Please Note: ATMTC’s Virtual Gala will be postponed due to COVID-19 Concerns. Please stay tuned for reschedule date. Tracie Nicole Thoms, American television, film, and stage actress and singer, will be joining Adventure Theatre MTC to honor her father, Donald Thoms. Thoms will receive the Spirit of Adventure award at ATMTC’s Virtual Spring Gala: Step […]

Tell me a bit about the Conservatory Program. What does a typical day look like? I usually arrive at Conservatory around noon. I then head straight into my classes. In the morning, I have ballet and acting which are 90 minutes each with breaks in-between. My acting class is also very physical we are asked […]

Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC), recipient of the Harold Oaks Award, a national award for excellence in Theatre for Young Audiences, is pleased to announce that it will honor Donald Thoms with the Spirit of Adventure Award, date TBD, at its 2020 Spring Gala for his accomplishments in delighting and educating families through the medium of […]

An astounding 145 kids were seen at Adventure Theatre MTC’s 8th Annual Kids Open Call Auditions on February 1, 2020, our highest attendance yet. Kids from around the DC area waited for their opportunity to audition in a room of casting directors from the following professional theatres: Adventure Theatre MTC Studio Theatre Peter’s Alley Theatre […]

The nominations for the 2020 Helen Hayes Awards are in! We couldn’t be prouder of our casts and creative teams this past year for receiving 4 nominations including Huckleberry Finn’s Big River, Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!” and The Velveteen Rabbit. The Helen Hayes Awards recognizes outstanding achievement in more than 90 professional […]

with Margo Brenner Collins, Education Director Exciting shifts are coming to the ATMTC Academy’s Programs!  In aiming to provide students with the best training and preparation possible, ATMTC has focused its Secondary curriculum on the core foundations that will prepare students for a career, college, or wherever life takes them. This includes focusing on the […]

Meet the Directors of the 2019–2020 Season Adventure Theatre MTC has a long history with women. In 1951, Adventure Theatre was founded by women who were trying to provide a theatrical experience to their children. Its legacy was continued by women, such names as Fran Abrams, Helen Avery, Elizabeth Goodwin, Joan Hollander, Mary Lou Semans, […]

Interview with Chil Kong, Artistic Director 1) How did you first hear about Adventure Theatre MTC? I met Michael Bobbitt back in the late 2000’s when we sat on a NEA review panel together. We have been friends ever since and I followed his amazing work and the transformative theatre culture he was creating at […]