Christian Youth Theatre - Atlanta

Welcome to CYT!

Christian Youth Theater (CYT) is an after-school theater arts training program for students ages 4-18. Since its founding in 1980, CYT has grown to be the largest youth theater program in the nation, with Branches across the country training thousands of students a year. To learn more about CYT and to find out how to start CYT in your city visit www.cyt.org.

Each Branch’s yearly calendar is made up of ten-week sessions. These sessions involve after-school classes in theater arts and the opportunity to audition and perform in a Broadway-style musical or work behind-the-scenes. Additionally, CYT offers a Summer session consisting of camps, workshops, and performance opportunities.

CYT stands in the forefront in its commitment to the highest ethical, moral, technical, and artistic standards of excellence. Instructors are professionals, qualified in teaching and/or performing, who understand our mission statement, values, objectives, and goals.

Mission Statement

Christian Youth Theater develops character and creativity through quality theater arts training that brings families and communities together while reflecting Jesus

Values

• Character over competition: Our intentional focus is on knowing Jesus and becoming more like Him.
• People over programs: We exist for our communities: those we know and those we have yet to meet. The people.
• Service over spotlight: We believe in serving others in sacrificial and tangible ways.
• Excellence over ego: We value giving God our first and our best. Excellence is our simplest expression of giving the gifts and talents God has blessed us with back to Him.