The National Theatre of the World

The National Theatre of the World

www.baramandsnieckus.com
(founders of The National Theatre of the Word) Founded in 2008. Already, NTOW has been recognized with five Canadian Comedy Awards!!

the National Theatre of the World (“NTOW”)
is a Toronto-based, not-for-profit theatre company that creates exciting, provocative and instantaneous theatre through the art of improvisation. At the helm are Co-Creative Directors Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus (pictured). Their mandate is to bring people together for a theatrical experience that is collaborative, inspiring and fun for both audience and performers

Rehearsal Space The Mirvish Productions 23/09/2024

This is a beautiful rehearsal space and a DEAL of a lifetime!
Bidding ends Sept 30th for Firecracker Department Auction.

Rehearsal Space The Mirvish Productions Auction item 'Rehearsal Space The Mirvish Productions' hosted online at 32auctions.

Photos from The National Theatre of the World's post 08/03/2024

The WOMAN UP! PROGRAM. Presented by Firecracker Comedy Department Firecracker Department

We are very excited to celebrate woman’s day with these fantastic Firecrackers at the same time that other similar shows are going on all over the world, led by some of the most incredible friends from my improv family!

The format is created by my friend .d.castro. Looking at this team, we are bound to come together with guaranteed laughter and love!

A few tickets are left for our show at . Make sure you grab yours now! Link in bio.

Happy woman’s day everybody. 💃 💃 🧨🧨❤️

01/02/2024

Our first monthly Firecracker Department Comedy Brunch! THIS Sunday Feb 4th 12-1pm and then followed by hangouts, coffee, bake sale - art ...you know, YOUR kinda stuff!
With funny Firecrackers: Anna Gustafson Natasha Bromfield Tricia Black Small Friend Tall Friend Steph Anka McLarty!
Join us for some laughs and let's kick this grey February in the butt!

Hosted by me and Firecracker Comedy Dept head Steph McLarty!

24/09/2023

8 shows later of and we have opened and closed our last play!! What a wild, beautiful, challenging, rewarding ride!
Self producing is not for the faint of heart, but when it comes with the gift of working with people like and and the inspiration of collaborating with playwrights like -and the joy of sharing a stage with somebody you love, it makes it all worthwhile.
None of this is possible by ourselves, without this team, without volunteers, without audience members saying this is good -keep going… It would’ve been much harder.

Thank you all that shared a life with us, a sigh with us, a beer with us, and encouraged us to keep going! We will take a deep breath, and and find something new to bring you all soon!

Thank you to the team .live for capturing it all!

Poster by
Press shot by

23/09/2023

Funerals will never be the same thanks to 2 pages by

8/8

See all 8 on demand for the next 30 days!!

22/09/2023

You can go anywhere with inspired pages!

7/8

LAST SHOW TONIGHT https://Scripttease.eventbrite.ca

21/09/2023

Crime can happen anywhere….On the Irish cliffs, in the mouth of a Irish whale, at a magical old ladies place… Anywhere. That’s what we found out with 2pages by



Link in Bio, - Watch This Show live or streaming https://Scripttease.eventbrite.ca

20/09/2023

OPENING NIGHT REVIEW OF KAT SANDLER’S SCRIPT TEASE PROJECT
By Evan Bawtinheimer

I just watched the Kat Sandler Script Tease Project LIVE STREAM.

Even before the show begins, the live stream footage is of an extremely high quality. I can see and hear Naomi Snieckus and Matt Baram as if I were sitting in the front row. And even better, I can see and hear the audience — a vantage point I can only get with live stream. There are several angles of the stage that make the Live Stream experience a VIP event. While I do miss participating in the pre-show discussion, it’s such a pleasure to have Matt and Naomi perform at 4:00 AM in the privacy of my home.
(Usually when I offer improv suggestions to Matt and Naomi at 4:00AM, they get really upset. This is a pleasant change.)

Matt and Naomi are always charming as they enter a lively discussion with the audience, looking for ideas to infuse a freshness to their improvised Script Tease story.

Audience suggestions:
Local pizza place (Cora’s) closed
People never pick up their dog poo
Real estate companies trying to buy up properties.
First dates.
Short films.

It cannot be overstated: Matt and Naomi know only minimal information about the 2 pages.

All that Matt and Naomi know in advance:
Play Title: Kenny.
Characters: Moisha (Matt) and Kayla (Naomi).
Setting: Hospital waiting room.

Matt and Naomi read the first 2 pages of a never produced play, written by Kat Sandler.

Rather than give a detailed plot synopsis of Kat’s 2 pages, or the rest of the evening’s performance, check out the live stream and experience the magic first-hand!

As we begin, Matt and Naomi jump into world of the play. And Kat Sandler has provided a perfect pair of pages. Personally, The first 5 minutes of any Script Tease are the most exciting. They’ve just read the 2 pages… now let’s see what they’re gonna do! They need to think fast! Thrilling stuff!

Matt and Naomi's ability to leap head-first into the world of Kat Sandler’s play is truly remarkable. This takes courage and skill and trust, which only comes from years of training and experience.

If you're watching on the live stream, it might feel like this whole evening was pre-planned. Rest assured, no one, especially Matt and Naomi, has any idea what will happen next. They are making this up on the spot, with the enormous contributions of Sound/Tech Improvisor-Wunderkind Seann Murray!

One of the benefits of watching the Script Tease live stream is that, if you find yourself in a laughing fit (and I suspect you will), you can pause the action, have a hearty laugh, then resume the show without missing a beat.

Lines that made me pause the live stream because I was laughing too hard include:
“It’s okay. Shrek can appear in a cup of coffee”
“Maybe it was Jesus Christ. Maybe I was chosen … but not in the ‘chosen’ way”
“I didn’t have a plan yet”
“I’m like Spider-Man — Hear Me Out!”
“Nobody wants Danny Glover!”

