This assistance includes travel and expenses for the workshop instructor as well as expenses incurred by the host group. A set of guidelines has been developed to assist groups wishing to arrange a regional workshop. Once a year the Association sponsors a non-competitive provincial community theatre festival. Each year a different Manitoba community hosts the festival. The festival entries are from the membership and are adjudicated by theatre professionals from across Canada.
Entrants can benefit by having their piece workshopped following adjudication.
The festival is usually a 2-day event. Each member region is encouraged to host at least one theatre arts workshop each year. These workshops may be arranged as local, regional or provincial, depending on priorities and funding available for each region. To substitute the economic value of theatre arts for their creative and spiritual value would be a severe distortion. The enrichment of community life and cultural standards within the community through collective volunteer effort are the real point of focus.