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High School Division
Information including a list of Top Schools for Musical Theatre study and a timeline to prepare for auditions and program acceptance:
Winners of the HSTF One-Act Competition:
Myrtle Beach High School - The Ninth Train
Christ Church ES - Southern Belle Telephone
Congratulations to Reese Johnson from Lexington HS and
Justin Cox from Carolina Forest HS for winning the
Excellence In Artistic Achievement Scholarship
This HS Theatre Festival Manual has all the guidelines, deadlines, rules, and rubric for the 2024 One-Act Festival.
It also has links to all the ICs/Tech Olympics/College Audition documents.
Reminder: SCTA does not have any restrictions to what show a school may bring. Schools may choose to bring a production that was performed the year before and there can be duplications of a production in any given year. Schools must secure rights to perform a script or a cutting of the script and the production time is 45 minutes for set up, performance, and strike.
There are four Individual Events that students may participate in:
Monologue Monologue Guidelines
Musical Solo Musical Solo Guidelines
Tech Olympics Tech Olympics Guidelines
College Auditions/Portfolio Reviews College Auditions/Technical Portfolio Review Guidelines
Additional fees for Individual Events beyond the basic individual registration
All of these links and information can be found in the Festival Manual.
** CORRECTION: The MTI representative for Musical Solo Licensing is Kaitlyn Stern at KaitlinS@mtishows.com
New to SCTA and the High School Theatre Festival? Erin Gill has created a List of Mentor Teachers. Open the document to find individuals in your region who can answer questions and walk you through the process to be part of SC Theatre and the High School Theatre Festival.
There are 27 slots available for schools to register for the One-Act Festival. The top two scoring productions will represent South Carolina at the Southeastern Theatre Conference.
Schools can attend without performing a one-act. Students may compete in Individual Competitions: Monologues, Solo Musicals, and Team Tech Olympics. Juniors and Seniors may also audition or present portfolios in the Unified College Auditions.
If an individual/organization wants to ONLY renew/join SCTA, please used the membership link to join.
Annual Convention Highlights
MEET YOUR DIVISION LEADERSHIP
Stephanie Daniels (Rock Hill High School)
Stephanie Daniels is originally from Indianapolis, IN. She received a B.S. in Theatre from Indiana State University in 1990, a B.A. in Theatre Education from Lander University in 1992, and an M.A. in Directing from the Chicago College of Performing Arts/Roosevelt University in 2004. Mrs. Daniels has taught drama for 34 years. She previously held positions at Laurens High School and Greenwood High School, and she currently teaches at Rock Hill High School. She is a past president of the South Carolina Theatre Association and of the Palmetto Dramatic Association. She was the recipient of the SC Theatre Association Outstanding Educator Award in 2015 and the SC Speech and Theatre Association Communication Arts Award in 2025. Stephanie lives in Rock Hill with her husband Chandler, and their daughter, Gabriella, attends the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
