For Youth
LEGACY (Lifelong Education and Growth for Artists, Community and Youth)
$10 Ticket Thing | Backstage Tours | Job Shadowing | Internship | Junior Apprenticeships |
Student Writers Group | Ethan Cole's Biography
That $10 Ticket Thing
That $10 Ticket Thing allows any student with a valid Student ID card the opportunity to come see live theatre for only $10. In addition to seeing great theatre, there will be a prize draw for a cool gift at the end of the season and other free and cheap stuff. If you or someone you know might benefit from this program, let them know.
Tickets may be booked in advance with a credit card by emailing the box office at tickets@atplive.com or calling (403) 294-7402, or purchased at the Martha Cohen Theatre Box Office on the night of performance. VALID STUDENT ID must be presented when picking up tickets.
This is an individual pricing initiative. For groups of 8 or more, please contact Bernadette Saraceni at (403) 294-7475 ext. 1436.
That $10 Ticket Thing dates for the 11/12 season are:
Playing with Fire: The Theo Fleury Story - May 8 & 15 (7:30pm) Post-Show: Conversation with the Company
That $10 Ticket Thing dates for the 12/13 season are:
Intimate Apparel - October 16
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown - November 22
This Is What Happens Next - January 29
Red - May 7
That $10 Ticket Thing dates for the Enbridge playRites Festival of New Canadian Plays and the Raucous Caucus Emerging Artists Assembly Weekend are:
What To Expect - March 23
Petawawa - March 22
The Apology - March 23
The God That Comes - March 24
Do these $10 Ticket dates not work for you? Don't worry! With a valid student ID you can buy $20 LiveRush tickets at the door for any performance.
Backstage Tours - available from January 2013
Alberta Theatre Projects gives groups of students of any age an information-packed, interactive guided tour of ATP's state of the art theatre facility, including the fly gallery, the lighting grid, the under-stage, the dressing rooms and of course the unique Martha Cohen Theatre itself.
Tours are provided free of charge.
If you are interested in booking your group for a backstage tour, complete the Backstage Tour Booking Form and fax it to Katt Boulet at 403-294-7493.
Job Shadowing - available from January 2013
The Job Shadowing program is a unique and productive way for students to spend time in the life of theatre. ATP is happy to create a job shadowing program which fits your schedule, whether you are available for a day, week or month. You will be offered multiple opportunities to shadow an ATP professional offering a wide variety of experience and tools. Areas available to shadow are:
- Artistic Direction
- Play Development
- Directing
- Design
- Stage Management
- Acting
- Production Management
- Technical Direction
- Business Management/ Fundraising
Recommended for individuals in Junior or Senior High School.
For more information on Job Shadowing, please see the brochure
To apply to Job Shadow, please fill out the application form
ATP’s LEGACY program also offers Job Shadowing for Teachers.
For more information please contact the LEGACY program at kboulet@ATPlive.com
Internship
The University of Calgary Drama Department offers this program in cooperation with several professional theatre companies, of which ATP is proud to be one of. Under the supervision of a faculty member, one qualified fourth-year Drama student spends a full season at ATP gaining varied practical fieldwork experience.
"Working as an intern at ATP, I was quick to discover one of the things that makes this company and the work they produce so special. 
There exists here an incredible care for people. It is a care like I have never seen, and it is fueled by a communal passion for what they do. Everyone I met and worked with at ATP gladly offered their time to share their knowledge and experiences. This openness of communication and teaching by example has been a gift, and the truest form of mentorship. The experience has been indescribable, and I am forever grateful to have had this opportunity."
- Kara Sturk, U of C intern 2011-2012
"As I moved through different rotations, I greatly enjoyed the mentorship I was afforded by the staff, patrons, board members, committees, and contracted artists who comprise this company. The support and genuine enthusiasm with which my endeavors were met was pervasive and sincere; I truly feel that I could not have asked for a more generous and dedicated group of professionals with whom to train.
So great is my respect and admiration of this company, its vision, and the people who work to build it, that pursuant to my term as an intern, I applied and was accepted to the position of Resource Development Coordinator. In this way, I hope very much to be able to continue to lend my passion, dedication, and drive to this company - this team - for many years to come."
