A NEW ERA FOR YPT
YPT’s Doors are Officially Open!
More than 10 years in the making, YPT has officially launched the next era in the company’s 58-year history with the unveiling of its $13.5 million Room for Imagination expansion project! This ambitious project includes both renovations at YPT’s renowned Heritage venue, as well as a brand new facility across the street at 161 Frederick Street – YPT 161 Studios.
YPT now anchors the corner of Front and Frederick streets in downtown Toronto with two buildings united in vision, creating Canada largest state-of-the-art theatre complex for young people. Through the generosity of Room for Imagination donors, both public and private, YPT is able to enter into its next phase with sharpened focus on bringing back joy to the thousands of young people who will once again burst through our theatre doors. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this historic milestone!
YPT’s Unveiling Ceremony
September 22, 2022
MAJOR DONORS
To see the current list of Room for Imagination donors, please click here.
“We are thrilled to open our doors with a beautiful new accessible facility that will serve both our audiences and our artists. A community of people have come together to make this transformation possible, to launch a new era for YPT.”
– Nancy Webster, Executive Director
“In my life, YPT has always been there. This is not just a building, this is not just a theatre for me.
This is a place where you can have dreams and have these dreams come true.”
– Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Kim’s Convenience)
ROOM TO REFRESH
The theatre’s 123-year-old Heritage building underwent extensive renovations.
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ROOM TO EXPAND
An additional 12,000 square feet at 161 Frederick Street features purpose-built spaces for YPT’s ever-expanding education initiatives, community programs and Drama School.
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ROOM TO CELEBRATE
Allen MacInnis Legacy Campaign.
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IN THE MEDIA
“After $13.5M expansion, Young People’s Theatre now has the room to
‘bring back joy for creation and imagination’” – Toronto Star
A first look at YPT’s future with CTV National News
For more information about Room for Imagination, please contact Elizabeth Sheffield, Director of Development, at esheffield@youngpeoplestheatre.org.