Steps to Register for Auditions:
Please note the application deadline (steps 2 & 3) is due on the MONDAY before auditions at 11pm. You should pay the production fee (step 2) ahead of time in case there are any complications with receiving the link to the audition form.

1. Students ages 8-18 should be registered for a CYT Dallas studio class, Winter trimester class, or APEX team. (Summer Studio classes do not count toward this requirement)
2. Everyone who is auditioning must first pay the production fee. It is $175 for students ages 8-18. This fee is non-refundable, so please evaluate your other commitments before you decide to audition with us. When you pay your audition fee, you agree to adhere to the CYT Dallas Production Guidelines found here.
3. Once your fee has been paid, you will automatically receive a payment receipt with the link to the audition form. The audition form is due on the Monday night before auditions. The payment link will appear on this page when it is ready. 

• Register for at least one CYT Dallas class- trimester or studio. (Note that the only time this doesn't apply is for adults, 19+, who are auditioning for a CCT show. Students ages 8-18 are still required to be enrolled in a class.)
• Compare your personal calendar to the production calendar under the pdf menu, and make sure you can attend rehearsals and performances. 
• [This does not apply when we are only doing one show in the session.] If you are ages 8-13, decide whether you will audition for the Youth Troupe Production, the Mainstage Production, or both. If you are auditioning for both, you will audition for each on their own night. It is a different artistic team watching for each show.
• Choose your audition song (1 minute or 32 measures) and start to practice. (See the audition FAQ page for more info about your song.)
• Choose an audition monologue from our provided selections and memorize it. (Selections will be available for each show in the pdf menu above when the audition form is live.)
• Watch the dance audition videos and prepare to show your skill at the dance auditions.
• On the night of auditions: arrive 10-15 minutes before your audition time and sign in.
• Dance auditions will beheld on the Saturday following auditions as early as 8:30am. (Not all shows will have a dance audition.)
• Callbacks for roles, by invitation only, will be held on the same day as the dance auditions.

When you commit to participate in a CYT Dallas show, you agree to pay a production fee of $175, to sell 20 tickets per student (or 25 tickets per family,) and contribute family volunteer hours to the production. We cannot produce the shows that we do without every cast member contributing in all three of these ways. [Adults 19+ in CCT will have a reduced production fee and reduced number of tickets required. Students, ages 8-18, in a Mainstage CCT are subject to the full production fee and ticket requirement.]

Students (ages 8-18) will only be allowed to audition when these conditions are met:

• Currently registered in an ongoing studio class and/or a current trimester class.
• Returning Students must have paid-in-full all previous production fees and ticket fees and contributed parent volunteer hours. Returning families without volunteer histories will be asked to have an in-person meeting with staff to help them find and commit to volunteer opportunities before a student will be allowed to audition.
• New students must have at least one parent registered in our volunteer system, including a completed background check and child safety training. 
  • To set up a volunteer account, you must have the CYT Dallas app. Once you open the app, select Volunteer > CYT Dallas Volunteers > Sign Up To Volunteer. You’ll then click "Create A New Account." The volunteer system links from the CYT Dallas app to a different volunteer site, so you need to create a unique volunteer account. (Only one parent is required to volunteer, but each individual who volunteers must have their own account. Spouses cannot share a login.) Fill out the information, and click the link to authorize your background check. Once you create an account, you will be directed to a screen that will say awaiting activation. After we run your background check, you will be emailed a link for a Protect My Ministry training video. Once you complete the video training, your volunteer account will be activated, and you’ll be able to see and sign up for shifts.

Each show has a production fee of $175. This no longer includes a show t-shirt. We have not raised our production fee since we started, however, our costs have risen in all departments. We strive to keep productions affordable to participants. There are no scholarships available for production fees, nor exceptions to the ticket requirements listed above. 

When you audition for a CYT Dallas show, you agree to adhere to the guidelines found on our Production Details page. Please click the button below to read more about how we put on a show! Please read through the full page and decide whether a CYT/CCT production is a good fit for your family's participation.