About CYT San Diego (Christian Youth Theater)
youth theater
CYT San Diego is a tuition-based after-school theater program for ages 4 to 18, with CYT East in Santee and classes also at CYT West in Point Loma. Its adult and family arm, Christian Community Theater (CCT), casts ages 4 to 104.
- Website
- cytsandiego.org ↗
- Auditions
- cytsandiego.org/auditions-cyt ↗
- Checked
- We last checked their website on October 15, 2026
Now playing and coming up
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Playing throughOct 24
The Sound of Music
Rodgers and Hammerstein
MusicalFamily friendly
CYT East's fall musical, cast with students ages 8-18 from CYT classes.
- Dates
- Fri Oct 23, 7pm
Sat Oct 24, 1pm
Sat Oct 24, 6pm - Where
- Sonrise Church & CYT, 8805 N. Magnolia Avenue, Santee, CA 92071
- Tickets
- $20 standard, $16 groups of 15 or more, $22 at the door (plus optional $1.35 licensing fee)
Confirm dates and times with the theater before you go.
Checked against the theater's site on Fri Oct 2
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OpensDec 11
Christmas Traditions: Old & New
RevueFamily friendly
A holiday variety show of singing and dancing from Christian Community Theater (CCT), with a cast ages 4 to 104.
- Dates
- Fri Dec 11, 7pm
Sat Dec 12, 11am
Sat Dec 12, 2pm
Sun Dec 13, 2pm4 more dates
Fri Dec 18, 7pm
Sat Dec 19, 11am
Sat Dec 19, 2pm
Sun Dec 20, 2pm - Where
- Sonrise Church & CYT, 8805 N. Magnolia Avenue, Santee, CA 92071
- Tickets
- $25 standard, $30 at the door (plus optional $1.35 licensing fee)
Confirm dates and times with the theater before you go.
Checked against the theater's site on Fri Oct 2
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OpensFeb 26
High School Musical
Disney
MusicalFamily friendly
CYT East's winter musical about Troy, Gabriella and the East High students.
- Dates
- Fri Feb 26, 7pm
Sat Feb 27, 1pm
Sat Feb 27, 6pm
Sun Feb 28, 4pm3 more dates
Fri Mar 5, 7pm
Sat Mar 6, 1pm
Sat Mar 6, 6pm - Where
- Sonrise Church & CYT, 8805 N. Magnolia Avenue, Santee, CA 92071
- Tickets
- $20 standard, $22 at the door (plus optional $1.35 licensing fee)
Confirm dates and times with the theater before you go.
Checked against the theater's site on Fri Oct 2
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OpensMar 12
Junie B. Jones, The Musical
Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich
MusicalFamily friendly
CYT East's musical based on Barbara Park's first-grade books.
- Dates
- Fri Mar 12, 7pm
Sat Mar 13, 1pm
Sat Mar 13, 6pm
Sun Mar 14, 4pm3 more dates
Fri Mar 19, 7pm
Sat Mar 20, 1pm
Sat Mar 20, 6pm - Where
- Sonrise Church & CYT, 8805 N. Magnolia Avenue, Santee, CA 92071
- Tickets
- $20 standard, $22 at the door (plus optional $1.35 licensing fee)
Confirm dates and times with the theater before you go.
Checked against the theater's site on Fri Oct 2
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OpensMay 21
Alice in Wonderland Jr.
Disney
MusicalFamily friendly
CYT East's spring musical, a youth edition of the Disney classic.
- Dates
- Fri May 21, 7pm
Sat May 22, 1pm
Sat May 22, 6pm
Sun May 23, 4pm3 more dates
Fri May 28, 7pm
Sat May 29, 1pm
Sat May 29, 6pm - Where
- Sonrise Church & CYT, 8805 N. Magnolia Avenue, Santee, CA 92071
- Tickets
- $20 standard (plus optional $1.35 licensing fee)
Confirm dates and times with the theater before you go.
