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A March Family Christmas poster. A reddish-pink background that fades to green in the bottom quarter of the page. There is a black fountain pen on a diagonal. The nib has a book, a drama mask, a paint pallet, and a grand piano connected by a line where the ink would come out of. At the top of the page in white handwritten font it says “Ottawa School of Theatre.” Below that, in a bold text, white with a black outline, it says, “A March Family Christmas,” with “Celebrate kindness, creativity, generosity, and community while supporting our upcoming production of Little Women,” in the same handwritten text. Scattered around the text and pen are golden twelve-point stars. Along the left side of the pen nib, in white handwriting it says, “Marmee’s Food Drive, Meg’s Bake Sale, Jo’s Card Writing Corner, Amy’s Art Studio, Beth’s Musical Moment, Local Vendors and more!” As the background fades from the reddish-pink background that fades to green, the event details are in the same font as the event title. It reads, “Saturday November 14, 2026. Shenkman Arts Centre, Upper Lobby, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.” Below that are logos from the event sponsors and vendors. The logos are for Drakestail Jewellery, ACE Arte Studio, Birch Bark Coffee Company, Jardin ROYAL Garden, Ottawa School of Theatre, La cité des alpagas / Alpacas City, Literary Lights, LG Ceramics, Les Tresors de Manouche, Basic Funerals and Cremation Services, Guillotine, Lavenbel, and Sing House Studios.

A March Family Christmas

Celebrate kindness, creativity, generosity, and community while supporting our/Ottawa School of Theatre’s upcoming production of Little Women. 

Join us for activities in the spirit of the March family: Marmee’s Food Drive, Meg’s Bake Sale, Jo’s Card Writing Corner, Amy’s Art Studio, Beth’s Musical Moments, as well as local vendors and holiday cheer. 

Sunday, November 14, 2026
Shenkman Arts Centre, Upper Lobby
Drop by anytime between 11 AM and 3 PM!

A colourblock design for Ottawa School of Theatre’s production of Little Women. Jo is in various shades of blue, including the background blue. She is holding a pen, looking down as she writes. Behind her on a diagonal is a fountain pen. In the body of the pen are profiles of her sisters. Meg is at the top, looking out the window, in an orange colour. In a reddish-pink colour, Beth is in the middle of the pen body, sitting at the piano. Below her in purple, Amy is painting a canvas. The pen nib is in a darker shade of blue, complimentary of the background colour. It has a book, a drama mask, a paint pallet, and a grand piano connected by a line where the ink would come out of. At the top of the poster, centered between the Ottawa School of Theatre and the Shenkman Arts Centre logos, it reads, “Ottawa School of Theatre presents.” Underneath it says “Little Women” in a large white handwriting font. Directly below it states the show is based on the novel by Lousia May Alcott, adapted for stage by Matt Buchanan. In the bottom right corner, it says, “Shenkman Arts Centre, Harold Shenkman Hall. Friday, December 4 at 6:00 pm, Saturday December 5 and Sunday December 6 at 2:00 pm.” On the bottom left corner, there is a QR code to ticket sales, followed by ticket pricing and OST’s website, ost-eto.ca.

Little Women

Despite their childhood being interrupted by civil war and poverty, Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth rise to the occasion, bringing joy and a fair share of mischief to their friends and family. In this holiday favourite, we witness the four sisters as they follow their passions, face their disappointments, and fight with and for each other as they grow from childhood to adulthood.

Little Women features a cast of 63 actors, ranging in age from 7 to 80. Our All-Ages Plays bring multiple generations together to learn and play as equals as they work towards production.

Adapted from the beloved novel written by Louisa May Alcott by Matt Buchanan.

December 4-6, 2026
Shenkman Arts Centre, Harold Shenkman Hall

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A collage of different pictures of various age groups.

We want your stories!

The Ottawa School of Theatre wants your stories!

We’re putting together a book about the little theatre school that could (and did): OST. An important part of this project is getting your stories. All kinds of them. On stage. Backstage. In class. At Beechwood, or the Teddy Bear picnic. Anything OST-related. Tell us about your achievements, past nightmares, future dreams, whatever you like.

It could be a story about how you overcame your stage fright, but it could also be a story about how terrified you are every time you step on stage. It could be about how you made a friend because of theatre. It could be about your favourite (or least favourite) role. The first time you sang on stage. Or how you had to keep a scene going once while dealing with some onstage wardrobe malfunction. Has being involved with theatre taught you anything about yourself? Has it taught you about others? Maybe just a funny story about a time when things went wrong (or when they went right)? Maybe it’s some superstition you have, or your most memorable moment at OST. Do you dedicate your shows to someone? They can be as short or as long as it takes to tell a story. Fifty words? Sure. One hundred? Okay. Five hundred? Yup. A thousand? Well, probably not. But write it anyway.


Also, if you have a favourite photo of you from your time at OST (or one that illustrates your story), please send that along, too. Send everything to Bruce Deachman at bruce@ost-eto.ca. 

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