MCT NEWS

The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation has seeded a permanent endowment for Next Step Prep, the high-school theater arts academy, with a $100,000 gift . . . Read the entire Missoulian article by Jamie Kelly.

Missoula Children’s Theatre’s new, original musical: “Blackbeard the Pirate” MISSOULA, MT—Each year the Missoula Children’s Theatre develops one new musical to add to their repertoire of touring shows. This year, MCT’s new prototype show is “Blackbeard the Pirate,” written by executive director, Michael McGill. Prototype shows are rehearsed in Missoula with a full cast of Read More »

February 1, 2011 On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire MCT, Inc. family, I apologize to our audience, our communities, and to Sarah Palin for language included in a recent MCT Community Theatre production. At times, our Community Theatre does delve into current events or present what certain audiences may construe as Read More »

Michael McGill has been dreaming of a White Christmas longer than most of us this year. And he’ll get his wish early and often starting this very weekend, when MCT Community Theatre opens its two-week run of “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” a stage musical based on the classic film of the same name, which in Read More »

MCT Community Theatre presents “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” December 3-12 MISSOULA, MT—This December, director Michael McGill wants you to leave the theatre ready to enjoy the holiday season with new warmth in your heart. MCT Community Theatre presents the inspiring classic, “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” December 3-12 at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. Read More »

The worst show on Broadway sure has enjoyed a good run over the years. That’s hardly what characters Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom intended when they set out to con Manhattan’s wealthy elite with a guaranteed flop. But it’s exactly what comedian Mel Brooks hoped would happen when he penned the screenplay to his 1968 Read More »

MCT Community Theatre presents “The Producers” November 5-14 MISSOULA, MT — MCT Community Theatre’s first offering of the 2010-2011 season kicks off with Mel Brooks’ “The Producers.” Guest directed by Dan Sharkey, ”The Producers” brings Max Bialystock (played by Howard Kingston) a down on his luck producer with a string of flops to his name Read More »

If you’re limited by budget but wish to incorporate more performing arts into your community, new this school year is the Missoula Children’s Theatre Performing Arts Workshop Medley—an economical program that can involve as many as 1,000 students in just 5 days! Each workshop is an age-appropriate, educational, interactive exploration of the performing arts through Read More »

Detectives Sherlock Houses, Sam Scoop and their friends are back, but this time they’re dipping their toes in the liquid element of our great outdoors. Using theatrical tools, including a rousing “game show” and a series of theater exercises, participants will learn that without water our bodies and the great outdoors would not exist – Read More »

Missoula, MT — Hundreds of teens and their families are in Missoula this week for the MCT Performing Arts Camp performances of “Monster Musical—A Medley of Mayhem, Giggles, and Ghouls.” Each year the MCT International Tour staff members nominate kids around the world for the MCT Performing Arts Camp program. Hundreds of kids audition for Read More »