Youth Theatre Training Program
Our Youth Theatre Training Program (YTTP) offers financial support for 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, led by professional theatre artists.
This program is funded by the Ontario Arts Council. The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
ATTENTION RETURNING YTTP APPLICANTS: Please note that there are new requirements regarding Vulnerable Sector Screening under “Requirements For The Grant” in the YTTP Guidelines (page 3)
Deadline
There are two annual application deadlines for this program: March 15 and October 15.
Purpose
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 opportunities for youth at risk and/or youth in under-serviced 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.
To Apply
Download the full program guidelines (PDF)
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.
Download the application form (PDF)
Past Recipients
Read the announcement of the most recent YTTP recipients
Read the archives of past YTTP recipients
Read testimonials of past YTTP participants, leaders and trainers
For More Information
Contact Tim Chapman, Professional Theatre Coordinator, by email at tim@theatreontario.org or by telephone at 416.408.4556 x.12
Discuss the Youth Theatre Training Program on the Theatre Ontario Blog
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