Manheim Township Performing Arts, or MTPA, is the performing arts group at Manheim Township High School, which was founded in 1987, and is well know in the region for high quality productions . MTPA puts on two shows per year: a play in the fall, and a musical in the spring. The recent trend for plays is to alternate drama and comedy. Due to the construction at the High School, both the Fall Play and the Spring Musical will be held at Reidenbaugh Elementary School. Productions Upcoming shows Next season's shows will be announced next fall.
Past Shows Plays *1987- Fools *1988- Ramshackle Inn *1989- Sleeping Beauty *1990- The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 *1991- The Miracle Worker *1992- Rumors *1993- Cheaper By The Dozen *1994- Diary of Anne Frank *1995- Noises Off *1996- The Comedy of Errors *1997- A Murder is Announced *1998- The Odd Couple (Female Version) *1999- The Nerd *2000- The Heiress *2001- Lost in Yonkers *2002- An Inspector Calls *2003- Charley's Aunt *2004- The Crucible *2005- The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 *2006- Our Town *2007- Black Comedy
Musicals *1988- Once Upon A Mattress *1989- Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat *1990- Little Shop of Horrors *1991- Kiss Me, Kate *1992- ' *1993- The Wiz *1994- ' *1995- The Pirates of Penzance *1996- ' *1997- Guys and Dolls *1998- The Will Rogers Follies *1999- Once on This Island *2000- The Music Man *2001- Big, The Musical *2002- State Fair *2003- ' *2004- Footloose *2005- The Secret Garden *2006- The Boy Friend *2007- Barnum *2008- Little Shop of Horrors