Queer & Trans YouthACTS!
Over the fall, facilitators with HTYP’s YouthACTS! delivered workshops in three HRM schools focused on theatre skills and community building for Queer + Trans Youth, funded by the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia. These workshops culminated in a shared gathering and presentation for all three participant schools. Given the success of the program we plan to offer it on an ongoing basis. If you are interested in bringing YouthACTS! to your school , we would love for you to get in contact with us.
Program Offering: HTYP YouthACTS!
Are you looking for quality arts education tailored to your youth’s specific needs? Get in touch with us at HTYP! The program can be offered in 60-90 minute increments, for 8-12 weeks, or over weekends. A large, open space is ideal to facilitate the physical nature of the work, and we can accommodate groups of up to 30 participants. Our trained facilitators are Vulnerable Sector Checked. If you’d like to explore what this could look like in your school, community, or group, get in touch with us at info@halifaxtheatreforyoungpeople.com. Schools are eligible to have some costs covered by the Theatre Nova Scotia’s PERFORM! Program. This program can be offered anywhere in Nova Scotia.
African Nova Scotian Theatre Project
In the coming months, HTYP will be collaborating with the Charles Taylor Theatre and Media Arts Association to develop a new work with an African Nova Scotian writer, with the goal to present a new work to the public. In tandem, theatre facilitators will be selected to administer theatre education in four historically Black Nova Scotian Communities.
Earth Tour: The Musical at Page 1’s OutFest 2025
Earth Tour: The Musical is a fast paced, interactive show telling the story of an intergalactic music group, Stardust Alliance, who are forbidden to perform their debut concert on Earth because of their message of acceptance, self-empowerment and love. Artistically, this project brings quintessentially queer and trans forms of art and storytelling to young people, diving into the world of drag, and utilising forms such as the reveal, voguing and reading, wrapped in the major vehicle of expression – alternative, upbeat hyper pop music. Commissioned by Halifax Theatre for Young People in partnership with Page 1 Theatre, Earth Tour: the musical is written and composed entirely by queer and trans artists and features an entirely queer and trans cast.
We’re excited to announce an amazing creative team for our Queer and Trans youth musical!
We’d like to welcome Sinuhe Vazquez as our co-book writer along with HTYP Artistic Associate Riley Reign. Anita KC is the lead composer, and she will be collaborating with composers Katie Wayne and Ed St. Clair!
This musical is being developed to tour to schools in Nova Scotia and will be fun, energetic, uplifting, and filled with musical bops to sing and dance along to.
Produced in partnership with Page 1 Theatre, the Queer and Trans Project had a staged reading at Page 1 Theatre’s OutFest this past April as part of its first stage of development.
Halifax Theatre For Young People at The Nest!
We are excited to be sharing a brand new office space with other indie theatre companies at The Nest! The Nest is a shared space on 6068 Quinpool Rd and is run by our friends DaPoPo Theatre Company. We are glad to share the space and create a community with many other great theatre companies!
L-R Rowan, Abbey, Tessa, Misha, Kiana and Riley at the HTYP office in The Nest
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Halifax Theatre for Young People occupies a unique place within the theatre ecology of both our local and regional communities as the only full-time Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) Company in Halifax Regional Municipality. We have had the opportunity to create, share and produce numerous productions, and meaningfully engage young audiences across Nova Scotia.For more information or to book a show email: info@halifaxtheatreforyoungpeople.com