John Oster

No Strings Theatre

No Strings Theatre's mission is to provide opportunity for young people to develop their skills in all aspects of the music theatre arts — singing, dancing, acting, production — under the guidance of trained professional artists. COMPANY PROFILE No Strings Theatre program, established since 2005, was modelled after local and international training programs designed to provide professional artistic training by means of an intensive program outside of an institutional setting. The founding goal of No Strings Theatre was to create a program for students, ages 13 to 21, who were keen to develop performing arts skills but might not be ready for serious operatic training. We have now, through popular demand, extended our programing from Pre- teens aged 10-12 (Tween Program) to Emerging Professional Artists aged 21-30 (EAP program). WHAT MAKES OUR PROGRAM UNIQUE No Strings Theatre's Young Company is positioned as the only pre-professional performance arts training program of its kind for the target age group. The program is community-based and accessible to all, including students with physical and learning challenges. No prior experience is necessary, and audition is not a requirement. Our goal for our students is not just the end result (production of a musical) but also the process of learning from each other, development of personal and social strengths, teachers and students supporting students, and the fostering of friendship. TWEEN PREP (10-12) - Audition Preparation Workshops for Secondary School YOUNG COMPANY (13-21) - Audition Preparation Workshops for Post Secondary School, Summer Music Theatre Intensive, Creative Writing. EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAM (21-30) -Performance Cabarets, Mentoship Programs, Table Reads of NEW Works -