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Current Season

2023-2024 Clark Youth Theatre Season

Celebrating 45 Years of Theatre Excellence

Purchase all 2023-2024 Show tickets here:

https://www.onthestage.tickets/clark-youth-theatre-incorporated

Welcome To Clark’s 2023-2024 Season

Lost Girl by Kimberly Belflower

Rating: TEEN (T) 13+

Long after returning from Neverland, Wendy decides that she must find Peter in order to reclaim her kiss and move on with her life. Along the way, she meets other girls who went to Neverland and learns she is not alone. A coming-of-age exploration of first love and lasting loss, Lost Girl continues the story of J.M. Barrie’s beloved character – the girl who had to grow up.

Performances: September 15-24, 2023

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

As a son of Poseidon, Percy Jackson has newly discovered powers he can’t control, monsters on his trail, and is on a quest to find Zeus’ lightning bolt to prevent a war between the Greek gods. Featuring a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical has fans of all ages “cheering like the ball is being dropped on New Year’s Eve!” (New York Magazine) After all, in this “action-packed, mythical adventure,” (City Dads Group) “Percy Jackson is a rock star!” (NY Daily News)”.

Performances: November 2-12, 2023

Auditions: Saturday, July 29 at 3pm

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

The Herdmans never go to church. So how did they end up with the lead roles in the Christmas play?  Chance, intimidation, and maybe a little Christmas magic help bring the Herdmans, as well as the rest of the town, to a new understanding of the holiday season. Don’t miss this Clark Youth Theatre tradition, 42 years strong!

Performances: November 30, and December 2-4, 7-10

Auditions: Saturday, September 23 at 3pm

The Penguin Project at Clark Youth Theatre presents….Disney’s High School Musical Jr!

Clark Youth Theatre is excited to present the 9th year of The Penguin Project in Tulsa! The Penguin Project is an organization that produces musicals with children with developmental disabilities. They are joined on stage by “peer mentors,” a group of children without disabilities, who work with them side-by-side to guide them in rehearsals and performances.

Performances at TCC VanTrease PACE Center January 19, 20, and 21, 2024.

A Winter’s Tale by Shakespeare

The Winter’s Tale, one of Shakespeare’s very late plays, is filled with improbabilities. Before the conclusion, one character comments that what we are about to see, “Were it but told you, should be hooted at / Like an old tale.”

It includes murderous passions, man-eating bears, princes and princesses in disguise, death by drowning and by grief, oracles, betrayal, and unexpected joy. Yet the play, which draws much of its power from Greek myth, is grounded in the everyday.

A “winter’s tale” is one told or read on a long winter’s night. Paradoxically, this winter’s tale is ideally seen rather than read—though the imagination can transform words into vivid action. Its shift from tragedy to comedy, disguises, and startling exits and transformations seem addressed to theater audiences. Performances February 9-18, 2024

Legally Blonde Jr.

Legally Blonde JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle’s boyfriend, Warner, dumps her and heads to Harvard, claiming she’s not “serious” enough, Elle takes matters into her own hands, crafting a showy song-and-dance personal essay and charming her way into law school. Befriending classmate, Emmett, and spunky hairdresser, Paulette, along the way, Elle finds that books and looks aren’t mutually exclusive.  As Elle begins outsmarting her peers, she realizes that law may be her natural calling after all.

Performances: March 7-17, 2024

Auditions: December 2, 2023 at 3pm 

A Chorus Line: Teen Edition

A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway ensemble audition. Exploring the inner lives and poignant ambitions of professional Broadway performers, the show features one powerhouse number after another. Memorable musical numbers include “What I Did for Love,” “One,” “I Can Do That,” “At the Ballet,” “The Music and the Mirror,” and “I Hope I Get It.” A brilliantly complex fusion of song, dance, and compellingly authentic drama, the show is instantly recognized as a classic.

A Chorus Line – High School Edition remains a full length musical, while offering slightly more family friendly content.

Performances: April 18-28, 2024

Auditions: Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 3pm 

Princes Vs. Ninja

Princess Vs. Ninja is Clark Youth Theatre’s newest addition to our student led and informed creation of theatre. Modeled as a pre-teen stepping stone to the Emergence Project, Princess Vs. Ninja is a student written and performed event designed to give student’s full production experience. Conceived and supervised by Artistic Director, Erin Scarberry.

Auditions: April 6, 2024 at 3pm

Performances: June 7-9, 2024 

Emergence Project

The Emergence Project is a student written, directed and performed event designed to give student’s full production experience. Local teens active in the Clark Conservatory submit short plays for performance.  Writing submissions and submissions to direct and audition to join the acting pool available on the Clark site HERE. Rehearsals begin in May. 

Performances: June 21-23, 2024

Clark Youth Theatre Improv

TEEN SHOWS: October 14, December 16, 2023 and April 6, 2024 and May 4, 2024

PRETEEN SHOW: Thursday, May 2, 2024

All Shows at 7:30pm

Clark Youth Theatre continues it’s laugh-out-loud, comedy adventure with Laughing Matter Improv. Join us for evenings full of laughter featuring our Pre-teen and Teen troupes as they present high energy, hilarious unscripted theatre. Fun for the whole family! Tickets available HERE

Friday Night Live!

December 15, 2023 & May 10, 2024 at 7:30

Clark Youth Theatre’s improvisation expansion has resulted in our newest hit, Friday Night Live! Think Saturday Night Live at Clark! Evenings will include sketch comedy, stand-up routines, musical guests and lots of laughter. Tickets available HERE

The Storybook Series

October 14, December 16, 2023 and March 16, May 4, 2024

All Shows at 2:00pm (4pm if 2pm sells out)

Clark Youth Theatre is excited to bring back The Storybook Series to young audiences again this season. Introduce your child to live performance as they watch their favorite books come to life on our stage! Perfect for ages 4-8.  Tickets available HERE

***Information About Clark Youth Theatre’s Rating System***

Clark Youth Theatre serves students ages 3-18. The 2019-20 season will have expanded programming to suit the varying needs of our students as they age through our program. We have created the CYT Rating System in order to provide our parents, guardians and patrons with as much information as possible about the content of plays. Ultimately, opinions about the appropriateness of content is subjective and is likely to vary from person to person. 

The rating system is structured in two tiers: age ratings (A, T, OT) and content indicators (language, violence and themes). Age ratings indicate a maturity threshold below which some parents or guardians may find the content unsuitable.

Content indicators provide insight as to the material within the play that prompted a particular age rating. If the play contains language (L), violence (V), or themes (S) that a parent may deem unsuitable, the rating notes for each production will provide details.

AGE RATINGS

ALL AGES (A) = material has been deemed unlikely to be found inappropriate by any particular age group.

TEEN (T) = content within play may be considered inappropriate by some parents or guardians for children under the age of 13.

OLDER TEEN (OT) = contains material some parents or guardians may consider inappropriate for children under the age of 16.

Tickets for all 2023-2024 Shows that are on sale are available at:

https://www.onthestage.tickets/clark-youth-theatre-incorporated