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DOUGLAS ARRELL
Canadian Encyclopedia
01-01-2002
Prairie Theatre Exchange
Author: DOUGLAS ARRELL
Prairie Theatre Exchange began in 1972 as Manitoba Theatre Workshop (MTW). It was created to replace the recently closed Manitoba Theatre School (run by theMANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE ), which had provided performance classes for children and teenagers. Under director Colin Jackson (1972-76) and then a series of short-term appointees, MTW's activities went far beyond acting classes. It produced a considerable amount of children's theatre (
see
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES ), much of it directed by Deborah Quinn. MTW also helped to found local companies such as the Manitoba ...