Scan the SCTA QR Code for the Full Convention Schedule.

The Playbill QR code will be operational by November 1.

The Detailed Convention Schedule is three separate spreadsheets

• The “All Sites” Spreadsheet in the Detailed Convention Schedule is difficult to read and has been converted into a text document. Please scan the SCTA QR code for the text version. It is sized for a mobile device.

• The HS One Act Schedule shows times for: Load In, Tech Time, Approximate Start Time, and Load Out. It also has a brief summary and content warnings for each production.

• “Workshops.Masterclass” tab has full descriptions of the sessions as well as the Presenter’s bio. Make sure to take the opportunity to meet with professional theatre artists and technicians to inspire your journey and Amplify YOUR Voice.

2024 Convention Sites

CLAFLIN University & SC STATE University: Workshops, Tech Olympics, Individual Competitions, Unified College Auditions, and Meals

Stevenson Auditorium: One Act Festival

A map of Orangeburg with all Convention sites marked can be found on the Convention webpage.

Tech Specs for Stevenson Auditorium can be found in this document.

The Submaster set up for the light board will be posted when the software has been updated to conform to the festival needs.

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.

The Individual Registration form- to register students and chaperones for the Convention and HS Theatre Festival. Closed now

Deadline for Delegate Registration is OCTOBER 4th.

Deadline for Play Tech Form is OCTOBER 8th. (Extension for those affected by Helene)

ONLY those Juniors and Seniors who are REGISTERED DELEGATES for the Unified Auditions may participate in the Auditions. Students should check with their teachers to make sure they were registered for the Auditions (additional fees paid) before beginning the application. Deadline is October 8 to submit the application.

Note: NO additional students may be added to the College Auditions after October 11 or on-site. There is a fee for the event and procedures that must be followed in order to participate. Students may ask individual schools for a one-on-one audition and space will be made available to the college representatives if they choose to hold individual auditions.

Teachers can access the form to do the Teacher Recommendations for the Juniors and Seniors who have been registered to participate in the Unified College Auditions. All recommendations can be done in one form. Deadline is Friday, October 11 to submit the recommendations.

If you would like to order meal tickets and/or Convention T-shirts separately, use this form. Suggested that you place the order after the One Act schedule is posted (October 11) to determine which meal tickets your group will actually use/need. Deadline to submit is Thursday, October 17.

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:

• Monologue Monologue Guidelines

• Musical Solo Musical Solo Guidelines

• Tech Olympics Tech Olympics Guidelines

• College Auditions/Portfolio Reviews College Auditions/Technical Portfolio Review Guidelines

• Additional fees for Individual Events beyond the $50 for Delegate Registration: $10 for 1, $20 for 2, $25 for 3 or more events.

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

The FEES for the Individual Delegate Registration are as follows:

• Sponsor Registration- free, Chaperone or Teacher registration- $25

• Student Delegate- $50, Additional Individual Event fees: $10 for one event, $20 for two events, $25 for three or four events

• Meal Tickets will be $10 per ticket

• Pre-ordered Convention T-shirts $15 "Amplified Voices Inspire Change" with a list of all participating schools on the back

• T-shirts purchased on-site $20, includes five different designs

New to SCTA and the High School Theatre Festival? High School Division Chair, 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 held in Baltimore, Maryland, March 19-23, 2025.

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.

2023 Annual Convention Highlights

Representing South Carolina at SETC in the Secondary School Festival

North Myrtle Beach High School Superhots! Book & Music by Joel Esher, Book & Lyrics by Blair Bodine

Christ Church Episcopal School with Sillyheart by Billy W. Boone