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[Patricia Joyce]

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YOUTH THEATRE TRAINING PROGRAM (YTTP)
at Theatre Ontario

The Youth Theatre Training Program (YTTP) assists professional theatre
artists or organizations who wish to undertake projects that are a special
combination of training and practical experience for young people in Ontario
[young people are loosely defined as 14 - 26 years of age]. The YTTP gives
grants for the express purpose of providing salary or partial salary to
professional theatre artists working in the capacity of trainers.  Other
administrative costs or support staff are not eligible for this funding.  If
the applicant is an organization, salaried employees of that organization
are not eligible for this funding.

The maximum grant available is $5,000.

ANNUAL DEADLINE - May 1st
for training projects beginning after June 15th .

ELIGIBILITY
· Applicants must be Members of Theatre Ontario.
· Projects must have a primary focus in theatre.
· Projects should give strong practical experience to the participants.
· Projects must demonstrate that access to the training program is as open
as possible.
· The applicant and professional artists proposed for the project must be
Canadian citizens or have landed immigrant status and reside in Ontario.

NOT ELIGIBLE
¨ Projects charging tuition fees are ineligible
¨ Projects receiving funding from other Ontario Arts Council programs are
ineligible


APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The complete guidelines and application forms are available on the Theatre
Ontario website:
www.theatreontario.org - see TRAINING
If you do not have internet access, call Theatre Ontario and we'll mail the
material.

We encourage consultation with Professional Theatre Coordinator Vinetta
Strombergs, at least two weeks prior to the deadline.  You can get direct
feedback on a rough draft of your proposal.

Theatre Ontario recognizes the cultural and geographical diversity that
exists in Ontario and welcomes applications from all Ontarians.  Applicants
may be existing theatre companies or ad hoc artist collectives.  An annual
grant for this program is received from the Ontario Arts Council.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION or ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION:
contact Vinetta Strombergs at
Theatre Ontario, 30 St. Patrick St., 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3A3
Phone (416) 408-4556
email:  vinetta@ theatreontario.org