Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop

a program of the Manhattan Arts Center in Manhattan, Kansas

2021 Workshop

Eligibility and Pricing

MXTW’s 2021 virtual workshop is open to any interested individuals who have completed at least 8th grade and up.

Adults

$65

18 and older (unless attending school)

Students

$55

High school and college students 

Reduced rate for students

Students in grades 8-12 who qualify for free or reduced lunch are eligible for reduced rates. If you or your student are eligible, please contact MAC office at (785) 537- 4420 or director, Gwethalyn Williams, at gwethalynw@gmail.com to request a discount code.

MAC course cancellation policies

$15 non-refundable if cancelled more than 1 business day in advance; $20 non-refundable if cancelled less than 1 business day in advance; no refunds after the second session of a class.


Attendance Policy

The goal of this workshop is to learn about and create work together collaboratively, so a certain amount of time spent together virtually is necessary to ensure that participants have enough training and time working together to be successful and enjoy the work.

It is important that every effort be made for all participants to be at all sessions. However, we understand that missing all or part of some sessions may be unavoidable.  We have created minimum attendance requirements to make sure our participants have the best experience possible, but still allow for some flexibility for absences that cannot be avoided.

Requirements

If you think you might have difficulty attending meetings

If you want to participate but think you will have difficulty meeting the attendance requirements, please reach out to our director, Gwethalyn (gwethalyn@manhattanarts.org). There may still be options for you to participate in the workshop based on your availability. Please don’t assume you can’t participate, please reach out. We want as many people as possible to be able to do this. We will work with you to figure out how participation might be possible if you cannot meet these requirements, however we cannot guarantee there will be a solution for every situation.

Tech Meetings

Each participant should plan to have a 30 minute tech consultation some time in the first 2-3 weeks of the workshop. These meetings will be scheduled around participant and tech team’s availability.

Whole Group Workshop Schedule

Times below are Central Time

Saturday, May 15

10:00 – 11:30 am Reader Discussion Session 1

2:00 – 4:00 pm Exploration Session 1

Sunday, May 16

10:00 – 11:30 am Reader Discussion Session 2

2:00 – 4:00 pm Exploration Session 2

Tuesday, May 18

7:00 – 8:30 pm Exploration Session 3

Wednesday, May 19

7:00 – 8:30 pm Reader Discussion Session 3

Thursday, May 20

7:00 – 8:30 pm Exploration Session 4

Saturday, May 22

10:00 – 11:30 am Reader Discussion Session 4

2:00 – 4:00 pm Exploration Session 5

Sunday, May 23

10:00 – 11:30 am Reader Discussion Session 5

2:00 – 4:00 pm Exploration Session 6 

Tuesday, May 25

7:00 – 8:30 pm Exploration Session 7

8:30 – 9:30 pm Target Story Discussion (optional)

Wednesday, May 26

7:00 – 8:30 pm Reader Discussion Session 6

8:30 – 9:30 pm Target Story Discussion (optional)

Thursday, May 27

7:00 – 8:30 pm Exploration Session 8 

8:30 – 9:30 pm Target Story Discussion (optional)

Saturday, May 29

Announce Target Story & Small Groups

2:00 – 4:00 pm Large Group 1

Sunday, May 30

Time for reading target story and completing writing prompts

Small Group Meetings Begin

Monday, May 31

Writing worksheet due

Wednesday, June 2

7:00 – 9:00 pm Large Group 2

Saturday, June 5

2:00 – 4:00 pm Large Group 3

Sunday, June 6

2:00 – 4:00 pm Large Group 4

Wednesday, June 9

7:00 – 9:00 pm Large Group 5

Saturday, June 12

2:00 – 4:00 pm Large Group 6

Sunday, June 13

2:00 – 4:00 pm Large Group 7

Wednesday, June 16

7:00 – 9:00 pm Large Group 8 

Large Group Sessions in the last week are mandatory for those performing in the large group pieces. 

Saturday, June 19

2:00 – 4:00 pm Large Group 9

Sunday, June 20

2:00 – 4:00 pm Large Group 10 

Wednesday, June 23 

7:00 – 9:00 pm Large Group 11

Friday, June 25

7:00 – 9:00 pm Large Group 12


Performances

July 9th and 10th at 7:30pm