For Immediate Release: November 8th, 2015 “New plays by kids, performed by adults, about Narragansett Bay!” (Providence, RI) The Manton Avenue Project (MAP) will stage its next performance: “INTO THE DEEP: The Narragansett Bay Plays!” December 3-6, 2015. Performances will take place at 7pm on Thursday and Friday, and 2pm on Saturday and Sunday, in […]

Youth Playwrights Tackle Teamwork in the “Sports Plays” (Providence, RI) The Manton Avenue Project (MAP) is proud to announce our next play festival of original works by nine young Olneyville playwrights aged 9-16. “Go Team: the sports plays” will be presented at AS220’s 95 Empire theatre from July 30th – August 2nd, 7pm on Thursday […]

Amanda Burgess is the 2015-2016 AmeriCorps VISTA with MAP. Amanda believes in the intrinsic value of individuals, mentors, and collaboration. As a performing artist, Amanda is a part of the duo Brian4Ever, a performance art satire based around business and finance, as the fictional CEO of a paper company called Computer Computer Paper. During off […]

We hope you’ll join us next week at “Go Team: The Sports Plays!” The illustrations below will give you a taste of the different stories our young playwrights have written about, stories about teamwork, competition and friendship in the sports of baseball, bowling, cheerleading, soccer, track, boxing, and more . Illustrations by Reilly Sullivan Sanders, […]

We are proud to announce the completion of our 2015 Strategic Plan, a result of a consultancy with Cause & Effect’s Gayle Gifford, ACFRE, funded with a grant from the Rhode Island Foundation. This 6-month project included interviews with community members, staff, volunteers, young people, and parents, to help us plan for long-term organizational durability. […]

MAP is looking for a Program Development VISTA! Year-long, paid volunteer position through Americorps. Benefits include living allowance stipend, health insurance and education award. 35 + hours a week. (NEW VISTA rule allows for outside employment). Required Pre-Service Orientation Aug 3-6. Service term starts immediately following PSO. Spanish speaking skills a huge plus. Experience with Salesforce also preferred. BA required, […]

  MAP Announces Summer Series at Roger Williams National Memorial (Providence, RI) The Manton Avenue Project (MAP) is proud to announce that plays from their most recent festival, “This Land is Our Land: the public park plays,” will be presented as part of a summer series in Roger Williams National Memorial.  The free outdoor performances […]

MANTON AVENUE PROJECT TEAMS KIDS AND THEATRE PROFESSIONALS By Johnette Rodriguez — Apr 15, 2015 4:07:20 PM Many studies have noted the positive effect of the arts in public education, but it’s primarily music and the visual arts that are emphasized. At the Manton Avenue Project (MAP), in Providence, Rhode Island’s Olneyville neighborhood, however, the […]

The Public Park play festival! Public Parks Theme in Next MAP Festival of Plays by Young People (Providence, RI) The Manton Avenue Project (MAP) is proud to present it’s next production: “This Land is Our Land: the public park plays” April 17-19, 2015. Performances will take place at 7pm on Friday and Saturday, and 2pm […]

If you missed it the first time due to snow, we’ll be performing Open For Business on Sunday, April 19th as part of double feature with our Public Park plays! Show starts at 2pm. Open for Business is the culminating performance of The Manton Avenue Project’s Tag Team program, an afterschool playwriting class held at MAP’s Clubhouse in Olneyville. Seven […]