Youth Theatre at the U

First of all, I want to thank everyone for your patience as we have tried to figure out what we can and cannot do this summer. Youth Theatre will not be holding any in-person classes this summer. I understand that many of you may not be interested in a virtual camp. I get it. My […]

This first-of-its kind musical, tells the hilarious story of a group of passionate students desperate to keep their annual musical alive…online! Our production will GO ONLINE on May 29th at 7 pm. THE SHOW MUST GO ONLINE! A Virtual Children’s Musical Book by Jessica Penzias Lyrics by Dave Hudson Music by Denver Casado THE SHOW […]

In mid-February Conservatory split into three teams to devise a new work. They were instructed to select a climate change issue and a well-known fairytale or legend to serve as the inspiration for their piece or as main source of text structure. These devised theatre pieces were to be performed at the end of March, […]

BREAKING NEWS!  Youth Theatre is excited to work with our friends at @bbbpress, the creators of hits such as NOBLE GNARBLE, WE ARE MONSTERS, and SPACE PIRATES to present the world’s very first virtual children’s musical, THE SHOW MUST GO ONLINE! THE SHOW MUST GO ONLINE! is a virtual children’s musical that is rehearsed and […]

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” – Dr. Seuss Earlier this week, the University of Utah announced that ALL summer courses will be canceled or shifting to an online format. After consulting with the Chair of the Department of Theatre and the Associate Dean of Continuing […]

Our summer sessions are now open for registration. You can go to our SUMMER PAGE for details or go directly to THIS LINK. We are using a new registration system so we hope the process is more streamlined for you. We are aware that we are in a dynamic situation and things are quickly evolving. […]

Join on us Flipgrid for some fun theatre challenges. This week we want K – 2nd grade students to submit their favorite joke. 3rd through 9th grade students can submit a monologue. flipgrid.com/ytu Contact us if you’d like the flipgrid password.

A message from Director Penelope Caywood: In response to domestic coronavirus developments, the University of Utah is canceling large-scale university gatherings of 100 people or more, effective now through the end of the spring term in April. As a result, UtahPresents has canceled all performances in that date range including our Youth Theatre production of […]

This is a Youth Theatre Open Share performance for family and friends. Wednesday, Feb 5, 2020 7 pm Bryant Middle School Auditorium This is a Youth Theatre Open Share performance for family and friends. Our K – 3rd Grade Class will share mini-monologues about foods they like (or don’t like) to eat. Our 4th – […]

Auditions for this show are on January 24. For more information on this production (rehearsal days, show times, etc.) please go to the auditions page.