Classes

About

CYT offers weekly classes over the course of three separate sessions during the school year. Each 2-hour class runs for 9-10 weeks with a variety of topics offered. Most of the classes are small to ensure personal attention and growth. Enrollment in CYT classes provides students (ages 8-18) the opportunity to audition for their chapter’s current production.
 
At the end of each CYT session, students come away with improved skills in their area of emphasis and present a high-energy showcase to demonstrate to other students, family, and friends what they have learned. 
Class Registration Policies
Winter class registration opens on October 8th. Please read our various Class Registration Policies before registering! Check out our summer day camp options at www.cytchicago.org/camps.
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Financial Aid
CYT is pleased to offer financial assistance to families who would otherwise not be able to participate in our programs. Apply HERE.
Current Classes

Curriculum

CYT offers a wide variety of classes, and they all enable students to gain valuable theater arts training, develop confidence, and make friends! CYT Chicago offers classes in acting, dancing, and singing, as well as specialty classes. Specialty classes include curriculum such as special effects makeup, prop making, and theater tech, and vary per session.

Teachers

A CYT Teacher’s mission is to train and instruct students in a way that promotes the development of character, self-esteem, and confidence. Our teachers are qualified and experienced in the area in which they teach. They have been trained in the CYT methods of instruction and agree with the CYT values and outcome goals.  All of our teachers have been background checked and adhere to our Mission and Values. Our teachers truly care about their students and provide a constructive and fun environment for them to learn.
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Showcase

Parents, friends, and relatives are invited to attend CYT's Showcase performance on the last day / evening of classes, free of charge! Showcase is the grand finale of each session of classes, at which every class makes a 5–10 minute presentation of something they have learned and rehearsed during the session. Don't miss the action!

Current Classes:

