**MTCA Overview**

 

MTCA is optional this year, and no group routines will be going. You don’t need a solo to participate.**

 

MTCA is a massive national Musical Theater Convention for students in grades 4–12. It gathers over 2,000 theater students from across the country for three days of classes, seminars, performances, and private/group adjudications. 

 

**Event highlights include:**

- An open call where all students can audition for the closing show (last year’s was amazing, featuring Broadway performers and CSS students).

- Broadway performers teaching classes and sharing industry experiences.

- A huge dance party for the kids at night.

- It all concludes at **Knott’s Berry Farm** with a major awards ceremony.

 

**CLICK HERE to learn more.**

 

 

**Event Details & Costs:**

- Event Fee: $700 (includes open call audition, Broadway industry talkback, direct-from-Broadway masterclass, college audition masterclass, technical Olympics, Broadway concert, dance party, private award ceremony, Knott’s Berry Farm ticket, MTCA T-shirt, and more).

-Group Routine cost : TBD

- Solos, Duets, & Technical Arts Entry Fee: $160 per entry (includes 15 minutes with professionals for immediate feedback).

- Chaperone Fee: approx. $335 (includes all festival events, including Knott’s).

- Two-Day Adult Entry Fee: approx. $215 (includes all Friday/Saturday events; parents are not allowed in event rooms without a wristband but can stay in hotel lobby areas).

- Award Ceremony Adult Ticket: approx. $120 (includes a Knott’s ticket and wristband to the awards).

 

 

**Student Entry Limitations:**

- Two vocal solos

- Two monologues

- One solo dance

- One entry per technical arts category (set design, costume design, hair & makeup design)

If your child would like to enter the design categories, contact Miss Michelle ASAP to get started. Design entries are open to grades 6–12.

 

 

 **Should I Go? Is It Worth It?**

It depends on what your child loves!

- **YES:** If your child is passionate about Broadway, loves seeing performers, taking classes, and attending theater-focused events.

- **YES:** If your child loves musical theater and hanging out with CSS friends and would enjoy a trip to Knott’s.

- **MAYBE:** If your child is in 4th–6th grade and just starting to explore their love for theater, it might not be the best investment. 

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