One-Act Comedy

Around The World In 80 Days

Ages 11*-17

Our one-acts are chosen to give new or busy actors a shorter rehearsal period and shorter Show Week in the spring. This program begin with group bonding activities and cast early. All enrolled participants will be cast. The Director may choose to double-cast if we have a large cast. We want all participants to have fun and grow as part of their experience! This is a great first production for new actors.

Note: We do not audition for entry to this program. All registrants will be accepted provided payment has been received, or payment arrangements have been made, and the participant and their parent/legal guardian have provided required information, read our policies, and signed our Actor’s Agreement. We strive to provide a welcoming and safe environment to all children and youth regardless of gender, sex, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity, and physical ability.

Our rehearsal process allows for many hours of coaching and guidance in:

• acting/performing

• comedic timing

• dramatic and comedic movement

• theatrical protocols

• confidence

COMMITMENT AND EXPECTATIONS

Attendance is an important part of the rehearsal process, especially for this production. Actors work as an ensemble and rely on one another to be there. If an actor will be missing multiple rehearsals or any time during Show Week, they should not register for the program. Show Week for this production does not require any weekday rehearsals/performances.

Please review our

• Attendance Policy

• Code of Conduct

• Actor Agreement

• Family Volunteer Agreement

Around The World in 80 Days

Director: TBA

Registration date to be announced

Rehearsals:

• January 25th - April 7th, 2027

• Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm, Sundays 6:30-9pm

• No rehearsal: Feb 15, March 15, 17, 29

• Location: Rockway Public School, Kitchener

Show Week:

• April 9th-11th, 2027

  • Fri, April 9th evening Dress Rehearsal

  • Sat, April 10th matinee & evening show

  • Sun, April 11th matinee & evening show

• Show Week attendance is mandatory for all rehearsals and performances

• KW Little Theatre: 9 Princess Street East, Waterloo, ON N2J 2W9

• Performance length approx. 40 minutes, no intermission

• Photography/Videography of performances is not permitted. Photos of actors on stage and in costume may be taken after a performance.

Registration Info:

• Ages 11-17*

• Fee - to be announced before registration

• Acting, Comedy, Character, Movement

* 10 year-olds may be admitted at the discretion of the Director if they have performed in a previous actOUT production or camp.

Financial Assistance Available: ActOUT! acknowledges the role of theatre/drama in the personal, physical and emotional development of a child/youth. It is the philosophy of actOUT! that no child/youth should be turned away from recreational activities due to cost or affordability.

Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race!

Now you can go around the world in 80 days even faster! In this new competition version of Mark Brown's hit play Around the World in 80 Days, join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant as they race to beat the clock! Phileas Fogg has agreed to an outrageous wager that puts his fortune and his life at risk. With his resourceful servant, Passepartout, Fogg sets out to circle the globe in an unheard-of 80 days. But his every step is dogged by a detective who thinks he's a robber on the run. Danger, romance and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show as a minimum of five actors portray more than 20 characters traverse seven continents in one of the greatest adventures of all time. 

Around The World in 80 Days is to be presented through special arrangement with Playscripts Inc.