Youth Theatre Training Program

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This program is funded by the Ontario Arts Council.
Ontario Arts Council

Theatre Ontario's Youth Theatre Training Program (YTTP) provides training dollars to fund accessible theatre programs involving youth aged 14 to 21. YTTP assists Ontario organizations that wish to undertake projects providing training to youth in various theatrical skills and disciplines, lead by professional theatre artists.

There are two annual application deadlines for this program: March 15 and October 15.

The purpose of the YTTP is to expose young people to the many and diverse skills involved in creating theatre and to provide access to professional theatre training which might not otherwise be available in the host community.  To that end, Theatre Ontario has identified the following goals:

1)  Providing opportunties for youth at risk and/or youth in underserviced communities;
2)  Extending the provincial reach of the program by encouraging theatre training programs in communities beyond downtown Toronto;
3)  Encouraging ethnic diversity in both trainers and youth;
4)  Expanding the range of training activity by encouraging training in theatre skills in non-performance areas.

YTTP grants are for the express purpose of providing fees (or partial fees) to professional theatre artists working in the capacity of trainers with the youth.

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be group members of Theatre Ontario;
  • Projects must emphasize practical training in theatrical skills;
  • The applicant, participants, and professional artists proposed for the project must be Canadian citizens or have landed immigrant status and reside in Ontario (must have resided here for at least one year.)

The maximum grant available is $7,500.

Download a PDF copy of the complete guidelines
Download a PDF copy of the application form

NOTE: After reading the YTTP guidelines, applicants are encouraged to contact Tim Chapman, Professional Theatre Coordinator at tim@theatreontario.org or 416.408.4556 x.12 regarding your application.

Read about the most recent YTTP recipients (Spring 2010 application deadline)
Read about past YTTP recipients (Fall 2009 application deadline)

Read testimonials from past YTTP participants, leaders and trainers

For more information about the Youth Theatre Training Program, please contact Tim Chapman, Professional Theatre Coordinator, at tim@theatreontario.org or 416.408.4556 x.12.
Discuss the Youth Theatre Training Program on the Theatre Ontario Blog.