Ottawa School of Theatre

Age 13-17: ADVANCED TEEN MUSICAL (Audition entry)         Class # 850

Friday       7:15 to 9:15 pm                   

Sept. 26, 2025 to June 5, 2026

No class: Oct 31, Dec 12, 19, 26, Jan 2, Mar 20, Apr 3, May 22

Showcase date: May 1 and 2, 2026

This year's musical will be Alice By Heart, from the Tony and Grammy award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, co-written by Jessie Nelson (Waitress). Set during the London Blitz of World War II, the story follows Alice Spencer, whose teen life is upended when she and her friend Alfred take shelter in an underground tube station. When Alfred is quarantined, Alice invites him to escape into their cherished book, journeying together down the rabbit hole into Wonderland. This moving musical explores first love, loss, and the courage to move forward, celebrating the transformative power of imagination even in the most difficult times.

This year we are embarking on a brand new partnership with School of Rock, working with their House Band as our rock/pop style live accompaniment to our show. We are so excited to work with another school dedicated to the local community and to artistic excellence.

This year only, we are hosting performances of Alice By Heart in the 500-seat Harold Shenkman Hall! This is a wonderful space to perform in, with beautiful acoustics and many technical capabilities. We can't wait to make this year's show a real smash and a celebration!

Calling all triple threats! This course takes OST’s musical theatre stream to the next level through auditioning for and rehearsing a Jr. Musical. After roles are assigned, students will build their ensemble in the fall semester and work on important foundational skills. Led by their Director and Musical Director, with guest artists assisting with choreography and vocal coaching, students will rehearse a musical for the May Showcase in the Richcraft Theatre and potential other venues, complete with live band accompaniment.

While almost all courses at OST provide equal stage time to all students, Advanced Teen Musical is a competitive, audition-entry class, and some roles will have less lines or shorter stage time than others. However, there are no small roles in theatre, and every student will receive a great experience from this class! This is the perfect class for students considering the performing arts in post-secondary.

We encourage students to audition if they feel they are strong in at least two out of the three key musical theatre skills (acting, singing, and dancing). Previous musical experience, such as other musical theatre classes at OST or elsewhere, are recommended. Students may also consider joining if they have gained acting, singing, or dancing skills through other venues and are ready to put these skills together in this intensive course. Upon registering for the course, students are granted an audition. If they are not admitted to the production, the registration fee will be refunded in full.

Please note that, due to the audition process, all interested students must register by WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD. Late registrations will not be accepted to this class.

Auditions: Will begin with these dates: Saturday, August 30th, Wednesday, September 3rd and Friday, September 5th.

Tuition includes a class trip to see "Once", produced by Elevator Theatre Company, at the Gladstone Theatre on Friday, June 5th, 2026.

Fee: $1,220 OR 2 instalments - $620 due on registration and $620 on Nov. 15

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