Question 1

How does my child get involved with Original Kids?

Accepted Answer

There are four programs we currently offer at Original Kids Theatre Company:

YEAR ROUND
 • Main Cast Company
 • Original Kidlets

CAMP
 • Camp OK!
 • Kamp Kidlets

Question 2

What is the Main Cast Company?

Accepted Answer

OKTC’s Main Cast Company is for youth aged 9 to 18.  Each member of the Main Cast Company participates in two projects per year, between September and August, where they can explore, take risks, and flourish as young performers!

Acceptance to the company occurs in three ways:
1) Invitation from the previous Main Cast year
2) Invitation through Camp OK
3) A successful audition for the Main Cast

For more information, please visit our Main Cast page (originalkids.ca/main-cast)or email our Artistic Director, Hailey at hailey@originalkids.ca.(mailto:hailey@originalkids.ca)

Original Kids Theatre Company puts on over twenty shows each year, including both plays and musicals.  Main Cast Company members rehearse two to three times per week, including at least one weekend rehearsal.  Each production also consists of at least 5 performances for the public.

New Original Kids entering the company from grade 4 to grade 8 participate in our T.A.G. (The Actor Grows) workshop, which teaches them the basics of acting, singing, and dancing to help them once they begin performing in shows. The T.A.G. program occurs in the Fall Season and then successful graduates continue on to a main production in the Spring Season!

Membership in the Main Cast Company includes season shirts, cast photos and access to an online collection of show photos, as well as valuable information about the arts through participation in the shows each season. Actors are able to grow, make friends, as well as volunteer in other areas of the company.

Question 3

What is Camp OK?

Accepted Answer

Camp OK! is OKTC’s summer camp program for youth aged 8 to 16. Camp OK! is a safe and nurturing environment where young people can grow and flourish.  It is a total theatre experience where youth can blossom as performers and make friends and memories that last a lifetime!

Camp OK! also offers a variety of fun activities, including water events and games, as well as performance sessions each day, which culminates with Performance Day for family and friends.

We offer four two-week sessions. Camp Ok! is a sign-up program available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For youth aged 13 to 16, we offer two programs at camp: Leaders In Training (LIT) and the LEAD Program.

Question 4

What is Kidlets?

Accepted Answer

The Kidlets program is for your youngest actors aged 5 to 9. It is an introductory program to theatre that allows children to explore the arts through games, crafts, songs, and dances!  Kidlets is a fun way for youth to get introduced to singing, dancing and acting, as well as make friends, in a safe, friendly environment.

There are four programs for Original Kidlets:
 • An eight-week Fall Program
 • An eight-week Winter Program
 • Half- or full-day March Break Kamp Kidlets
 • Half- or full-day Kamp Kidlets in July and August

Each program culminates in a performance for family and friends.

All Kidlets programs are sign-up programs available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Location

Spriet Family Theatre
130 King St. London, ON
Covent Garden Market (2nd fl)
N6A 1C5