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High School Division

Information including a list of Top Schools for Musical Theatre study and a timeline to prepare for auditions and program acceptance:

Winners of the HSTF One-Act Competition:

Dorman High School- The Miraculous Incredible Journey of Edward Tulane

Carolina Forest High School- Failure/ A Love Story

Representing South Carolina at the Southeastern Theatre Conference HS Theatre Festival in Baltimore, MD in March 2025

Congratulations to Lily Hooks from North Myrtle Beach HS and

Ian Tabb Hazelrigg from River Bluff HS for winning the

Excellence In Artistic Achievement Scholarship

HSTF One-Act Playbills 2024

As part of the Annual Convention, SCTA hosts the High School Theatre Festival- giving the participants the opportunity to network with programs across the state and to be critiqued by professional theatre practitioners in their performance and technical work. Use this page to find all the information on how to register for the convention and the HS Theatre Festival.

Rounded boxes are links to forms. Squared boxes are documents or spreadsheets.

This HS Theatre Festival Manual has all the guidelines, deadlines, rules, and rubric for the 2024 One-Act Festival.

It also has links to all the ICs/Tech Olympics/College Audition documents.

Reminder: SCTA does not have any restrictions to what show a school may bring. Schools may choose to bring a production that was performed the year before and there can be duplications of a production in any given year. Schools must secure rights to perform a script or a cutting of the script and the production time is 45 minutes for set up, performance, and strike.

There are four Individual Events that students may participate in:

All of these links and information can be found in the Festival Manual.

** CORRECTION: The MTI representative for Musical Solo Licensing is Kaitlyn Stern at KaitlinS@mtishows.com

New to SCTA and the High School Theatre Festival? Erin Gill has created a List of Mentor Teachers. Open the document to find individuals in your region who can answer questions and walk you through the process to be part of SC Theatre and the High School Theatre Festival.

There are 27 slots available for schools to register for the One-Act Festival. The top two scoring productions will represent South Carolina at the Southeastern Theatre Conference.

Schools can attend without performing a one-act. Students may compete in Individual Competitions: Monologues, Solo Musicals, and Team Tech Olympics. Juniors and Seniors may also audition or present portfolios in the Unified College Auditions.

If an individual/organization wants to ONLY renew/join SCTA, please used the membership link to join.

Annual Convention Highlights

MEET YOUR DIVISION LEADERSHIP

Erin Gill (High School Division Chair) grew up in Lexington, South Carolina, and attended Winthrop University, where she received her BA in Theatre and performed in and directed many productions. After graduating, Erin spent her first 2 years of teaching at Ashley Ridge High School in Summerville, South Carolina, where she acted as the inaugural theatre teacher. She also performed with the Footlight Players (Ensemble, Oklahoma!). After moving to the upstate, Erin worked as the theatre teacher at Woodmont Middle School from 2013-2018, where she was named teacher of the year for the 2015-2016 school year. In 2018, Erin accepted her current position as a theatre director at Woodmont High School, where she has directed, designed, and produced many pieces, including Annie, Radium Girls, and I Bring You Flowers, which was named first alternate to represent South Carolina at the International Thespian Festival in 2020. Erin has been seen on stage around the upstate, including at Market Theatre (Miss Flemming, Heathers: The Musical) and Mill Town Players (Gloria, Bye Bye Birdie). Erin serves as a Lead Theatre Teacher for Greenville County Schools and Vice-Chair for the High School Division of the South Carolina Theatre Association. She is currently pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre Education from Mississippi University for Women. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, sewing, and being creative. Erin has two beautiful boys and an amazing husband whose support makes her dreams possible.

Jonathon Long (High School Division Co-Chair) was raised in Rock Hill,
South Carolina, and attended Winthrop University. He received his BA in Theatre with a K-12 certification in education.  After moving to the upstate, Jonathon taught for 3 years at Woodmont High School in Piedmont, SC, before moving to his current position at Palmetto High School. He has directed, and designed for a number of productions in his time at Palmetto, including The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Mamma Mia, and Matt & Ben which was chosen as Chapter Select and represented South Carolina at the International Thespian Festival in 2019. Jonathonz has been seen on stage with the Market Theatre in Heathers: The Musical and Bonnie & Clyde. When not working Jonathon is often found spending time with his wife, Dorie, and son, Grayson, who keep him going every day.