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Australian Theatre for Young People
Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) is Australia's leading national youth theatre company. Founded in Sydney in 1963 by Eleanor Witcombe, it offers year round workshops for students and writing programs, annually commissions four plays for young performers for their mainstage season and provides an online platform available to students, teachers and schools nationally that live streams selected performances and stores recorded shows. [1] History
The first committee was formed in 1964 and consisted of Alastair Duncan as chairman, Diana Sharpe as secretary, Nigel Lovell as treasurer as well as Ellis Irving, Owen Weingott and Wendy Blacklock. ATYP's first production was the comedy: She Stoops to Conquer - Goldsmith Examined by Oliver Goldsmith, adapted and directed by Owen Weingott. It sourced schools in the metropolitan Sydney with Owen Weingott, Barry Creyton and Reginald Livermore as cast members. The company's first commission was Hullabaloo Belay! The Whitby Adventure by Barbara Vernon, directed by Nigel Lovell. It premiered on the 26th of December, 1964 at the St. James Playhouse. [2] Location
Since 1997, ATYP was housed at The Wharf, Pier 4/5, but due to the construction that started in July of 2018, ATYP has relocated its office to Woolloomooloo. Their workshops are now in the following venues: Abraham Mott Hall, The Seymour Centre, Carriageworks, Brand X and Redfern Town Hall. Their performances spaces are SBW Stable's Theatre, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta and The Joan, Penrith. [3] They are projected to move back to the wharf in 2021. [4] -- ElectricMagneticPersonality ( talk) 01:32, 5 July 2019 (UTC) Workshop program
The workshop program at ATYP includes school holiday workshops and a semester ensemble program. [5] Up to 12 workshops are offered per week ranging in ages from 5 to 18 years old during NSW school term times. Semester Ensemble classes focus on a foundation of skills and storytelling, finishing with a theatrical performance at the end of semester. [6] ATYP's holiday workshops run during every school holidays – 4 weeks in Summer, and 2 weeks during every other break. They include acting, physical theatre, musical theatre, design, playwriting, camera performance, circus an clowning. [7] ATYP has a masterclass program for young people aged 18 to 26, and in 2012 ATYP introduced the signature series masterclasses - opportunities for young adults to spend time with theatre practitioners. Previous instructors include: Rose Byrne [8], Darren Gilshenan, Anita Hegh [9] and Kevin Jackson [10]. ATYP also offers specialist workshops for schools, community groups, organisations and arts companies. [11] ATYP on demand
ATYP On Demand is a free service for schools and students set up by ATYP that houses filmed live performances from previous productions as well as educational resources and activities, behind the scenes content and the ability to watch live streams of selected performances during the mainstage season that concludes in a cast Q&A. [12] [13] Writing Programs
Fresh Ink National Mentoring Program
Running annually from April to December since 2008, the Fresh Ink National Mentoring Program is for emerging writers (aged 18-26) in selected states across Australia. The selected writers are offered mentoring by an industry professional, opportunities to work with professional actors and directors, as well as opportunities to showcase their work to invited audiences. [14] The National Studio
Since it was established in 2008, twenty writers from the ages of 18 to 26 have been selected annually from a group of applicants across Australia to be a part of The National Studio. During their one week residency at Bundanon, the young writers are mentored by three professional playwrights through a variety of classes that culminates in the creation of a production, under the title Intersection, that is then put on by ATYP the following year during their mainstage season. For the first eight years of the program from 2011-2016, writers created a collection of seven minute monologues for 17-year-old actors under The Voices Project, but starting in 2016, the Intersection production was created in its place. [15] Writing Place (SA)
The Writing Place is a residency for regional writers and performers between the ages of 18 and 26 living outside of Australia's major cities. It is a joint project of ATYP, Country Arts SA and Carclew and is supported by the Regional Arts Fund Strategic initiatives. Twenty writers are selected from a pool of applicants to work with three professional playwrights. Each participant creates a short monologue or scene to be performed by actors in their teenage years. After the residency half of the work created are then chosen to be published and made available to schools and youth theatres in the following year. [16] Scholarships
