Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop

a program of the Manhattan Arts Center in Manhattan, Kansas

Tag: 2011

  • Enrollment update!

    Good news! Gweth has informed me that enrollment is currently at 12, and perhaps 13. That means groups of 4 for the plays ๐Ÿ˜€ It’s not the huge beast that it was in recent memory, but a definite improvement from 9.

  • Recruitment update

    Up to 10. 7 Veterans with 3 Newcomers. Hoping for more, I’d be super excited to have 12-15 participants this year.

  • It’s not too late!!!

    We have 9 students in the Workshop so far, but there is room for more. Please don’t be dissuaded by the May 1st early deadline on the pamphlets. We will accept new participants until May 26th, as long as you are able to attend 3 of the teaching sessions you can participate in the rest…

  • The Reader for 2011

    Jean Cocteau Wedding on the Eiffel Tower Gertrude Stein Turkey and Bones and Eating and We Liked It Every Afternoon Not slightly Bertolt Brecht Der Jasager; Der Neinsager (He Who says Yes/He Who Says No) Jean-Claude van Itallie / Open Theater The Serpent Adrienne Kennedy A Ratโ€™s Mass Lesson in a Dead Language Samuel Beckett…

  • anticipation

    Today I’ve been reading over old scripts and getting excited, made some more Wordle things. MXTW, beyond the solid satisfaction working with highly creative and dynamic teenagers, allows me to maintain a connection with that part of my past, and I really enjoy that bit of nostalgia. Also it allows me to be around other…

  • My legs are toast!

    I forget each year just how demanding our exercises can be on an unfit body. My quads are aching hardcore. I worked up a sweat and am pooped, but feel quite alive. And that is good. I saw so many promising students this year in the two hours I was able to participate in. I…

  • heck ticks

    I have been crazy busy getting this brochure fit to print and am really glad for everyone’s advice and input. You are all amazing! An English teacher at East Campus who showed a lot in interest in what we do has one of her planning periods at 2nd hour tomorrow, so I invited her to…

  • recruiting

    MXTW will be recruiting at MHS on Tuesday April 12th. East Campus: 2nd Hour West Campus: 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th