Photos by Ross Davidson from BABES IN ARMS (2023)
LONDON’S FIRST COMMUNITY THEATRE BRANCH FOR THOSE 55+
MTP’s new branch of our organization - Silver Spotlight Theatre - is dedicated to producing musicals with those 55 years and older in our community!
“I think it’s a great idea,” says co-director of Silver Spotlight’s first production Rick Smith. “I know a lot of people have an interest in doing something in theatre, but the opportunities just aren’t there. The older people often feel like they’ve been put to pasture and this opportunity will be an important outlet for them. It helps keep people young and it’ll be a lot of fun for them.”
Silver Spotlight Theatre was created in 2022 with the assistance of generous funding from the Government of Ontario and spear-headed by Rick Smith and Art Fidler. In March 2023, Silver Spotlight presented its inaugural production of Rodgers & Hart's BABES IN ARMS on the Auburn Stage at the Grant Theatre, and productions have continued annual to support the tlent of the over 55 community here in London and the surrounding area. MTP has been at the forefront of musical theatre in London's community theatre scene since its founding in 1988. And now, with this new branch, Silver Spotlight Theatre, MTP is proud to open opportunities for more members of the community to experience the joys of musical theatre.
Proud Partners of Silver Spotlight Theatre
MEDIA COVERAGE
December 2024 - CTV London - “Silver Spotlight Theatre gives local seniors chance to act in dream roles”
December 2024 - Ontario Visited - “Silver Spotlight Theatre gives local seniors chance to act in dream roles”
March 2024 - Toronto Star - “Seniors starring as teens: Why this ‘Grease’ theatre production is garnering so much buzz”
February 2024 - Playbill - “Feel Good Friday: A Rehearsal Video From an Ages 55+ Production of Grease Goes Viral”
December 2022 - London Free Press - “New musical theatre wing for older actors, crew opens in London”
INTO THE WOODS
MUSIC & LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM
BOOK BY JAMES LAPINE
NOVEMBER 2024
AUBURN STAGE - THE GRAND THEATRE
Go to the Woods! An in-the-round, playful yet perilous woodland theatre experience awaits as the Silver Spotlight Theatre wing of MTP presents INTO THE WOODS at the Auburn Stage. This musical theatre adventure follows some of the Grimm Brothers’ most beloved characters as they search for their wishes and see their stories collide in the woods where things don’t always appear as they seem. #SSTWoods
PRODUCER: Cindi Armer-Almeida
DIRECTOR: Rick Smith
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Janis Wallace
STAGE MANAGER: Cameron Johnston
PAST PRODUCTIONS
May 16-26, 2024, at the Auburn Stage - The Grand Theatre
March 24 - April 2, 2023 at Auburn Stage (The Grand Theatre)