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The 100 Watt Youth Ensemble and the Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC) invite audiences of all ages to gather on October 26th, 2025 at 2pm for an afternoon dedicated to climate action & community through theatre. As part of the 10th Anniversary of the Climate Change Theatre Action project happening all over the world this … Continue reading 100 Watt and GCTC join the world in Climate Action this autumn: Oct 26 2pm

Would you like to create professional theatre in collaboration between youth and professionals? Grow in advanced creative skills that will serve you both artistically and as an evolving human being engaged in the world? Audition/Interviews Aug 18 -27 for youth ages 15-20 to join the award-winning 100 Watt Youth Ensemble, 2025-26. Virtual auditions of 30 … Continue reading Auditions for 100 Watt Youth Ensemble 2025-26!

In a little over a month (June 12 - 22 2025), 100 Watt Productions bring their production of DNA by Dennis Kelly to Ottawa Fringe audiences. In order to do this, we're fundraising to help cover our production costs, and given the play's content about the impact of bullying, the 100 Watt Youth Ensemble and … Continue reading 100 Watt, Anti-Bullying, and Youth Mental Health: seeking support

I (Kristina here) am super happy to share with you that I've been nominated for a 2025 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize/Les Prix Johanna-Metcalf, awarding "Ontario’s leading creators in the performing arts." This nomination is for the new creations I have built (along with groups of collaborators of all ages) such as 12, STUFF, Holding Mercury, … Continue reading Kristina Watt nominated for 2025 Johanna Metcalf Prize!

STUFF debut 2024. Photo by Curtis Perry. 100 Watt Youth Ensemble STUFF premiered at the Great Canadian Theatre Company May 1 - 4th, with 7 sold out shows including two high school matinees. Some of the words from the fabulous audiences: "What an amazing world you all have imagined. A world in which young people … Continue reading STUFF: thanks for joining us!

The countdown continues. As do the countdown videos where you get to meet each of the Characters in 12 and the young artists who play them. For week 4, it's Ethan Whidden who plays Character #4 and Khalid. Click here for his video and get a taste of his love for music. You can follow … Continue reading 4 Weeks till “12”!

Follow 12's TikTok page for a weekly countdown video to when 12 opens at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in May. Each week, an Ensemble Actor will share a video, share a bit of themselves...in other words, a bit of 12. Click to join the countdown: https://www.tiktok.com/@12.100watt

"I consciously create a space where they [actors] are absolutely fascinated by each other." "Innocence doesn’t necessarily mean an age; it’s a quality, an approach, a vulnerability, a humour." "I’m infiltrating Canadian spaces with the courage to disagree and to question constant conformity for the sake of comfort where there obviously isn’t comfort." "...a safe space … Continue reading International Theatre Publication Interviews 100 Watt!