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2027 Festival Invitation

February 26–28, 2027 · Port Tobacco Players · La Plata, MD

Top-rated productions advance to the ESTA Festival in spring 2027 in Wye Mills, MD,
on the road to the AACT National Festival in Rochester, MN (June 15–19, 2027).

Entry Deadline: December 15, 2026
Entry Fee: $200
(Our first increase in more than a decade,) refundable until January 27th, 2027
No more than 10 slots available, first come first served, wait list once full.

Registration is through the AACT website.
The following forms will be required:
On each AACT Form, please enter: mctfafest@gmail.com for the Festival Chair (and Technical Representative),
We are Region II, and festival dates February 26–28, 2027.

T1 – Entry Form
T2 – Warranty of Compliance
T3 – Actor Eligibility Form (Opens a PDF. Every actor in the production must sign. Return to the address on the form.)
T4 – Technical Requirements

Pay $200 by Zelle to mctfafest@gmail.com
(recipient: MD Community Theatre Festival; memo: your group name and “2027 entry”),
or by check payable to MD Community Theatre Festival, mailed to
MCTFA, c/o Seth Ghitelman
3835 Doc Berlin Dr., Unit 41, Silver Spring, MD 20906

We hope to see you in LaPlata!!!