- Michaela Jeffery, U of C intern 2009-2010
For more information please contact the University of Calgary Drama Department.
Junior Apprenticeship
The Junior Apprentice Program provides a 35 week long opportunity for graduating students to spend their first year out of high school learning by doing. The program combines training in the field with supplemental instruction by professionals.
- Learn everything you ever wanted to learn about theatre but were afraid to ask.
- Free hands-on training in the theatre arts!
What is an apprentice?
An apprentice is "a person learning a trade or craft by working at it under skilled supervision for a given length of time" (Gage Canadian Dictionary). Positions are available for graduating Grade 12 students for an 8-9 month, full-time Junior Apprenticeship with Alberta Theatre Projects.
Concentrations are in the following areas:
- Technical/ production
- Stage Management
- Resource Development/ Fundraising
- Marketing and Communications
- Play Development
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"Being part of the Junior Apprentice program at ATP has been a once in a lifetime experience. As a developing artist there has been nothing more valuable then being able to work with industry professionals. I learned more in my first two weeks here at ATP than I could have anywhere else. I now have a deeper understanding of how much collaboration it takes to run a theatre company. The most amazing part of it all is how nice and willing everyone is to lend their time, advice and support. ATP has helped fuel my passion for becoming a stage designer and has given me a beautiful start to a career." |
"Wow. I think it should be mandatory for anyone who is considering a life in the theatre to be a Junior Apprentice. What could possibly be better for an aspiring artist than to spend a full year surrounded by the pros? Being able to ask them questions – lots and lots of questions! |
"My time here solidified my career ambitions, and broadened my horizons. Thanks to the hands on time I got with each and every department, I now realize that my ultimate goal is to always work in theatre, whether it be onstage or off. The dramaturge, a term I wasn’t even familiar with before I started, is now a career I would be interested in pursuing, along with marketing and assistant stage managing. Alberta Theatre Projects has given me the encouragement and insight I needed to full heartedly work in this field, while also providing me with skills I can use in other fields."
-Nathan Iles, JA 2010-2011
"This program demonstrated that my options for the future are endless. It truly gave me an opportunity to expand my perspective; from attending committee meetings to being backstage with headsets, this program gave me an education in theatre and developed my competence. Every experience that I have gained and traits I found about myself will become resourceful in the future. Whether it was making cold calls or leading elementary students at student matinees, each skill I developed will help in the process of deciding my passion."
-Airi Hayashi, JA 2010-2011
For more information on the Junior Apprentice Program, see the brochure.
To apply, click here.
The Junior Apprentice Program is made possible through the generous support of the following:
Student Writers Group
From October through March, the Student Writers Group meets every Saturday morning for two hours, to learn about playwriting, engage in fun writing exercises, and share and workshop their own work in progress. The course is facilitated by playwright/composer Ethan Cole, and culminates in Fresh Prints, a workshop and staged reading, by professional actors featured as part of the Enbridge playRites Festival of New Canadian Plays.
For more information, or to register, please contact Ethan at 403-891-4041, or ethancole@shaw.ca.
To apply, click here.
Please register promptly, as participants are generally selected on a first-come, first-serve basis.
This group is recommended for High School students. The cost is $100, including Fresh Prints.
Ethan Cole’s Biography
Ethan Cole is a playwright, composer, lyricist and librettist. He has worked with a great number of Calgary theatre companies, including Lunchbox Theatre, Downstage Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary Opera, Calgary Young Peoples Theatre, Evergreen Theatre, and Mob Hit Productions.
Recent projects include two Betty Mitchell Award-winning shows – Downstage Creative Ensemble’s In The Wake (Downstage Theatre) and TheAstonishing Adventures of Awesome Girl and Radical Boy (Centre Stage Theatre, Lunchbox Theatre) - as well as a new collaboration with Eric Rose, Peril In Paris (Lunchbox Theatre’s Suncor Energy Stage One Festival).
Ethan is a frequent facilitator of workshops and theatre education projects for youth, including the Alberta Theatre Projects Student Writers Group.