Playwriting Festival Session With this festival, YPT aims to deepen the engagement of our Member Schools. With a focus on playwriting, students will discover and share their own voice and will practically apply what they learn by creating short plays of their own. These plays will then be shared with their peers, teachers, families and […]
PA Day - Play in a Day YPT is running full-day workshops on PA Days in the TDSB/TCDSB. This full-day workshop is for children in Grades 1-3. It will run from 9:00am to 3:30pm. Early drop-off is available from 8:30am. These PA Day - Play in a Day sessions are being offered at the specially-discounted […]
Meet the Theatre - Family Day This Family Day, YPT is holding a special event for new audience members – and for those who have not visited us in a while: Come Meet the Theatre. We know that for many audience members, and especially first-time theatre-goers, the opportunity to visit YPT in advance can help make […]
Post-Show Member School Workshop Throughout the season, YPT offers hour-long pre- and post-show Companion Workshops in connection with our productions, in which students engage with the specific themes and ideas of a particular show while developing specialized drama skills. On February 16, YPT's post-show member school workshop is focused on Red Sky Performance's Mistatim, which […]
Kindergarten Student Tour Kindergarten students from our member schools will be taken on a YPT theatre tour from 9am to 12pm. Tours Led by various YPT staff members, these behind-the-scenes tours look at what it takes to mount a production. Participants are led though our shops (Props, Wardrobe, and Scene shop), through the lighting and […]
Playwriting Festival Session With this festival, YPT aims to deepen the engagement of our Member Schools. With a focus on playwriting, students will discover and share their own voice and will practically apply what they learn by creating short plays of their own. These plays will then be shared with their peers, teachers, families and […]
Pre-Show Member School Workshop Throughout the season, YPT offers hour-long pre- and post-show Companion Workshops in connection with our productions, in which students engage with the specific themes and ideas of a particular show while developing specialized drama skills. On February 16, YPT's pre-show member school workshop is focused on Red Sky Performance's Mistatim, which […]
Post-Show Member School Workshop Throughout the season, YPT offers hour-long pre- and post-show Companion Workshops in connection with our productions, in which students engage with the specific themes and ideas of a particular show while developing specialized drama skills. On February 17, YPT's post-show member school workshop is focused on Red Sky Performance's Mistatim, which […]
Building Story Through Improv Our next session of Cultural Gym: Building Story Through Improv takes place Wednesday, February 17th. YPT's Cultural Gym sessions offer an opportunity for both children and adults to exercise their creative muscles. Sessions introduce specific aspects of theatre and performance to help participants develop new drama-based skills. Five different sessions are […]
Before February 20th's Teacher Workshop - Building Story Through Improv - participating teachers will be taken on a tour of the theatre. The post-tour workshop is for teachers currently pursuing Additional Qualification in Drama Intermediate studies. The workshop will be led by one of YPT's Resident Artist Educators, Herbie Barnes. Theatre Tour: 10AM Workshop: 11AM […]
