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Teen Musical Theater of Oregon
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Type Theater Organization
Founder John Taylor
Founding Date 2005
Executive Director Stephen McCandless
Location Medford, Oregon
Theaters Used Ashland Armory
Southern Oregon University
Crater High School
The Craterian
Number of Seasons 12
Number of Productions 32, (2 in pre-production)

Teen Musical Theater of Oregon (TMTO) is a fun theater group for young people in Medford, Oregon, USA. It's put on by Craterian Performances, a company that helps bring cool shows to the area. TMTO started in 2005 and has put on many exciting musicals.

What is TMTO?

Teen Musical Theater of Oregon is for kids aged 13 to 19. Sometimes, younger children, aged 9 to 12, also join. These younger actors are part of the Children's Musical Theater of Oregon. TMTO also invites "Guest Stars" to join their shows. These are usually adults who play special roles, like Daddy Warbucks in Annie.

TMTO usually puts on three big shows each year. There's a show in the spring, one in the summer, and another in the winter. Sometimes, they also put on smaller concerts. These concerts feature a select group of performers.

Original Shows by TMTO

TMTO has created three of its own unique shows. These shows were not based on existing musicals. They were:

  • Broadway: A Musical Journey
  • Broadway II: The Journey Continues
  • Moving On: TMTO in Concert

The two Broadway shows were a collection of songs from many different Broadway musicals. They included songs from popular shows like Lion King, Damn Yankees, and Hairspray. John Taylor and David McCandless worked together to create these shows.

Moving On was a special concert. It was created and directed by Cailey McCandless. This concert was a farewell show for eight older students. These students had been part of TMTO for many years and were graduating.

Past Productions

Here is a list of some of the full musicals TMTO has performed:

2006 Season

2007 Season

2008 Season

2009 Season

  • Broadway 2: The Journey Continues
  • Once On This Island

2010 Season

2011 Season

2012 Season

2013 Season

  • The Drowsy Chaperone
  • Tarzan
  • Moving On: TMTO in Concert
  • Annie

2014 Season

  • Thoroughly Modern Millie
  • Shrek the Musical
  • A Christmas Carol

2015 Season

2016 Season

2017 Season

2018 Season

2019 Season

  • Newsies
  • Freaky Friday, the musical
  • Pinocchio Jr.
  • Howlin' Halloween
  • Frozen Jr.
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