Checked against the theater's site on Fri Oct 2
Auditions
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Fri
Jan 8
+1 more
High School Musical
MusicalYouth
- When
- Fri Jan 8
Sat Jan 9 - Where
- Sonrise Church & CYT, 8805 N. Magnolia Avenue, Santee, CA 92071
- Roles
- Cast from students ages 8-18 enrolled in CYT classes (the audition form comes with the class confirmation email).
- Ages
- 8-18
- Prepare
- Slate name, age and song; sing a one-minute song with an MP3 or MP4 track; read a side from a script provided by the artistic team. Day 2 (Saturday) is a closed dance audition and callbacks.
- Callbacks
- Day 2 (Saturday): dance audition, with callbacks by selection.
- Rehearsals
- About 60 hours of rehearsal before move-in and dress rehearsal week.
- Performs
- February 26 to March 6, 2027
Note: Dates are the show page's audition weekend; Friday evening is open auditions (time slot chosen on the audition form) and Saturday is closed. The student must first register for a CYT class (Winter session classes not yet posted), and the Audition Form is due the night before. Production fee $300 per student.
Checked against the theater's notice on Fri Oct 2
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Fri
Jan 8
+1 more
Junie B. Jones, The Musical
MusicalYouth
- When
- Fri Jan 8
Sat Jan 9 - Where
- Sonrise Church & CYT, 8805 N. Magnolia Avenue, Santee, CA 92071
- Roles
- Cast from students ages 8-18 enrolled in CYT classes (the audition form comes with the class confirmation email).
- Ages
- 8-18
- Prepare
- Slate name, age and song; sing a one-minute song with an MP3 or MP4 track; read a side from a script provided by the artistic team. Day 2 (Saturday) is a closed dance audition and callbacks.
- Callbacks
- Day 2 (Saturday): dance audition, with callbacks by selection.
- Rehearsals
- About 60 hours of rehearsal before move-in and dress rehearsal week.
- Performs
- March 12 to 20, 2027
Note: Dates are the show page's audition weekend; Friday evening is open auditions (time slot chosen on the audition form) and Saturday is closed. The student must first register for a CYT class (Winter session classes not yet posted), and the Audition Form is due the night before. Production fee $300 per student. Same audition weekend as High School Musical; a student auditions for one show per session.
Checked against the theater's notice on Fri Oct 2
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Fri
Apr 2
+1 more
Alice in Wonderland Jr.
MusicalYouth
- When
- Fri Apr 2
Sat Apr 3 - Where
- Sonrise Church & CYT, 8805 N. Magnolia Avenue, Santee, CA 92071
- Roles
- Cast from students ages 8-18 enrolled in CYT classes (the audition form comes with the class confirmation email).
- Ages
- 8-18
- Prepare
- Slate name, age and song; sing a one-minute song with an MP3 or MP4 track; read a side from a script provided by the artistic team. Day 2 (Saturday) is a closed dance audition and callbacks.
- Callbacks
- Day 2 (Saturday): dance audition, with callbacks by selection.
- Rehearsals
- About 60 hours of rehearsal before move-in and dress rehearsal week.
- Performs
- May 21 to 29, 2027
Note: Dates are the show page's audition weekend; Friday evening is open auditions (time slot chosen on the audition form) and Saturday is closed. The student must first register for a CYT class (Spring session classes not yet posted), and the Audition Form is due the night before. Production fee $300 per student.
Checked against the theater's notice on Fri Oct 2
Crew calls
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Needed now
Run crew / stagehands, Other
for Christmas Traditions: Old & New
- The job
- CCT seeks crew (ages 15 to adult) and parent or adult production-team volunteers (ages 14 to adult) for the Christmas show; sign-up forms are on the CCT page.
- When
- Through Dec 20
- Where
- Sonrise Church & CYT, 8805 N. Magnolia Avenue, Santee, CA 92071
- Respond
- contactus@cytsandiego.org; sign-up forms linked from https://www.cytsandiego.org/CCT/
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