Rose Byrne Scholarship
The Rose Byrne Scholarship is open to women between the ages of 18 and 26 who are emerging female artistic leaders. The recipient receives $10,000 towards their artistic practice and a trip to Los Angeles, USA, to work on a project with the Australian Theatre Company as well as attend the G'day USA gala dinner. [17] Commissions
ATYP commissions 4 plays annually through their ATYP Foundation Commissions program, the Rebel Wilson Comedy Commission and the Martin-Lysicrates Prize. ATYP Foundation Commissions
Established in 2003, the ATYP Foundation Commissions annually calls for two commissions to be written by playwrights of any age. One commission asks for a play suitable for performers between the ages of 10 and 13, while the other asks for work that is suitable for performers between the ages of 14 and 17. Applications are assessed by a panel of young people, Playlab representatives, ATYP and the ATYP Foundation. Once chosen, the two plays are then published by Playlab and produced as part of ATYP's mainstage season. [18] Rebel Wilson Comedy Commission
In order to be eligible for the Rebel Wilson Comedy Commission, applicants must be female writers between 18 and 26 years old and have experience in writing, playwriting and/or comedy. The recipient receives a $15,000 play writing commission, two script development workshops, a rehearsed reading, the opportunity to receive mentorship from Rebel Wilson and a trip to Los Angeles, USA, to participate in the Australian Theatre Company's Summer Reading Series. [19] The Martin-Lysicrates Prize
Created in 2019 with Riverside's National Theatre of Parramatta and The Lysicrates Foundation, the Martin-Lysicrates Prize awards a full commission of $15,000 to the winning playwright for a new play for young people aged 11-14. After submitting the first 10-15 minutes of their play, the top three playwrights will be chosen and given a week's rehearsal with a professional team of artists. Then the plays will be performed before an audience of children, who will vote for the winning play. The runner-ups receive a cash prize of $1,000. An online voting also takes place as each performance is professionally filmed. The winner of the online voting receives a further cash prize of $2,000 All playwrights of any level of experience and age across the country can enter. [20] == Productions ==History
ATYP mounts up to eight productions a year. These vary from alternative versions of classics, new plays by young writers, devised performances, physical theatre, or plays written for the company by leading Australian writers, such as Alana Valentine's Grounded, Kate Mulvany and Ann-Louise Sarks' Medea and Max Remy Super Spy by Deborah Abela, adapted by Jo Turner. These productions have featured in major Festivals such as the 2000 Olympic Arts Festival ( Stephen Sewell's version of Aristophanes' Birds), 2002 Sydney Festival (Kinderspiel, a collaboration with Theater an der Parkaue, Germany's largest theatre for children and young people), 2003 Shell Connections festival for the National Theatre, London (Brokenville by Philip Ridley), and 2004 Sydney Festival (The Musicians/Eclipse, a co-production with the National Theatre's Young Company [UK]). Productions have toured regionally, such as Sugarland, [21] nationally, such as A Town Named War Boy, [22] and internationally, such as Patrice Balbina's Chance Encounter with the End of the World. [23] Past productions
2019
2018
2017
2016
History 2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Artistic directors
Notable personnel
Notable staff, patrons, ambassadors, board members, and contributing playwrights include: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Notable students
Notable students include: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
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Information to be added: Infobox, History, ATYP On Demand, Writing Programs, Scholarships, Commissions, Past Productions, Artistic Directors
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Australian Theatre for Young People
Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) is Australia's leading national youth theatre company. Founded in Sydney in 1963 by Eleanor Witcombe [1], it offers year round workshops for students and writing programs, annually commissions four plays for young performers for their mainstage season and provides an online platform available to students, teachers and schools nationally that live streams selected performances and stores recorded shows. History
The first committee was formed in 1964 and consisted of Alastair Duncan as chairman, Diana Sharpe as secretary [2], Nigel Lovell as treasurer as well as Ellis Irving, Owen Weingott and Wendy Blacklock. [3] ATYP's first production was the comedy: She Stoops to Conquer - Goldsmith Examined by Oliver Goldsmith, adapted and directed by Owen Weingott. It sourced schools in the metropolitan Sydney with Owen Weingott, Barry Creyton and Reginald Livermore as cast members. [4] The company's first commission was Hullabaloo Belay! The Whitby Adventure by Barbara Vernon, directed by Nigel Lovell. It premiered on the 26th of December, 1964 at the St. James Playhouse. [5] Location
