Let’s Play Ball!
Be part of an innovative summer camp on the baseball diamond where mornings focus on skill-building and afternoons turn those plays into stories!
Campers will train, play, and perform—combining teamwork, creativity, and fun in equal measure.
Designed for all genders, ages 9-12.
What Campers Will Do
Theatre Adventures
- Stage combat, playwriting, and scene study — all about baseball!
- Experienced theatre kids can develop solo moments.
- Newcomers can join group scenes, build confidence, and explore the stage.
Baseball Training
- Beginners: supportive skill development.
- Elite players: advanced drills to take their game to the next level.
All levels of theatre and baseball experience are welcome!
Let’s Play Ball is co-created and directed by:
- Jordan Pettle – renowned actor and elite baseball coach (Scroll down to read Jordan’s theatre, film/TV, and baseball credentials!)
- Lisa Marie DiLiberto – Artistic Director of Theatre Direct and High Park Little League Coach
“As a kid, I often had to choose between sports or theatre but I loved both. That’s what makes ‘Let’s Play Ball!’ so special, you get to do both.”
Tom Shoshani, Let’s Play Ball! Coordinator
camp Sessions
*gender nonconforming and gender-diverse youth welcome in all sessions*
Week 1: July 13–16, 2026 – SOLD OUT
(co-ed, ages 9–12, beginner to advanced)
Week 2: July 20–23, 2026 – SIGN UP (LIMITED SPOTS LEFT)
(co-ed, ages 9–12, beginner to advanced)
Week 3: August 10–13, 2026 – SIGN UP
(all girls, ages 8–12, beginner to advanced)
Week 4: August 17–20, 2026 – APPLY HERE
(advanced players only, ages 12+, by application – campers will workshop a theatre baseball performance on the diamond)
All sessions are 9AM—4PM
All sessions run Monday–Thursday to accommodate weekend tournaments
Free before/after care is available from 8:30AM—5PM
Cost
$400/week
$360 sibling discount
How to Register
Registration Now Open!
Spaces fill quickly—register now!
For questions, bursary applications, or accessibility accommodations, contact: Lisa Marie DiLiberto, lisamarie@theatredirect.ca.
Jordan Pettle
Let’s Play Ball! Lead Facilitator
(he/him)
Jordan Pettle has been a professional theatre actor, director and teacher for almost 30 years. After graduating from the National Theatre School in 1994, he has worked extensively, in both contemporary and classical work, on stages across the country. He has appeared in over 25 productions for Soulpepper Theatre and spent 4 seasons at the Stratford Festival. In Toronto he has worked for Canadian Stage, Coal Mine, Tarragon Theatre, Studio 180, Outside the March, Mirvish Productions, Factory Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille, Young People’s Theatre, among others. He has appeared in many television/film productions (Murdoch Mysteries, Suits, Kim’s Convenience, Titans, American Woman, etc.).
Over the past 15 years he has taught and directed at George Brown Theatre School, Soulpepper, Wexford Collegiate for the Performing Arts, Randolph Academy, Toronto Metropolitan University, among others. He was a series regular on the CBC radio drama Afghanada (ACTRA voice nomination). He recently appeared in the Canadian Stage production of The Lehman Trilogy. Upcoming: The Lehman Trilogy (Manitoba Theatre Centre).
Jordan played rep baseball in Leaside for many years and has coached in the Toronto Playgrounds Baseball Association for 9 years. He is a NCA certified coach and has coached tee-ball, house league, select and rep. Last season he was a coach on his son’s TP 11U A team that won the city championship and made it to the semis in the provincials. This year Jordan is co-head coach of Toronto Playgrounds 12U AA rep team along with Let’s Play Ball Coach and Broadcasting Facilitator Matt Marstrom!
Jordan is Red Cross certified in Standard First Aid and CPR. He lives in the west end of Toronto, with his wife Shannon and their two kids, Sammy and Avi.
