2024 MIDDLE School Play Festival: Site Details
Festival Sites
Lake Norman High School | Site Details
Reidsville High School (March 8 only) | Site Details
Lake Norman High School
March 7–8, 2025
2-Day Festival
Lake Norman High School
186 Doolie Rd
Mooresville, NC 28117
Host: Emily Klingman
emily_klingman@iss.k12.nc.us
186 Doolie Road, Mooresville, NC 28117 (1st entrance is for buses, 2nd entrance is for cars and trucks)
- Approximate size of backstage storage area: 10′ x 10′ (in hallway)
- Stage Dimensions (Playing Space): Width 29′, Depth 27′ (20′ = height to teaser curtains)
- Location of start line: Stage Left
- Location of finish line: Stage Left
- Load-in and load-out procedures: Load in will be in front of the school where the garage doors are. The garage door is (10’8” Width, 10’5” Height). Then you will cross the stage and through the double doors to the 10×10 spaces which will be in the hallway (Double Door to Hallway and 10×10’s (6’ Wide, 6’11”)).
If you wish to visit the space and tour, please contact Emily Klingman at emily_klingman@iss.k12.nc.us.
Headsets: Headsets are not available.
Booth location: The light and sound booth are at the back of the house. You will need two students to call/run these cues as they are separated by a large cabinet. All spaces are wheelchair accessible.
Piano/Orchestra Set-up: A piano is not available. Keyboards can be plugged in at the front of the stage (Down Right, Down Center, Down Left). There is not a lot of wing space, but orchestras can set up in the pit area in front of the stage.
Sound: Please bring your own ⅛” cable or lightning connector.
Lighting: Lights are a General Wash. Follow Spots are located in the back of the house (House Right and House Left).
There is a large common area outside of the auditorium for eating. There are numerous dining options nearby.
NCTC works to ensure that our programs are available to all of the state’s citizens, including people with disabilities. If you wish to request assistance for yourself or a student, or have questions about accessibility for any of our event spaces, please contact NCTC Executive Director Angie Hays at angelahays@nctc.org.
Reidsville High School
March 8, 2025
1-Day Festival
Reidsville High School
1901 South Park Drive
Reidsville, NC 27320
George (Tom) Murphy
gmurphy2@rock.k12.nc.us
Drop students and parents off on the South Park side closest to the front of the building. From there, students have a short walk into the main lobby. Once students are offloaded, please take your vehicle and park it on the Cypress lot side in the gravel lot.
- Approximate size of backstage storage area: 10′ x 10′
- Stage Dimensions (Playing Space): 30′ from back curtain to front of stage; 45′ wide, with an additional 10′ of width when downstage of proscenium.
- Location of start line: Stage Right
- Location of finish line: Stage Left
- Load-in and load-out procedures: Schools will load-in via the loading dock which is 5’ tall from the pavement to the level of the stage. The smallest door to the stage your set will have to go through is 12’ tall by 10’ wide.
If you wish to visit the space and tour, please contact George Murphy at gmurphy2@rock.k12.nc.us.
- Headsets: Headsets will be made available in the sound booth, light booth, stage left, stage right, and one will be located near the loading dock.
- Booth location: The sound and light booths are in separate rooms and cannot be run from the same location. The booths are not accessible by wheelchair, please contact the host and NCTC if special accommodations are needed.
- Piano/Orchestra Set-up: A piano is not available. If you are bringing a keyboard, you will find outlets on the front of the stage and backstage on both sides. We do have XLR hook-ups to the soundboard on stage left and stage right, on the stage just in front of the pit, and on the front of the apron. Schools will need to provide their own cables to hook into the system. There is room enough for your musicians to play on either the left or right wings; however, we recommend that you set up on stage left.
- Sound: Please bring your own ⅛” cable connector. Participants will not have access to a microphone.
- Lighting: We will have warm (amber) and cool (blue) color wash options (downlight). Please specify on your cue sheet. We will pre-program all cues. One follow spot is available, schools must provide their own operator.
You may bring food to eat in the lobby. There are also tables outside if the weather is nice enough for you to eat outdoors.
NCTC works to ensure that our programs are available to all of the state’s citizens, including people with disabilities. If you wish to request assistance for yourself or a student, or have questions about accessibility for any of our event spaces, please contact NCTC Executive Director Angie Hays at angelahays@nctc.org.
