NYTC (The National Youth Theatre Company) is a not-for-profit organisation that runs Theatre training workshops and musical productions in New Zealand. The company provides training strictly to New Zealand youth, allowing only those between ages 5 and 21 to participate in productions.
NYTC has put on a number of full-scale musical productions since its opening, some of which include...
Cinderella (Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland, 2005)
Annie (Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland, 2005)
Seussical (Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland, 2006)
Disney's Aladdin Jr. (Centennial Theatre, Auckland, 2006)
Disney's High School Musical - Auckland Theatrical Premiere (Aotea Centre, Auckland, 2007)
Disney's High School Musical ENCORE (Civic Theatre, 2007)
Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr - New Zealand Theatrical Premiere (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland, 2007)
Grease (Aotea Centre, Auckland, June 2008)
The Wiz (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland, 2008)
Disney's High School Musical 2 (Aotea Centre, Auckland, August 2009)
Honk! (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland, November 2009)
Peter Pan (Aotea Centre, Auckland, May 2010)
Seussical (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland, November 2010)
The Sound of Music (Aotea Centre, Auckland, July 2011)
Disney's Camp Rock The Musical - New Zealand Theatrical Premiere (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland, December 2011)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Aotea Centre, Auckland, July 2012)
Disney's My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto's Musical Tale (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland, December 2012)
Grease (Aotea Centre, Auckland, June 2013)
Disney's Aladdin Jr. (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland, November 2013)
The Wizard of Oz (Aotea Centre, Auckland, June 2014)
Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. (Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland, November 2014)
Seussical (Aotea Centre, Auckland, July 2015)
Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Aotea Centre, Auckland, December 2015)
Disney's High School Musical 1 & 2 Theatrical Premiere (Civic Theatre Auckland, July 2016)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Aotea Centre, Auckland, December 2016)
Oliver! (Aotea Centre, Auckland June 2017)
Peter Pan (Aotea Centre, Auckland, December 2017)
NYTC is staffed by a pool of talented tutors and volunteers. The current staff of the On Stage component of their theatrical training programme are:
James Doy (Musical Director and General Manager)
Jonathan Alver (Artistic Director)
Hamish Mouat (Company Manager and Choreographer)
Elin Esther (Operations Manager)
Seamus Ford (Assistant Director)
Previous OnStage Staff include:
Chanel Turner (Programme Director)
Joe Davis (CEO and Trustee)
You Jin Choi (Choreographer/Vocal Coach')
Nikki Ring (Choreographer)
Katie Endicott-Davies (Programme Producer)
Sharlene Brearley (Operations Manager)
Ros Giffney (Assistant to the CEO)
Caren Jasper (Assistant to the CEO)
Peter Hamilton (Associate Director)
Jason Te Mete (Artistic Director)
Glen Pickering (Artistic Director)
Rebecca Ring (Executive Producer/Rehearsal Co-ordinator)
Travis Maclennan (Artistic Director')
Rebekkah Schoonbeek-Berridge (Artistic Assistant/Choreographer)
Jonni Cocks (Assistant Director)
Claire Murphy (Choreographer)
Carl Doy
Jason Gunn