The Ottawa Children’s Theatre is dedicated to theatre that is by, for and about youth. Our mandate comes out of a deep and profound desire to enrich the lives of children and youth through theatre and the performing arts. We're process-oriented, and our class sizes are small to ensure maximum attention on each student.
Drama classes at The Ottawa Children's Theatre help young people gain self-confidence as they work together in a supportive environment. Our diverse students come from a range of social-economic backgrounds throughout the Ottawa region. We provide scholarships, subsidies and bursaries for students of need. No student is turned away due to lack of funds.
We provide integration support for students with specialized needs, as well as offering unique programming for students with autism spectrum disorder (Drama Weavers).
Our instructors are theatre professionals with many years of experience as actors, directors and teachers. They provide our young actors with extensive training in voice and movement, improvisation, and a variety of acting techniques. We place a strong emphasis on language arts, body awareness, creative thinking, and on working together with the ensemble.
The Ottawa Children’s Theatre is a representative for Trinity College, London –– an international examination body with an accredited drama syllabus offered in 70 different countries. We annually host an examiner from England to adjudicate our students’ work. The organization is lead by owner and founder Amanda Lewis.