2024 Conference

OCTA Conference and Awards Luncheon

Join us for our 2024 Annual Conference, on Saturday, November 16, 2024!

This year’s Workshops will be held at Carpenter Square Theatre located at 1009 W Reno Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73106. 
Followed by the Annual Meeting, and Awards Luncheon at the Dunlap Codding Building, 609 W Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.

Workshops Include:
– How to prepare for OCTAFest!
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Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon to follow!
The admission price of $45 for OCTA Individual Members or $50 for Non-OCTA Individual Members, includes 2 workshops and lunch.  Registration begins at 9:30 AM at the door.

Workshops

How to prepare for OCTAFest!

presented by Rebecca Fry, Julie Tatershall, Tom Cowley

10:00 AM

A round table discussion about the do’s and don’t of OCTAFest and AACTFest.  Learn about OCTAFest and how to travel a show from past winners.
Tom Cowley

 

Rebecca Fry

Rebecca Fry has served several years on the OCTA Board of Directors. She has been a volunteer at Shawnee Little Theatre for over 20 years. Rebecca has a passion for live theatre and wants to share it with others.

Julie Tatershall

Masters in Human Relations from OU Directed Orbit Senior Citizens “Guys and Dolls” with Jeremy Stevens. Retired Artisic Director for Clark and Heller Theatre Touring original production of ‘Aesop Afoot’ 2012 Mary Kay Place Legacy Award for lifetime achievement to Tulsa Theatre Community 2014 Hall of Honor from OCTA.

Workshop 2

presented by

11:00 AM

Awards Nominations

Now Accepting Nominations!

OCTA is seeking nominations for awards to be presented at this year’s conference, on November 16, 2024.  We would like to encourage you to recognize those special people who help keep your theatre alive and help us meet our mission of promoting excellence in theatre.

2024 Oklahoma Community Theatre Association Awards:

  • Anothony Batchelder Website Award
  • Bill Crawford Memorial Award
  • Bravo Award
  • Charles Hair OCTA Volunteer of the Year
  • Corporation of the Year
  • Hall of Honor
  • Jeanne Adams Wray Special Recognition Award
  • New Theatre of the Year
  • OCTAVision
  • Special Achievement Spotlight Award
  • Theatre of the Year
Previous years’ honored recipients can be found here.
The full list of available awards and their summaries are listed on the nomination form:  CLICK HERE
NOMINATION DEADLINE: Friday, November 1, 2024 at 5PM CST.

Annual Meeting

Our Last Annual Meeting was held on October 21, 2023 at Sand Springs Community Theater
Join us at our Awards Luncheon for our 2024 Annual Meeting