Still/Falling | MTYP – Manitoba Theatre for Young People

Lisa Baran and Katherine Johnston in front of the MTYP Touring Van

MTYP’S HIGH SCHOOL TOUR FINISHES IN NORTHERN MANITOBA

MTYP’S HIGH SCHOOL TOUR FINISHES IN NORTHERN MANITOBA In 2016, Maclean’s published an article about mental illness in Manitoba. The article referenced a report that said rates of depression in Manitoba are almost double the national average, and are even higher in Winnipeg’s inner-city and the province’s north. This May, MTYP concludes its school tour of Still/Falling in northern Manitoba. ...

Stage Manager Katherine Johnston and Lisa Baran in front of touring van

END OF THE ROAD

Katherine Johnston and Lisa Baran prepare to hit the road in MTYP's Still/Falling END OF THE ROAD Friday is Katherine Johnston’s last day on the road. She’s handing in her keys and putting away her suitcase for a while. For the past four seasons, Katherine has been behind the steering wheel as MTYP’s stage manager, when our touring van heads ...

Still/Falling Trailer

EDUCATORS

2024/2025 SEASON MTYP's new season features six inventive productions for young audiences. Our first play of the year is based on Maurice Sendak’s rambunctious Where The Wild Things Are, followed by Arnold Lobel’s timeless tale of friendship, A Year with Frog and Toad. We then welcome Montreal’s DynamO Théâtre back to Winnipeg with another daringly physical work, Life-Cycle. Erin Macklem’s play Blue Beads & Blueberries transforms an ancient fairy tale ...