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OFF THE WALL STRATFORD ARTISTS ALLIANCE

SEASON: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

LOCATION: 163 King Street

WEBSITE: www.stratfordoffthewall.com

HIGHLIGHT: Workshops with professional theatre artists to develop backstage theatre skills

Off the Wall, as the name suggests, is unconventional and eccentric, for all the right reasons. It is a place where theatre artists and arts education volunteers offer hands-on workshops in order to mentor aspiring theatre production artists. High school and postsecondary students, teachers, community theatre enthusiasts, theatre professionals, and anyone with a desire to channel their creativity can attend. Most courses are held at the Desmond Heeley Theatre Production Arts Studio at Factory163, an arty workspace with high ceilings, heavy, creaking doors, curtained work areas, and dazzling art pieces. It is the perfect place to draw upon the imagination and learn how theatre really works. By taking an Off the Wall workshop, you can learn how to build props, assemble stage sets, design and create masks, metal works, wigs, and faux food. Class sizes are between five and ten. Some graduates move on to university theatre design programs, apprenticeships at the Stratford Festival, and backstage roles in both amateur and professional theatre all over North America.

In addition to the classes, Off the Wall collaborates with local, independent theatre production by providing quality sets to independent acting companies operating on smaller budgets.