Q&A with The Young Company’s Kayden Jackson Theatre School Director Spenser Payne recently sat down with long-time student Kayden Jackson to talk about the Young Company’s upcoming production of Lost Girl, reflect on his favourite MTYP memories, and what's next for Kayden after graduation. Spenser: You have been a student here at MTYP forever. What was your first class? Kayden: ...

Dan Augusta Scholarship Fund 2025 Recipient The Daniel Augusta Scholarship is intended to recognize and support current outstanding MTYP Theatre School students who have demonstrated enjoyment of and dedication to the theatre arts. This scholarship seeks to encourage students to continue pursuing their passion for theatre by supporting their enrolment in an MTYP audition-based performance company. We're proud to announce ...

CLASSES FOR KIDS ON THE SPECTRUM MTYP is bringing back two courses especially for children with autism this fall. I Can Pretend! and I Can Pretend Too! were first developed at MTYP in 2009 and we couldn't be more excited to have them in our theatre again. We sat down with Demetra Hajidiacos, the creator of the courses to ask ...

SPENDING SUMMER AT MTYP If you've seen a Musical Theatre Company or Young Company performance at MTYP in the last five years, chances are you've watched Andrew Riley perform. Andrew has been a student at MTYP for 12 years. Now, before he begins his next journey as a student at Sheridan College, he's performing in his final MTYP production as ...

“MTYP IS ALWAYS WITH ME” AN INTERVIEW WITH AL GILBERT In March 2020, Al Gilbert was 14-years-old and about to perform in his first Musical Theatre Company show at MTYP. He was part of the ensemble and, about a month away from opening, received the devastating news that the show would be cancelled due to the newly-developing pandemic. Three years ...