Worthington Community Theatre
Committed to bringing high quality,
family friendly theatre to Worthington
and the surrounding communities.
Committed to bringing high quality,
family friendly theatre to Worthington
and the surrounding communities.
Worthington Community Theatre would like you to consider yourself at home with Lionel Bart’s classic musical Oliver!, based on the Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning show is one of the few musicals to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Join Worthington Community Theatre on the streets of Victorian England as it comes to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Olivers chances of discovering the true love of a family.
All perfomances are held at the McConnell Center in Worthington, Ohio.
We are proud to introduce our 2024 / 2025 season!!
A Christmas Carol - 12/12/24-12/15/24
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - 4/24/25-5/4/25
Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella (Enchanted Edition) - 7/18/25-7/27/25
Congratulations to everyone that was cast in Oliver! We look forward to seeing this production come to life in Worthington!
Thank you to everyone who came out to audition. We look forward to seeing you are our next audtions.
Auditions for Oliver are now open!
Come out and audition with us for this great summer show at WCT!
WCT is proud to announce that tickets for the After Dark performance of Spring Awakening are now available.
Performances are held at Madlab in downton Columbus.
Purchase of the tickets are done through Madlab.
Come see us on:
April 5th, 6th, 11th-13th at 7:30pm
April 7th and 14th at 2:30pm
Tickets for our winter production of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe are now available for purchase. Get your seats reserved by going here: Tickets
Performances will be held at the McConnell Arts Center in Worthington, Ohio.
Come see us on:
December 7, 8, and 9 at 7:30 PM
December 9 and 10 at 2:30 PM
We are proud to introduce our 2023 /2024 season!
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Spring Awakening
Oliver!
Get your tickets for our summer show, Tuck Everlasting, here: Tickets
Performances will be held at the McConnell Arts Center in Worthington, Ohio.
Come see us on:
July 21st and 22nd at 7:30pm
July 23rd at 2:30pm
July 28th and 29th at 7:30pm
July 30th at 2:30pm.
We’re pleased to introduce our Director, Brian Palmer!
Brian A. Palmer has been an active member in the Columbus theatre community since 2012 in a number of capacities including directing, stage managing, costume design, and performing. He has directed a number of productions in and around Columbus, including "The Fantasticks" with King Avenue Players and "Nighthawks" with Red Herring Productions. Brian is excited to have the opportunity to work on this production and cannot wait to meet the artists with whom he will have the good fortune to collaborate.
WCT is proud to announce our upcoming 2023 productions. Be on the lookout for audition and ticket information!
Dogfight:
April 21st-23rd & 28th-30th
Tuck Everlasting:
July 21st-23rd & 28th-30th
Tickets for Dogfight are now avaible here: Dogfight Tickets
The performace of Dogfight for our After Dark production takes place at Madlab in Columbus at:
227 N 3rd Street
Columbus, Ohio
We’re pleased to introduce our Director: Sean Bennett!
Sean Bennett is a recent transplant from Lancaster, Pennsylvania who has been actively involved with theatre for the past 7 years. Having directed numerous shows in Pennsylvania, he is ecstatic to be able to do what he loves in Columbus, directing his first musical with Worthington Community Theatre. He looks forward to sharing this story with the community and working with many new faces.
With the New Year around the corner, WCT is proud to announce our 2023 season. Be on the look out in the next coming months for audition and show information!
Dogfight:
April 21st-23rd & 28th-30th
Tuck Everlasting:
July 21st-23rd & 28th-30th
The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world–so when they crash Sunday school and demand parts in the Christmas pageant, the whole town panics. There’s not supposed to be biting or cigar-smoking in Bethlehem, and while these kids have never even heard the Christmas story, they definitely have rewrites! Soon everyone is calling for reluctant director Grace Bradley to cancel the whole thing. It’s up to the Bradleys and the Reverend to help their community see the Christmas story and the Herdman kids through new eyes in this buoyant musical adaptation of the funny and touching holiday classic.
Performaces will be held on Dec 8-11 at the McConnell Arts Center. Purchase your tickets here.
Matilda, our highly anticiated summer show, is sure to captivate you. Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda has won 47 international awards and continues to thrill sold-out audiences of all ages around the world.
Performaces will be held on July 15-17 and 22-24 at the McConnell Arts Center. Purchase your tickets here.
After being postponed at the beginning of the pandemic, we are thrilled to announce that our After Dark production of Bare: A Pop Opera has been rescheduled for March 18-20 and 25-27, 2022 at MadLab in downtown Columbus. The show will be directed by Damon Barnett, with music direction by Thom Ogilvie and choreography by Tonya Kraner. The stage manager for this production will be WCT Board Member Jessica Schollenberger.
