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At Youth Theatre at the U, young people are taken seriously as artists and as human beings. Our productions bring students together in professionally guided ensembles where the creative process matters as much as the final performance. In rehearsal and onstage, students explore their creativity, strengthen their artistic skills, and learn to collaborate with discipline, joy, and purpose.

Department of Impossible Things

When an Inspector arrives to shut down anything in the Department of Impossible Things that can’t prove its worth by sundown, a room full of dreams, weather, wishes, and lost things has one day to convince the world it still needs wonder.

After‑School Programs · Grades 1–8

📍 Studio 115
October 9 at 7 pm
October 11 at 11 am & 1 pm

The Twelve

Twelve sisters share a secret world no one else knows exists—until keeping it secret starts to cost more than they bargained for.

Auditions

Department of Theatre &
After‑School Programs
Grades 1- University

📍 Kingsbury Hall

School Matinees
March 18 at 11 am
March 19 at 11 am

Public Performances
March 19 at 7 pm
March 20 at 11 am

Dead Letter Office

A crew of kids at the dead letter office must deliver every letter left in the bin before sunrise - including one that was never meant to be sorted at all.

After‑School Programs · Grades 1–8

📍 Babcock Theatre
May 21 at 7 pm
May 22 at 11 am & 1 pm

 

Small Wonders

In a backyard nobody looks at twice, caterpillars worry about who they'll become, spiders build in secret, and worms do the unglamorous work that makes everything else grow.

In‑School Programs · Grades 3–6

📍 Wasatch Elementary Auditorium
January 21 & 22

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Conservatory Audition Form

Entering 9th–12th Grade

8th graders can apply to audition. 

This program focuses on the rehearsal process and production.
Students rehearse a show developed for the group while attending masterclasses with their instructors, university faculty, and guest theatre artists.

The session concludes with a public performance in the Babcock Theatre.

Tuition: $1050.00

Senior Ensemble Placement Form
Students enrolled in Senior Ensemble will complete a short supplemental form in the registration system.
The form includes a brief video (monologue or song) and a few short questions about interests and goals.
This is not an audition.
It simply helps our teaching team get to know students before the session begins so we can plan the work and support everyone’s strengths.
The form will appear in your registration account and is due 30 days before the session begins.
Students may apply for leadership roles including:
Assistant Director, Assistant Choreographer, Dramaturg, Stage Management Apprentice, and Design Lead.
Leadership Lab meetings support advanced artistic work.

Entering 6th–8th Grade

Students deepen their skills in acting, movement, and storytelling.
They choose a focus area such as Acting or Musical Theatre and select electives while rehearsing a one-act production with their ensemble.

The session concludes with a performance in the Babcock Theatre.

Tuition: $950.00

Entering 4th–5th Grade

Students train in voice, movement, character development, and ensemble collaboration.
They choose a focus area such as Acting or Musical Theatre and select electives that support their training.

Students rehearse a short one-act play/musical throughout the session and present it in the final performance.

Tuition: $950.00

Entering 1st–3rd Grade

Students explore acting, movement, music, and visual art through imaginative storytelling.
Each day includes theatre games, creative activities, stagecrafts, music and movement, and rehearsal for a short story dramatization with songs.

The session concludes with a mini-performance for family and friends.

Tuition: $950.00