Six-year-old’s question answered with optimistic script From the Winnipeg Free Press By Ben Waldman Posted Friday, January 30th, 2026 A few days before the opening day of Tad & Birdy, the first of Anika Dowsett’s plays to be professionally produced, the playwright gave some dramaturgical credit to both the Barenaked Ladies and a six-year-old girl. “OK, so the first line ...

Writing for the Child You Used to Be Playwright Anika Dowsett creates stories for young people that are thoughtful, fun, and full of heart. The world premiere of their new play Tad and Birdy hits the MTYP Mainstage from January 30 to February 7 before touring schools across Manitoba. In this Q&A, Lana Meir from the Express Weekly asks Dowsett about their ...

Playwriting for Teens with Ellen Peterson Ellen Peterson has been a Winnipeg playwright, dramaturg, actor, producer and visual artist for over 40 years. Ellen’s plays have been produced by Theatre Projects Manitoba, Prairie Theatre Exchange, the Popular Theatre Alliance of Manitoba, and in the Fringe. This January, Ellen will be sharing her expertise with MTYP's students teaching Teen Playwriting! We ...

New Stand-Up Course Starts January 10 Kristen Einarson believes in laughter, including at herself. Her Fringe play, Oversharer, took the 2025 Winnipeg Fringe by storm, as she explored her ADHD diagnoses at the age of 29. Einarson says her stand-up comedy show included some of the storytelling elements she learned as a student at MTYP. Einarson is teaching a Stand-Up ...

The Lightning Thief costume designer inspired by streetwear Robin Fisher is an award-winning set and costume designer based in Hamilton. A graduate of both the Costume Studies Program at Dalhousie University and the Scenography Program at The National Theatre School of Canada, Robin has been designing productions for theatres across the country since the late 1990’s. Some of her work ...

‘Embodied Storytelling’ Conveys Life of Residential School Residents in Young-Adult Play From the Winnipeg Free Press By Ben Waldman Posted Saturday, November 1st, 2025 Before it was shut down in June 1970, more than 15,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School in Brantford, Ont. Santee Smith’s great-grandmother was one of them. “We didn’t know ...

Lighting designer make first design for renovated Richardson Studio Theatre Winnipeg-based lighting designer Scott Henderson has been working for MTYP longer than MTYP has been in its Forks location. That’s almost three decades. Henderson has worked on 19 MTYP shows over the years, and is delighted to have his designs featured for our first-ever performance in the newly renovated Richardson ...

Local Artist Creates Image to Promote First Ever Show in New Richardson Studio Theatre Winnipeg artist Miriam Rudolph has created an original image to promote Gather, the first show that will be shared with audiences in MTYP’s newly created Richardson Studio Theatre.  We are so honoured that she said yes! Miriam's work is known for her beautiful, aerial linocuts of ...

Manitoba Theatre For Young People Raises $9 Million For Capital Campaign On Wednesday, September 10th,  Manitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP) announced the successful completion of the largest fundraising campaign in its forty-three year history. Outcomes of this historic campaign include modernization and renewal of MTYP’s purpose-built facility to build capacity, improve climate performance, and expand accessibility for future generations ...