Since 1997, ATYP was housed at The Wharf, Pier 4/5, but due to the construction that started in July of 2018, ATYP has relocated its office to Woolloomooloo. Their workshops are now in the following venues: Abraham Mott Hall, The Seymour Centre, Carriageworks, Brand X and Redfern Town Hall. Their performances spaces are SBW Stable's Theatre, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta and The Joan, Penrith. [3] Workshop Program
The workshop program at ATYP includes school holiday workshops and a semester ensemble program. Up to 12 workshops are offered per week ranging in ages from 5 to 18 years old during NSW school term times. Semester Ensemble classes focus on a foundation of skills and storytelling, finishing with a theatrical performance at the end of semester. [6] ATYP's holiday workshops run during every school holidays – 4 weeks in Summer, and 2 weeks during every other break. They include acting, physical theatre, musical theatre, design, playwriting, camera performance, circus an clowning. [7] ATYP has a masterclass program for young people aged 18 to 26, and in 2012 ATYP introduced the signature series masterclasses - opportunities for young adults to spend time with theatre practitioners. Previous instructors include: Rose Byrne [8], Darren Gilshenan, Anita Hegh [9] and Kevin Jackson [10]. ATYP also offers specialist workshops for schools, community groups, organisations and arts companies. ATYP On Demand
ATYP On Demand is a free service for schools and students set up by ATYP that houses filmed live performances from previous productions as well as educational resources and activities, behind the scenes content and the ability to watch live streams of selected performances during the mainstage season that concludes in a cast Q&A. [11] Writing Programs
Fresh Ink National Mentoring Program
Running annually from April to December since 2008, the Fresh Ink National Mentoring Program is for merging writers (aged 18-26) in selected states across Australia. The selected writers are offered mentoring by an industry professional, opportunities to work with professional actors and directors, as well as opportunities to showcase their work to invited audiences. [12] The National Studio
Since it was established in 2008, twenty writers from the ages of 18 to 26 have been selected annually from a group of applicants across Australia to be a part of The National Studio. During their one week residency at Bundanon, the young writers are mentored by three professional playwrights through a variety of classes that culminates in the creation of a production, under the title Intersection, that is then put on by ATYP the following year during their mainstage season. [13] For the first eight years of the program from 2011-2016, writers created a collection of seven minute monologues for 17-year-old actors under The Voices Project, but starting in 2016, the Intersection production was created in its place. [14] Writing Place (SA)
The Writing Place is a residency for regional writers and performers between the ages of 18 and 26 living outside of Australia's major cities. It is a joint project of ATYP, Country Arts SA and Carclew and is supported by the Regional Arts Fund Strategic initiatives. Twenty writers are selected from a pool of applicants to work with three professional playwrights. Each participant creates a short monologue or scene to be performed by actors in their teenage years. After the residency half of the work created are then chosen to be published and made available to schools and youth theatres in the following year. [15] Scholarships
Rose Byrne Scholarship
The Rose Byrne Scholarship is open to women between the ages of 18 and 26 who are emerging female artistic leaders. The recipient receives $10,000 towards their artistic practice and a trip to Los Angeles, USA, to work on a project with the Australian Theatre Company as well as attend the G'day USA gala dinner. [16] Commissions
ATYP commissions 4 plays annually through their ATYP Foundation Commissions program, the Rebel Wilson Comedy Commission and the Martin-Lysicrates Prize. ATYP Foundation Commissions
Established in 2003, the ATYP Foundation Commissions annually calls for two commissions to be written by playwrights of any age. One commission asks for a play suitable for performers between the ages of 10 and 13, while the other asks for work that is suitable for performers between the ages of 14 and 17. Applications are assessed by a panel of young people, Playlab representatives, ATYP and the ATYP Foundation. Once chosen, the two plays are then published by Playlab and produced as part of ATYP's mainstage season. [17] Rebel Wilson Comedy Commission
