Children ages 7-9 continue their CTW experience in the Players Company. Players Company students attend 75 minute, age-specific classes, on Saturday mornings for 8 weeks OR Tuesday nights for 8 weeks. Topics include audition prep, acting, improvisation, physical acting, vocal acting, and basic theatre terms and rehearsal culture.
All Players Company members are encouraged to audition for a role in that semester’s play, which is presented weeks after classes have concluded.
(“A Tale Of Two Jacks” cast, April 2025)
Welcome to Candy Kingdom
by Brian Cox
(Fall 2026 play for Players Company)
We guarantee you won’t find a sweeter play than Welcome to Candy Kingdom! This colorful land, including Peppermint Acres, Lollipop Forest, Bubblegum Pass and more, is where all the discarded candy goes to be loved and stay fresh forever.
But the Candy Apple family finds themselves in a sticky situation — too much taffy to be allowed in Fruitopia, but too much fruit to be on the approved candy list for Candy Kingdom. They must undertake a perilous journey across the land to petition King and Queen Candybar to allow them to stay. Luckily, they have Jawbreaker and Lifesaver to lead them. Along the way, they encounter helpful candy friends and uncover a nasty plot by Baron Von Licorice to seize control of Candy Kingdom. Can the villainous baron’s coup be foiled? And will the Candy Apple family find a welcoming place they can call home?
(Description taken from Pioneer Drama)
Performs November 6-8, 2026
*Rehearsal and performance times are tentative and will be finalized after casting
Fall 2026 Class Times for
7-9 year olds:
Sept 12-Oct 31, 2026 (Saturdays)
10:00-11:15 am OR 11:30 am-12:45 pm
OR
Sept 8-Oct 27, 2026 (Tuesdays)
6:00-7:15 pm
All students in the Saturday classes and Tuesday classes are encouraged to audition for the same cast of Welcome to Candy Kingdom. We only take as many students as we have available roles.
Important Dates for Players Company Fall 2026
August 14, 2026
Scholarship applications are due
September 8, 2026
First day of Tuesday class for semester
September 12, 2026
First day of Saturday classes for the semester
September 19, 2026
Auditions for Welcome to Candy Kingdom
(Please note this could change; final audition info will be sent home and emailed)
September 23, 2026
Cast list posted (this date may be flexible)
September 24, 2026
Rehearsals for Welcome to Candy Kingdom begin
(this date may be flexible)
*Please note, classes continue in addition to rehearsals*
October 27, 2026
Last day of Tuesday classes
October 31, 2026
Last day of Saturday classes
November 6-8, 2026
Performances of Welcome to Candy Kingdom
*Times and dates will be finalized when the cast list is posted*
Registrations for Spring 2027 open mid-November 2026!
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- The 2022-23 season at CTW is made possible in part by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically.
