Classes in our Full Year Program run from September/October to early June. We believe in teaching theatre by creating theatre, and so these classes will work towards a performance on stage in the Richcraft Theatre in May during our Student Showcase.
We also offer shorter workshops which vary in length from one day to 20 weeks. These intensives may result in a presentation in one of our black box studios at the end of the workshop or in another performance venue.
Our Class Terms are as follows:
September 12 – December 7, 2026
*Teen and Adult classes start Oct 1
January 4 – March 13, 2027
March 22 – June 5, 2027
March Break Camp: March 15-19, 2027
There will be no classes on the following dates:
Sept 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Oct 10-12 – Thanksgiving Weekend
Nov 11 – Remembrance Day
Dec 8 – Jan 3 – Holiday Term Break
Feb 15 – Family Day
March 26-29 – Easter Weekend
May 24 – Victoria Day
Location:
The majority of our classes are held in the Ottawa School of Theatre studios in the Shenkman Arts Centre:
245 Centrum Boulevard, Orleans, ON K1E 0A1
New this year, we are excited to offer a full Saturday of French classes at École sécondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges!
1999 Provence Ave., Orléans, ON K4A 3Y6
We are also grateful to run Saturday classes at the Rideau Community Hub, in partnership with the Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre:
815 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1K 3A7
Workshops
OST is proud to offer in-class workshops in community organizations, and public and private schools across Ottawa, in both English and French. Visit this page for more information.