About

CYT offers weekly classes over the course of three separate sessions during the school year. Each 2-hour class runs for 9-10 weeks with a variety of topics offered. Most of the classes are small to ensure personal attention and growth. Enrollment in CYT classes provides students (ages 8-18) the opportunity to audition for their chapter’s current production.
 
At the end of each CYT session, students come away with improved skills in their area of emphasis and present a high-energy showcase to demonstrate to other students, family, and friends what they have learned. 
Class Registration Policies
Fall class registration opens on July 15, 2025. Please read our various Class Registration Policies before registering! Check out our summer day camp options at www.cytchicago.org/camps.
Refer-A-Friend
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Financial Aid
CYT is pleased to offer financial assistance to families who would otherwise not be able to participate in our programs. Apply HERE.

Curriculum

CYT offers a wide variety of classes, and they all enable students to gain valuable theater arts training, develop confidence, and make friends! CYT Chicago offers classes in acting, dancing, and singing, as well as specialty classes. Specialty classes include curriculum such as special effects makeup, prop making, and theater tech, and vary per session.

Teachers

A CYT Teacher’s mission is to train and instruct students in a way that promotes the development of character, self-esteem, and confidence. Our teachers are qualified and experienced in the area in which they teach. They have been trained in the CYT methods of instruction and agree with the CYT values and outcome goals.  All of our teachers have been background checked and adhere to our Mission and Values. Our teachers truly care about their students and provide a constructive and fun environment for them to learn.

Showcase

Parents, friends, and relatives are invited to attend CYT's Showcase performance on the last day / evening of classes, free of charge! Showcase is the grand finale of each session of classes, at which every class makes a 5–10 minute presentation of something they have learned and rehearsed during the session. Don't miss the action!

Current Classes:

