California Youth in Theatre Day

March 15, 2011, from 7:30 AM-4:30 PM

Sacramento,CA

California Youth in Theatre (CYIT) Day is an annual celebration of educational theatre at the California State Capitol. Award-winning students of all ages gather from around the state to perform, take workshops and meet legislators. CYIT's purpose is to honor the achievement of arts students while re-emphasizing the vital role theatre plays as a core subject in the educational development of each student in California.

Click here to find more information on CETA.

Who is eligible to participate in CYIT:

This event honors selected prize-winning student performers, their parents, administrators, theatre educators/sponsors, legislators, elected officials and guests. Any student or group of students who ranked or placed in any state theatre festival or event is eligible. Any elementary and/or middle school theatre educator may register performers. Elementary or middle school theatre students do not need to be award winners to perform at the event.The school must be a member of CETA. If your school is not currently a member, we invite you to add membership to your registration.

If your student/s has qualified to participate (with your sponsorship) in the CA Educational Theatre Association’s CA YOUTH IN THEATRE DAY, in Sacramento, on March 15, 2011, from 7:30 AM-4:30 PM, complete the registration for this event by selecting the number of tickets/participants above, and then completing the online form.

Theatre education groups involved in this celebration may include but are not limited to: Camp Bravo, Drama Teachers’ Association of Southern CA, LAMDA, ComedySportz LA,  CA State Thespians, Fullerton College, CETA regional festivals and recommended elementary and middle schools.

THERE ARE NO UNSPONSORED STUDENTS OR OVER NIGHT STAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. All correspondence will be sent to the CETA member (teacher). It is the teacher’s responsibility to distribute all info to registered delegates. It is mandatory that the teacher who is a current paid CETA member attend and supervise students, since it is an educational day celebrating teachers and students.

CETA ACCEPTS NO LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURY CONNECTED WITH THIS EVENT.

How the day works :

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

The day’s events begin at the California State Capitol, at 8 AM with opening ceremonies, including greeting of legislators, and group photos for all who have purchased the $26.00 registration fee (per person). This fee also includes a box lunch, souvenir program, certificates, recognition, guest speakers, workshops and hours of prize-winning performances.

The Opening Ceremony begins at 8 AM in the California State Capitol building. Arrive at 7:30 AM for entrance into the California State Capitol building.  Only those delegates who have paid the preregistered $26.00 on or before Feb 22, 2011, will be seated for the opening festivities. There is no on-site registration.

At 8:40 AM, each delegate will visit legislators, then walk to the Sacramento Theatre Company (STC) at 1419 H Street (916) 446-7501 for continental breakfast and hour-by-hour performances, lunch and workshops. CETA certificates will be presented during the day to the performing delegates.

Each performer is to wear any costume and bring small hand props as needed. Bring your own CD player for any musical accompaniment. No piano will be available. STC will provide 4 chairs ONLY. 

All monologues and solo performances be a maximum of 4 minutes; duo performances a maximum of 5 minutes; group performances a maximum of 8 minutes. No school may have combined performances of more than 10 minutes. You may have to cut songs and scenes to fit the time limits. If you go overtime, it will affect the day’s events. Please be professional and perform within the time limits.  It is recommended that you get performance rights for your published material for a festival performance.

ALL MATERIAL MUST BE G-RATED. We have students as young as 10 years old (and their grandmothers!) in the audience. You may not say any of the following words in your performances: "god***n," "sh*t," "f*ck," "bitch" or similar words or portray adult actions or themes.

There will be workshops for the delegates. All morning performing students are to be audience members for the morning performers; the afternoon performers and their instructors are audience members for the afternoon performers.  When the delegates and educators are not audience members, they are to attend the interactive workshops we provide and travel to the Capitol for appointments with legislators.

At lunch everyone gathers on the patio for the box lunches, during which time performances will continue, so all delegates remain at STC during the lunch time.

At approximately 4:00 PM,  everyone will gather for our Closing Ceremonies which conclude the day’s events. After 4:00 PM, some delegates may take the self-guided tour of the Capitoll or take the trolley to Old Sacramento for shopping and food.  Do not make any travel arrangements to leave STC earlier than 4:30 PM. We request that teachers schedule air transportation from Sacramento after 6:30 pm.

After the day’s events, all students return to their homes, so that no school is missed on March 16, 2011.

How to arrange your travel:

IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS SO THAT ALL PERFORMING STUDENTS AND REGISTERED DELEGATES ARRIVE AT THE CAPITAL NO LATER THAN 7:30 AM. It is recommended that teachers make reservations for ground transportation to and from the airport before arrival. It takes approximately 40 minutes to travel from Sacramento Airport to the capitol.  We request that teachers schedule air transportation from Sacramento after 6:30 pm.

How to register:

If you plan to register students, please read all of the registration info carefully.

If you are not a current paid member for 2010-11, you need to add Membership to your registration. Membership per individual or organization is $75.

The cost is $26 per person (including chaperones) and includes breakfast snack and lunch. Payment is made by credit card. If you prefer to pay by check, there is an option button to do so.

As part of your registration, you will need to gather the following information:

• The name and email (not website) of a local newspaper so we can promote your students' achievement by submitting photos and articles.

• The name of your state senator and assembly person. Click here to locate.

• The number of vegetarian meals you require for your group. They cannot be ordered on site.

• Your arrival time in Sacramento.

Payment must be received by February 22, 2011. If paying by check, one check per school. No PO’s accepted.   

Once the required fields are entered and your payment has been received, the teacher will be sent program information to be completed and emailed by February 25, 2011.

Registration is complete only after fees are received and registration forms are completed, and program information is submitted to gjones@cetoweb.org.

Questions? Email Gai Jones at gjones@cetoweb.org