 10-Minute Play Festival Awards Ceremony Location: Whifield Auditorium |
| 10:00 a.m. | Division Meetings: All are welcome and encouraged to attend these meetings. Help us shape your division. Community Theatre Division Meeting Location: Whitfield Auditorium Secondary Theatre Division Meeting/CEU Meeting Location: Whitfield Auditorium College/University Division Meeting Location: Whitfield Auditorium |
| 11:15 p.m. | Business Meeting |
| 11:15 p.m. | Lunch in Rounds |
| 1:30 p.m. | Community Theatre and Secondary Festival Awards Ceremony and Adult Individual Events Awards Ceremony |
