November 3, 2025
They remind us what Missoula Children’s Theatre is all about – community, creativity, and the joy of growing together on and off the stage. Don’t miss Annie, running December 4–21!
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October 30, 2025
A round of a-PAWS for our furriest Annie cast members! Get to know Tuffy and Boomkin, and then get your tickets to see their stage debuts! Tuffy Tuffy is a 4.5 year old golden retriever who has been an animal-assisted therapy dog, certified through Pet Partners Therapy Dog program for three years. An animal-assisted therapy […]
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October 2, 2025
Spooky season is here! Join Sophia Etier, Program Developer and Tour Guide for Unseen Missoula, as she shares eerie ghost stories tied to Missoula Children’s Theatre, and why theatres so often draw in spirits.
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September 26, 2025
MCT is thrilled to team up with the Missoula Community Chorus for our production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame!Check out some footage of the amazing choir learning the music for the show! Meet a few members of the Hunchback Choir (there are 32 of them)! Emma Spencer: Choir By day I am a pharmacy […]
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September 4, 2025
Our 2025 – 2026 Community Series season is in full swing, and we are thrilled to open this Fall with The Hunchback of Notre Dame running from October 9 – 19! Rehearsals are already underway, and this production has something very special in store. Not only will audiences experience a talented ensemble acting, singing, and dancing on […]
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September 2, 2025
It’s “Back to School with MCT” this month. The Missoula Children’s Theatre headquarters is a former elementary school in downtown Missoula, so the start of a new school year and all that it brings can make us wistful about the past. Some of our home staff decided (or rather, agreed) to share a photo from […]
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August 6, 2025
When you get 100 talented and energetic teenagers together from coast to coast, from 48 cities in 13 states, 2 Canadian Provinces, and Washington, DC, you KNOW something amazing is going to happen. This summer’s MCT PAC is no exception. With the support of talented instructors in dance, singing and acting and the extraordinary care (and […]
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July 30, 2025
I have always been in the performing arts. From skits and original “plays” in our side yard when I was five, to top choirs in high school and college, I grew up performing. But it wasn’t until community theater after college that I really began to find myself. The theater community is so accepting, supportive, […]
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July 1, 2025
Get a behind-the-scenes look at a week at MCT for Summer Day Camp!
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June 30, 2025
My journey with MCT began when I moved to Missoula after graduating from Southern Utah University at the beginning of 2024. I didn’t know anyone, and I cold emailed the lovely Sarah Thornton (Box Office manager and director extraordinaire) about getting involved with MCT’s community production of The Play That Goes Wrong. Miracle of miracles, […]
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June 27, 2025
I have been two degrees or less of separation from Missoula Children’s Theatre for over four decades! I enjoy highlights of the national and international tour teams from my sister-in-law, Terri, who works at MCT. I heard about every community theater production from my parents, Midge and Jim Elander, who were long-time Premiere Night members. […]
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June 3, 2025
I was born and raised in Billings, MT and graduated from Skyview High School. After high school I went to school at the University of Montana pursuing a music performance degree but left early to move to New York City to play bass trombone. I spent nearly 5 years there playing before moving back to […]
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