[e-drive][CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: YOUTH THEATRE TRAINING PROGRAM, ONTARIO]

[Kaethe Yanovsky]

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Announcing... YOUTH THEATRE TRAINING PROGRAM (YTTP) through Theatre
Ontario

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

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 - 24 years of
age].  

The goal of this program is to expose young people to the many skills
involved in creating theatre, whether onstage or behind the scenes.  It
is a priority of this program to provide access to underserved areas
geographically, culturally or economically within the province of
Ontario.   

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.


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

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