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CYT Santa Cruz Christian Youth Theater is an after-school theater arts program for ages 4-18.

Christian Youth Theater (CYT) is an after-school theater arts training program for students ages 4 - 18.

👀🎧🔊💡 Join the Crew!We’re looking for crew members for our fall shows! Whether you’re experienced and ready for a skilled...
10/03/2026

👀🎧🔊💡 Join the Crew!
We’re looking for crew members for our fall shows!

Whether you’re experienced and ready for a skilled role or brand new and want to learn backstage, we’d love to have you join us.

Open to non-cast students (14+) and family members. Plus, crew hours can count toward school community service requirements!

🔗 Fill out the crew form using the link in our bio.

🍂🎃 Fall Fest is here! 🎃🍂 Join CYT Santa Cruz’s CREATE for an afternoon full of costumes, games, activities, snacks & fam...
09/22/2026

🍂🎃 Fall Fest is here! 🎃🍂

Join CYT Santa Cruz’s CREATE for an afternoon full of costumes, games, activities, snacks & family fun! 🧡🍁

👻 October 4th | 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 Midtown Community Center
🎟️ $10 entry
🍪 First snack FREE!
🏆 Costume contest!
🎭 Costumes available for purchase at the event if you don’t have one!

Grab your favorite costume and come celebrate fall with us! 🍂✨

Meet your 2026-2027 CREATE team! President: Lily HolmbergSecretary: Hannah Miller Community Coordinators: Lily Brown & L...
09/17/2026

Meet your 2026-2027 CREATE team!

President: Lily Holmberg
Secretary: Hannah Miller
Community Coordinators: Lily Brown & London Brown
Mentoring Coordinators: Joanna Manrique & Kyle Goode
Engagement Coordinators: Chelsie Moniz & Jayden Stewart
Public Relations Coordinators: Lily Myers & Logan Brown
Reflections Coordinator: Rosalie Dettle

What is CREATE?

CREATE is our high school leadership program designed for high schoolers involved in CYT to cultivate their leadership skills while helping to build community in and out of CYT.

As a part of CREATE we:

🤝Collaborate- learning to use our gifts alongside one another to serve others
🪞Reflect - learning to reflect the Creator in word and action
👏Engage- learning to engage in the community and help those who need support
🥅Aspire- learning to work towards goals as individuals and as a team
📚Teach- learning to be teachable and also to teach and mentor others
📣Encourage- learning to encourage gifts in all people

🔗Learn more at CYTSantaCruz.org/Programs

🎄🐶✨ POSTER REVEAL! ✨🎄A beloved Christmas classic is coming to life! ❤️💚Our A Charlie Brown Christmas poster is here! 🎨🎭 ...
09/17/2026

🎄🐶✨ POSTER REVEAL! ✨🎄

A beloved Christmas classic is coming to life! ❤️💚

Our A Charlie Brown Christmas poster is here! 🎨🎭 Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the whole gang for a heartwarming retelling of the holiday classic you know and love. 🎄⭐

📅 December 4–6
📍 The Landing

🎟️ Tickets are ON SALE NOW!
Grab yours at CYTSANTACRUZ.ORG

Bring the family, bring a friend, and come celebrate the season with us! ❤️

🎄✨ POSTER REVEAL! ✨🎄One of the most beloved Christmas stories of all time is coming to the Civic Auditorium. ❤️We can’t ...
09/16/2026

🎄✨ POSTER REVEAL! ✨🎄

One of the most beloved Christmas stories of all time is coming to the Civic Auditorium. ❤️

We can’t wait to celebrate family, generosity, hope, and the Christmas Spirit with our audiences. Join us for a timeless tale brought to life by an extraordinary young cast and get your tickets while they’re hot!

