Mentoring

OYR Ensemble member Denise Clarke established the Summer Lab Intensive In 1997. The Lab offered hundreds of national and international artists an opportunity to explore creation work using the methodologies employed by the OYR Ensemble.
 
While the Lab was study-based, OYR's Beautiful Young Artist (BYA) program grew out of a creative experiment in rehearsal structure and performance in the late 1990s. Clarke found herself wanting to spend more time committed to working with younger artists on creating performance opportunities.
 
In the late fall of 2020, Clarke decided to design a new model that provides a combined training and performance opportunity for local pre-professional theatre artists.  Alumni of the earlier iterations of OYR's mentorship and training programs have acknowledged how participation in these programs contributed to the foundation of professional careers.
 
The re-vamped program, designed as a three year commitment, provides emerging artists with a contract involving an annual three week training Lab and paid performance opportunities. Artists who find themselves with professional engagements may resign their position after one year, in which case another artist will be brought on board, allowing for a permeable and sustainable program to develop.
  
It is our desire to see that these programs remain relevant for the next generation. The current evolution provides an opportunity for the training and development of young artists through the appreciation of the history and methodology of One Yellow Rabbit.

The Summer Lab Intensive remains "on hold" at this time.