November 6, 2024
The first MCT show I saw was The Wiz when I was in fourth grade. It was a community theater production in 1982 at the old space on Main Street. When the winkies crawled out from under the stage and scared the audience, I thought, “This is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. I […]
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November 5, 2024
I grew up in Utah and Arizona and was your typical science and math dork with no social skills. After high school I joined the U.S. Navy as an electronics technician. I enjoyed learning about electronics, but didn’t love the job. I didn’t feel like I was making any impact on the world. After my […]
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October 1, 2024
What is a volunteer? The Cambridge dictionary defines it as (noun) “a person who does something, especially helping other people willingly and without being forced or paid to do it.” The theatre experience is all about community–the actors, technical crew, artistic team, the folks helping out in the lobby and the audience. MCT is able to create wonderful memories […]
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August 1, 2024
It’s a full circle moment for me. In 1992, I attended the summer day camp and performed in my first MCT production, Hansel and Gretel. 32 years later, my daughters, Reagan (8) and Morgan (6), performed in the same show. Seeing the joy on their faces after camp each day and hearing them practice songs […]
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July 1, 2024
Mark Twain is known to have written, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness…….” We believe Mr. Twain would approve of the fact that the Missoula Children’s Theatre travels to every size town and city one can imagine, introducing the Tour Actor/Directors (TADs) to places that may not have been on their bucket list […]
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June 15, 2024
Originally submitted on the Advertiser-Tribune, written by Ziyah Piltz Brandon Price is an Instructor and former Tour Actor/Director for the Missoula Childrens Theatre (MCT). They tour nearly 1,200 communities annually within all 50 states, Canada, and overseas. In every location, they use a team of two professional actor/directors who arrive with a set, lights, costumes, […]
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June 1, 2024
Ryan grew up in Missoula, and on the MCT stage. She took the stage in children’s shows (her first show was Pinocchio), Community shows, and Performing Arts Camp (PAC). She performed in the Front Street Theater and in the Wilma before the current theater was built. Speaking of which… as the child of a long-standing MCT board […]
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May 1, 2024
It’s been my honor and joy to be part of MCT for the past 25 years. My first experience with MCT was when my now 32-year-old son auditioned for The Wiz of the West as a kindergarten student at Florence Carlton School in the Bitterroot valley of Montana. I briefly watched the audition and was astounded by […]
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April 1, 2024
From Michael Marsolek – Program Director – Montana Public Radio! MTPR Kids – For five decades, Montana Public Radio (MTPR) has been broadcasting children’s programming in Montana. This year, we’re celebrating on the air and off, with a special birthday party, concerts in the listening area by Grammy award-winning storyteller and songwriter Bill Harley, and archival […]
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March 1, 2024
Coincidentally, it’s Women’s History Month, and we chose to feature Sarah Walker Thornton, the Director of The Play That Goes Wrong. Sarah’s making her MCT Directing “Day-Boo” (it will make sense when you see it). We chose the old-school interview style to get her thoughts! Please list a couple favorites you’ve directed.I have many favorites, but The 39 […]
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February 1, 2024
This month we feature Cheri and Steve Thompson, a couple dedicated to showing their love for each other and MCT by volunteering together on and behind the stage every Wednesday to help bring our shows to life! We sure love them, and what better month to celebratethat than February? How long have you been together?We met in 1965 […]
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January 1, 2024
The Grinch’s heart grew 3 sizes when he saw 42 new Tour Actor/Directors (TAD) and the MCT veterans making their way to Missoula last week By air or by car all bringing their bags, their buttons, their bows…well, a suitcase with tags. With dreams of adventures surely in store, where children audition at 3, maybe 4.In […]
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