MTI – Musical Theatre Initiative

MTI Coordinator

David Sollish
Anderson University
Contact David at:
kcactfmtiregion4@gmail.com

 

MTI Deputy Coordinator

Laura Turning

College of Charleston

turnerl@cofc.edu

 

Assistant MTI Deputy Coordinator 

Suzanne Reese-Mills

University of North Alabama

mreese1@una.edu 

 

 

Important Change for Musical Theatre Initiative Festival 58!! KCACTF Region IV Musical Theatre Initiative In Person Preliminary Round

 

The Musical Theatre Initiative is comprised of two major components: 

Workshops and Scholarship Auditions

Workshops designed for musical theatre performance during the festival. Workshops offered will cover a variety of areas of musical theatre performance, include audition preparations, acting, vocal technique and movement and dance.  All workshops are open to all students.  Check the schedule regularly to see if there is a limitation to the number of participants and sign up for the workshops on line.

The Scholarship Auditions are a focused audition process that will progress to a single scholarship recipient.  This individual will be invited to the National KCACTF festival held in Washington, D.C. in April.  Scholarships to the Open Jar institute are available for national and regional participants. 

Registration

Register for MTI

Festival Guidelines

Any student who attends a college or university with at least one participating or associate production during Spring or Fall 2024 may participate in the MTI Scholarship Auditions.

  1. Participants are asked to pre-register for the MTI auditions by January 23, 2026.  Registration is open. 
  2. MTI Festival Guidelines
    Any student who attends a college or university with at least one participating or
    associate production during Spring or Fall 2025 may participate in the MTI Scholarship
    Auditions.
  3. First Round: Participants are asked to prepare up to a 90 second cut of a song
    from the musical theatre or musical theatre adjacent repertoire, which will be
    presented in-person at the festival. Live piano accompaniment will be provided;
    you may not sing a Capella or use a recorded accompaniment. Time will be kept
    and called if you go over.  Participants will receive feedback in a group session
    during the festival.
  4. Second Round: Semi-finalists will be asked to perform a two song cuts totaling
    no more than four minutes at the in-person semi-final round (participants MAY
    use the same song from round one, but it is not required). Live piano
    accompaniment will be provided; you may not sing a Capella or use a recorded
    accompaniment. Time will be kept and called if you go over.  Participants will
    receive feedback in a group session during the festival.
    Final Round: Finalists will be asked to perform one full song from round two
    during the festival closing ceremonies.
  5. MTI will follow the same guidelines as the Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions
    regarding rights and royalties.  Please see this link for material
    guidelines: https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/opportunities-for-
    artists/pre-professional-artist-training/kcactf/performance/ryans/irene-ryan-
    auditions-tips–suggestions/
  6. Each finalist will receive coaching from one of our respondents before their final
    round performance.

*Please note that you MUST be registered for the festival in order for your materials to be considered

 

Meet Our Guest Artists

Festival 57 Guests Will Be Announced

 

Guest artists for Festival 57 will be announced soon

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