In order to be eligible for the Rebel Wilson Comedy Commission, applicants must be between 18 and 26 years old and have experience in writing, playwriting and/or comedy. The recipient receives a $15,000 play writing commission, two script development workshops, a rehearsed reading, the opportunity to receive mentorship from Rebel Wilson and a trip to Los Angeles, USA, to participate in the Australian Theatre Company's Summer Reading Series. [18] Martin Lysicrates Prize
Created in 2019 with Riverside's National Theatre of Parramatta and The Lysicrates Foundation, the Martin-Lysicrates Prize awards a full commission of $15,000 to the winning playwright for a new play for young people aged 11-14. After submitting the first 10-15 minutes of their play, the top three playwrights will be chosen and given a week's rehearsal with a professional team of artists. Then the plays will be performed before an audience of children, who will vote for the winning play. The runner-ups receive a cash prize of $1,000. [19] An online voting also takes place as each performance is professionally filmed. The winner of the online voting receives a further cash prize of $2,000 All playwrights of any level of experience and age across the country can enter. [20] Productions
ATYP mounts up to eight productions a year. These vary from alternative versions of classics, new plays by young writers, devised performances, physical theatre, or plays written for the company by leading Australian writers, such as Alana Valentine's Grounded, Kate Mulvany and Ann-Louise Sarks' Medea and Max Remy Super Spy by Deborah Abela, adapted by Jo Turner. These productions have featured in major Festivals such as the 2000 Olympic Arts Festival ( Stephen Sewell's version of Aristophanes' Birds), 2002 Sydney Festival (Kinderspiel, a collaboration with Theater an der Parkaue, Germany's largest theatre for children and young people), 2003 Shell Connections festival for the National Theatre, London (Brokenville by Philip Ridley), and 2004 Sydney Festival (The Musicians/Eclipse, a co-production with the National Theatre's Young Company [UK]). Productions have toured regionally, such as Sugarland, [21] nationally, such as A Town Named War Boy, [22] and internationally, such as Patrice Balbina's Chance Encounter with the End of the World. [23] Past productions
[24]
[25]
2019
2018
[31]
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Artistic Directors
[62]
Notable Personnel
Notable staff, patrons, ambassadors, board members, and contributing playwrights include: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Notable Students
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Notable students include: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
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Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) is a not-for-profit national youth theatre company located in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia. It was founded in Sydney in 1963 by Eleanor Witcombe [1]. History
The first committee was formed in 1964 and consisted of Alastair Duncan as chairman, Diana Sharpe as secretary [2], Nigel Lovell as treasurer as well as Ellis Irving, Owen Weingott and Wendy Blacklock. [3] ATYP's first production was the comedy: She Stoops to Conquer - Goldsmith Examined by Oliver Goldsmith, adapted and directed by Owen Weingott. It sourced schools in the metropolitan Sydney with Owen Weingott, Barry Creyton and Reginald Livermore as cast members. [4]Location
Since 1997, ATYP was housed at The Wharf, Pier 4/5, but due to the construction that started in July of 2018, ATYP has relocated its office to Woolloomooloo. Their workshops are now in the following venues: Abraham Mott Hall, The Seymour Centre, Carriageworks, Brand X and Redfern Town Hall. Their performances spaces are SBW Stable's Theatre, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta and The Joan, Penrith. [5] Workshop program
The workshop program at ATYP includes school holiday workshops and a semester ensemble program. Up to 12 workshops are offered per week ranging in ages from 5 to 18 years old during NSW school term times. Semester Ensemble classes focus on a foundation of skills and storytelling, finishing with a theatrical performance at the end of semester. [6] ATYP's holiday workshops run during every school holidays – 4 weeks in Summer, and 2 weeks during every other break. They include acting, physical theatre, musical theatre, design, playwriting, camera performance, circus an clowning. [7] ATYP has a masterclass program for young people aged 18 to 26, and in 2012 ATYP introduced the signature series masterclasses - opportunities for young adults to spend time with theatre practitioners. Previous instructors include: Rose Byrne [8], Darren Gilshenan, Anita Hegh [9] and Kevin Jackson [10]. ATYP also offers specialist workshops for schools, community groups, organisations and arts companies. ATYP on demand
