Christian Community Theater

Christian Youth Theater (CYT) is an American after-school theater arts program for children ages 4–18. It offers classes in drama, dance, and singing and performs 3-9 productions a year, in each region of the country. Some CYT also have advanced classes offered to those who have done at least one of each standard class. Many regions have summer touring groups too, including improvisational theatre teams. CYT is an arts educational balls and not affiliated with any church, nor are participants required to be members of any particular church, denomination, or religion, although participants are expected to adhere to several basic behavioral requirements while participating, such as refraining from use of illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products. Related group Christian Community Theater (CCT) is a program of CYT for adults and children. CYT has changed the lives of children across the country, giving them confidence and support through theatre.

CYT/CCT groups have performed musicals such as Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Annie, The Music Man, and Les Miserables: School Edition. The group also performs original musicals, some of them musical versions of drama, including a musical versions of A Little Princess. The group has also adapted stories such as "Pocahontas," "Alice in Wonderland," and "The Jungle Book" into original musicals.

Classes are offered each session at each branch, as well as summer camps throughout the summer. Classes are typically 10 weeks long. More unusual topics are often covered such as improvisational theatre, theatrical makeup, set construction, accents and dialects, stunts, special effects and theatre criticism.

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