Announcements
MTA 2020 Awards – Ten Minute Festival
Congratulations to the Ten Minute Play Festival winners!
“The Animal House”
Theme: Stage Fright
All Star Cast:
Caitlyn Johnson
Charlotte Germany
Campbell Duease
Best Technical Excellence:
Wes Thomas
Best Playwright:
Lucy Elbert
Best Ensemble:
Therapy Thursday- Taylor McIlwain, William Mask, Campbell Duease, Makayla Smith, Lucy Elbert, Kinsey Nicholson
Best Director:
Taylor McIlwain
Best Actor:
William Mask
Best Actress:
Makayla Smith
Best Play:
A Very Punk Rock Play- Hensley Moulder, William Dodge, Benson Le, Rett Stanley, Brianna Hobson, Caitlyn Johnson
A Very Punk Rock Play:
Hensley Moulder, Director (JA)
William Dodge, Playwright (NWR)
Benson Le, Tech (Starkville)
Brianna Hobson (NWR), Rett Stanley (JA), Caitlin Johnson (JA)- Actors
Therapy Thursday:
Taylor McIlwain, Director (Starkville)
Lucy Elfert, Playwright (JA)
Kinsey Nicholson, Tech (NWR)
William Mask (NWR), Campbell Duease (JA), Makayla Smith (Starkville)- Actors
Delusions of Orangutans:
Makayla Fleming, Director (NWR)
Grant Peterson, Playwright (Starkville)
Wes Thomas, Tech (JA)
Brady McNutt (Starkville), Cooper Shell (Starkville), Charlotte Germany (NWR)- Actors
MTA 2020 Awards – Adult Individual Events
Congratulations to the winners of the Adult Individual Events!
Acting Duet:
Chris Dlugach & Chapell Chumley
Musical Solo:
3rd Place: Donna Miller
2nd Place: Nelson Meredith
1st: Brietta Goodman
Acting Solo:
3rd Place: Mary Virginia Clause
2nd Place: Alberto Genelle
1st Place: Brandi Southerland
MTA 2020 Awards – Theatre for Youth
Congratulations to the Theatre for Youth Winners of MTA2020!
All Star Cast
Ocean Springs HS – John Quave
Oak Grove HS – Ian McDonald and Alex Yang
Northwest Rankin HS – Caroline Odom & Gunner Smith
Gulfport – Ava Suit and Meg McDougall
Gautier High School – Ariel Odom
Clinton HS – Tabitha Hewitt and Jerimiah McDonald
Best Actor – Seth Parenteau
Best Actress – London Schertzer
Best Production: Mother Goosed – Ocean Springs HS
Runner Up: Rutherford B. Wolf – Northwest Rankin HS
Outstanding Live Music: Ethan Mercer, Lea Duffy, Jay Giles
Outstanding Special Effects: Jinx! – Gautier HS
Best Use of Audience: Jungle Book – Gulfport HS
Best Ensemble: Timid Dragon – Clinton HS
The Mississippi Theatre Association is composed of six divisions targeting distinct groups. Each division sponsors festivals, workshops, and retreats; recognizes excellence in performance and production; advises theatre leaders and educators; shares information on upcoming productions; and advocates to government agencies, business, and the public.
MTA’s annual statewide festival brings Mississippi’s best theatre to local communities. Join us for a spectacular weekend of dynamic workshops and amazing performances.
The Mississippi Theatre Association seeks to recognize those theatres and individuals that represent exemplary service to the organization and to theatre in Mississippi.
MTA awards a scholarship during the MTA Festival to a deserving high-school senior who intends to pursue a degree in theatre at a Mississippi college or university.
