Theatre Knights is Manchester's premier young people's theatre company
located at 9 Notre Dame Avenue, and Troupe #5559 of the International Thespian Society.
Our purpose is to offer an equal opportunity to our
theatre students for involvement in theatre, while providing our surrounding communities with top, professional quality productions. Through a challenging and rewarding drama program, we offer our students, their families, and our staff an on-going learning experience in all aspects of theatre
production.
Any student currently enrolled in the city of Manchester,
public or private, or from a Manchester tuition community, grades 8
through 12 can become a member of Theatre Knights and participate in its
productions and activities. Our company operates
like a professional regional company would, and is run by its students.
There are many areas of participation, including business and stage management,
designing and building sets, costumes, props, lights, make-up, publicity and
advertising, and of course, acting. Our production company is supported by
the only full-time theatre curriculum in Manchester, which is also one of only a
handful in the State. Those who perform on stage are selected through a
competitive audition process. Not everyone who auditions gets to be on stage, but
anyone can be involved in the company if they wish to
be.
congratulations to the Executive Board for our 2011/2012 Season.
1st Row: Haylie Zebrowski (Business Manager); Thomas
Morrissette (President); a Friend; Zachary Glennon (Secretary)
2nd
Row:Bethanie Ryan (Co-Historian); Becca Avard (Publicity Manager); Quenton
Glennon (Company Agent); Lindsey Allard (Co-Historian)
The
Technical Advisor and Artistic Director of Theatre Knights, Mr. Timothy
Benner, originally came to New Hampshire from New York. Mr. Benner has
over forty years experience in professional, community and educational
theatre, and has worked throughout New York and New England as an actor, director,
stage manager, technical director, and a set and lighting
designer, as well as a backstage hand and technician. Mr. Benner earned
his undergraduate degrees at Plymouth State University and his Master of Arts
degree in Theatre at Emerson College in Boston. He has been the Advisor
and Director of the Theatre Program at Manchester High School West since 1994, and is extremely proud of the young actors and technicians who
are Theatre Knights. They have worked hard over the years to earn the
well deserved reputation of "Manchester's premier young people's theatre company."
Mr. Benner is especially proud that Manchester West has been recognized
twice as one of the top theatre programs in the
nation by
the American High School Theatre Festival,
which led to the company performing at the prestigious Finge Festival in
Edenburgh, Scotland. Manchester High School West is the third school in
New Hampshire to have received this honor; only West has received it more than
once!
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Sometimes
he seems to be everywhere - now we know how!
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