ABOUT US
​Midtown Theatre and Film is made up of a group of exceptionally talented and versatile high school students who consistently produce a variety of plays, musicals, and other theatrical performances for the Midtown/Atlanta community. All students are welcome to participate in the program, regardless of experience!
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Students learn and contribute to every aspect of theatre, from acting to directing, singing, dancing, playwriting, set design, lighting design, costuming, film production and so much more!
Midtown Theatre puts on two musicals, a full-length play, a one act play, and a spring film each year in addition to a variety of theatrical events, including Coffeehouses, Thespian Conference, the 48 Hour Film Project, and much more!
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Why Midtown theatre?
Although our program would not be possible without the help of our teachers and parents, Midtown Theatre and Film is unique because of the significant role that students play in our program. Students build our sets, create our costumes, and program our light boards. During performances, the director sits back in the audience and watches as student technicians run lights and sound, organize actors, move set pieces, and more. Choreography for our musicals is done by our incredible student choreographers, who are also responsible for teaching choreography during dance rehearsals.
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We also are proud that there is little to no divide between actors and techies; both are equally respected and loved, and everyone tends to do a bit of both. Our student drama board works alongside our parent drama board to improve our program. There is an incredible sense of community in Midtown Theatre, and we hope that you join us!
roles for freshmen?
Midtown Theatre does not consider seniority when casting for shows. The only exceptions are for our Musical Theatre Production class and our Advanced Drama class, where roles are typically reserved for upperclassmen. However, for all of our extracurricular productions, everyone who shows up to the auditions has an equal shot at getting a role! For tech leadership roles, seniority may be considered, but it all depends on your experience and who shows up! As a freshman interested in doing general tech, you'll be considered equally for backstage, construction, design, and booth jobs.
Time commitment?
In our theatre program, you can be involved as much or as little as you'd like. Our activity requiring the least amount of commitment is Drama Club, which meets about once a month in the Black Box Theatre. You are never required to attend Drama Club meetings unless they are related to an activity you are doing (for example, the Thespian Info meeting is really important for thespians to attend).
If you are acting in a show at Midtown, your level of involvement will depend on the size of your role. Typically, people in lead roles are required to be at rehearsals more frequently than those in smaller roles. When filling out your form at auditions (see our Audition Info page for more info), you'll list any other commitments you have that may interfere with rehearsal time, and directors will do their best to accommodate you. However, if you have a commitment such as a sport that meets two or three times a week, this may impact how big of a role you get.
If you are doing tech, your tech director will announce which days tech is meeting each week, and you can communicate with them about any conflicts you may have. Tech leadership roles generally require you to be present at every rehearsal or tech work day, depending on your role, but general non-leadership tech typically allows for more flexibility about when you are showing up.
If you want to perform at one of our Coffeehouses, all you have to do is come to the Coffeehouse screening the day before the performance, perform at Coffeehouse, and then help out at one of the Coffeehouse shifts (either setting up or cleaning up afterwards).
Throughout the year, Mr. Dreiling and Ms. Collins will talk more about other opportunities to be involved, such as the 48 Hour Film Project. Even if you're not directly involved in a production, we hope you'll support us from the audience during our shows!