No Classes February 20th-23rd with THURSDAY EXCEPTION!

CYT Students & Families:

REMINDER:  There will be no CYT Classes this week – February 20th-23rd.

THURSDAY CLASSES: ** EXCEPTION **

If you are a Student in the Thursday night classes at the Valley CYT-Studio location, we will be using Thursday, February 23rd as the make-up class for our snow cancellation on January 19th. Please plan on attending class as usual if you are able.

If you have any questions, please give the office a call at (509) 487-6540.

Phone Lines are repaired

After moving Coke machines and refrigerators, we were able to get the phones working again and so we are back to normal operations on the phones.   As a reminder our office hours are 10:00 am to 4:00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday an Friday.  If you call after hours you may leave a voice message and we will return you call as soon as possible.

CYT-Spokane Phone Lines Down

We would like to let everyone know that our phone lines are down today, Thursday, February 2nd.  We are unable to receive calls at this time.  Please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as we can.  Thank you!

CYT-Spokane Bring a Friend Week

The 5th week of classes is HERE! Bring a friend to your class this week (January 30th, 31st, or February 2nd) who has never attended a CYT class or camp session to see what the fun is all about! You and your friend will each receive a FREE snack from the Snack Shack, and YOU will receive a $10 credit on your CYT account. Please have your friend’s parents fill out the information on the flier you received in class last week (www.cytspokane.com/classes) and bring it with you to class this week in order to get credit. If you have any questions, please call the CYT-Spokane Office @ (509) 487-6540.

*Limit one friend per student please.

Oklahoma! Rehearsal still on for Tonight

We hope all are fairing well with this season’s first snow.  Many of you maybe wondering if there is Oklahoma rehearsal tonight.  There are no changes to the rehearsal schedule due to the weather today.  However we want each family to evaluate their travel routes and road conditions and stress that your safety and well-being are the most important.   If after consideration you feel that you are not able to make rehearsal due to road conditions, please contact Mrs. Sweeny.  Please be safe and allow plenty of time in travel.

Accepting Resumes for 2012 Improvathon Team Coach

CYT-Spokane is now accepting resumes for their 2012 Improvathon Team Coach. Candidates must have experience with improv and improv competitions.  This person must be committed to the CYT Mission.  The Coach will conduct team auditions the first part of February and teach the CYT Improvathon Class during the Spring 2012 class session.  This person will coach and mentor the team at the CYT National Competition in San Diego, June 27-30, 2012. In addition, the coach is reponsible to help plan/lead fundraisers for the team to fund their way to San Diego. To apply, please submit a cover letter and professional resume to the Artistic Director, Kristine Lyons at Kristine@cytspokane.com.  Deadline is Wednesday, February 1st.

Accepting Applications for Summer Camp Staff

Attention: Now Accepting CYT Summer Camp Applications

We are now accepting applications for our summer camp staff.   Available paid positions include showcase director, musical director, and choreographer for age groups 5-7, 7-12, and 12-18.   Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, and have had some experience working with children/CYT.   Applications are due by February 1st – please email Lydia Kinne at lydia@cytspokane.com in order to obtain an application.”

Special Notice Regarding New HYPE Members

HYPE has recently had three positions open up within the leadership group, which need to be filled before the end of the year. Normally, the application/acceptance process begins at the end of the school year prior to the year students are applying to participate in. We still plan on this process starting at the beginning of April for next year’s incoming HYPE members; however, due to exceptional circumstances, we have certain needs that need to be filled sooner. Interested prospects would still go through the application/interview process, but their term of commitment would begin earlier to accommodate the needs of HYPE.

Candidates for these positions would need to:

• Already be high school students
• Have been involved with CYT for at least one full year prior to this one
• Be ready to commit to HYPE for the rest of this year and all of next school year (the 2012-13 season).

If you are interested and feel qualified, please contact HYPE Adviser, Lydia Kinne either in person or by email at lydia@cytspokane.com.

Additionally, interested candidates are invited to attend a HYPE meeting on Saturday, January 21, from 1:30 to 4 at the CYT Studio to observe, ask questions, and get a feel for the way HYPE works before putting in an application. Please let Lydia know if you are interested in this as well.

Please note that this is a special circumstance situation, and that we will still open up general applications for next year at the beginning of April. Thank you, and please let Lydia know if you have any questions!”

“Oklahoma” Cast List is Posted

The Cast Lists for our Winter 2012 production of “Oklahoma” has been posted on our website.  Click on link below to see!

Oklahoma Cast List

Congratulations to the complete cast.  Please stay tuned to our blog for rehearsal schedules and show notes.  It is going to be a great show.

CYT Staff

Auditions Today for “Oklahoma”

We want to encourage all that are registered for classes to come audition for “Oklahoma” today from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm.   If you show up and sign in between those hours you will be able to audition for this wonderful show.   It is normal to be nervous but the experience is worth it.  CYT auditions on Friday are open to all and are done in a very supportive and loving atmosphere.  If you decide not to audition you can still be part of the process by watching and supporting those who are.  Come see your old and new friends and just enjoy yourself.  If you don’t have a song prepared than just come and sing Happy Birthday with the help of our accompanist.

Auditioning is one of the basic tenants of theater training and we encourage everyone to come and audition in a wonderful supporting family atmosphere.  For audition guidance and tips please refer to page 11 of the 2012 Winter Parent Pack or page 2 of the Winter CYT Times.

Many of us have a Portable Media player.  Whether it is a  iPod, iPhone, Zune or any of the other choices, many of us have a player such as this.  If you do, I want to encourage you to have your audition song on your portable player and as long as it has a headphone jack we can plug it right in to the sound board at auditions.   This certainly is not a requirement but if you have been thinking of using it, this may be the encouragement you need.  CD’s are great also but a lot of times they get scratched and or don’t play well in the player we have at auditions and may not be as trouble free as a digital form in your portable media player.  It is a good idea also to have both a CD and media player so that you always have a backup.  This way you are assured that we can play your audition song.   There will also be a keyboard there for an accompanist also.  Here is an excerpt from the Auditioning Tips from the Parent Pack – “Prepare a ONE minute song. You must use an iPod, mp3 or cd WITHOUT VOCALS or bring sheet music. We do have an accompanist. Please no singing acapella.”

Regarding CD’s we are looking for a high quality CD player to use for auditions.  The boom box type stereo players are what we have trouble with.  We need a player that is more on the professional level as opposed to consumer grade.  Many churches are moving to recording sermons in MP3 format and don’t use their CD decks anymore and would appreciate if any of you could check with you churches and such for a high quality CD player for CYT Spokane.

Here are a couple of YouTube videos on how to rip a CD to digital format if you haven’t seen how easy it is to convert those CDs to digital:

For PC Users and Windows Media Player

For Mac Users or iTunes Users on PC

If you have questions or I can be of any assistance please don’t hesitate to contact me at rob@cytspokane.com

On behalf of all the directors we all look forward to seeing you tonight between 3:00pm to 7:00 pm.

Robert S. Fisher

VP/Treasuer

Executive Managing Director