| 词条 | MKA: Theatre of New Writing |
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|name = MKA: Theatre of New Writing |image = MKA Theatre of New Writing Pop Up Adelaide Performers.jpg |caption = Performers & Writers for MKA 2013 Pop-Up Adelaide Season Adelaide Fringe |hq address = 2/24 Tanner Street, Richmond VIC 3121 |theatre address = Various Pop-Up Spaces |city = Richmond, City of Yarra, Victoria |country = Australia |type = New Writing Theatre |opened = March 2010 |othernames = MK-Alpha, MKA, MKA Richmond |production = Seasons of commissioned and acquired productions |website = www.mka.org.au }} MKA: Theatre of New Writing (often shortened to 'MK-Alpha' or 'MKA') is based in Richmond, in the Melbourne City of Yarra. It was established in March, 2010 as 'MKA Richmond', swiftly outgrowing the name to become one of the most celebrated contemporary theatre companies in Australia. A champion for new performance writers (e.g. playwrights, poets, choreographers), an increasing number of which, in the company's short history, have become established names in the industry. Productions such as The Economist, sex.violence.blood.gore a recurring season of new plays Open Season - and more recently the HYPRTXT Festival - and relationships with larger organisations such as Playwriting Australia have confirmed the company's position within the industry.[1][2] The company's mission includes a focus on international, though in particular Australian and Asian works. The company is supported by Creative Victoria through the triennial funding, operational investment scheme VenueThe company originally built a boutique 44 seat theatre at a site in Richmond, in the old Australian Knitting Mills, but due to a controversial situation in which the theatre was shut down by the Yarra Council,[3][4][5] MKA ceased to operate the venue as anything other than an office and have since built and run nine pop-up theatres in spaces ranging from a shopping centre in the Melbourne CBD, the Prahran Mission in Prahran, an old Catholic School hall in Abbotsford, a series of spaces in a knitting mill in North Melbourne, amongst others, and have toured and transferred work nationally and abroad. The company at present does not have a permanent venue. NameVarious theories about the name of the company have surfaced over the years. The company website offers little in the way of assistance. That the building that the initial theatre was created in is the AKM building is one possibility of the origin of the name. Another leading theory is that the name is a reference to the Project MKUltra and MKAlpha mind control trials conducted by the USA's CIA from the 1950s, allegedly to present day. Another theory posed by Co-founder Tobias Manderson-Galvin is that the name stands for Ministry of Knowledge and Art, a playful reference to George Orwell's 1984. Co-founder Glyn Roberts has stated that MKA stands for Freedom and Duty Free Scotch. ControversyThe MKA: Theatre of New Writing has been the subject of a number of controversies, the first being the shutting down of the initial venue by local government and the second major controversy being in relation to then Artistic Director Tobias Manderson-Galvin's play 'The Economist'. Both attracted media and industry attention and debate, and garnered further support for the company from its existing niche audience base. Leadership{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|March 2010MKA was founded by playwrights Glyn Roberts and Tobias Manderson-Galvin 2010 Founding Artistic Director Tobias Manderson-Galvin General Manager Glyn Roberts Communications + Marketing Manager Georgia Fox 2010-2011 Artistic Director Tobias Manderson-Galvin General Manager & Head of Programming Glyn Roberts Literary Manager Carolyn Butler Resident Designer David Samuel 2012 Artistic Director Tobias Manderson-Galvin Executive Producer Glyn Roberts Literary Manager Jana Perkovic Resident Director Tanya Dickson Resident Designer – Stage Eugyeene Teh Resident Designer – Costume Chloe Greaves 2013 Creative Directors Tobias Manderson-Galvin & Glyn Roberts Literary Manager Jana Perkovic Casting Director Peter Paltos 2013-14 Creative Directors Tobias Manderson-Galvin & John Kachoyan Literary Manager Jana Perkovic Resident Director Kat Henry Resident Dramaturg Mark Wilson Creative Associate (Int) David Finnigan Creative Associate (Melb) Eric Gardiner Financial Consultant Corey 'the Cougar' Reynolds Resident Photographer Sarah Walker 2014-15 Creative Directors Tobias Manderson-Galvin & John Kachoyan Literary Associate Jana Perkovic Resident Writer Morgan Rose Business Manager Corey 'the Cougar' Reynolds 2015-16 Artistic Director / CEO Tobias Manderson-Galvin Literary Associate Jana Perkovic Resident Writer David Unwin Financial Consultant Corey 'the Cougar' Reynolds 2016-17 Artistic Director / CEO Tobias Manderson-Galvin Chair Dr. Tom Payne Resident Writers Lizzie Brennan and James O'Donoghue }} Past Productions{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|2016
}} References1. ^http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/stage/australian-writers-take-centre-stage-20111226-1paes.html 2. ^http://aussietheatre.com.au/reviews/this-is-why-we-go-to-thearte/ 3. ^http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2010/11/09/city-of-yarra-we-think-your-theatre-is-great-%E2%80%A6-that%E2%80%99s-why-we-have-to-shut-it-down/?wpmp_switcher=mobile&wpmp_tp=1 4. ^http://apentimento.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/mka-richmond-closure-sort-of.html 5. ^http://augustasupple.com/2010/11/mka-richmond-whats-buzzing-in-melbourne-and-what-are-you-going-to-do/ 6. ^{{citation| title = The Trouble with Harry| work = MKA: Theatre of New Writing| year = 2014| url = http://www.mka.org.au/the-trouble-with-harry| accessdate = }} 7. ^{{citation| title = The Unspoken Word is 'Joe' – Brisbane Festival; Official| work = Brisbane Festival| year = 2013| url =http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/events/view/the-unspoken-word-is-joe| accessdate = }} External links
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