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The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children's Theatre (OCT) will present The Mad Ones, a coming-of-age musical by Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk, at the CoHo Theatre this February.

​​​​​​​The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children's Theatre (OCT) will present Pestilence:Wow!, a dark comedy set in France in 1348 where a third of the population has been wiped out by the Bubonic Plague. Part reality television, part psychedelic fever dream, this is a play about humans and the way we deal with real, actual tragedy: totally inadequately.

The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children's Theatre (OCT) will present Twelfth Night, opening April 29, 2022. The production is the third and final production of the Young Professionals' 2021-22 Season. This 90-minute adaptation of Shakespeare's classic comedy features six teen actors playing all 12 roles.

The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children’s Theatre (OCT) will present WROL (Without Rule of Law), opening February 18, 2022.

The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children's Theatre (OCT) is returning to live, in-person performances this month with its wildly popular improv show, Impulse!, opening October 29, 2021 at the Brunish Theatre in downtown Portland. This production will open OCT's 2021-2022 season of performances.

The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children's Theatre is bringing its wildly popular improv performance Impulse! back to the virtual stage this summer! The graduating seniors of Portland's premier teen improv group will be livestreaming a final virtual performance July 23 and 24.

The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children's Theatre presents its final production of the 2020-21 Season, Alex Getting Better, streaming on-demand May 20 through May 31. This online production discusses the healing process following a sexual assault.

The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children’s Theatre has announced its second virtual performance of its season, In the Forest She Grew Fangs by Stephen Spotswood, a dark, bewitching, and bloody deconstruction of Red Riding Hooded.

The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children's Theatre (OCT) presents a three-part series of online performances, Breaking Character. This series highlights the teen voice and perspective of the talented YPs through original stories and songs.

The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children's Theatre announces its first virtual performance of its season, In the Forest She Grew Fangs by Stephen Spotswood. A dark, bewitching, and bloody deconstruction of Red Riding Hood, the production takes on werewolves, teen lust, and high school bullies, and examines the question of who is prey and who is predator.

The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children's Theatre (OCT) announces its first virtual performance of its season, In the Forest She Grew Fangs by Stephen Spotswood. A dark, bewitching, and bloody deconstruction of Red Riding Hood, the production takes on werewolves, teen lust, and high school bullies, and examines the question of who is prey and who is predator.

Oregon Children's Theatre has announced plans for its 2020-2021 season, 'A Season Reimagined.' Though the organization will not produce in-person performances through at least May 2021 following local and national safety guidelines surrounding COVID-19, it will produce unique online productions and co-produced performances.

Portland's premiere teen improv troupe is back for another round of side-splitting, knee-slapping, gasping-for-air performances! Each show is unique and unpredictable: the only thing to prepare for are quick wits, sold-out shows, and an unforgettable evening at the theater. 

When a local teen is presumed dead, a group of their peers begins a dangerous spiral down into guilt and panic. What unfolds is a complex unraveling of reason and the chaos of group mentality.

Is Spider getting too big for his own skin? Will Fly find her superhero powers in time to save her Aunt Rita from peril? Will Worm learn to stand on his own two feet...even though he doesn't have feet?  Take a look at the world from a bug's perspective and you'll see that their lives are a lot like ours.

Something happened to Chloe after that party last Saturday night. Something she says she can't remember. Something everybody is talking about. 

To celebrate OCT's 30th season, we're reviving this award-winning musical! Best friends, Frog and Toad, have an adventure for each season of the year: sledding down snowy hills, planting springtime flowers, splashing in summer swimming holes, and raking up autumn leaves. Along their way, they celebrate the differences that make each of them unique, but also makes their friendship so special.

17-year-old Jasper is struggling to make sense of his life. He's failing classes, was kicked off the swim team, and his family life is rough. When his best friend, Agnes, suddenly disappears, he discovers that she's been taken to the mysterious underworld of Deadland. He sets off on a mythological escapade to bring her back. Will he make it through this treacherous world filled with demons, gods, and monsters in time to bring Agnes back from the dead? Or will he be doomed to stay in Deadland forever?

Suspenseful, bizarre, humorous, and intense! This Tony-nominated show tells the story of siblings - sensitive recluse, Phillip; and violent pickpocket, Treat. When Treat kidnaps a mysterious businessman, the tables are turned on the two siblings in a strange, hilarious, and moving way.

Award-winning Oregon Children's Theatre announces its 2017-2018 season and its 30th anniversary of transforming lives through theater! That's 30 years of creating compelling plays for millions of children (literally!). Many parents who came to OCT's first shows are back, but this time with their grandchildren. To celebrate 30 years, OCT is launching a season full of fun and adventure!