THEATRE DIRECT CANADA
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Mission Statement
Theatre Direct Canada is one of the Country’s leading theatres for young audiences whose award-winning productions have reached audiences in schools and theatres touring throughout Ontario, across Canada and overseas. Theatre Direct’s work has been recognized with 8 Dora Mavor Moore Awards and multiple nominations, 10 Chalmers Canadian Play Awards, and the Canada Council Theatre for Young Audiences Prize. In 2011, Theatre Direct initiated research, development and creation projects for children in their early years in an effort to encourage a greater focus on arts provision in pre-school years. In addition to extensive drama and storytelling residencies in kindergarten classes across the City, Theatre Direct created Old Man and the River a production especially for 3 -6 year olds and launched the first biennial international children’s festival dedicated to early years with the WeeFestival of Theatre and Culture for Early Years in 2014 and 2016 with the next edition in 2018.
About This Cause
MISSION To commission, develop, produce and present theatre for, by, and with, young people that empowers, educates and inspires. To explore challenging ideas and subject matter relevant to young people, honestly, directly, courageously and passionately. To reflect and celebrate the cultural diversity of our audience through the stories we tell and the people who tell them. To nurture our audience’s appreciation of the arts and each other through accessible community and education programs. PHILOSOPHY Our work is driven by a belief that young people deserve truth not diversion – that they have a right to meaningful cultural content and experiences. We view our audience as thinking, feeling, complex individuals – not a market and not future audiences, but our present audience of emerging citizens that demands relevant theatre that engages all their faculties, feelings and intellect. Approach We believe theatre for young audiences should utilize a range of traditional and non-traditional approaches to presentation and employ multiple disciplines including dance, music, opera, puppetry and design.