Manhattan Theatre Club is deeply committed to educating people of all ages using the power of live theatre. Founded in 1989, MTC’s Education Program has enriched the lives of thousands of students and is continuing to grow as an integral part of MTC. Each year, more than 5,000 students, teachers, and family members are touched by ten distinct initiatives.
MTC Education Program Initiatives include:
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Students participate in MTC's Core Program
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- Core Program: Intensive classroom preparation for students attending MTC Student Matinees.
- Project Interact: Students from disparate communities study and attend plays together.
- Write On The Edge: At-risk and incarcerated students develop original scripts inspired by an MTC production they have studied.
- TheatreLink: Students in geographically isolated communities collaborate on playwriting/production projects via the Internet.
- Professional Development Workshops: Teachers, administrators, and teaching artists participate in workshops built around MTC productions.
- Write Now!: High school students learn about the art and craft of playwriting in an after-school setting.
- Family Matinee Series: Students bring an adult of their choice to a morning workshop focusing on an MTC production they see that afternoon.
- The Paul A. Kaplan Theatre Management Program: MTC’s internship program is a practicum for theatre management and artistic professions.
- Higher Education: A range of programs with MTC artists deepen undergraduate and graduate students understanding of MTC shows and helps train pre- and in-service teachers to incorporate theatre into the K-12 curriculum.
- Adult Education: MTC audiences are offered the opportunity to deepen their understanding of MTC productions through conversations with theatre professionals and outside experts, behind-the-scenes views of the production process, and hands-on theatre workshops.
MTC’s Education Program Goals are:
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Family Matinee Series Attendees |
- To help develop a knowledgeable, perceptive new audience for theatre and for the arts in general;
- To stimulate participants’ imagination, creativity, and critical-thinking skills through active engagement with challenging new theatre works;
- To improve the ability of classroom teachers to teach the arts and to incorporate arts education into the curriculum; and
- To provide training for early-career theatre management professionals.
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