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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
Jonathon Long (High School Division Co-Chair) was raised in Rock Hill,
South Carolina, and attended Winthrop University. He received his BA in Theatre with a K-12 certification in education. After moving to the upstate, Jonathon taught for 3 years at Woodmont High School in Piedmont, SC, before moving to his current position at Palmetto High School. He has directed, and designed for a number of productions in his time at Palmetto, including The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Mamma Mia, and Matt & Ben which was chosen as Chapter Select and represented South Carolina at the International Thespian Festival in 2019. Jonathonz has been seen on stage with the Market Theatre in Heathers: The Musical and Bonnie & Clyde. When not working Jonathon is often found spending time with his wife, Dorie, and son, Grayson, who keep him going every day.
