September 2, 2026
While some may be focused on upcoming football kick-offs, we are impatiently awaiting our own kick-off of the 26-27 Youth Series with our Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) production. The TYA show happens once a year and is performed by adult actors for an audience of children. For some insight into what TYA is, I […]
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September 1, 2026
Big things are happening on the roof at MCT! In this video, our Facilities Manager, Hugh Warford, takes us behind the scenes to highlight the improvements to our roof and the installation of our new solar panels. This project will help MCT reduce our energy costs and create long-term savings that can be put back […]
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August 6, 2026
Our summer day camp program wrapped up last week here at home, but no summer would be complete without our camps away from home! PAC (Performing Arts Camp) and PAC Prep are our sleep-away summer camp programs currently underway on two of Montana’s picturesque lakefronts. PAC Prep camp is for middle school-aged students (rising 6th-8th graders). […]
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August 5, 2026
Campers and staff at MCT’s Performing Arts Camp (PAC) share why they love PAC and what makes it such a special place. MCT’s Performing Arts Camp provides immersive theatre experiences for students in grades 9 – 12 and recent High School graduates. This two-week sleep-away camp offers a theatre intensive experience filled with rehearsals and […]
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July 2, 2026
Hear What Our Summer Day Campers Have to Say! See what makes MCT’s Summer Day Camps so much fun as our campers share their favorite parts of the experience!This summer, young performers are taking the MCT stage in productions of The Secret Garden, The Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter & Wendy. Throughout each […]
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July 1, 2026
Summer is the perfect time for camping… Day Camping, that is! Our summer day camps are a big part of the education program at MCT! In June and July, children get to spend their whole week learning a show- the same shows we take on the road all year long, but here at home in […]
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June 4, 2026
School’s out for the summer, but MCT is IN! You are probably familiar with MCT’s Red Truck Tour- maybe you’ve even starred in one yourself! This past week, our new Tour Actor/Directors (or TADs) arrived in Missoula to train for upcoming summer tours all over the world! They spend their time here learning the plays […]
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June 4, 2026
Get an inside look at MCT’s 2026–2027 Youth Series Line-up! Join MCT’s Education Director Emily Morrison as she takes you behind the scenes of this exciting season. MCT’s Youth Series lineup begins with the Theatre for Young Audiences production of Stellaluna, followed by the K–3 Production Class of The Frog Prince; the 8th–12th Grade Production […]
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May 6, 2026
In the beginning… It was the fall of 1970 and Jim (Jim Caron) and I were going over the post-production receipts from our first attempt at putting together a children’s theater program in Missoula. As we wrote a check to Samuel French Inc. to pay for our royalties we realized we only had enough money […]
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May 6, 2026
Get an inside look at what’s ahead at the Missoula Children’s Theatre! In this special conversation, Nathan Poukish (Assistant Director of Development) sits down with Artistic Director of the Missoula Children’s Theatre, Joe Martinez, to talk through the exciting 2026–2027 Community Series – Come From Away, Frozen the Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, Steel Magnolias, and […]
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April 1, 2026
I was thirteen when I performed in my first MCT show. It was a community production of Beauty and the Beast and I was cast in the adult ensemble. I had been dancing for several years at that point and had performed in numerous dance shows, but this was my first musical ever. Joe Martinez was the director—the same […]
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April 1, 2026
We’re so excited to share an inside look at our upcoming Community Series production: Mamma Mia! In the video below, you’ll hear from one of our incredible costume designers/technicians, Sarah Sizemore. A valued member of our in-house team at MCT, Sarah has contributed to many productions over the years at Missoula Children’s Theatre with Mamma […]
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