2. History
The Marietta High School Theatre has been a 501 (C) (3)
nonprofit for two years now, a group that has spread from the
basic levels of high school theatre into more professional
productions. These productions have expanded from school-
wide performances to district wide performances, with the
number of shows increasing from an average of two shows per
year to three to four. The students in this dept. are seen as
professionals with heavy trust and responsibility put upon
them. The MHS Theatre is a state winner for our Musical
Theatre Dept. that offers a system wide musical where any and
all ages in the school system can perform; as well as participate
in the prestigious Georgia High School Shuler Hensley Musical
Awards. We offer straight plays with participation in the one-act
competition and are active members of the EDTA Thespians
(Troupe #111).
3. Our vision:
To grow the theatre scene in
Marietta and inspire artistic and
driven children throughout the area
to follow their dreams and reach
goals through the performing arts.
Our goal:
To give kids a quality education
with the options to get into a
high quality performance college,
equity acting status, agency
representatives and paying film
work/theatre experience during
their high school years.
4. Our Audience
We serve the Marietta City Schools
district, as well as the general
Marietta area.
Facility
The Marietta Performing Arts
Center:
• 727 Fixed Seats, 759 Max Seating
• Concession Stand
• Grand Hall Entrance
• East and West Galleries
• 2 Stage Dressing Rooms
• Separate Black Box Facilities
5. Our Director
Jacob Garcia has led the Theatre Department for the past five
years. He has been involved with theatre since the age of 5
and have 26 years of performance experience, with 125
productions under his belt and has performed and lived in 36
states. He has been on Broadway and is a proud equity
member with his show credits including Wicked, Oklahoma,
Mamma Mia, The Last 5 Years in New York and Aladdin in
California. His film works are IMDB listed and has a country-
Christian praise and worship album on iTunes that made the
top 5 song list on 754 international radio channels. Jacob has a
Dual B.A in Acting & Directing from Texas A&M- Corpus Christi
is currently enrolled at SCAD for his M.A in Arts
Administration. Recently, he has been named the Marietta
High School 2016 Teacher of the Year. Under his direction the
theatre department has expanded from 86 students to 623.
6. • Sister Act: (February 2, 7pm; February
3, 3pm and 7pm)
• Sister Act’s “Mary Clarence’s Soul
Food and Spaghetti” Fundraiser
(January 18, 7pm)
• The Great Gatsby (TBD)
8. Additional Products
• Sing-a-grams: Performers fulfill a requested
song/performance of a client’s preference to
the latter’s chosen recipient.
• Touring Shows: From performing a one-
eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater,
to a more elegant rendition of selections of
Shakespeare, our own troupe will perform for
you.
• Workshops: Improv, scriptwriting, you
name it, these small classes help those
interested in forms of theatre get some
hands-on interaction in their preferred area.
9.
10. ArtsBridge’s 2016 Shuler Hensley Awards:
• Winner: Best Performance by a Lead Actress
• Honorable Mentions: Direction, Technical
Direction, and Best Performance by a
Supporting Actor
• State winner for the Musical Theatre
Department.
Awa r d s
11. 80 Followers
Following 62
123 Tweets
108 Followers
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Subscribers
S o c i a l M e d i a
The social media of the Marietta High
School Theatre has been going through
some renovations and is starting to gather
momentum and audience since its
relaunch.
@BlueDevilDrama_ @bluedevildrama_
12. O t h e r R e c o gn i t i o n s
Q100 Shout-Out/Adam Bomb Show (1:10):
https://www.facebook.com/Q100Atlanta/
videos/10154206537400369/
Shuler Awards 2016:
http://x1ei79xrxh1i2ezl2s9prx4o.wpengine.netdna-
cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-
Shuler-Awards-Winners.pdf
13. C o n t a c t U s
mhstheatre111@gmail.com
http://mhstheatre111.weebly.com/
jgarcia@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
