Manhattan Theatre Club Inc

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB, INC. IS A LEADING PRODUCER OF NEW WORKS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT REVIVALS.

THEATRE PRODUCTIONS: FOR ALMOST FIVE DECADES, MTC'S GOALS HAVE INCLUDED PRODUCING INNOVATIVE THEATRE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY BY AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS; ENCOURAGING SIGNIFICANT NEW WORK BY CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WRITERS AND THEATRE ARTISTS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE FINEST PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN THE THEATRE TODAY; AND NURTURING NEW TALENT IN PLAYWRITING, MUSICAL COMPOSITION, DIRECTING, ACTING AND DESIGN. DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021, MTC WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY LIVE PRODUCTIONS AT THE SAMUEL J. FRIEDMAN THEATRE OR NEW YORK CITY CENTER STAGE DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ANDTHE GOVERNMENT MANDATED SHUTDOWN OF THEATRES IN NEW YORK CITY ON MARCH 12TH, 2020. WHILE WE WERE UNABLE TO GATHER AUDIENCES IN PERSON, WE FOUNDNEW WAYS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER VIRTUALLY AND TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER OUR THEATRES CLOSED, WE LAUNCHED MTC DIGITAL, A WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER WITH LINKS TO NEW ONLINE CONTENT BASED ON WORKS FROM MTC'S ARCHIVES AS WELL AS PIECES CREATED JUST FOR THE VIRTUAL MEDIUM AND NEW ONLINE EVENTS, INCLUDING LIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH ARTISTS. IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR ARTISTS TO CONNECT WITH OUR AUDIENCES WHILE OUR THEATRES WERE DARK AND OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING WAS SUSPENDED, WE CONTINUED OUR ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION SERIES OF VIDEO CHATS BETWEEN ARTISTS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS. IN THIS SEASON, THE SERIES INCLUDED EBONI BOOTH (PARIS) WITH JOCELYN BIOH (SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY); AND HARVEY FIERSTEIN AND KIMBERLY SENIOR, WHO COLLABORATED ON BELLA BELLA IN FALL 2019; WRITER MANSA RA (TOO HEAVY FOR YOUR POCKET) WITH PRODUCER/DIRECTOR KEN-MATT MARTIN; JENNY MUDGE AND KELLY AUCOIN, STARS OF MTC'S 2015 PRODUCTION, OF GOOD STOCK; AND A GROUP CHAT WITH THE CREATIVE TEAM OF CLASSIX: AWOYE TIMPO, BRITTANY BRADFORD, A.J. MUHAMMAD, DOMINIQUE RIDER, AND ARMINDA THOMAS. WE PRODUCED THREE SERIES OF VIRTUAL WORK: SNAPSHOTS, CURTAIN CALLS, AND THE SHOW GOES ON. THE SNAPSHOTS SERIES FEATURED SHORT PIECES COMMISSIONED AND CREATED FOR THE VURTUAL SPACE AND FEATURED PIECES BY ALEXIS SCHEER, LIZA BIRKENMEIER AND CAMILLE A. BROWN. THE CURTAIN CALL SERIES FEATURED VIRTUAL READINGS OF PAST MTC PLAYS AND FEATURED THE PAST IS THE PAST BY RICHARD WESLEY, THREE DAYS OF RAIN BY RICHARD GREENBERG AND NEAT BY CHARLAYNE WOODARD. THE SHOW GOES ON SERIES FEATURED LOOKS BACK AT PAST MTC PRODUCTIONS COMPLETE WITH ARTIST COMMENTARY AND FEATURED MURDER BALLAD, VIETGONE, PRODIGAL SON, SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS, CASA VALENTINA, AND THE CAKE.

THROUGH CLASSROOM AND ON-SITE WORKSHOPS AND INFORMED ENCOUNTERS WITH THE WORKS ON OUR STAGES, MTC EDUCATION AWAKENS MINDS, IGNITES IMAGINATIONS, OPENS HEARTS, AND CHANGES LIVES. WE ENGAGE LEARNERS OF ALL AGES AND FROM DISPARATE COMMUNITIES - LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY - IN AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS TAILORED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. THESE INCLUDE IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES, STUDENT AND FAMILY MATINEES, TEACHER WORKSHOPS, AN AFTER-SCHOOL PLAYWRITING PROGRAM, AND AN INTERNET-BASED DISTANCE-LEARNING PLAYWRITING AND PRODUCTION PROJECT. STARGATE THEATRE, OUR WORKFORCE READINESS AND THEATRE MAKING PROJECT, ENABLES YOUNG MEN FROM DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES TO CREATE, REHEARSE, AND PERFORM AN ORIGINAL PLAY IN OUR OFF-BROADWAY BLACK-BOX THEATRE. OUR ROBUST THEATRE MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM CULTIVATES THE NEXT GENERATION OF THEATRE PROFESSIONALS. IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC, MTC EDUCATION RECONFIGURED MOST OF OUR PROGRAMS FOR REMOTE DELIVERY, THEREBY ENABLING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN CREATIVE, INTERACTIVE THEATRE-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES VIA LIVE AND PRE-RECORDED VIDEO.

ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT: MTC FOCUSES ON PRESENTING NEW YORK, AMERICAN AND WORLD PREMIERES OF INNOVATIVE THEATRE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. MTC'S ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OVERSEES THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORKS, NURTURING THE GROWTH OF PLAYS THAT GO ON TO BE PRODUCED AT MTC AND AT OTHER THEATRES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. WE STRIVE TO BUILD ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PLAYWRIGHTS, SUPPORTING THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS AND CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WRITERS AND THEATRE ARTISTS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE FINEST PROFESSIONALS IN EVERY ASPECT OF PRODUCTION. MTC'S ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OFFERS COMMISSIONS, SCRIPT EVALUATION, DRAMATURGICAL SUPPORT, READINGS AND WORKSHOPS. WE HAVE REAFFIRMED OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND UNDERTAKEN PLANS TO PRIORITIZE, EXPAND, AND RE-ENVISION OUR POLICIES AND ACTIONS. IN THIS PROCESS, WE ARE GUIDED BY OUR DESIRE TO SUPPORT BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND POC THEATRE-MAKERS AND TO AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES-A DESIRE WHICH HAS IMPACTED OUR PROGRAMMING AND ARTISTIC PLANNING, INCLUDING COMMISSIONS AND VIRTUAL OFFERINGS, AS WELL AS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND INITIATIVES REGARDING OUR STAFF, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PRODUCING PRACTICES, INCLUDING AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MANHATTANTHEATRECLUB.COM.