December 1, 2022
Every MCT staff member plays an important role in the success of the International Tour (and there are no small roles), but we asked a few of them whose day to day work is intricately tied to the Tour Actor/Directors and the Tour Presenters….“What about working on the Tour brings you Joy?” Abigail Gilbert – Tour […]
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November 1, 2022
50 years of MCT and me! Growing up on the hi-line of northern Montana, MCT was part of my life from a very early age. From a rat in The Pied Piper to the Fish in The Fisherman and his Wife, the week with MCT was a highlight each year. It never occurred to me that it could (and would) become […]
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October 1, 2022
Former MCT Tour Actor/Director When Russia started bombing Kiev, Ukraine in February I wanted to help. But sitting in my home in Jupiter, Florida, 6,000 miles away I had no idea how I would do such a thing. It felt impossible. Impossibilities would often arise when I did my first ever MCT Tour back in […]
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September 1, 2022
MCT Volunteer Coordinator/Tour Support I am delighted to find myself living in Missoula after years of spending days at a time in our wonderful city. I started my time with the Missoula Children’s Theatre as a Tour Actor/Director in the Summer of 2006, when I began a 1-year contract that meant far more to me […]
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August 1, 2022
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center in rural Eastern Oregon, is the oldest continuously operating art center east of the Cascades, founded in 1963. I started as Executive Director in 2008. As a theatre person, I knew of MCT’s reputation of excellence. We raised the funds and booked MCT in 2009. The first 4-5 years were not easy. We could […]
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July 1, 2022
Sarah and I first landed in Missoula in Dec 2014 anxious and excited for the journey ahead. Before landing, the pilot came over the intercom to warn we were going to circle in the air for a bit as the ground crew attempted to de-ice the runway. “What have we gotten ourselves into?” is all […]
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June 1, 2022
How can I even begin to write about my experiences with MCT? It shaped my life’s trajectory the minute I walked into the United Methodist Church basement and auditioned for Just So Stories when I was about 15! Jim Caron and Maeta Kaplan were the grownups in the room. We were all singing ”Happy Birthday” over and over. […]
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June 1, 2021
Tell us about your current life.I currently work in video and film production in Tokyo, Japan. My work ranges frombeing a videographer for small businesses and universities to working as atechnician on larger-scale commercial and film productions, often comingfrom overseas, including Mozart in the Jungle, where I was able to work withBroadway legend Bernadette Peters […]
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Article about Shrek The Musical
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