📅 November 20–22
📍 Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

🎟️ Tickets are ON SALE NOW!
Make A Christmas Carol part of your holidays. Get your tickets at CYTSANTACRUZ.ORG

✨ Bring the whole family. Fill the Civic. Celebrate Christmas with us. ✨

✨📚👑 Congratulations to the cast of A Little Princess! ✨📚👑Get ready to be swept away by magic, resilience, and the power ...
09/15/2026

✨📚👑 Congratulations to the cast of A Little Princess! ✨📚👑

Get ready to be swept away by magic, resilience, and the power of imagination! Join us for a special staged reading of “A Little Princess,” the beloved story of Sara Crewe, a young girl who proves that royalty comes from the kindness within your heart. 👑✨

🎭 Performance Date: November 9
📍 Midtown Community Center

Experience this heartwarming, timeless tale filled with friendship, hope, and the enduring power of a child’s spirit! ❤️

🎩👻✨ Congratulations to the cast of A Christmas Carol! ✨👻🎄Get ready to experience the magic of the holiday season with Eb...
09/08/2026

🎩👻✨ Congratulations to the cast of A Christmas Carol! ✨👻🎄

Get ready to experience the magic of the holiday season with Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, and all your favorite characters from this beloved holiday classic! 🕯️❄️❤️

🎭 Performance Dates: November 20–22
📍 Civic Auditorium

Join us for a magical journey through Victorian London, filled with ghosts, wonder, laughter, and the true spirit of Christmas! 👻🕯️🎁

🎟️ Tickets on sale soon!

Visit cytsantacruz.org/shows for tickets and more information.
We can’t wait to share the magic of A Christmas Carol with you! 🎄🕯️✨

🎄✨ Congratulations to the cast of A Charlie Brown Christmas! ✨🎄Get ready to celebrate the holiday season with Charlie Br...
09/08/2026

🎄✨ Congratulations to the cast of A Charlie Brown Christmas! ✨🎄

Get ready to celebrate the holiday season with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and all your favorite Peanuts characters! This beloved holiday classic is sure to fill your heart with laughter, warmth, and Christmas spirit. ❤️🎁

🎭 Performance Dates: December 4–6
📍 The Landing in Scotts Valley

Join us for a heartwarming holiday adventure filled with friendship, fun, and the true meaning of Christmas!
🎟️ Tickets on sale soon!

Visit cytsantacruz.org/shows for tickets and more information.
We can’t wait to celebrate the season with you! 🎄✨

✨ NEW CLASSES ADDED! ✨We’re excited to announce TWO brand-new classes for this session!🎙️ RADIO PLAY & VOICE ACTINGStep ...
08/24/2026

✨ NEW CLASSES ADDED! ✨
We’re excited to announce TWO brand-new classes for this session!

🎙️ RADIO PLAY & VOICE ACTING
Step into the world of radio drama! Students will explore character voices, beginner accents, sound effects, and storytelling as they work together to create and record their own radio play for an end-of-session showcase.

🎶 WORSHIP TEAM
Want to be part of CYT’s worship team? Led by Brooke and Hunter Novak, students will learn and practice two worship songs while developing the heart, skill, and confidence needed to lead worship.

Students will have the opportunity to lead worship for the cast at our fall shows:

🎄 A Christmas Carol — Sunday, November 22
❄️ A Charlie Brown Christmas — Sunday, December 6
🚨 Worship Team is almost full! Don’t wait to apply!

📣🎓 Help us celebrate our 2026 CYT Graduates! 🎓🎭Today, we’re shining the spotlight on three incredible young performers w...
08/20/2026

📣🎓 Help us celebrate our 2026 CYT Graduates! 🎓🎭
Today, we’re shining the spotlight on three incredible young performers who have shared their talents, hearts, and joy with the CYT Santa Cruz family. We are so proud of all they’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see where God leads them next! 💕✨

🌟 MEET OUR 2026 GRADUATES:
• Jaycee Barber
• Sophie Carrillo
• Hannah Le

As they step into this next chapter, we want them to know how deeply they are loved and how much they will be missed. Once part of the CYT family, always part of the CYT family! ❤️

Break a leg, graduates! We love you, we’re proud of you, and we’ll be cheering you on wherever you go! 🎓✨🎭

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1126 Pacific Ave
Downtown Santa Cruz, CA
95060

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