What’s Happening?
Auditions for CLT’s Christmas Play
Elf The Musical
Elf is the perfect feel-good musical to bring in the holiday spirit.
Meet our Team:
Director and Choreographer: Susan Bradshaw
Music Director: Celine Ouellette
Vocal Coach: Eleanore Smith
Producers: Maybeth Hoagland and Shari Jakubiec
Stage Manager: Phyllis Katcher
We are excited to start the fun with our Christmas production. Our design teams are busy preparing for our show! If you would like to help out let us know.
We will holding auditions over two weekends in September.
Friday September 11 – individual auditions
Saturday September 12- individual auditions
Saturday September 18 – individual auditions
Sunday September19 – call backs
We have had a lot of interest from people who would like to audition. A day/ time has been assigned for you. We may need to adjust these times and will let you know if we do.
Prepare a portion of a monologue and a song of your choice that is up to 2 minutes long. We will send you an audition form in a few weeks to fill out and bring it to your audition.
Auditons will be held at the Courtenay Little Theatre Studio at the Views, 2137 Comox Avenue in Comox. In the old St Joseph’s Hospital. Use the parking lot by the Auxiliary Thrift Shop and enter through the main doors. Wait in the hall until someone greets you and invites you in.
Important dates:
Cast will be announced by October 1st.
Rehearsals will generally be small group rehearsals on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and full cast on Sundays from 12:00pm to 5:00pm.
Rehearsals will begin on Tuesday October 13th.
Meet and Greet and full cast read through on Sunday October 18 at 12:00pm.
Move into the theatre on Thursday December 17th.
Technical and Dress Rehearsals from December 18, 19 and 20th.
10 shows between December 21-31 at the Sid Williams Theatre.
Evening performances:
Dec 21
Dec 22
Dec 26
Dec 27
Dec 28
Dec 29
Matinee performances:
Dec 23
Dec 27
Dec 30
Dec 31
No shows on December 24 and 25
If you would like to sign up to audition please email: CLTELF2026@gmail.com
Courtenay Little Theatre
Comox Valley One-Act Festival 2027
Courtenay Little Theatre is excited to launch the inaugural CLT One-Act Festival, taking place February 26–28, 2027 in the Comox Valley, BC.
This festival is designed to bring together theatre artists and groups from across the North Island Zone for a weekend of short-form theatre, artistic collaboration, and professional feedback.
Festival Details
- Festival Dates: February 26–28, 2027
- Location: Courtenay Little Theatre Studio at the Views in Comox
- Format: Non-competitive, adjudicated festival
- Runtime Limit: Maximum 45 minutes per production
- Submission Fee: $20 per entry
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2026
Who Can Apply?
Submissions are welcome from:
- Community theatre groups
- Independent artists
- Directors and playwrights
- Emerging theatre creators
- North Island Zone theatre clubs and participants
Original scripts are welcome and encouraged.
Festival Format
Each participating group will present one fully prepared one-act production. Following performances, productions will receive adjudication and feedback from theatre professionals.
What CLT Will Provide
Courtenay Little Theatre will provide:
- Performance space
- Lighting equipment
- Sound equipment
- Stage management support
Participant Responsibilities
Participating groups are responsible for:
- Casting and rehearsals
- Props, costumes, and set pieces
- Preparing cue sheets and technical information
- Ensuring performance rights are secured where applicable
Orientation and Rehearsals
- A mandatory orientation afternoon will take place approximately one month before the festival
- All participating groups are required to attend
- Each production will receive a scheduled tech and dress rehearsal on February 25, 2027
The Venue
- The festival will take place in Courtenay Little Theatre’s “Studio at The Views,” an intimate black box performance space created in the lobby of the former St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox. The space is designed to support flexible, small-scale theatrical production and experimentation.
- The Studio accommodates audiences of up to 60 patrons and allows for a variety of seating configurations, including end-stage, thrust, and theatre-in-the-round arrangements. Productions are expected to use simple staging and modest technical requirements suited to the scale and flexibility of the venue.
- Lighting is provided through two portable lighting trees equipped with a basic repertory mix of fixtures; there is no permanent overhead lighting grid. Basic sound playback capability is also available. CLT technicians will be available to support participating productions with lighting and sound operation.
Submission Requirements
Applicants will be asked to provide:
- Production title
- Group/company name
- Contact information
- Playwright information
- Running time
- Cast and crew details
- Brief synopsis
- Technical requirements
- Script PDF
- Confirmation of performance rights (if applicable)
Submission Information
Submissions are now being accepted.
Application Form:
https://forms.gle/kEtwNz4GfuY65gQ36
For questions, please contact:
Nicole Bergot
cltoneactfestival@gmail.com
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CALL OUT to DIRECTORS for PLAY PROPOSALS for 2027/28 season
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- costume design and construction
- fight direction
- set construction
- set painting
- props
- set decoration
- hair and make-up
Dark. Funny. Sharp.
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Spring 2026, North Island Zone/Theatre BC awards for The Children
Awards:
Best Set Design: The Children, Catherine Hannon & Bruce Taylor (Courtney Little Theatre)
Best Backstage Coordination: The Children (Courtenay Little Theatre)
Certificates of Merit:
Outstanding Special Properties: Marianne Harris, The Children (Courtenay Little Theatre)
Outstanding Ensemble Work: The Children, (Courtenay Little Theatre)
A New Chapter for CLT! Strategic Plan 2026–2030
Courtenay Little Theatre has adopted its 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, and it’s an exciting step forward for CLT and our community!
The plan focuses on what matters most right now: securing a long-term home and performing space, expanding opportunities to make and experience theatre, growing training and skills, strengthening marketing and fundraising, and building a more diverse, engaged, and connected CLT community.
This plan comes to life through people getting involved — members, volunteers, artists, audiences, donors, and partners all playing a part.
There are many ways to join in! To learn more about the plan or to get involved with a committee, contact info@courtenaylittletheatre.com and help shape CLT’s future. To see an overview of Committees you can join, CLICK HERE to check out the invitation.
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Script Library The revised Script Library List is now available. CLICK HERE to view.
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CLT Sponsors a Playwriting Initiative
Have you got a plot outline lurking at the back of your mind? Is it set in the Comox Valley? Could it be developed into a one act play? If so, then Courtenay Little Theatre has a challenge for you!
We’re very pleased to let you know ‘Tales from the Comox Valley’ drew 15 submissions across many different stories, styles, and eras – a clear signal of emerging interest and talent! We are moving on to the selection process.
KEY DATES: • Expressions of Interest Due: September 15, 2025 (1–2 pages outlining your idea, characters, setting, and approach) • Selection of Proposals to proceed to full scripts, and Feedback: by November 1, 2025 • Invited Full Scripts Due: January 31, 2026 • Workshop Period: March–May 2026 • Performances: Fall 2026 For submissions and questions, please email to: info@courtenaylittletheatre.com
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Next Board Meeting
Monday, June 8th, 2026 at 7pm
at The Studio, Comox, BC
PLAY CLUB
2025-2026 PLAY CLUB READINGS
All readings are Sundays, 2-4 at The Studio at the Views, accessed via the old hospital parking lot in Comox, on Comox Ave.
Readings are followed by a discussion and written feedback. ALL WELCOME.
If you are interested in being a presenter or reader in forthcoming Play Club readings please contact info@courtenaylittletheatre.com
to be added to our roster.
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Courtenay Little Theatre respectfully acknowledges that the land we gather on is on the Unceded Traditional Territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, the traditional keepers of this land.