Do you need financial support for professional development or a "change of direction" in your career? The next deadline to apply for our Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP) is October 1.

The Professional Theatre Training Program offers financial support for unique and flexible training with a chosen mentor in any theatrical discipline (except performance.)

Please note: Starting with this grant round, there are a few key enhancements to the program eligibility guidelines.

This program is funded by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

In the past month, we caught up with a few training projects funded by the Professional Theatre Training Program:

As some of you are aware, the Government of Ontario has recently passed a bill which will ban the use of e-smoking in public spaces, including theatres.

While many of us are in support of regulations for e-smoking, we are concerned about the negative impact it may have on our industry.

You can help - but the deadline is August 14.

We welcome Vern Thiessen as our Playwright-in-Person at our 2015 Summer Theatre Intensive in Waterloo on August 10.

This event is free and open to the public (it is not limited to those who are participating in the Summer Intensive.)

Theatre Ontario's Adjudicators Symposium is an opportunity for adjudicators to benefit from professional development and networking.

The Symposium is a forum to share experiences, compare techniques and practices, and discuss training needs and opportunities. This year's Symposium is on September 26. Learn more about, and register for Theatre Ontario's Adjudicators Symposium.

As we prepare the agenda for the Symposium, we invite input from the community theatre sector. Where do we need to go from here? Brandon Moore writes about adjudication on the Theatre Ontario Blog

The Career Stream is for those who want to learn and harness the basic tools and resources needed to thrive in the profession of acting.

Coming up in the Fall, we are offering:

The Creator Stream is for anyone looking to produce their own work or start their own theatre company.

Coming up in the fall we are offering:

Lisa Cox was the 2015 recipient of the International Creators Scholarship. The scholarship provides the opportunity for an emerging theatre artist to train in theatre creation on an international level with SITI Company.

The Scholarship was created by Why Not Theatre and Theatre Ontario, and is sponsored by SDA Enterprises with matching funds from artsVest Toronto.

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