Recently two CYT’s were voted BEST OF by their communities.
CYT Chicago won for “Best of” for Best Live Theater by the Northwest Newsgroup and CYT San Diego won “Best of” for Live Theater Group by the Union-Tribune. Congratulations to those who won!!
**If you want to keep CYT’s winning streak alive, make sure to cast a vote for CYT Denver- they are up to win Best Theater Group for the third year in a row by Channel 7.
You can vote only once, here.
CYT Chicago Cast, West Side Story |
Students from CYT Chicago and CYT San Diego earned a total of eight 2010 National Youth Theater Awards!!
According to their website, “The National Youth Theater Awards [honors] outstanding work in youth theatre. This year more than 200 productions were considered for the awards, including shows from more than 100 different theatres in more than 50 cities spanning 15 states. Thank you all for your incredible work and all the unforgettable entertainment over the past year! ”
The winners were formally presented with their awards this past June and August at the David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre in San Diego, and the Riverdale Rising Stars in Chicago. Listed below are the CYT winners- Congratulations everyone!!
CYT Chicago
CYT San Diego
CYT San Diego Cast, Annie, Jr.
Click here to see the complete list of winners from the 2010 National Youth Theatre Awards.
Kathleen Fischer passes on the CYT SD NCI Area Coordinator position to her successor, Michele Bru. Read her thank you letter here:
Hello CYT Families and Associates,
Serving as the Area Coordinator for NCI has been one of the most profound, life-changing experiences of my life. I have been richly blessed beyond measure in ways I never imagined. My heart is overwhelmed with the memories, friendships and personal growth with which God has rewarded me. Your beloved children have become so precious to me and I cannot even begin to express how very proud I am of each and every one of them. To say I will miss this job would be an understatement, and I have cried more than a few tears as I have prepared to pass on the leadership to my successor, Michele Bru.
It is with the utmost confidence that I am handing the reins of CYT NCI’s 25 year legacy to Michele. She comes to the position with a wealth of personal experience as a past naval officer, mother of four home schooled children, and wonderful organizational and interpersonal skills. I know that CYT NCI and its families will continue to flourish under Michele’s guidance.
I will continue to be a resource to Michele from behind the scenes as the Area Advisor throughout the fall session. All inquiries and communication regarding our fall classes and show should be directed to Michele at cytnci@att.net. I pray that you will each lift up Michele through this transition time with your prayers and support, just as you have done for me these past 3 ½ years.
You will all be forever in our hearts. May God continue to richly bless each of you.
With love and a grateful heart,
Kathleen
Brittany Joslin, who works with SD Girl Scouts, wrote a thank you letter to CYT San Diego this week thanking them for bringing CYT to Girl Scouts. CYT’s The Jungle Book was a SD Girl Scout’s Day Camp during the week of July 19 – 23, 2010, and was offered to girls entering kindergarten through 12th grade. Read Brittany’s letter in its entirety here:
This is my second summer doing Girl Scouts day camps and my second summer working with CYT. I’ve got to tell you, working with your teaching artists is without a doubt THE highlight of my summer! I really mean that. These women are bright, cheerful, fun, spunky, so patient, creative, talented (I could go on and on), and they clearly exude an excitement and a passion for what they do.
It’s such a neat experience from my perspective to see a group of young girls come to camp on a Monday with no experience, little confidence, and a good amount of anxiety, then to watch them on stage a few days later just absolutely glowing with excitement. Tammi, Lisa, and Sarah allowed these girls to accomplish things they probably had no idea they were capable of.
The experiences shared and the confidence that was built within these girls in the span of just five days will stick with each of those girls forever. Such a memory is priceless!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for bringing CYT to Girl Scouts and for being SO AMAZING at what you do! I will never forget the summer of CYT’s The Jungle Book.
Brittany Joslin
Sent via ecard after Girl Scout Camp week of July 19 – 23, 2010
The Union-Tribune has updated their 14th annual San Diego’s Best Readers’ polls, and CYT San Diego is in the top ten to win Live Theater Group!
If you would like to cast your vote, you can do so here. The voting period will go from now until June 27th. There’s not a lot of time, so VOTE TODAY! You can vote once every 24 hours, so come back and vote again.
Winners will be announced in August in the Union-Tribune and on SignOnSanDiego.com.
Catie Bride is a student from CYT San Diego and a blossoming writer- her poem will soon be published in the Young American Poetry Digest.
“Catie wrote a poem about how she felt when she got the part of Ginger in Sleeping Beauty. She wrote it at some point during the show and submitted it to the National Schools Project. It’s going to be published in the Young American Poetry Digest. She’s very excited about it,” said her mom, Christine Bride.
“Catie enjoyed her time with [Paul Russell] directing Sleeping Beauty. It truly was a meaningful, memorable, and educational experience…via CYT.”
Catie’s poem:
Last week San Diego Family Magazine introduced their first-ever Virtual Camp Fair on their website, with over 40 camps to browse.
Check out CYT San Diego Summer Camp photos, video, and highlights at their profile. Under the Sea, Super Heroes, and Tween Idol are this years themes.
