Valley Youth Theatre (VYT) is a community theatre located in

Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the on ...

, United States. Established in 1989, VYT produces six mainstage shows each season, two of which are produced at the

Herberger Theater Center Herberger Theater Center is an indoor performing arts venue featuring three stages in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, whose mission is to support and foster the growth of performing arts in Phoenix as the premier performance venue, arts incubator and ...

Affiliations

* National recognition by

Theatre Communications Group Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is a non-profit service organization headquartered in New York City that promotes professional non-profit theatre in the United States. The organization also publishes ''American Theatre'' magazine and ''ARTSEA ...

.http://vyt.com/ * Multiple appearances of Golden Globe awarded actress Emma Stone

Community service

*Each season, more than 4,600 inner-city students attend VYT mainstage performance and are given free books through a "Literacy and The Arts" outreach program *Each year, more than six hundred children, representing numerous social service organizations throughout the Valley, attend a free performance and are given a complimentary lunch through an annual "Sponsor-A-Seat" program.

Facility

Valley Youth Theatre performs in its renovated facility in Copper Square in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. An old storefront was gutted in 1998 and rebuilt to include a proscenium stage with orchestra pit, 202 seat continental-style audience seating, a lobby with box office, and "backstage" areas: a lighting and sound booth, small scene and costume shops, and rehearsal and dressing rooms.

History

*1989: Established. *1992: First permanent home in the basement of Tower Plaza. *1999: New permanent home at Copper Square in downtown Phoenix.

Notable alumni

Max Crumm Aaron Maximillian "Max" Crumm (born October 8, 1985) is an American actor and singer known for their work on the New York stage. They have originated starring roles on Broadway in both the revival of '' Grease'' as Danny Zuko, after winning NBC's ...

Kimiko Glenn Kimiko Elizabeth Glenn (June 27, 1989) is an American actress and Broadway performer known for portraying Brook Soso in the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', for which she received three ensemble Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also st ...

Chelsea Kane Chelsea Kane Staub (born September 15, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Stella Malone in the Disney Channel sitcom television series ''Jonas (TV series), Jonas'' and the role of Riley Perrin in the Freeform (T ...

Connie Cone Sexton (May 26, 2011)
title=Phoenix Valley Youth Theatre's 'Annie' finds dog stars
The Arizona Republic. Accessed 2011-06-06. *

Columbus Short Columbus Keith Short Jr. (born September 19, 1982) is an American actor and choreographer. He choreographed Britney Spears's Onyx Hotel Tour and worked with Brian Friedman (of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' fame). He is best known for his roles ...

Jordin Sparks Jordin Sparks-Thomas (born December 22, 1989) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of ''American Idol'' at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series' history. Her self-titled debu ...

* Emma Stone

External links

* http://vyt.com/

References

{{authority control Theatre companies in Arizona Theatres in Arizona Youth theatre companies Culture of Phoenix, Arizona