Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop

a program of the Manhattan Arts Center in Manhattan, Kansas

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  • The terrible cost of knowing: MXTW presents Prometheus Bound | The Hype Weekly

    The terrible cost of knowing: MXTW presents Prometheus Bound | The Hype Weekly

    The terrible cost of knowing: MXTW presents Prometheus Bound | The Hype Weekly.

  • “HEY! DO YOU WANNA FEEL SO ENERGETIC!?”

    “HEY! DO YOU WANNA FEEL SO ENERGETIC!?”

    It’s late. I’m editing photos. Brandon is here with me too, and he told me to make “a really bad gothic photo that is much too dark and grungy”. I was editing this one, so I used it, but I…

  • Small Group Tech Rehearsals

    Small Group Tech Rehearsals

    Shows are June 14th and 15th @ 7:30 pm Buy tickets by visiting the link on the left sidebar.

  • Mission Accomplished

    Mission Accomplished

    Gweth, Hunter, and I splatter painted the floor. I snuck back during a break earlier in the day to paint the teal swatch on the floor in the shop. Later, I had ideas for good colors and I mixed up…

  • Early Rehearsals

    We’re teaching them the blocking for the opening piece.

  • Inadvertent Hillarity

    Inadvertent Hillarity

    While translating/phonetically spelling the Orphic Hymn to Thundering Zeus for the Growtoski gourp to poetentially use, I had a little too much fun with google translate. To replicate: 1. Paste this into Google Translate: Ζεῦ πάτερ, ὑψίδρομον πυραυγέα κόσμον ἐλαύνων,…

  • Session 7: Pineapple Umbrella, Ribbon Game, Move with Resistance

    Session 7: Pineapple Umbrella, Ribbon Game, Move with Resistance

    Session 7 was amazing. Gweth will have a nice thorough write up on it in the next couple days. It takes her a few hours to write those awesome indepth posts, and she’s not had a few hours to spare…

  • Session 6: Everyone Knows a Dance with Carlos and Melting Out of Existence with Miyagawa.

    Session 6: Everyone Knows a Dance with Carlos and Melting Out of Existence with Miyagawa.

    We began session 6 with a one note orchestra, something we’ve been doing in the workshop since my days as a participant. In this exercise everyone simply sits still, inhales and makes a tone on the exhale. You start at…