No Strings Theatre Summer 2016 Online Auction

Help support No Strings Theatre's Summer Music Theatre Intensive and Emerging Artist Programs by participating in our Summer 2016 Online Auction. Whether you are an aspiring musical theatre star or a social musical theatre enthusiast, No Strings Theatre's Summer Music Theatre Intensive will challenge each student to be the best they can be whilst working cohesively as a collaborative ensemble. Through which vital social and practical skills are harboured: team-building, public speaking, forward-thinking, creative constructive thinking; and life-long friends are cultivated. Artistically, students will flourish with advanced university-prep-styled workshops in solidifying fundamental musical theatre techniques: Meisner-based Acting Through Song formula, Alexander technique, Stanislavsky-based scene study intensives, singing coaching, audition prep and etiquette, 16-bar cut seminars, song and dance exploration and a masterclasses with top industry professionals. The training and fun culminates with the professional performance of Little Shop of Horrors through which students will learn the practicalities and etiquette of mounting a professional musical theatre performance complete with intense character building rehearsals in song, movement and scene. The No Strings Theatre Emerging Artist Program provides an opportunity for participants with prior experience and a strong interest in musical theatre performance and/or production/creation to explore and develop skills under the mentorship of experienced industry professionals as well as be part of a full-staged, professionally produced revue-showcase at Toronto’s most hip & happening Artscape Wychwood Barns, Theatre Direct.

Why Support No Strings Theatre:

1. Our productions build the confidence of our youth, develop their positive identities, provide opportunities for them to discover commonalities, and create a supportive network for their futures.

2. We strive to develop the next generation of performing arts talent. We take pride in our youth for being extremely hardworking, committed and dedicated to creating a positive and lasting impact in the performing arts and their communities at large.

3. We rely on your support to create unique productions of music theatre that will inspire you, our youth and our community. Exploring and bringing inclusive and diverse narratives to our audiences is at the heart of what drives our team at No Strings Theatre.

4. No Strings Theatre extends beyond the training of performing arts skills. There are many youths and young adults who through our volunteer and internship opportunities, gain skills in office management, finances, accounting, fundraising and marketing and much more. Our outreach extends across economic, cultural and other barriers and challenges that our young people face today.

5. Community Outreach -This season we are proud to be partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of South-west Durham to assist the delivery of their summer Drama program aimed on building confidence and social skills in young people using performing arts/drama

In collaboration with industry professionals, No Strings Theatre aims to develop, empower and inspire the next generation of performing artists. Assuring an equitable space, we are committed to fostering anti-racist, non-biased theatrical practices while reducing socio-economic barriers. Our practices facilitate an inclusive space for community engagement in the arts.