The Young Company Information

TYC awakens children and young people's imaginations; inspiring a culture of true creativity. TYC was established in 2009 and has grown to become an award winning and nationally recognised professional youth theatre company that awakens children and young people's imaginations; inspiring a culture of true creativity. Our mission at The Young Company is to spark the imagination and fuel a sense of discovery in children and young people. We do this through innovative theatre for, by and with children and young people as well as a creative programme of learning, in a welcoming and stimulating environment. Read more about the TYC Team or click here to check out the coolest video clip ever! We create exceptional theatre experiences that educate, engage, challenge and inspire children, young people and their communities. We inspire generations to explore the wonder of their world and transform the way children and young people engage in and experience live theatre. At TYC our theatre training is especially unique because our professional team of practitioners believe that the best place for young performers to learn their craft is on stage in front of an audience, with student to facilitator ratios being 10:1. We showcase young talent at the end of each semester, during school holiday programs, also during term-time for our main-stage productions and community events. We reinterpret classic and contemporary stories for our time and also commission brave and relevant new writing. We are as ambitious as the young people we serve. Participants make new friends while also developing their acting techniques, self-confidence, communication and presentation skills, as well as their creativity and performance resume. TYC is a not-for-profit organisation and a regional beacon of professional quality theatre for, with and by children and young people. We engage our community and regional Queensland in the power of theatre to enrich and transform the lives of children and young people. The Young Company aims to:provide an informal and supportive context for personal and social development in between school and home. develop young people's ability to be agents in their own development and use their own imagination. provide a safe context for young people to take risks and responsibility and assert their independence. provide young people with opportunities to explore self and experiment with personal identity in a supportive setting. provide young people with opportunities to take responsibility in work-like contexts and develop a range of pre-vocational skills. encourage young people to participate more fully in their communities and consider the consequences of the roles they choose to play in the wider world. provide young people with opportunities to participate in performance and the creative processes.