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New Britain Youth Theater was founded in 2010 to provide after-school programming to the Consolidated School District of New Britain, to produce a season of performances by and for children and young adults, and to offer classes and summer programs. The theater reaches children and their families in Greater New Britain, Greater Hartford, the Farmington Valley, and throughout Connecticut. NBYT is dedicated to enriching the lives of children and young adults by encouraging creative thinking, fostering self-confidence and self-esteem, and developing general life skills through involvement in low-cost programs in the performing arts. NBYT maintains its adminstrative office at Trinity-on-Main Performance Center in downtown New Britain, and operates programs at locations throughout Greater New Britain. New Britain Youth Theater is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. |
David B. Sousa (Executive Artistic Director) is finishing his BFA in Theater Directing from Central Connecticut State University after working with educational and community theaters for over twenty years. Those theaters include the Hole in the Wall Theater in New Britain, the Riverton Theatre, Theatre Newington-OnStage, and the Warner Theatre in Torrington. He has completed workshops with Shakespeare and Company, the New England Shakespeare Company, and the Upright Citizen's Brigade. David was a member of the improvisational Troupe with No Name and a founding member of the improv troupe Too Many Monkeys. In 2002, his production of A Midsummer Night's Dream won first place at the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT) State Festival, and was honored as second runner-up at the AACT New England Regional Festival. Darren Farrington (Executive Director and Producer) has trained and worked in both nonprofit and commercial companies on Broadway, Off Broadway, and in regional, community and children's theaters. Among those companies are Manhattan Theatre Club; the Shubert Organization; the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York; the Warner Theatre in Torrington; and Newington Children's Theatre Company. In addition to managing and producing, Darren has also acted, directed, designed, stage managed, and developed and led drama programs for preschool and elementary school children. Darren holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University School of the Arts in Theater Production and Management. He is also a licensed attorney with a degree from Fordham University School of Law. He received his undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, where his activities included serving as president of an extracurricular theater group and as a mentor for bilingual inner-city children.
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New Britain Youth Theater ■ 19 Chestnut Street ■ New Britain,
CT 06051 ■ 860-515-8115
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