FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Midland
Community Theatre’s Education programs have scholarships
available year-round to students who can show financial need
and who have an interest in theatre and related arts. Because
funds are limited, we cannot guarantee that aid will be available
for all requests. Students who receive financial assistance
are expected to attend regularly and set a good example for
other students.
*Financial
aid grants are given in amounts between 50% and 100% of tuition.
*Full
or partial scholarships are provided to students who can demonstrate
financial need, and/or have displayed a potential for, and a
dedication to, the theatre arts.
REGISTRATION AND FEES INFORMATION
*Registration
fees vary from program to program. Current
fees (as of July 2007) are listed below:
School Year Sessions/Theatre School:
$80 nonmembers / $60 members
Theatre School Session I-IV (if paid by September 7, 2007)
$280 nonmember / $200 members
Centerstage Classes:
$100 nonmembers / $85 members
Pre-K
Classes: $50
Dance
Classes: $100
(additional fees for proper shoes and attire)
Summer
one-week programs: $65
nonmembers / $50 members
Summer two-week program: $150
nonmembers / $100 members
Spring
Break Fine Arts Camp: $90
nonmembers / $75 members
Pickwick
Players tuition: $125
nonmembers / $100 members per semester
Pickwick Summer session: $125
nonmembers / $100 members only for those involved in summer
production.
*
MCT memberships allow for considerable savings on Theatre
School tuition.
* All classes subject to change without notice.
* Minimum enrollment, 10 students; maximum enrollment 30 students.
* When classes reach maximum enrollment, you may add your name
to a waiting list.
* Payment required to hold a place in a class.
* No refunds of tuition once paid.
THE STAFF
Bill
Williams, Education Director for Pickwick Players, came to Midland
in 1999 from a position as Artistic Director of the Eckerd Theatre
Company in Clearwater, Florida. He received his B.A. from Bowling
Green University in Ohio, then traveled to New York where he
studied at the Actor’s Playhouse. Mr. Williams has written
over 50 plays, including an adaptation of The Hundred Dresses,
which the Pickwick Players performed at Kids Fest in Christchurch,
New Zealand in June of 2000. Since coming to Midland, Bill continues
to write and adapt plays for children, has directed over 20
plays and musicals for our area youth, and works with Judith
Giebler in developing and teaching all programs in the education
department
Bill Williams
Education Director,
Pickwick Players
(432) 682-2544, extension 3023
bill@mctmidland.org
Judith Giebler, Education Director for Theatre School, started
work at MCT in August 1998. Prior to coming to MCT, Judith received
her B.A. in Theatre Arts and English Literature from Washburn
University in Topeka, KS, and her M.A. in Theatre Arts from
Kansas State University. Miss Giebler taught dance and theatre
in Salina, KS, for five years, and has choreographed many shows
for the Pickwick Players and MCT, including Crazy for You, 42nd
Street, Cabaret, and Evita. Since coming to MCT, she has also
written and adapted over a dozen plays for youth, founded MCT’s
Thinking Cap Theatre, and enjoyed teaching and developing the
Theatre School, Center stage and outreach programming that are
part of education at MCT.
Judith Giebler
Education Director,
Theatre School
(432) 682-2544, extension 3021
judith@mctmidland.org
