The program presents an opportunity to meet like minded creative artists, learn from experts in the field, and partake in conversations that allow you to explore the form and your capacity to innovate within it. The Musical Stage Company is deeply saddened by this news and sends love and support to all that knew and loved him.Ĭo-facilitated by Robert McQueen and Kevin Wong, NoteWorthy explores what the component parts of writing a musical are. Born in Cold Lake Alberta, he was a member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation. Taran Kootenhayoo, a 27-year-old Indigenous artist, actor, advocate, poet, playwright, and would-be NoteWorthy 2020-21 participant - passed away suddenly on December 31, 2020. While NoteWorthy is process-driven rather than product-driven, in several past cases, work or partnerships from within the program have led to continued musical development from The Musical Stage Company and other Canadian theatres!Īlumni of NoteWorthy include: Bookwriters/Lyricists:Ĭhris Tsujiuchi Bookwriters/Composers/Lyricists: Seventy artists have come through the NoteWorthy program since 2011, forging important, ongoing writing partnerships and a renewed understanding of the musical theatre writing process. This is an In-Person Program for artists who have established their practice as playwrights, lyricits, book writers, composers, or songwriters. Through master classes and guided collaborative writing assignments in a paid, intensive 6-week writing laboratory, NoteWorthy strives to help established artists explore the ways in which they can work within this form.Ĭo-facilitated by Robert McQueen and Kevin Wong, NoteWorthy explores what the component parts of writing a musical are. Offered bi-annually in Toronto, NoteWorthy allows Canadian composers, lyricists and playwrights to focus on their musical theatre creation skills – whether they have previously written a musical or not.
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