NO STRINGS THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

ONGOING PROGRAMS Our Emerging Artists Program (19-35) invites participants who are studying or have recently graduated from a performing arts training program to further develop their skills under the mentorship of experienced industry professionals. Participants in the program will be responsible for all aspects of the staging of a musical theatre production including performance stage and production management design and directing budgeting marketing and promotion. The program will also encourage exploration of new repertoire for musical theatre through table reads workshops and developmental projects. This program is appropriate for participants in post-secondary education or those who are launching careers in theatre performance or production. MANY VOICES MANY STORIES - Development of new works by and/or for New Generation (Emerging) Artists In re-imagining our programming and desiring to encourage a new and progressive 'look' on our future stages we unveil our Many Voices Many Stories - telling the untold stories of Canadian history through artistic expressions of workshops and productions and supporting the development of new works by New Generation (Emerging) Artists. The Development of Dario et La Diablesse: A Caribbean Musial by Saskia Louison and Darryl Joseph-Dennie July 2021 is the inaugural season of this program. In 2022 and 2023 we presented a table read then a full production respectively of 'The Storyteller' by Kathleen Mills (based on Seasonal Affective disorder). In 2024 we presented 'Levels the Play' by C J Jura and Abby Grass (based on mitigating racial inequality and destigmatizing gender identification in older teens).

(ongoing continued) Sponsorship and University Scholarships for emerging artists The pandemic has made it difficult for many performing artists to continue pursuing their dreams. Because of the support from our generous donors we were able to offer two tuition scholarships to support BIPOC identifying students at Sheridan College and McGill University. NST annually supports 1 student scholarship prize of $1 000 for a first-year Sheridan student's tuition support (The Denise Williams scholarship). NEW PROGRAMS AND AFFILIATIONS In association with William Shookhoff’s Opera by Request No Strings Theatre provides opportunities for emerging artists to learn opera practices and roles from establish mentors in ‘training to showcase’ style program. The final opera performances are performed in a site-specific rural area to allow the rural communities to experience more live performances. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS SummerStage Productions (June-August) (Includes: 1 Emerging Artist new work 1 licensed show and 1 opera presentation in collaboration with ‘Opera by Request’.) 2022 The Storyteller by Katheen Mills (table read of an Emerging Artist’s new work) Spring Awakening by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater Le Nozze di Figaro/The Marriage of Figaro W. A. Mozart (opera intensive and outdoor showcase) 2023 The Storyteller by Katheen Mills (full production of an Emerging Artist’s new work) Carmen Georges Bizet (opera intensive and showcase) Opera Brew HaHa (opera pub performance event) 2024 Amahl and the Night Visitors Gian Carlo Menotti (arts in community engagement) Levels the Play by C J Jura and Abby Grass (Emerging Artists’ new work) Die Zauberflöte/The Magic Flute W. A. Mozart (opera intensive and outdoor showcase) Opera Brew HaHa (opera pub performance event)