NATIONAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

 

Call for Submissions

deadline: SEPTEMBER 7, 2026

Please complete the fillable application using Adobe Acrobat Reader and submit it via email to artistic@royalmtc.ca by Monday, September 7, 2026.

 

 

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As part of Royal MTC’s commitment to nurture and support our local talent pool, we offer a virtual mentorship program that connects the brightest emerging talent with the most innovative and exciting senior theatre practitioners across the country. 

We welcome this season's mentees and mentors, who have already embarked on a journey of learning and sharing together.
 

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ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Royal MTC is pleased to offer its National Mentorship Program. Too often, we see our local talent base seek opportunities for both training and employment in other parts of the country, often resulting in a permanent move out of Manitoba. For IBPOC artists, this exodus is even more prevalent.

In the performing arts, as in many industries, networking has a profound impact in propelling an artist’s career. As part of Royal MTC’s commitment to nurture and support our local talent pool, we're thrilled to offer a virtual mentorship program that connects the brightest emerging talent with the most innovative and exciting senior theatre practitioners across the country.

The National Mentorship Program aims to help Manitoban theatre practitioners overcome the barriers of geographical isolation and build a web of connections and opportunities, simply by sitting down to have a conversation on a bimonthly basis.

While all are welcome to apply, priority will be given to emerging artists (under 35) from underserved communities in an effort to address and overcome ongoing systemic barriers in the Canadian theatre ecology.
 

• Program dates: Until May 2026
• Participants will receive a stipend of $500 to engage in 10, one hour-long digital meetings with a mentor of their choice anywhere in Canada.

 

List of past mentees/mentors