Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop - MXTW

Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop - MXTW The MXTW is a 5-week workshop for high school students. MXTW is part classroom and part production-company.

Part classroom & part production-company, participants study various styles of avant-garde theater, then write & perform original pieces under the influences of the styles they have studied. Founded in 1989, the Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop is a five week program of the Manhattan Arts Center that takes place every May to June in Manhattan, Kansas. In addition to studying examples of var

ious styles of avant-garde theater, participants write and perform original pieces under the influence of the styles they have studied. Each season, these original theater pieces are grouped thematically around some piece of "high culture" or "popular culture." Themes in the past have come from the likes of Shakespeare, Sophocles, the Bible, and from such popular stories as Bambi, The Little Mermaid, and Peter Pan. Dissecting our popular mythologies through the techniques of avant-garde theater, MXTW tells you stories you only thought you knew. The results are performances that are definitely not for children, nor for the faint of heart. Explosively physical, deeply analytical, highly amusing, and not a little disturbing, MXTW's performances will engage your mind, grip your soul, and astound your senses.

06/27/2025
Come explore collaborative theater making with us this summer!
06/18/2025

Come explore collaborative theater making with us this summer!

We're experimenting again with a week long workshop this summer. Vive la MXTW!
06/09/2025

We're experimenting again with a week long workshop this summer. Vive la MXTW!

The Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop (MXTW) for middle school and high school students (ages 13 - 18) helps students expand their creativity by exploring experimental theater making techniques. In this week-long workshop we will discuss examples of experimental theater making techniqu...

MXTW week long workshop this summer.Vive la MXTW!
06/09/2025

MXTW week long workshop this summer.
Vive la MXTW!

The Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop (MXTW) for middle school and high school students (ages 13 - 18) helps students expand their creativity by exploring experimental theater making techniques. In this week-long workshop we will discuss examples of experimental theater making techniqu...

Jim and Connie are moving out of the house soon into an apartment, so we took some final photos of them with the gift do...
06/09/2025

Jim and Connie are moving out of the house soon into an apartment, so we took some final photos of them with the gift donated by the MXTW alumni over a decade ago. Wanted to say one final thank you to everyone who helped make the big yellow head possible. Jim has loved having it in his yard as a daily reminder of the program and people he loved.

Reminder: MXTW mini workshop is next weekend! Come play!
11/10/2024

Reminder: MXTW mini workshop is next weekend! Come play!

Reminder: MXTW mini workshop is next weekend! It should be a really fun weekend that will spark your creativity and insp...
11/10/2024

Reminder: MXTW mini workshop is next weekend! It should be a really fun weekend that will spark your creativity and inspire your collaborative spirit!

Come have some fun next month at MAC in this all-ages mini workshop!
10/24/2024

Come have some fun next month at MAC in this all-ages mini workshop!

Big news, MXTW fans!We will be running a mini-workshop next month. It will meet November 15-17 and is open to all ages o...
10/12/2024

Big news, MXTW fans!
We will be running a mini-workshop next month. It will meet November 15-17 and is open to all ages of participants 13 years and older. Come join us!

The Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop (MXTW) brings artists (ages 13+) together to rejuvenate their sense of play, and draw on their creativity to interrogate our world by exploring experimental theater making techniques. In this all-ages mini workshop we will discuss examples of experiment...

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