Class: Age: Chapter: Location: Day: Time: Start: End:
150 Dance 13-18 Kane
(Winter 2026)
Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 01 Feb 16
150 Dance 13-18 Rockford
(Winter 2026)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rockford Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 01 Mar 23
150 Dance 13-18 Milwaukee
(Winter 2026)
Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 20 Feb 12
150 Dance 13-18 Kenosha
(Winter 2026)
First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 11 Feb 10
150 Dance Jr. 8-12 Rockford
(Winter 2026)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rockford Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 01 Feb 23
150 Dance Jr. 8-12 Milwaukee
(Winter 2026)
Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 20 Feb 12
150 Dance Jr. 8-12 Kenosha
(Winter 2026)
First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 11 Feb 10
150 Dance Jr. 8-12 Dupage
(Winter 2026)
Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 04 Feb 03
150 Voice 13-18 Kane
(Winter 2026)
Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 01 Feb 16
150 Voice 13-18 Rockford
(Winter 2026)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rockford Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 01 Feb 23
150 Voice 13-18 Milwaukee
(Winter 2026)
Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 20 Feb 12
150: Dance 13-18 Aurora
(Winter 2026)
Village Bible Church of Sugar Grove Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 03 Feb 02
Character Development: James and the Giant Peach 8-12 Kenosha
(Winter 2026)
First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Comedy: As You Wish 10-14 Dupage
(Winter 2026)
Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 04 Feb 03
Comedy: Comedic Acting On and Off Camera 13-18 Aurora
(Winter 2026)
Village Bible Church of Sugar Grove Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 03 Feb 02
Comedy: Sketches in Sync 13-18 Kane
(Winter 2026)
Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 01 Feb 16
Dance: Hip-Hop 8-12 McHenry
(Winter 2026)
Hope Covenant Church, Crystal Lake Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 02 Feb 17
Dance: Hip-Hop 12-18 Milwaukee
(Winter 2026)
Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 20 Feb 12
Dance: Intermediate Dance 10-14 Kane
(Winter 2026)
Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 01 Feb 16
Dance: Musical Theater Dance 8-12 Lake
(Winter 2026)
Gurnee Community Church Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 13 Feb 12
Dance: Tap It Up 8-12 Aurora
(Winter 2026)
Village Bible Church of Sugar Grove Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 03 Feb 02
Dance: West Side Story 13-18 Milwaukee
(Winter 2026)
Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 20 Feb 12
Drama 8-12 McHenry
(Winter 2026)
Hope Covenant Church, Crystal Lake Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 02 Feb 17
Drama: Conquering Auditions and Callbacks 10-14 Rockford
(Winter 2026)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rockford Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 01 Feb 23
Drama: Disney Sidekicks 8-12 Lake
(Winter 2026)
Gurnee Community Church Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 13 Feb 12
Drama: Monologues 13-18 Milwaukee
(Winter 2026)
Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 20 Feb 12
Drama: Seuss on the Loose 8-12 Milwaukee
(Winter 2026)
Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 20 Feb 12
Drama: Storybook Classics 8-12 Dupage
(Winter 2026)
Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 04 Feb 03
Improv Team 12-18 Kane
(Winter 2026)
Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 01 Feb 16
Improv Team 12-18 Rockford
(Winter 2026)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rockford Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 01 Mar 23
Improv Team 12-18 Lake
(Winter 2026)
Gurnee Community Church Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 13 Feb 12
Improv Team 12-18 McHenry
(Winter 2026)
Hope Covenant Church, Crystal Lake Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 02 Feb 17
Improv Team 12-18 Milwaukee
(Winter 2026)
Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 20 Feb 12
Improv Team 12-18 Kenosha
(Winter 2026)
First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Improv Team 12-18 Aurora
(Winter 2026)
Village Bible Church of Sugar Grove Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 03 Feb 02
Leaps and Turns and Broadway Jazz, Newsies Style! 13-18 Dupage
(Winter 2026)
Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 04 Feb 03
Mastering Dance Auditions and Callbacks 13-18 Lake
(Winter 2026)
Gurnee Community Church Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 13 Feb 12
Musical Theater: Back to the 80’s! A Musical Theatre Jam 12-18 Dupage
(Winter 2026)
Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 04 Feb 03
Musical Theater: Defying Gravity 10-14 McHenry
(Winter 2026)
Hope Covenant Church, Crystal Lake Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 02 Feb 17
Musical Theater: Hard Knock Life 8-12 McHenry
(Winter 2026)
Hope Covenant Church, Crystal Lake Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 02 Feb 17
Musical Theater: In the Big Blue World 8-12 Rockford
(Winter 2026)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rockford Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 01 Feb 23
Musical Theater: In the Big Blue World 8-12 Kenosha
(Winter 2026)
First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Musical Theater: James and the Giant Peach 8-12 Milwaukee
(Winter 2026)
Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 20 Feb 12
Musical Theater: My Grand Plan 13-18 Kenosha
(Winter 2026)
First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Musical Theater: My Shot 13-18 Rockford
(Winter 2026)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rockford Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 01 Mar 23
Musical Theater: Sparklejollytwinklejingley 8-12 Aurora
(Winter 2026)
Village Bible Church of Sugar Grove Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 03 Feb 02
Musical Theater: Summer Belongs To You! (Phineas & Ferb) 8-12 Dupage
(Winter 2026)
Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 04 Feb 03
Musical Theater: Swankified! Singing & Dancing Through Wicked 8-12 Aurora
(Winter 2026)
Village Bible Church of Sugar Grove Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 03 Feb 02
Musical Theater: Thank You For The Music 13-18 Aurora
(Winter 2026)
Village Bible Church of Sugar Grove Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 03 Feb 02
Musical Theater: Wicked Medley 8-12 Kane
(Winter 2026)
Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 01 Feb 16
Musical Theater: You Will Be Found 13-18 Kane
(Winter 2026)
Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 01 Feb 16
Specialty: Props and Design 13-18 Lake
(Winter 2026)
Gurnee Community Church Thu 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 13 Feb 12
Specialty: Stage Combat 10-14 Kenosha
(Winter 2026)
First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Specialty: Stage Makeup 8-12 Kane
(Winter 2026)
Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 01 Feb 16
Studio Series: Auditions & Callbacks 8-11 All-Area
(Summer 2025)
CYT Studio, Cary, IL Tue 9:00am - 12:00pm Jul 22 Jul 22
Studio Series: Auditions & Callbacks 12-14 All-Area
(Summer 2025)
CYT Studio, Cary, IL Wed 9:00am - 1:00pm Jul 23 Jul 23
Studio Series: Auditions & Callbacks 15-18 All-Area
(Summer 2025)
CYT Studio, Cary, IL Thu 9:00am - 1:00pm Jul 24 Jul 24
Tune Town: Bounce! 5-7 Kane
(Winter 2026)
Church on The Rock, Huntley Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 01 Feb 16
Tune Town: Bounce! 5-7 Rockford
(Winter 2026)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rockford Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 01 Feb 23
Tune Town: Bounce! 5-7 Lake
(Winter 2026)
Gurnee Community Church Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 13 Feb 12
Tune Town: Bounce! 5-7 McHenry
(Winter 2026)
Hope Covenant Church, Crystal Lake Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Dec 02 Feb 17
Tune Town: Bounce! 5-7 Milwaukee
(Winter 2026)
Poplar Creek Greenfield Thu 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 20 Feb 12
Tune Town: Bounce! 5-7 Kenosha
(Winter 2026)
First Christian Church, Kenosha Tue 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 11 Feb 10
Tune Town: Bounce! 5-7 Aurora
(Winter 2026)
Village Bible Church of Sugar Grove Mon 4:45pm - 6:45pm Nov 03 Feb 02
Voice 10-14 Rockford
(Winter 2026)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rockford Mon 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dec 01 Mar 23
Voice: Blend It Like Broadway 13-18 Dupage
(Winter 2026)
Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton Tue 7:00pm - 9:00pm Nov 04 Feb 03