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Our History

Olympic Theatre Arts has been staging plays for the Olympic Peninsula since 1980.  It all started when Richard Waites produced Samual Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape at the Dungeness School House and asked for support to create a community theatre for Sequim. Shows continued at the school house until in 1983 when, with the help of the community and a grant from Howard Wood, OTA was able to renovate the Old Fellows Hall at 132 1/2 West Washington Ave and open the "Howard Wood Memorial Theatre."  Productions continued there until 2003. In 1996, the City of Sequim recognized its need for a ground level community theatre in its Comprehensive Plan.  In 2001 The Boys and Girls Club announced the sell of their facility at 414 N Sequim Ave.  OTA's Board Chair, Elaine Caldwell, tested community support by setting up a booth in the Sequim Farmer's Market and raised $25,000 in one day to make the downpayment for the Boys and Girl's Club facility.  Renovations took 10 years.  The current theatre, named after Elaine and Bob Caldwell, opened in 2010 with the production of Cabaret. Sequim continue to support community theatre and arts outreach to this day. 

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Our Facility

  • Main Stage: The Elaine and Robert Caldwell Main Stage has a large stage with intimate, raked house seating for 160 patrons, a light booth, scene shop and dressing room. In recognition of their dedication to the completion of the OTA Center project, the Main Stage venue has been named the “Elaine and Robert Caldwell Main Stage.”

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  • Gathering Hall: The Gathering Hall is a flexible open space. It was the original sanctuary of the 1929 church that was the foundation of this complex. It makes a natural stage setting for some of OTA’s second stage performances and dinner theatre presentations. The vaulted ceilings and high arched windows make it a lovely setting for private parties or fundraising events.  During OTA’s Main Stage productions it is used as a pre-function and intermission assembly area for gathering with fellow patrons while enjoying assorted concessions. The renovation of the Gathering Hall was made possible in great part by the Rotary Clubs of Sequim which donated much in-kind labor to complete the project.

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  • Catering Kitchen: Located next to the Gathering Hall, OTA boasts a full catering kitchen, making it possible to offer food service facilities for private parties, dinner theater, and other community events. OTA hosts events for members throughout the year as well as those honoring OTA volunteers.  Having a catering kitchen allows more creativity in food service—making any of these events that much more special.

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  • Green Room: This 280 square-foot room located up a short flight of steps and immediately adjacent to the Main Stage dressing room is a comfortable space for the cast and crew to convene during a show.  It has abundant natural light, a fireplace, and flexible furnishings—also making it a good space for meetings of up to twenty, or other small gatherings.

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Our Facility is AVAILABLE FOR RENT.  Contact us to learn more.

2025 Workshops and Classes

It's never too early to start in the arts.  OTA welcomes everyone who wants to be a part of the theatre. Our instructors will help you learn theatrical crafts used in all our productions.

 

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OTA SINGERS

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Do you love to sing?  Do you want to join others that have the same passion?  Are you a lover of musicals, but don’t necessarily have time to join a full cast production.  Well, OTA has a place for you. 

 

OTA has created an in-house group of singers to act as pre-show entertainment and ambassadors. This group meets weekly to build a repertoire of Broadway hits to be sung prior to main stage productions and to represent OTA at off-site functions such as festivals, fairs, and fundraisers. The group focuses on singing for fun and entertainment, as opposed to competition.  It is OTA’s hope that the OTA Singers will tour many of the assisted living facilities, schools, and other venues as outreach for the theatre and the arts.

 

The chorus is open to teens, adults and seniors and meet under the direction of a Music Director who shares a passion for this genre. If you are interested in joining OTA Singers please email office@olympictheatrearts.org & tell us a little bit about yourself. 

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Share your voice and your talents with our community and enjoy the process and results!

 Youth Programs
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  In OTA Youth Programs kids have the opportunity to learn all aspects of theatre, from acting, directing, stage management, and design, to running crews and stage crafts. Under the direction of Youth Theatre Educator Marissa Meek, kids will be led under a dedicated passionate instructor who has thirty years of experience.  Mrs. Meek is the same director who brought to OTA such Youth Productions as Alice in Wonderland, Happily Ever After, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlotte's Web as well as the production design behind The Somewhat True Tales of Robin Hood and the direction of The Book of Will.

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Stay tuned for information about our next program!

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414 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim, WA 98382

(360) 683-7326

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