Class: Age: Chapter: Location: Day: Time: Start: End:
150 Dance 13-18 Aurora
(Winter 2025)		 Christ Community Church, Aurora Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 04 Feb 03
150 Dance 13-18 Kenosha
(Winter 2025)		 First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 03 Feb 18
150 Dance 13-18 Kane
(Winter 2025)		 Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 11 Feb 10
150 Dance 13-18 Milwaukee
(Winter 2025)		 Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 21 Feb 13
150 Dance 13-18 Lake
(Winter 2025)		 Gurnee Community Church, Gurnee Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 05 Feb 20
150 Dance 13-18 Rockford
(Winter 2025)		 First Baptist Church of Machesney Park Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 02 Mar 03
150 Dance Jr. 8-12 Dupage
(Winter 2025)		 Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 05 Feb 04
150 Dance Jr. 8-12 Kenosha
(Winter 2025)		 First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 03 Feb 18
150 Dance Jr. 8-12 Kane
(Winter 2025)		 Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 11 Feb 10
150 Dance Jr. 8-12 Milwaukee
(Winter 2025)		 Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 21 Feb 13
150 Voice 13-18 Aurora
(Winter 2025)		 Christ Community Church, Aurora Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 04 Feb 03
150 Voice 13-18 Dupage
(Winter 2025)		 Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 05 Feb 04
150 Voice 13-18 Kane
(Winter 2025)		 Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 11 Feb 10
150 Voice 13-18 Milwaukee
(Winter 2025)		 Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 21 Feb 13
150 Voice 13-18 Rockford
(Winter 2025)		 First Baptist Church of Machesney Park Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 02 Mar 03
Comedy: The Stinky Cheese Man 10-14 Lake
(Winter 2025)		 Gurnee Community Church, Gurnee Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 05 Feb 20
Dance: Hip Hop 12-18 Dupage
(Winter 2025)		 Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 05 Feb 04
Dance: Hip Hop 8-12 Aurora
(Winter 2025)		 Christ Community Church, Aurora Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 04 Feb 03
Dance: Tap/Jazz/Musical Theater Combo 10-14 Rockford
(Winter 2025)		 First Baptist Church of Machesney Park Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 02 Mar 03
Drama: Charlie Brown 10-14 Kane
(Winter 2025)		 Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Drama: Fairytale Throwdown 8-12 Rockford
(Winter 2025)		 First Baptist Church of Machesney Park Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 02 Mar 03
Drama: Inside Out 8-12 Dupage
(Winter 2025)		 Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 05 Feb 04
Drama: Introduction to Shakespeare 13-18 Aurora
(Winter 2025)		 Christ Community Church, Aurora Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 04 Feb 03
Drama: Monty Python's The Argument Clinic 12-18 McHenry
(Winter 2025)		 Hope Covenant Church, Crystal Lake Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 12 Feb 11
Drama: Scenes from Disney 10-14 Kenosha
(Winter 2025)		 First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 03 Feb 18
Drama: Scenes from Hollywood 13-18 Kenosha
(Winter 2025)		 First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 03 Feb 18
Drama: Show Choir 13-18 Milwaukee
(Winter 2025)		 Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 21 Feb 13
Fractured Fairytales 10-14 Milwaukee
(Winter 2025)		 Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 21 Feb 13
Improv Team 12-18 Aurora
(Winter 2025)		 Christ Community Church, Aurora Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 04 Feb 03
Improv Team 12-18 Dupage
(Winter 2025)		 Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 05 Feb 04
Improv Team 12-18 Kenosha
(Winter 2025)		 First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 03 Feb 18
Improv Team 12-18 Kane
(Winter 2025)		 Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Improv Team 12-18 Milwaukee
(Winter 2025)		 Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 21 Feb 13
Improv Team 12-18 Lake
(Winter 2025)		 Gurnee Community Church, Gurnee Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 05 Feb 20
Improv Team 12-18 McHenry
(Winter 2025)		 Hope Covenant Church, Crystal Lake Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 12 Feb 11
Improv Team 12-18 Rockford
(Winter 2025)		 First Baptist Church of Machesney Park Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 02 Mar 03
Musical Theater Dance 8-12 Lake
(Winter 2025)		 Gurnee Community Church, Gurnee Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 05 Feb 20
Musical Theater: Big Bright Beautiful World 10-14 Aurora
(Winter 2025)		 Christ Community Church, Aurora Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 04 Feb 03
Musical Theater: Consider Yourself 10-14 McHenry
(Winter 2025)		 Hope Covenant Church, Crystal Lake Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 12 Feb 11
Musical Theater: Everlasting 13-18 Kenosha
(Winter 2025)		 First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 03 Feb 18
Musical theater: Honk! 8-12 Dupage
(Winter 2025)		 Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 05 Feb 04
Musical Theater: Honk! 8-12 McHenry
(Winter 2025)		 Hope Covenant Church, Crystal Lake Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 12 Feb 11
Musical Theater: How Far I'll Go 8-12 Rockford
(Winter 2025)		 First Baptist Church of Machesney Park Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 02 Mar 03
Musical Theater: Junie B. Jones 8-12 Milwaukee
(Winter 2025)		 Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 21 Feb 13
Musical Theater: Let it Go 8-12 Lake
(Winter 2025)		 Gurnee Community Church, Gurnee Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 05 Feb 20
Musical Theater: Part of Your World 8-12 Kane
(Winter 2025)		 Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Musical Theater: Peter Pan 8-12 Kenosha
(Winter 2025)		 First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 03 Feb 18
Musical Theater: Sing! 8-12 Dupage
(Winter 2025)		 Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 05 Feb 04
Musical Theater: Somewhere Over the Rainbow 13-18 Dupage
(Winter 2025)		 Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 05 Feb 04
Musical Theater: The Greatest Show 13-18 Lake
(Winter 2025)		 Gurnee Community Church, Gurnee Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 05 Feb 20
Musical Theater: The Greats 12-18 Rockford
(Winter 2025)		 First Baptist Church of Machesney Park Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 02 Mar 03
Musical Theater: We Don't Talk About Bruno 8-12 Milwaukee
(Winter 2025)		 Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 21 Feb 13
Musical Theater: When the Chips are Down: The Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice 13-18 Kane
(Winter 2025)		 Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Musical Theater: When You Believe 13-18 Milwaukee
(Winter 2025)		 Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 21 Feb 13
Musical Theater: You're Welcome 8-12 Aurora
(Winter 2025)		 Christ Community Church, Aurora Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 04 Feb 03
Specialty: Accents and Dialects 8-12 McHenry
(Winter 2025)		 Hope Covenant Church, Crystal Lake Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 12 Feb 11
Specialty: Beginner Lyrical Sign Language 8-12 Kenosha
(Winter 2025)		 First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 03 Feb 18
Specialty: Stage Combat 13-18 Kane
(Winter 2025)		 Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Tune Town: Lions, Tigers and Bears...Oh My! 5-7 Kenosha
(Winter 2025)		 First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 03 Feb 18
Tune Town: Lions, Tigers, and Bears...Oh My! 5-7 Kane
(Winter 2025)		 Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Tune Town: Lions, Tigers, and Bears...Oh my! 5-7 Milwaukee
(Winter 2025)		 Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 21 Feb 13
Tune Town: Lions, Tigers, and Bears...Oh my! 5-7 McHenry
(Winter 2025)		 Hope Covenant Church, Crystal Lake Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 12 Feb 11
Tune Town: Lions, Tigers, and Bears...Oh my! 5-7 Aurora
(Winter 2025)		 Christ Community Church, Aurora Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 04 Feb 03
Tune Town: Lions, Tigers, and Bears...Oh my! 5-7 Rockford
(Winter 2025)		 First Baptist Church of Machesney Park Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 02 Mar 03
Tune Town: Lions, Tigers, and Bears...Oh my! 5-7 Lake
(Winter 2025)		 Gurnee Community Church, Gurnee Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 05 Feb 20
Voice: Beginner Vocalist/Music Theory 8-12 Kane
(Winter 2025)		 Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Voice: Duets and Harmonies 10-14 Dupage
(Winter 2025)		 Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 05 Feb 04