Watching the show, I’m reminded of just how talented Matt and Naomi are. They can run through a wide array of emotion: from heartbreak and hope to jealous and joy. They know how to create comedy gold out of a pork loin in one moment and explore a crisis of faith in the next moment. Matt and Naomi know how to create genuine drama and be vulnerable. They aren’t afraid to break hearts. They aren’t afraid to genuinely fall in love. Watching from the comfort of my home, I could feel their emotions reach out from the screen and touch my heart. Matt and Naomi are outrageously gifted actors.

If you've ever watched a magician on television, you may have heard the phrase: "what you're about to see is exactly what you'd see if you were here in our live audience". The same thing can be said about the Script Tease Project Live Stream.

Which makes sense.
After all…
Matt Baram, Naomi Snieckus, and the Script Tease Project are pure magic.

Rating: Five Nuns out of a Possible Five.

Episodes of the Script Tease Project are available for 30 days after they are streamed live via Stream Stage

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20/09/2023

DNA, goldfish, genes, penny pin, cockroaches, Stalin and Starling…twigs, trees, skies— tonight’s show with 2 pages by had it all.

5/8

Link in bio. https://Scripttease.eventbrite.ca

19/09/2023

Thank you for taking us all this wild and dangerous ride. Who knew we were going to get here!

4/8
Tickets here https://Scripttease.eventbrite.ca

18/09/2023

Just a couple of siblings falling in love - a play inspired by two pages by

3/8

In person and streaming shows https://Scripttease.eventbrite.ca

17/09/2023

“Moon Police” with 2 pages by - improvised by

2/8
Link in bio

Photos from The National Theatre of the World's post 17/09/2023

- starring

Technical improviser
Front of House
PR
Press shots
Poster design
OG poster photo

Thanks to

2 pages written by these genius playwrights. We’ll improvise the rest and try not to mess it up.

Only 60 seats avail / show!
Get your tickets TODAY!

Playwrights two pages by:
(Our Place)
(Land Acknowledgement)
(Real Estate)
(Uncle Vanya)
(Mustard)
(Prodigal)
(New)
(Suburban Motel)
Light and Sound improvisor:
Media contact:
Press photos
Poster by:
OG photo
When: September 16-22, 2023
Where: 180 Shaw Street, Toronto
Showtimes and Tickets: https://ScriptTease.eventbrite.ca
More: www.baramandsnieckus.com

17/09/2023

“Kenny” - 2 pages by - finished by

1/8 plays

For in person and streamed tickets
https://Scripttease.eventbrite.ca

Photos from The National Theatre of the World's post 16/09/2023

The playwrights of 2023

Starring

2 pages written by these genius playwrights. We’ll improvise the rest and try not to mess it up.

Only 60 seats avail / show!
Get your tickets TODAY!

Playwrights two pages by:
(Our Place)
(Land Acknowledgement)
(Real Estate)
(Uncle Vanya)
(Mustard)
(Prodigal)
(New)
(Suburban Motel)
Light and Sound improvisor:
Media contact:
Press photos
Poster by:
OG photo
When: September 16-22, 2023
Where: 180 Shaw Street, Toronto
Showtimes and Tickets: https://ScriptTease.eventbrite.ca
More: www.baramandsnieckus.com

16/09/2023

Anything can happen this week in the . Anything.

Thanks for the .tony

four in person and streaming tickets go to link in bio or www.baramandsnieckus.com

16/09/2023

Thank you for the

“Forget fiddlers on the roof, we’ve got comedians on the roof!

16/09/2023

I’m never not excited to meet new friends.
We COULD go here in our improvised shows!

Thanks for the

“Apparently needed a reminder from a fellow countryperson to get home in time for opening night! (Tomorrow, btw!!)



In person and streaming tickets in bio or www.baramandsnieckus.com

16/09/2023

Guess which one is us?


Thanks for the

Tickets for in person and streamed shows in bio. Or www.baramandsnieckus.com

15/09/2023

We are excited to be partnering with .live for the first time so that we can share our plays not only with the audience in the theatre on the night, but with all our friends outside of Toronto.

This way you can eat nachos as loudly as you want, open candies at your leisure without Matt , leaving the stage and opening it for you, you could be in your pajamas, in the bath, you can be in Europe, outside of Toronto, or prison… Any which way we would love to have you at our show!

Thank you to Daniel and the team at stream stage for making this happen.

For tickets go to the link in our bio or www.baramandsnieckus.com.

15/09/2023

Bring your own fermented fish! We could go anywhere with our show

Thanks for the

for tickets to this life event and for streaming information, go to link in bio or www.baramandsnieckus.com

15/09/2023

We snuck in to hear a concert in our spare time this week. really rocked the house!

Thank you for taking on us on a

for tickets and information go to the link in our bio. We will be performing in person and streaming. www.baramandsnieckus.com.

Photos from The National Theatre of the World's post 15/09/2023

This incredible human being, this artist-we are so lucky to have her love and support ! She may do admin, front of house like a wizard but keep an eye on this one as she changes the world with her beautiful artistry/acting!

for tickets to our live and streamed show go to link in bio or www.baramandsnieckus.com

Glad she’s on our and Snieckus/Baram team!

15/09/2023

This incredible human being, this artist-we are so lucky to have her love and support ! She may do admin, front of house like a wizard but keep an eye on this one as she changes the world with her beautiful artistry/acting!

for tickets to our live and streamed show go to link in bio or www.baramandsnieckus.com

Glad she’s on our and Snieckus/Baram team!

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