Old Town Playhouse : Young Company

09/05/2026

Happy International Day of Charity!🩷
Whether you share your time, talent or treasure with Old Town Playhouse Young Company, you are appreciated! Too bad Smaug never learned how to share.

08/27/2026

Come join the fun! This group will be made up of adults 18+ performing Theatre for Young Audiences at various places throughout our community. Help us share that the audition dates are next week!

**Audition Reminder**

Auditions for our Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) troupe will be held at 7 pm 8/31 & 9/1 at the Grand Traverse Mall.

Our TYA is the educational arm of OTP, and has been producing small TYA shows for 3 years, and we are ready to expand our troupe of performers with the wonderfully exciting Shrek the Musical TYA! First performance is 10/9 at the Milliken Auditorium.

Daytime availability for performances is required, open to ages 18+.
Read the audition packet and register here: https://www.oldtownplayhouse.com/volunteer/auditions.html

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day! 🐾
This summer one of our staff brought their pup to our offsite camps at The MATCH and Eugene became our unofficial Young Co mascot. He was the best audience member and emotional support trouper for our young thespians.

08/24/2026

Thank you to Oryana Community Co-op for sponsoring OTP Young Company’s 2026 Summer Programming. Their support helped purchase props, sets, and costumes for 14 camps. Not to mention the all-important snacks for our almost 300 campers! A round of applause for Oryana!

08/20/2026

This is your last chance to see OTP Young Company’s Summer Campers perform Disney’s Finding Nemo KIDS! Be ready to Go With the Flow as we bring our summer season to a close this Saturday at 2pm and 5pm. Tickets available at OldTownPlayhouse.com

08/19/2026

Wow! Making more theater accessible to young audiences, OTP's Theatre for Young Audiences troupe is expanding!
Auditions open to anyone 18+

Did you know that OTP offers Theatre for Young Audiences? Well now you do!
The educational arm of OTP has been producing small TYA shows for 3 years, and we are ready to expand our troupe of performers with the wonderfully exciting Shrek the Musical TYA!

Register to audition for this paid performance opportunity today! Open to ages 18+
Link in comments.

08/18/2026

Upcoming Auditions - 9/8 & 9/9, 4:30-6pm
Join us for a Seussified Christmas Carol this fall for zoot fruited juices and binka bird geese to Bed-Headed Fred and Timmy Loo Hoo, this tale of holiday cheer is a Charles Dickens (and Dr. Seuss) inspired romp.

08/17/2026

OTP Young Company is swimming in campers once again this week! Over 40 students are floating in to act, sing and dance in Disney’s Finding Nemo KIDS! New friends and new experiences await this great group! Performances on Saturday at 2pm and 5pm. Tickets available at http://www.OldTownPlayhouse.com

08/13/2026

Join OTP Young Company’s Summer Campers for Disney’s Finding Nemo KIDS this Saturday! They’ve learned the whole show in 1 week and are ready to show off! Just Keep Swimming over to OTP for performances at 2 pm and 5 pm. Tickets at OldTownPlayhouse.com!

08/11/2026

What an amazing time the Young Company had at Friday Night Live last week! Our performers from Disney's Little Mermaid JR and Hadestown Teen Edition dazzled the crowds.

Come see the OTP adults this Friday, 8/14 as they perform hits from the upcoming season and favorites from the past. Find them near Kilwins from 6-9. Join us!