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Ensembles

Theatre skills, industry pathways and lifelong friendship; these are a few of the benefits of WAYTCo Ensembles. An entry by audition offering prized by young WA artists and the industry alike.

Highly sought after, premier training

Curated and led by the Artistic Director, with contributions from leading industry artists, this year-long program takes participants through the foundations of theatre and contemporary performance making. For those who have acquired some of the performance toolkit already, the program reinforces and extends.

Running Sundays from late March and culminating in a December invited-guest showcase, Ensemble provides members with an extensive training program of weekly engagements and masterclasses. Also, when casting and crewing opportunities arise at WAYTCo, current ensembles are our first port of call!

Intake is split into three groups:

  • Beginners (11-14 y.o.), 1.5hr-long workshops
  • Juniors (15-17 y.o.), 2hr-long workshops
  • Seniors (18-26 y.o.), 3hr-long workshops

Annual fees applicable:

  • Early Bird Schedule, to be paid by 30 June 2024: $480 (Begnrs), $650 (Jnrs), $870 (Snrs)
  • Quarterly Instalment Schedule: $530 (Begnrs), $700 (Jnrs), $920 (Snrs)

For further information about ensemble fees, see here.

Please read up about our scholarship program, here, if you think you may need financial assistance.

SEW-Arts Framework

This year, WAYTCo is assisting a research team from the Telethon Kids Institute (TKI) to trial the effectiveness of a social and emotional wellbeing framework specifically designed for the Arts. The framework is known in shorthand as the ‘The SEW-Arts Framework’. It has been developed in consultation with WA arts organisations over a number of years (since 2021), and WAYTCo has been a contributing arts organisation from the outset. With the support of the TKI team, WAYTCo will be applying the framework to the delivery of its 2024 Ensemble Program, specifically the Junior and Senior Ensembles. To find out more about what this will involve, click on the button below.

SEW-Arts Info

Entry by Audition

Our 2024 general auditions – the gateway to WAYTCo Ensembles – were held February 28 to March 3. The opportunity to audition for our ensemble program has now passed.

We also offer an Ensemble Access Course and collaborate annually with Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company over the Ngalaka Daa Ensemble. Call Out for Ngalaka Daa occurs separately, in April. To receive all kinds of updates and call outs, subscribe to WAYTCo’s quarterly newsletter:

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Ensemble

Juniors

A carefully curated training program of weekly workshops and masterclasses with a wide variety of professional artists. For members 15-17.

Ensemble

Seniors

An extensive training program of weekly workshops and masterclasses with some of the state's most outstanding professional artists. For members 18-26.

Ensemble

Ngalaka Daa

Driven by the sharing of Noongar language and culture, this program is a series of workshops and rehearsals leading to a final curated performance.

Entry By Gentle Process

Ensemble Access Course

For diverse young people wanting to hone their audition skills and learn how to collaborate with others.