Each year a group of seniors takes on the role of director.  They learn the process of selecting or creating a play, holding auditions, running rehearsals, and putting their vision on the stage. This production also showcases the Festival Piece for this current year. This piece will be presented for critiquing and possible advance to the State Festival and if luck on to the New England Drama Festival.

The Walking Stick Theatre is an international and award-winning theatre program located at Otter Valley Union High School. Otter Valley Union High School is a place where reflective teaching and learning leads to high expectations for all students and creates enthusiasm for knowledge which encourages success in the global community. This is expressed in the theatre department through a variety of productions each year ranging from musicals to student-written and directed works, to participation in the Vermont State festivals and New England Drama Festivals as well as participation with the American High School Theatre Festival at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.