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YPT Family: Meet our new tutor, Grace 3-minute read // Published by Young Peoples Theatre, January 2023 Written by: Hannah Richens  Pictured: Grace out the front of YPT  YPT is thrilled to welcome the delightful Grace to our YPT Tutoring team. YPT is always excited to welcome new individuals to our growing team! Join us … Read more

KIDS Quotes: A Chorus Line (High School Edition)  3-minute read // Published by Young Peoples Theatre, October 2022 Written by: Brittany Ellis  Pictured: Cast Members of A Chorus Line at YPT Recently I had the pleasure of seeing the Young People’s Theatre’s production of ‘A Chorus Line’ and I think that it might’ve been the … Read more

Job Description: Theatre School Coordinator Position Overview and Context Young People’s Theatre, Newcastle, Inc. (YPT), a not-for profit organisation registered with the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profit Commission, is the premier theatrical training institution for youth in the Hunter and has nurtured the careers of many young people with aspirations to continue in the industry. It … Read more

Spotlight On: Our Production Assistants, Marcel and Takira 3-minute read // Published by Young Peoples Theatre, October 2022 Written by: Caitlin Maher and Holly Fishlock  Pictured: Cast Members of Disney’s The Aristocats KIDS For each of our YPT productions, YPT engages students to join the creative team as Production Assistants. This is a role on … Read more

Spotlight On: Our Scat Cat in Aristocats  2-minute read // Published by Young Peoples Theatre, October 2022 Written by: Caitlin Maher and Holly Fishlock  Pictured: Conway as the Scat Cat in Disney’s The Aristocats KIDS Get to know the Scat Cat from our current production of Disney’s The Aristocats KIDS. This role is shared between … Read more

YPT Family: Meet our new tutor, Caitlin 3-minute read // Published by Young Peoples Theatre, October 2022 Written by: Hannah Richens  Pictured: Caitlin in our recent production of The SpongeBob Musical.  Caitlin, while having been a member of YPT for many years has been on our tutoring team for a whole term now! YPT is … Read more

YPT Family: Meet our new tutor, Tatjana 3-minute read // Published by Young Peoples Theatre, October 2022 Written by: Hannah Richens  Pictured: Tatjana tap dancing  Tatjana has been with us for a whole term now! YPT is excited to have welcome new tutors to the YPT Family. Join us as we get them to know … Read more

Spotlight On: Our Theatre Manager, Chelsea 2 min read // Published by Young People’s Theatre, September 2022 Written by: Monica Skehan Pictured: Chelsea Willis in the YPT Office On behalf of the Executive, I am pleased to announce that Chelsea Willis has accepted our new position of YPT Theatre Manager.  Chelsea has been a significant … Read more

Things I Learned from SpongeBob 4 min read // Published by Young People’s Theatre, August 2022 Written by: Holly Fishlock Pictured: The full cast of The SpongeBob Musical With the performance season of The SpongeBob Musical well over, we wanted to know what students have taken away from this show. We asked our cast what … Read more

YPT Family: Meet our new tutor, Lawrie 3-minute read // Published by Young Peoples Theatre, August 2022 Written by: Hannah Richens  Pictured: Lawrie in class with her Year 7/8 Students Welcome Lawrie to the team. YPT is excited to have welcome new tutors to the YPT Family. Join us as we get them to know … Read more