Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop

a program of the Manhattan Arts Center in Manhattan, Kansas

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  • How art thou out of breath

    How art thou out of breath

    when thou hast breath / to say to me that thou art out of breath? This week all of us have been hard at work building our set and writing! The group has been putting together the two whole company…

  • Take it in what sense thou wilt.

    Take it in what sense thou wilt.

    That’s right! This year’s target story is Romeo and Juliet. We will be exploring this story with two company pieces written using the techniques of the DADAists and Goat Island. In addition, smaller groups will be using the techniques of…

  • “Strange, but cool.”

    “Strange, but cool.”

    That’s a Jim quote from today’s workshop session. Have you ever tried to explain MXTW to someone who had absolutely no idea what MXTW is? For some reason, it’s really hard and for me, I can never seem to find…

  • Behind the mask:

    Behind the mask:

    Who is behind the mask that appears every year at MXTW? What inspired their creation? Do they have anything to do with the yearly slogan? Is there any relation between them and the target stories chosen? The answers are: currently…

  • An echo in your head.o

    An echo in your head.o

    An echo is a reflection of sound. A memory could be a reflection of anything. An echo is a present reflection of a past occurrence; a degraded version with a quality that diminishes with every return. A memory is just…

  • MXTW 2018 is Starting Strong!

    MXTW 2018 is Starting Strong!

    We have 18 passionate participants and four dedicated directors who are already three sessions in to this year’s theatrical adventure. he died saying that farce is a poetic element like sorrow for example then they sang crocrocrocrocrocrocro We have tried…

  • MXTW is Norway Bound!

    MXTW is Norway Bound!

    We’re taking this show on the road. It is with great delight that we announce we are close enough to our fundraising goals for the Norway exchange that we will be making the trip! We have nine students and two…

  • NeXT/MXTW Collaborative Piece

    NeXT/MXTW Collaborative Piece

      I apologize for the quality of the images. My main HD card died on me and all I had to work with was my 8 GB extra card, so I couldn’t shoot in RAW, only JPEG. Full resolution ones…

  • We’re getting Ready for the Norway Bound fundraiser this friday!

    Hello MXTW Fans, Our Norway Bound Fundraiser is happening this Friday, March 9th at the Manhattan Arts Center! Check out these photos of our students and alumni preparing some experimentaly performance goodness for you! There is desserty goodness in the…