What does membership include?
Membership benefits include two-for-one ticket prices for selected performances at participating theatres (by showing an MCTA membership card at the box office). Membership also includes social and theatre gatherings and a free subscription to the monthly newsletter Back Stage. The newsletter provides much information about current productions, productions scheduled for the rest of the year and often the next year, and upcoming theatre auditions. It also contains information about children's theatre in Monterey County - classes, workshops, and productions at theatre schools plus productions at local public and private schools.

What are the benefits of membership to the producer?
Back Stage, the monthly newsletter, includes sections on current productions, auditions, a monthly calendar of plays, a master calendar of plays scheduled for future months, articles about the history of the theatres, and many other articles about the various theatres, actors, directors and tech-persons. Sometimes the newsletter is one of the first places where the producer announces the theatre company's schedule for the next season. This helps theatre companies avoid an overlap of the productions they present each year. The MCTA maintains a web site which provides information about current and upcoming productions and auditions to persons both local and those planning to visit or move to Monterey County.

How can I find out more about the MCTA?
There are many ways that you can find out more about MCTA. You can attend a monthly meeting or other MCTA activites. Also, visit our web site (www.mtcaweb.org) or phone 831/372-0895 (Terry Blum, MCTA Director of Communications).

How do I join MCTA?
Annual dues are $10 for Full-time Students or Stage Society Members, $20 for Individual Members, $30 for Affiliate Members and $60 for Producing Members. Membership may be obtained by sending your annual dues to: MCTA, P.O. Box 2531, Monterey, CA 93942.