Early Bird Deadline Extended

Early Bird Deadline Extended

The Early Bird Registration has been extended to Tuesday, March 15th. Anyone who paid full price will receive a refund.

 If you have questions regarding this you can contact Beth Maxwell in the CYT office.

Spring Session 2011 Class Information

The class lists for Spring 2011 are up on the CYT website and registration is open. Please note that the age limit for Drama 1 has been expanded to age 16. The instructors for each class will be listed on the site soon. 

Many of our teens have been looking forward Beaverton offering an Improvisation for Teen class. Please know that we plan to offer this class during the Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 Sessions in Beaverton in order to have our teens ready for Improvisation Team Auditions in the Spring of 2012. If you are planning to take Improvisation 1 please know that you will need to have taken Drama 1 as a Pre-Requisite. There are two great classes for our teens who have been taking classes for a while... Stunts and Combat as well as Drama 2 are great choices that will help you to grow in the skills that you need on stage.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. 

Thanks.

 ~Karyn Eremeyeff

Beaverton CYT Area Coordinator

k.eremeyeff@cytvanport.org

Showcase Information

The Beaverton Class Showcase is on Tuesday, March 8 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Cedar Mill Bible Church.

It is important that all students are on time to classes as instructors will be doing final preparations for class performances.

Students were given invitations for friends and family. All are welcome to come and enjoy!

Please remember to make sure to send a dinner for your child to eat during break time.

New Contact Information

Please note that Lauren Bowen is no longer serving as Class Coordinator due to the recent addition to her family. I know that we will all miss having Lauren as a part of Beaverton CYT but wish her many blessings as she enjoys being mommy to both Penny and Milo!

I will continue in my role as Area Coordinator and work as Class Coordinator as well.

If you have any questions please contact me at k.eremeyeff@cytvanport.org, or if the need is urgent, you may phone me at 503-915-3505.

Thank you.

~ Karyn Eremeyeff

Birth Announcement

Please join me in welcoming the newest member of our CYT family. 

Milo Bowen was born  on Saturday, February 26th at 7:19 p.m. and weighing in at 8lbs. 1oz. and 21 inches long. He is the son of Lauren and Matt Bowen and the brother of big sister Penny.

What a special  blessing to this wonderful family!

~ Karyn Eremeyeff

CYT Beaverton 

Area Coordinator

Summer Camp Location Search

We are looking for a location to hold 2011 Summer Camp in the Hillsboro area. If you know of a church that has space for classes as well as a performance area please let me know as soon as possible.

You can email the information to me at k.eremeyeff@cytvanport.org or to Bethany Larson at b.larson@cytvanport.org.

Thank you.

Karyn Eremeyeff

Beaverton CYT 

Area Coordinator

Letter Writing Extended

Hello Beaverton Families!!

We have extended our Letter Writing Campaign!

Please join us next week, March 1st, after CYT Classes for Pizza if you are able to stay and write letters or have already written letters.

We would love to see as many of you participate as would like to. 

You can pick up your letter writing packets this evening at class or you can plan on staying next week after classes to write your letters as well.

Details:

What: Letter Writing Campaign Pizza Party

Time: 7:00 to 7:30pm at Cedar Mill Bible Church

Who: Those who have already turned in letter or those who would like to write letters still

How: If you have already turned in ten letters you don't need to do anything else. If you have yet to turn in letters you can either take them home this week, turn them in next week and stay for pizza or bring your ten addresses and stamps and write them during our party next week.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me at (971) 678-7091 or by email at l.bowen@cytvanport.org. 

Thank you very much!!! Lauren

Update Regarding Ticket Exchanges

Hello families,
Please read the following which is a new policy regarding at the door ticket exchanges. As always, if you have any questions feel free to ask Karyn or myself. Thank you very much, Lauren

The box office committee will no longer be doing ticket exchanges at the door.  If you (or your friends or family) need to move tickets to another performance, please call the CYT office by 3pm on the Thursday before the performance.  There is a $4 per-order fee to exchange tickets, payable by Visa or Mastercard by phone or in person.

Remember to use your CYT student complimentary tickets online by the Thursday before the performance, as well!  You'll find them when you select the performance you want to attend - look for the drop down menu next to the "CYT Student" ticket type.  Complimentary tickets may not be redeemed at the door.  

