Season Selection Guidelines, Process, and Information

MTSU Theatre & Dance Season Selection

The MTSU Theatre & Dance production program is an extension of classroom theory and training and provides education and experiential opportunity for theatre & dance students while also offering cultural engagement and entertainment opportunities to the MTSU and broader community.

A committee of faculty, staff, and student representatives reviews and selects plays for each season based on the plays submitted by faculty, staff, and students.

Process:

Faculty committee members are appointed each year by the Department Chair.
Students may nominate one student to join the committee.

Any play may be submitted by MTSU faculty, staff, and students for consideration in the season. The committee will review submissions and curate a well-rounded season consisting of plays, musicals, and dance concerts.

During a four-year rotation, the Center Stage & the Student Success Series will be selected with pieces that seek to rotate the following genres:

PLAYS:

Shakespeare/Greek

Period/Classic

Original Work/New Plays

Youth/Tour

MUSICALS

Pre & Golden Age

1960’s to 1980’s

Contemporary

Spectacle

 

Schedule Outline: 

1. The first meeting of a new Season Selection committee should include a review of the past two seasons, so that the committee can identify any types of plays that should be given special consideration to ensure a well-balanced student experience. (This conversation can also include things like ACTF/NAST.)
2. The committee will then call for submissions, noting any specific categories that will be given special consideration.
3. Play submission – this includes plays for the entire season, both Centerstage and Student Success Series.
4. Opportunity to Pitch – anyone who has submitted a show can attend the Season Selection committee meeting to voice support for their show
5. The Season Selection committee creates a short list of shows for consideration for the entire season.
6. The Short List is presented to the Student Advisory Board for review and comment.
7. The Season Selection committee presents the SAB with a short list for the Student Success Series, and the SAB selects the SSS shows.
8. The Season Selection Committee will then select the Centerstage Series shows in order to make a well-rounded season.
9. The upcoming season will typically be announced at the beginning of the spring semester in advance of that upcoming season.
10. The last task of the Season Selection committee is to compile a list of any plays not selected that should be considered again next season.