Intermediate Development Program

Our Intermediate Development Program is designed for students who are ready to take the next step in their theatre journey. Through a combination of rehearsal, performance, drama exercises, and individual coaching, students develop their confidence and foundational theatre skills while working together toward a fully staged production.

Designed for Students in Grades 6-9, this program balances performance experience with individual artistic growth, giving every student the opportunity to strengthen their skills, make new friends, and discover what they can do onstage.

Program Overview

Students will spend 10 weeks rehearsing our selected Fall 2026 play, Wishful Thinking, while participating in drama activities and exercises designed to develop their foundational performance skills.

The program culminates in a December Showcase, where students will perform both the full short play and an individual solo piece.

Students will work on:

Production: Students will rehearse and perform a complete 20-minute play, gaining practical experience working as part of an ensemble.
Individual Performance: Each student will develop and perform an individual solo piece, giving them an opportunity to explore their own performance style and build confidence independently.
Theatre Skills: Students will strengthen foundational skills including projection, characterization, physicality, stage presence, ensemble work, script analysis, and performance technique.
Collaboration: Through rehearsals and group exercises, students will learn how to communicate, collaborate, and contribute to a creative team.

Fall 2026 Production

Wishful Thinking - A Classroom Comedy Where Wishes Go Wrong

What happens when a group of students gets three wishes?

While studying The Monkey's Paw, a group of students discovers a rabbit's foot and decides to make three wishes of their own. As they argue over what to wish for, each wish comes true — but with a hilarious and unexpected twist. As the chaos unfolds, the students discover the same lesson as the story they're studying: changing fate can have surprising consequences.

Wishful Thinking is a fast-paced classroom comedy that gives students the opportunity to explore character, comedy, ensemble performance, and storytelling.

View the Script Preview →

Program Schedule & Location

For Fall 2026, Storytime Theatre is offering two sections of the Intermediate Development Program. Both sections follow the same 10-week program, rehearse the same production, and culminate in the same December Showcase.

Saturday Section

Saturdays | 1:00–4:00 PM
September 26 – December 12, 2026
Showcases: Saturday December 19, 2026
No rehearsal on Saturday, October 10 or Saturday, October 31.

Sunday Section

Sundays | TBC
September 27 – December 13, 2026
Showcases: Sunday December 20, 2026
No rehearsal on Sunday, October 11 or Sunday, November 1.

Location

All Storytime Theatre rehearsals will take place downtown at Academic Hall, 135 Séraphin-Marion Private, Ottawa, ON K1N 1A2. Paid parking is available next to the building and in several nearby lots and garages.

Program Fee

The total Fall 2026 program fee is $300.00 per student.

Payment Schedule

$150.00 due upon registration, refundable until September 30.
$150.00 due October 30.

We believe financial circumstances should never be a barrier to participation. Financial assistance and bursaries are available to families upon request. A number of $100 bursaries are available for the Fall 2026 program.

Program Registration

Entry to the Intermediate Development Program is by audition only. Those interested in joining the program can book an audition for the Fall 2026 term here: BOOK A FALL 2026 AUDITION.