Important update from Justin

Executive/Artistic Director Update

February 2011

I'm excited to announce that we reached our fundraising goal for our new sound system!  The 16 Shure system with all the bells and whistles needed is ready to go out for shows for the next 8 years+.   Special thanks to all that gave to the cause, your names are being etched into our Club 20 Memorial plaque for 2010-11.

On the CCT (Christian Community Theater) front, we have our dates set for performance August 6-15 at Washburn Performing Arts Center.  We have successfully secured the rights to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Auditions will be held the week of June 6 and are open to ages 8 through adult. Invites your friends, parents, anyone you know that is interested in performing to join us for auditions.

We as a Board are working hard on the process to find the next Executive Director.  (Note: For those of you that are newer to CYT, my stay here as Executive has always been set as a term of ten months. The first  six months I worked as a full-time volunteer for CYT Vanport and my last four months I will be on paid staff here.  At the end of May, my family and I will move back to our permanent home in Chicago to resume leadership for CYT Chicago.) One of my chief goals this school year has been to prepare the CYT Vanport ministry for my eventual replacement.  (CYT is at its best when each of us in leadership is seeking out and training our eventual replacement, isn't it? )  Executive candidates are all currently working through a rigorous screening process.  Bruce Head has brought in a pro bono hiring consultant to help us gather all the data we need.  We covet everyone's prayers as seek to hear God's voice concerning our next Executive Director. 

For those of you that have been praying about CYT's finances.  I'm pleased to announce that, with the exception of our CYT national fees that accumulated prior to summer 2010, all debts owed have been paid off!  Thank you to all that have given your time and resources to make CYT viable again.  When you invited a friend to join classes; sold show tickets; donated funds or wrote letters asking for donations; gave in-kind services/items; volunteered your time on a committee, you brought us one step closer to getting back in the black.  Winter enrollment is the highest we have ever seen with 500+ students (including 75 in CYT @ school). Praise God!

I'm also excited to share about our Artistic Council.  This is a new idea that we are developing to take advantage of the great depth of directing and artist talent we have here in Vanport.  Our Council has met only twice but they are already contributing to the artistic/training needs of the program.  In the future I see the council becoming a collective Artistic Director to work under our next Executive Director.  Our current members are: Anne Dunlop, Starleen Benke, Rhonda Ward, Kristi Foster, Lori Ryan, Jeremy Richardson, Mark Martin, Marla Riley, and Jon Jacquet.

Don't miss our February shows: The Hobbit (Feb 18-27) & Disney's Mulan (Feb 24-27) are brand new productions for CYT Vanport!  You won't want to miss our fire-breathing dragon and star-studded cast in The Hobbit!  And when you walk through the doors at the Venetian Theater to see Mulan you will not be sorry you made the trip. It's a perfect family outing to see in historic downtown Hillsboro.

Blessings to everyone.  Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, testimonials or ideas.  justin1118@att.net

Bring a Friend Day

Remember to Bring a Friend to CYT Day is February 15th!

Invite a *friend to come and have fun in class with you. We'll give you some invitations to hand to your friends.  If they visit class with you, you will each get a free snack, your friend will get a special coupon code to save $45 off our regular tuition that they can use during Spring session and you'll get 10 CYT Bucks!  

*To get the credit your friend needs to be someone who has not registered for classes previously but it can be someone who has attended a CYT camp. 

Sign up today to usher for Mulan Jr.!!

Greetings CYT class parents! 

I want to invite you and your family (kids age 10 and older) to volunteer to usher for the upcoming Mulan show.  Ushering for a show gets you a free ticket (in the back) to view it, though you might miss a few minutes here and there helping with ushering issues.  If you are interested, let me know soon so I can give you the time slot of your choice.  Even if you're not doing a show or classes this time, you may still usher! If your kids have friends interested in CYT, they are welcome to usher as way of checking it out too! 

Thanks! Ann Tsen 503-229-0822, Beaverton CYT Mulan House Manager.

