It’s the biggest theatre party in the state!
Sat., June 22 in Columbia, SC
Drayton Hall Theatre on the USC Campus
6:30 PM Hors d’oeuvres
7:45 PM Ceremony
Drinks & Dessert to follow
Tickets are $75 per person or $50 for SCTA Members (log-in required for SCTA Member access)
Ticket packages are available for groups and sponsorships.
A group rate for King or Queen suites has been secured at Courtyard by Marriott @ USC
Link to make a reservation: Group Rate for SCTA Gala
Founders Award
Will Ragland served in various roles of the SCTA for 13 years, rolling off as Past President in 2023.After teaching theater in public schools for ten years, Will Ragland established Mill Town Players in 2014. In the ten years since the theater began, he has produced over 75 shows and has seen over 200,000 patrons. Will has utilized hundreds of local artists, many former students, in all facets of production from scenic design, lighting, sound, acting, and costuming. Will himself is an incredible visual artist and actor, and frequently designs some of the most fantastic and beautiful sets to be seen on stage in the area . Will's dream and the mission of Mill Town Players is quality affordable entertainment. The fact that Will continues to utilize and mentor and work with former students shows that the quality of the experience is not just on the stage. Will is invested in the community and in the people of the community, and his passion for the arts is unmatched in the area. MTP is a very successful community theater, but Will has gone on to encourage and support numerous artists and designers who have moved on to professional theater careers.Will sees his life's work is to support and promote the arts for the community and to develop artists who can thrive in their careers and who inspire the same passion for art that he does.
— Hall of Fame Inductees —
Arthur Gilliard
Founding Artistic Director of Art Forms & Theatre Concepts, Past Chairman of the MOJA Festival
Joe Timmons, III (posthumously)
Theatre Educator, Laurens and Lancaster Community Theatres
Award Recipients
Deborah Smith Hoffman
Outstanding Mentor Teacher Award
Jef Lambdin
Outstanding Teacher of the Year
Chantal Haskell
Greenville Technical Charter HS
Excellence in Theatre Design & Technology
Janine McCabe
College of Charleston
Theatre Advocacy Award
Metropolitan Arts Council
Greenville
South Carolina Theatre of Distinction
Spartanburg Youth Theatre
Lifetime Service Award
John Fagan
Upstate Shakespeare Festival
Please nominate a deserving individual or organization that has contributed to SC Theatre!
Nominations for the 2024 year will open in November:
Awards presented annually at our Spring Gala
NEW THIS YEAR!!
Founders Award
The SCTA Founders Award is the most prestigious honor the South Carolina Theatre Association can bestow. It is given to recognize the individual or organization that has made the most significant contribution to theatre in South Carolina during the year most recently completed.
Lifetime Service Award
Awarded to a person judge to have contributed significantly to theatre in South Carolina throughout her/his career. Long-standing service to the field and an active role in SCTA over time will be considered.
Theatre of Distinction Award
Given to a theatre in South Carolina that has exhibited a history of artistic, professional, or educational excellence, producing seasons of high artistic quality and establishing a strong presence in the statewide theatre community.
Outstanding Theatre Educator Award
Awarded to the K-12 theatre educator, college/university professor, and/or a teaching artist judged to have done the most for theatre students in South Carolina during the year most recently concluded.
Excellence in Theatre Design & Technology
Excellence in Theatre Design and Technology: Given to an individual in recognition for their body of work and contribution to technical work and design of theatre in South Carolina.
Theatre Advocacy Award
Given to an individual or organization that has an outstanding record of advocacy for theatre across South Carolina during the previous year.
Deborah Smith Hoffman
Mentor Teacher Award
Awarded to the K-12 theatre educator judged to have contributed the most to rising, new and even experienced theatre educators in South Carolina during the year most recently concluded.