Children’s Theatre Workshop
Ohio Theatre, 3112 Lagrange St, Toledo, OH 43608
About
Children’s Theatre Workshop offers classes where students take part in writing, acting, set design, theatre games, improv, and behind-the-scenes work. Participants study many aspects of theatre arts, including characterization, technical theater, and musical theatre, and they work together on producing a short play. All of the technical work, including lights, sound, props, scenery, and the rest, is handled by the students in the program.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Performances are after the 10 weeks of classes.
Children’s Theatre Workshop (CTW) offers an inclusive environment for children of all backgrounds, cultures, and lifestyles where they have the opportunity to study many aspects of theatre arts, develop valuable life skills, and produce quality plays. CTW’s informal, classroom-based structure includes activities that promote self-expression, critical thinking, creativity, and teamwork. All students enrolled in classes are eligible to audition in plays that are put on for live audiences, and anyone who auditions gets a part in the show somewhere. Those who are stage shy have other ways to contribute and participate, including technical work such as lights, sound, props, and scenery. The unofficial motto is “theatre for children, by children,” and CTW is a nonprofit organization.
The Children’s Theatre Workshop programs are divided into four groups: The Early Stages (ages 3–6), The Players Company (ages 7–9), The Ensemble Company (ages 10–12), and the Teen Company (ages 13–18). Each program includes a fully-mounted production as a culmination of the semester learnings, and productions are twice a year for each company. The Early Stages Company (for ages 5–6) presents a small, 10–15 minute play at the conclusion of their classes. The Players Company (for ages 7–9) performs traditional children’s theatre, usually folk tales and fairy tales. Ensemble Company (for ages 10–12) produces original works written by the students of the Ensemble under the guidance of Executive Artistic Director Aimee Reid, and CTW regularly produces student-written work with the Ensemble’s Devising program. Teen Company (for ages 13–18) alternates between comedies and dramas.
Children’s Theatre Workshop was founded in 1954. Executive Artistic Director Aimee Reid leads the program and received the Ann Elgood Youth Theatre Director of the Year Award in 2018 from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. Children’s Theatre Workshop was noted in Toledo Area Parent as the Best Theatre/Drama Classes for 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, and was runner-up in 2013 and 2014, and it was voted runner-up for the Best Theater in the Toledo City Paper in 2013. CTW has collaborated with other Toledo-area organizations, partnering to offer theatrical performances and workshops for the Collingwood Arts Center, the Toledo Botanical Gardens, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, the Old West End Festival, and more. CTW offers a summer camp program and has greatly expanded its summer offerings.
Last updated June 27, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Performances are after the 10 weeks of classes.
Children’s Theatre Workshop (CTW) offers an inclusive environment for children of all backgrounds, cultures, and lifestyles where they have the opportunity to study many aspects of theatre arts, develop valuable life skills, and produce quality plays. CTW’s informal, classroom-based structure includes activities that promote self-expression, critical thinking, creativity, and teamwork. All students enrolled in classes are eligible to audition in plays that are put on for live audiences, and anyone who auditions gets a part in the show somewhere. Those who are stage shy have other ways to contribute and participate, including technical work such as lights, sound, props, and scenery. The unofficial motto is “theatre for children, by children,” and CTW is a nonprofit organization.
The Children’s Theatre Workshop programs are divided into four groups: The Early Stages (ages 3–6), The Players Company (ages 7–9), The Ensemble Company (ages 10–12), and the Teen Company (ages 13–18). Each program includes a fully-mounted production as a culmination of the semester learnings, and productions are twice a year for each company. The Early Stages Company (for ages 5–6) presents a small, 10–15 minute play at the conclusion of their classes. The Players Company (for ages 7–9) performs traditional children’s theatre, usually folk tales and fairy tales. Ensemble Company (for ages 10–12) produces original works written by the students of the Ensemble under the guidance of Executive Artistic Director Aimee Reid, and CTW regularly produces student-written work with the Ensemble’s Devising program. Teen Company (for ages 13–18) alternates between comedies and dramas.
Children’s Theatre Workshop was founded in 1954. Executive Artistic Director Aimee Reid leads the program and received the Ann Elgood Youth Theatre Director of the Year Award in 2018 from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. Children’s Theatre Workshop was noted in Toledo Area Parent as the Best Theatre/Drama Classes for 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, and was runner-up in 2013 and 2014, and it was voted runner-up for the Best Theater in the Toledo City Paper in 2013. CTW has collaborated with other Toledo-area organizations, partnering to offer theatrical performances and workshops for the Collingwood Arts Center, the Toledo Botanical Gardens, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, the Old West End Festival, and more. CTW offers a summer camp program and has greatly expanded its summer offerings.
Last updated June 27, 2026.
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