Auditions will take place January 19 and 21, with callbacks on January 22. Sign ups and specific audition details will be posted soon! Help us bring back the After Dark series in a big way with this incredibly powerful piece of theatre.
November 17, 2021
Tickets are officially on sale for our holiday children’s show - A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol!
We are making our return to live theatre with an incredibly talented cast, and are SO excited to share this show with an audience.
Come celebrate the spirit of the holiday season with us, and help make our first in-person show since the pandemic something truly special!
December 16-19 at the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington
April 29, 2020
WCT relies on revenue from selling tickets to shows. With these unprecedented times, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to produce enough shows to help pay the bills. We are asking you for your help, and we have opened a donation link with PayPal. We will accept any donation, no matter how small. You can donate to us knowing that the money goes towards paying insurance, show rights, costumes, and other items that we will need to produce our next show, whenever that is. Thank you for your support and donations!
April 29, 2020
Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, WCT has announced that they will not be performing a summer show. The board and volunteers are looking ahead to the Fall in hopes that the crisis will be resolved enough to allow a show.
"It is with utmost difficulty that we have elected to cancel our summer production, Sound of Music. We did not come to this decision lightly, but feel that for the health and safety of cast, crew, and the community this is the best course of action.
Although our 50th anniversary season has been cut short, the show must go on. It saddens us to have reached this decision as this year marks an incredible milestone in WCT history. We would like to thank our loyal patrons and the theatre community for your support throughout these 50-years. It is with your continued support that we can make our 2020 - 2021 season our best season yet.
We are committed to finding new and exciting ways to bring the theatre arts to the community throughout these uncertain times. As soon as we are able, we will post updates in regards to upcoming events.
Thank you for your continued support,
-Worthington Community Theatre"
April 9, 2019
Worthington Community Theatre proudly announces the auditions for Disney's Tarzan.
For more inflation about auditions, please see our auditions page for more information.
March 6, 2017
Tickets are now available for Oscar Wilde’s popular play, The Importance of Being Earnest, presented by Worthington Community Theatre.
The show will be presented on April 6-8 at 7:30pm and on April 9 at 2:00pm. Reserve your seat now at the McConnell Arts Center.
January 17, 2017
Oscar Wilde’s popular play, The Importance of Being Earnest, is the next production for Worthington Community Theatre. Auditions will take place on January 24th and 25th.
For more inflation about auditions, please see our auditions page for more information.
November 15, 2016
Tickets for our winter show, A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol, are on sale now. Purchase early to guarantee the best seats nin the hoise for this great spin on a classic Christmas story.
Ticket purchase information can be accessed at McConnell Arts Center here.
September 25, 2016
Audition for our winter show, A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol, is right around the corner. Please come out and audition for this fun, family-friendly, production of a Christmas classic.
Auditions over. Thank you to all who attended!
August 4, 2016
Thank you to everyone for a wonderful season! We had a great time creating and presenting this year's productions for the community to see. We look forward to what the next season has to offer. We hope you enjoyed all of our productions and hope to see you all again soon.
June 23, 2016
Tickets for Seussical are on sale now! Come out and see this wonderful and colorful performance in the Doctor Seuss world.
Purchase your tickets directly from the McConnell Arts Center here.
March 2, 2016
The Foreigner opens in about one month. Performances will be held at the McConnell Arts Center in Worthington, Ohio.
Purchase your tickets directly from the McConnell Arts Center here.
The actors and actresses are excited to present this funny, family-friendly play to the community. Come out and support them!
Feburary 10, 2016
We now have an exciting new way to donate! Every time you purchase a qualifying item on amazon, a percentage of your purchase will go to Worthington Community Theatre. Click the link below to set it up, and start donating today!
Feburary 9, 2016
Audition Sign-ups have been posted for the summer musical for Seussical!
Sign up now before audition slots fill up.
January 23, 2016
AUDITION UPDATE!! We will only be auditioning for The Foreigner on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH. Monday night auditions are cancelled.
Auditions are Feb 7th at Selby Shelter House at 7:00 pm. You need to come prepared to cold read! Hope to see you there!
January 8, 2016
Congratulations to our very own Clinton Standish and Andrew Riel Schottleutner who were both nominated for Excellence in Acting (Lead Male) for the Theatre Roundtable Awards!
November 11, 2015
Due to technical issues with the domain, wctpresents.com has changed to worthingtoncommunitytheatre.com.
As we transition to the new domain, a new website design is in the works. Please bare with us during this time.
Performances are held at the McConnell Arts Center in beautiful downtown Worthington, Ohio. You can find the Arts Center near Thomas Worthington High School at the corner of 161 and Evening St.
