Southern California – February 13, 14 15, 2009

Our Mission

Musical Theatre Competitions of America was founded to provide an entertaining and educational competitive experience for high school, junior high, and middle school musical theatre students. We are dedicated to helping directors build their musical theatre programs by providing ensembles and individual students the opportunity to perform for experienced adjudicators in a quality theatrical venue.

What does the festival experience look like?

In the Ensemble and Musical Revue competitions, outstanding adjudicators will make taped and written comments during each 10-12 minute musical performance or revue. Following each performance, one of the adjudicators will give an on-stage clinic to your group, focusing on positive feedback and suggestions.

In the Solo and Duet competitions, experienced musical theatre adjudicators will make taped and written comments. Solo and Duet competitors will need to prepare a 6 minute performance. After the performance, judges will offer positive feedback and suggestions.

In the Design competitions, drawings of Set Design or Costume Design are presented by the student(s) to the adjudicator. Each design category will be adjudicated by an expert in that category. Each presentation should be no longer than 6 minutes in length. As in the Solo and Duet competition, after each presentation, the adjudicator will provide encouraging feedback and propose ideas on how to improve.

During the competition, students are encouraged to be audience members. They will participate in various master workshops offered throughout the day on topics from both the technical and the performance aspects of a production.

During the weekend, schools will participate in three workshops at the Disneyland Resort. An exciting and entertaining special MTCA awards ceremony will be held at the Disneyland Resort where schools and individual students will be recognized and honored. And, of course, over the three day festival experience, students, directors, and chaperones will have time to enjoy Disneyland and Disney's California Aventure.