 

The show dates and times are:

 

 

Public Performances Thursday, February 24th - 7:00 pm Friday, February 25th - 7:00 pm Saturday, February 26th - 3:00 pm Saturday, February 26th - 7:00 pm Sunday, February 27th - 2:00 pm

School Day Performances Thursday, February 24th - 9:30 am Thursday, February 24th - 11:45 am Friday, February 25th - 9:30 am Friday, February 25th - 11:45 am

Letter Writing Campaign

Hello Families,
All of you took home a "Letter Writing" packet last night. I hope that as you looked through it as a family you were excited about the fun prizes, opportunities and chance to support CYT and decided you would like to participate in our 2011 Letter Writing Campaign. Letters are due on Feb. 15th at class but we will collect them this next week as well. In order for your letters to be counted they must be addressed and stamped. If you have any questions please feel free to ask Karyn or myself, Lauren.

If you received the packet and feel this is not something that your family would like to participate in please return your packet to classes or rehearsal. We would love to have those extra materials to hand out to those who might need them. Thank you very much, Lauren

Here are some documents that may be helpful in your Letter Writing Process:
The FAQs
Instructions
Letter for Website
T-shirt Order Form

Full-time CYT Position Open

If you are interested in working with Christian Youth theater please read through and check out the following opportunity. 

Full-time CYT Position Open CYT Vancouver/Portland

Information:

Position Title: Executive Director

Position Purpose: Sets the vision for organization, ensures high quality classes, productions, and special events; leads and monitors management team, daily operations, and stability of program.

Reports To: Board of Directors

Starting Pay Range: TBD

Average Hours Per Week: 40 to 50

Starting date: End of May/early June (mentorship under current Executive Director will be a part of transition)

Qualifications:

Work Experience: 5+ years in theatre and/or education and/or ministry

Tasks:

• Creates and clearly communicates to Board, short and long-term goals, and key supporting activities.

• Directs HRM function and monitors HR activities. • Monitors self and others for consistency with CYT mission, values,

objectives, and beliefs.

• Oversees artistic quality of all classes, productions, camps, and special events with Artistic Council.

• Reviews design of printed and promotional materials before production.

• Works with Artistic Council to decide shows and classes for each session and/or year.

• Leads discussion and development of marketing plans, sales incentives, and pricing.

• Develops, implements, and monitors adherence to operating budget. • Oversees all fundraising activities.

• Monitors and assists with meeting agendas, and attends or facilitates meetings as scheduled or needed.

• Develops and maintains clear communication and good rapport with all stakeholders in CYT mission.

• Secures theatre venues and performance dates; ensures all facility needs are addressed.

• Monitors and/or manages major capital expenditures. • Prepares Board Packet for monthly Board meetings.

• Attends Board meetings as voting member; participates in recruiting and screening new Board members.

Please send resume with cover letter to Justin Parks, Executive Director, justin1118@att.net. Submit materials by Feb 1, 2011

  

Ticket Contest

Please join us in selling tickets to our production of Disney's Mulan.


Click on the links below to to view the prize sheet and download your ticket order form.


http://www.docstoc.com/docs/69495688/Ticket-Contest
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/69513066/Ticket-Order-Form

Bring a friend to CYT!!

Hey CYT Students,

On Feb. 15th we'd like you to Bring a Friend to your CYT class! We'll give you some invitations to hand to your friends.  If they visit class with you, you will each get a free snack, your friend will get a special coupon code to save $45 off our regular tuition that they can use during Spring session and you'll get 10 CYT Bucks!  

Keep watching our class blog for details!

We need your help!!

Dear CYT supporters,

We have an excellent opportunity to secure all of our wireless microphone needs for the season but we need your help.  Thanks to the generosity of 11 committed CYT supporters, we have 11 committed mics pledged so far, we just need another 7 pledges of $1000 or $85 per month to reach our goal and our Feb 1 ordering deadline.  We currently have only one complete system to meet the needs of 13 shows annually.  CYT is in desperate need of a 2nd updated system to meet the needs of our expanding program into Beaverton and to meet the needs of more challenging technical shows like The Hobbit and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as well as our spring shows and summer CCT production, Joseph! Originally we needed 20 pledges but we have been able to whittle the pricing down so that only $7,000 more is needed.

Now is a great time to give to the ministry of CYT.  I encourage you to ask friends, family and also check into your companies matching funds policies, you may be able to donate $500 and have them match the other $500.  

Please email me at justin1118@att.net or call 815-814-4349 by Feb 1 to secure your name on our Mic Campaign Office Plaque and make a huge difference in our ministry and the quality of our sound systems.

Blessings,
 

Justin Parks
Exec/Artistic Director
CYT Vanport 
815-814-4349