Welcome Parents! We are thrilled you are here! CYT relies heavily on the support of our parents and we want your involvement behind the scenes to be as rewarding and fun as your child's experience onstage! This is your "one stop shop" for all information and forms related to the show: everything from the audition process ... to parent production teams... to the cast party. Once the show is cast, this page will be chock full of details related to our rehearsal/show cycle.

(If you are looking for information and forms related to CYT Classes, please go to the Classes web page.)

Our Fall 2021 show, A Christmas Carol, will be performed the week of December 12-18 at St. Michael's Academy in Austin. 

Our main rehearsals are held on Saturdays, with occasional rehearsals on other days. Please note that the schedule below may change slightly. A detailed scene/song/dance rehearsal schedule will be released after rehearsals begin. 

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Rehearsals for A Christmas Carol will run from October 2, 2021 to December 11, 2021.

Saturdays 9:00am-3:00pm (10/2-11/13) and Saturdays 9:00am-4:00pm (11/20-12/11). Rehearsal are held at High Hopes, 1800 Clover Ln, Cedar Park, TX 78613.

Fridays 7:00pm-9:00pm (10/8-12/10) @ Art Beat Dance Center – after dance class, usually ensemble dance numbers; students will be notified if they need to attend.

Sunday afternoons - occasional dialogue rehearsals to be held in family backyards; students will be notified if they need to attend.

Students are expected to rehearse at home, every day if possible. 

Music can be found in our Cast Dropbox: https://bit.ly/ChristmasCarolDropbox. If you have questions about the music, email our Vocal Director, Leah Knight, at leah@leahknight.com, or text at 512-731-8712.

Choreography videos will also be posted in the Cast Dropbox to help students refresh their memories as they practice at home. Questions about choreography can be sent to our Choreographer, Lauris Blackwell, at hirise76@gmail.com.

SHOW WEEK (December 12-18, 2021)
Performance venue:
Gloria Delgado Performing Arts Theatre
St. Michael’s Catholic Academy
3000 Barton Creek Blvd
Austin, TX 78735

Move-in and Dress Rehearsals

• Sunday 12/12 – Move in; 2:00pm-5:00pm. Cast and at least one parent per family.
• Monday 12/13 – Dress rehearsals; Cast and crew 5:30pm-10:00pm
• Tuesday 12/14 – Dress rehearsal; Cast and crew 5:30pm-10:00pm

Performance Schedule

• Wednesday 12/15  5:30pm call time, 7:30pm show
• Thursday 12/16  5:30pm call time, 7:30pm show
• Friday 12/17
  • 9:30am call time, 11:30am show (tentative)
  • 5:30pm call time, 7:30pm show
• Saturday 12/18
  • 9:30am call time, 11:30am show
  • 5:30pm call time, 7:30pm show

Set Strike

• Saturday 12/18 – Set strike is immediately following the last show (all hands on deck).

More forms and documents will become available as A Christmas Carol rehearsals progress.

FORMS:
Parent Team Sign Up Form (due 10/5) 
Submit Student Bios for Program (due 10/7)
Character Analysis Sheet (due 10/16)
Business Program Ads: Online Form or Printable Forms (due 11/15)
Personal Program Ads and Student Shout Outs: Online Form (due 11/15) 
Volunteer Hour Self-Tracking Form (due 12/18)

DOCUMENTS
A Christmas Carol Production Manual
COVID Safety Protocols
Detailed Rehearsal Schedule
Hair and Makeup Assignment Spreadsheet
Hair and Makeup Guide
Parent To-Do List
Program Ad FAQ
Rehearsal Notes
Shoe and Undergarment Assignments
Show Box Contents
Show Marketing Images

This video tutorial will teach you how to use the free website canva.com to create ads for CYT show programs. You can learn how to make an extremely basic ad in two minutes, or more complex ads if you would like to get a little creative! Remember to save your file as "PDF - Print" when you download.