Teen Company students attend one-hour, age-specific classes, on Saturday mornings for 10 weeks. All Teen Company members are encouraged to audition for a role in that semester’s play.
Teen Company are also encouraged to assist with technical responsibilities for the Players and Ensemble productions, such as Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Props Crew, Light Board Operator, and Sound Board Operator.
Teen Company Theatre Class
Students will: Focus on the audition process, working on monologues and cold reads, study movement and voice to appropriately portray a character in performance, generate interpretations of scenes & characters, and learn to take risks in creating character choices–failure & making mistakes is part of the process!
Fall 2023 Class Times for Teen Company
Sept 9-Nov 11, 2023 (Saturdays)
10:15-11:15 am OR 11:30-12:30 pm
Registration is closed for Fall 2023,
check back in Nov for registration for next semester!
*Advanced Teen Class is only for students who have taken at least two semesters of Teen Class at CTW, and will commit to regular attendance and advanced study. Adv Teen students audition for the same show as Teen Class. They do not receive preference for roles; this class is only for advanced study in-class. Students eligible for Adv class who wish to remain in regular Teen Class may do so.*
Fall 2023 Class Times for Advanced Teen Company
Sept 5-Oct 24, 2023 (Tuesdays)
6:00-7:15 pm
Registration is closed for Fall 2023,
check back in Nov for registration for next semester!
Sherlock Holmes is missing, and the streets of London are awash with crime. Who will save the day? The Baker Street Irregulars—a gang of street kids hired by Sherlock himself to help solve cases. Now they must band together to prove not only that Sherlock is not dead but also to find the mayor’s missing daughter, untangle a murder mystery from their own past, and face the masked criminal mastermind behind it all—a bandit who just may be the brilliant evil Moriarty, the man who killed Sherlock himself! Can a group of orphans, pickpockets, inventors and artists rescue the people of London? The game is afoot!
Performs November 16-19, 2023
We anticipate casting two casts for this production, each with older and younger, more and less experienced students.
Musical Theatre Ages 13-18
Our “triple threat” students will learn theatrical singing techniques, basic choreography, and acting while singing and dancing. This is a stand-alone class; there may be a sharing at the end, but this class is not connected to our fall production for teens.
Fall 2023 Class Times for Musical Theatre Ages 13-18:
Sept 9-Nov 11, 2023 (Saturdays)
10:15-11:15 am
Registration is closed for Fall 2023, check back in Nov for registration for next semester!
Devising Class 13-16 year olds
Students interested in playwrighting will enjoy this collaborative script-writing class. Students write two short scripts every year, which get produced in the short sessions! Devising has a maximum of 10 students. Students must have enrolled in previous theatre classes, or demonstrate comparable experience in theatre.
Fall 2023 Class Times for Devising:
Sept 5-Oct 24, 2023 (Tuesdays)
7:30-8:45 pm
Registration is closed for Fall 2023, check back in Nov for registration for next semester!
Technical Theatre Class Ages 13-18
This class focuses on the design, production prep, and backstage work of producing a play! Maximum of 12 students.
Fall 2023 Class Times for Technical Theatre:
Sept 6-Oct 25, 2023 (Wednesdays)
6:00-8:00 pm
Registration is closed for Fall 2023, check back in Nov for registration for next semester!
Students in this class will be invited to participate in work days and tech weeks, but it is not required for class participation.
Tuition Costs
For information about scholarship, click here.
Families making 300% or less of the federal poverty line OR living in any TPS or WLS school district should apply for Ohio ACE vouchers to fully pay for any CTW class!
Theatre Class: $180 per semester
Musical Theatre Class: $75 per semester
Technical Theatre Class: $90 per semester
Devising: $75 per semester
Creative and Brave Company: FREE
All programs over $75 include a payment plan option during registration.
For sibling discounts, please email the office.
The Creative and Brave Company (Teen Devising Club)
“Be creative and be brave and rise to the occasion of your own ideas.” -Vanessa German
This is a free program offered for any Toledo-area teen interested in creating original theatre around relevant topics. You do not have to be enrolled in any of CTW’s other programs to participate, but you do need to register so we can have your information on hand.
Teens in this program will brainstorm, tell stories, research, interview, and devise an original theatre piece about a topic of the group’s choosing. Topics have included mental health/illness, body politics, and gun violence in schools.
Email Aimee at areid@ctwtoledo.org if you have questions.
CBC WILL BEGIN IN JANUARY 2024; CHECK FOR REGISTRATION IN NOVEMBER 2023.
Important Dates for Teen Company Fall 2023
August 25, 2023
Scholarship applications are due
Families making 300% or less of the federal poverty line OR living in any TPS or WLS school district should apply for Ohio ACE vouchers to fully pay for any CTW class!
Sept 5, 2023
First day of Tuesday Fall 2023 classes
Sept 9, 2023
First day of Saturday classes
Sept 19, 2023
Auditions for Sherlock Holmes (this may change)
Sept 22, 2023
Cast list posted (this date may be flexible)
Sept 25, 2023
Rehearsals for Sherlock Holmes begin (this may change)
Oct 24, 2023
Last day of Tuesday classes
Nov 11, 2023
Last day of Saturday classes
November 16-19, 2023
Performances of Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
Registrations for Spring 2024 open Nov 2023!
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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.