ATYP On Demand is a free service for schools and students set up by ATYP that houses filmed live performances from previous productions as well as educational resources and activities, behind the scenes content and the ability to watch live streams of selected performances during the mainstage season that concludes in a cast Q&A. [11] Writing programs
Fresh ink national mentoring program
Running annually from April to December since 2008, the Fresh Ink National Mentoring Program is for emerging writers (aged 18-26) in selected states across Australia. The selected writers are offered mentoring by an industry professional, opportunities to work with professional actors and directors, as well as opportunities to showcase their work to invited audiences. [12] The national studio
Since it was established in 2008, twenty writers from the ages of 18 to 26 have been selected annually from a group of applicants across Australia to be a part of The National Studio. The one week residency at Bundanon culminates in the creation of a production, under the title Intersection, that is then put on by ATYP the following year during their mainstage season. [13] For the first eight years of the program from 2011-2016, writers created a collection of seven minute monologues for 17-year-old actors under The Voices Project, but starting in 2016, the Intersection production was created in its place. Writing place (SA)
The Writing Place is a residency for regional writers and performers between the ages of 18 and 26 living outside of Australia's major cities. It is a joint project of ATYP, Country Arts SA and Carclew and is supported by the Regional Arts Fund Strategic initiatives. Twenty writers are selected from a pool of applicants. Each participant creates a short monologue or scene to be performed by actors in their teenage years. After the residency half of the work created are then chosen to be published and made available to schools and youth theatres in the following year. [14] Scholarships
Rose Byrne scholarship
The Rose Byrne Scholarship aims to support an emerging female leader between the ages of 18 and 26. The recipient receives a cash prize towards their artistic practice and a trip to Los Angeles, USA, to work on a project with the Australian Theatre Company as well as attend the G'day USA gala dinner. [15] Commissions
ATYP commissions 4 plays annually through their ATYP Foundation Commissions program, the Rebel Wilson Comedy Commission and the Martin-Lysicrates Prize. ATYP foundation commissions
Established in 2003, the ATYP Foundation Commissions annually calls for two commissions to be written by playwrights of any age. One commission asks for a play suitable for performers between the ages of 10 and 13, while the other asks for work that is suitable for performers between the ages of 14 and 17.
[16] Rebel Wilson comedy commission
The Rebel Wilson Comedy Commission is for women between 18 and 26 years old. The commission includes the opportunity to receive mentor-ship from Rebel Wilson and a trip to Los Angeles, USA, to participate in the Australian Theatre Company's Summer Reading Series. [17] Martin Lysicrates prize
Created in 2019 with Riverside's National Theatre of Parramatta and The Lysicrates Foundation, the Martin-Lysicrates Prize awards a full commission to the winning playwright for a new play for young people aged 11-14.
[18]Productions
ATYP mounts up to eight productions a year. These vary from alternative versions of classics, new plays by young writers, devised performances, physical theatre, or plays written for the company by leading Australian writers, such as Alana Valentine's Grounded, Kate Mulvany and Ann-Louise Sarks' Medea and Max Remy Super Spy by Deborah Abela, adapted by Jo Turner. These productions have featured in festivals such as the 2000 Olympic Arts Festival ( Stephen Sewell's version of Aristophanes' Birds), 2002 Sydney Festival (Kinderspiel, a collaboration with Theater an der Parkaue, Germany's largest theatre for children and young people), 2003 Shell Connections festival for the National Theatre, London (Brokenville by Philip Ridley), and 2004 Sydney Festival (The Musicians/Eclipse, a co-production with the National Theatre's Young Company [UK]). ATYP poductions have toured regionally, such as Sugarland, [19] nationally, such as A Town Named War Boy, [20] and internationally, such as Patrice Balbina's Chance Encounter with the End of the World. [21] Notable productions
Artistic directors
Notable personnel
Notable staff, patrons, ambassadors, board members, and contributing playwrights include: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Notable students
Notable students include: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
References
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-- ElectricMagneticPersonality ( talk) 04:55, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
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