MTI – Musical Theatre Initiative
MTI Coordinator
David Sollish
Anderson University
MTI Deputy Coordinator
IN SEARCH OF A FACULTY VOLUNTEER!
Contact David at:
kcactfmtiregion4@gmail.com
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
MTI Virtual 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.
- Participants are asked to pre-register for the MTI auditions by January 8, 2025. Registration will open on November 1, 2024 and can be submitted here.
- Registered participants must upload their first-round video, in an MP4 format, by January 20, 2025 here.
- First Round: Participants are asked to create a self-taped video of up to a 90 second cut of a song from the musical theatre or musical theatre adjacent repertoire. Accompaniment can be provided by a live accompanist, by a track (public domain or with proof of rights/royalties paid- please see below for more details), or a Capella. Participants will receive feedback in a group session during the festival.
- Second Round: Up to twenty semi-finalists will be notified by on opening night of the festival and 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, but it is not required). Live piano accompaniment will be provided. All participants will be invited to a group feedback session with one of our respondents.
- Final Round: Five finalists will be asked to perform one full song from round two during the festival closing ceremonies.
- 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/
- Semi-finalists will receive individual feedback from one of our respondents.
- 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
Guest artists for Festival 57 will be announced soon
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