Monday 23 November 2009

Theatre Ontario Announces PTTP Grant Recipients (Fall 2009)

This program is funded by the Ontario Arts Council.


Theatre Ontario is pleased to announce the latest recipients of training grants through Theatre Ontario's Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP). $40,030 was awarded in total among the following recipients:

  • David DeGrow to train in general management with Hugh Neilson at Theatre Passe Muraille;
  • Linda Garneau to train in directing musical theatre with Adam Brazier at Talk Is Free Theatre in Barrie and Birdland Theatre in Toronto;
  • Ramona Gilmour-Darling to train in directing with Kathryn Mackay for Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque, Orangeville and Port Dover;
  • Varrick Grimes to train in directing with Sarah Stanley for Theatrefront in Toronto;
  • Shawn Henry to train in production management with Aaron Kelly at Factory Theatre;
  • Shari Hollett to train in directing with Joel Greenberg for Studio 180;
  • Carin Lowerison to train in general management with Richard Lee at fu-GEN Theatre Company;
  • Toby Malone to train in dramaturgy with Robert Blacker at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival;
  • Anne Meighan to train in directing with Daniel MacIvor at Tarragon Theatre;
  • Mayahuel Tecozautla to train in directing, project management and the personal legacy method with Diane Roberts with Urban Ink in Vancouver and the Backforward Collective in Toronto;
  • Naomi Tessler to train in producing with David Anderson at Clay and Paper Theatre in Toronto;
  • Michael Wheeler to train in directing with Liesl Tommy for Volcano Theatre;
  • Alex Wolfson to train in producing/curating with Erika Hennebury at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
The next application deadline for this program is March 1, 2010.

Read more about the Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP) on the Theatre Ontario website.

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