Stamford Senior Youth Theatre

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Stamford Senior Youth Theatre (SSYT)
Formation09, 2007
TypeTheatre group
Location
  • Stamford
Membership
24
Notable members
Luke Pasqualino
Conor Baum
Andrew Leeks
Website http://www.stamfordartscentre.com

Stamford Senior Youth Theatre "(SSYT)" is a theatre company based in Stamford.

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The company devises and produces a new original performance annually, usually written by the company's artistic director. The company operates on a yearly timeline which runs from September to July. The devised performances are debuted in the resident theatre [1] and then toured throughout local schools and theatres. SSYT resides at the Stamford Arts Centre.

The company is a member of the National Association of Youth Theatres (NAYT) and attends the Middlesbrough Youth Drama Festival annually.

History

Mary Benzies started running the Senior Youth Theatre in 2007, in the first year produced 'Multiplex' by Christopher William Hill about staff at a multiplex cinema. This was a massive success at the box office and got rave reviews from local news. This led to an increase of interest from young people who wished to get into performing arts. Mary chose to audition members for the 2008 Group instead of just letting everybody join. This meant that only selected members who were interested and dedicated to producing innovative, creative theatre would be accepted, leading to a massive boost in the professionalism and standard or performance by the company.

Funding

SSYT is primarily funded by South Kesteven District Council and its company's members.

Company management

Class Teachers

Creative Team

Notable Members

Previous notable members of SSYT:

NameYear StartedYear EndedCharacters played
Luke Pasqualino 20072008Multiplex
Andrew Leeks [2] 2008PresentMultiplex
Dress up Day
'Talkease' - Simon
Conor Baum 20082010Multiplex
Dress up Day
'Talkease' - Baron Armand Korkorai

Previous productions

By Christopher William Hill
Unknown Writer
By Mary Benzies
By Mary Benzies
By Mary Benzies
By Mary Benzies

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References

  1. "Home". stamfordartscentre.com.
  2. http://www.wix.com/andyleeks/portfolio [ dead link ]
  3. "Hang On
    SSYT Stamford Senior Youth Theatre presents Hang On"
    . National Association of Youth Theatres. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.