OKLAHOMA! - Spotlight Youth Theatre - September 9-25, 2022

     

Music by Richard Rodgers

Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs

Based on the 2019 revival, this production leaves the original text and score intact while exploring them through a 21st century lens. This production aims to reflect the concerns of a diverse American society, and their relation to their country that reveals a darker psychological truth at its core.

Sep. 9-25, 2022

Fridays/Saturdays at 7:00 p.m.

Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

Sep. 17 & 24 at 2:00 p.m.

Ticketing info available soon.

Spotlight Youth Theatre

10620 N 43rd Ave

Glendale, AZ 85304

(602) 843-8318

CLICK HERE for more information, and to purchase tickets, when available

LIZZIE - Spotlight Youth Theatre - October 8-October 23, 2022

Book by Tim Maner

Music by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer & Alan Stevens Hewitt

Lyrics by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer & Tim Maner

This all-female rock show makes the legend of Lizzie Borden a timeless scream!

Rock show about the legend of Lizzie Borden, performed in the new SYT Studio.

Thursday/Friday/Saturday: 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: 2:00 p.m.

Spotlight Youth Theatre

10620 N 43rd Ave

Glendale, AZ 85304

(602) 843-8318

CLICK HERE for more information, and to purchase tickets, when available

SHREK THE MUSICAL JR. - Spotlight Youth Theatre - October 21–November 16, 2022

Everyone’s favorite ogre is back in this hilarious stage spectacle, based on the hit film and Broadway musical.

Musical based on the hit Dreamworks film, performed Oct. 21 – Nov. 16, 2022.

Music by Jeanine Tesori

Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire

Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig

Auditions: Aug. 28-29.

Information about auditions and production details will be posted soon.

Spotlight Youth Theatre

10620 N 43rd Ave

Glendale, AZ 85304

(602) 843-8318

CLICK HERE for more information, and to purchase tickets, when available

THE LAST CHANCE ANGELS - Spotlight Youth Theatre - December 9-18, 2022

Book & Lyrics by Bobby Sample

A flash flood will destroy a small desert town unless the good will of their community proves enough to earn a miracle.

A new holiday musical performed on the SYT Mainstage Dec. 9-18, 2022.

Auditions: Oct. 9-10.

Information about auditions and production details will be posted soon.

Spotlight Youth Theatre

10620 N 43rd Ave

Glendale, AZ 85304

(602) 843-8318

CLICK HERE for more information, and to purchase tickets, when available

DISNEY'S THE JUNGLE BOOK KIDS - Spotlight Youth Theatre - January 7, 2023

Music & Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, & Terry Gilkyson

Additional lyrics / Book adapted by Marcy Heisler

Music adapted & arranged by Bryan Louiselle

Musical based on the Disney film and Kipling’s classic stories, performed on the SYT Mainstage Jan. 7, 2023.

Workshop Dec. 26-Jan. 7: Mowgli the “man cub” learns what it means to be human in a no-cut show rehearsed as a camp during the holiday break.

Information about registration and production details will be posted soon.

Spotlight Youth Theatre

10620 N 43rd Ave

Glendale, AZ 85304

(602) 843-8318

CLICK HERE for more information, and to purchase tickets, when available

ONCE - Spotlight Youth Theatre - January 20-February 5, 2023

   

Book by Enda Walsh

Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová

Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed by John Carney

An Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music in this joyously uplifting show.

Musical based on the 2007 film, performed on the SYT Mainstage Jan. 20-Feb. 5, 2023.

Auditions: Oct. 23-24.

Information about auditions and production details will be posted soon.

Spotlight Youth Theatre

10620 N 43rd Ave

Glendale, AZ 85304

(602) 843-8318

CLICK HERE for more information, and to purchase tickets, when available

PLAYFEST 2022-’23 - Spotlight Youth Theatre - February 10-19, 2023

Three winning short plays, written and directed by students in the SYT Studio Feb. 10-19, 2023.

Feb. 10-19: Three new one-act plays in one exciting show, with the scripts that won SYT’s annual young playwrights’ contest.

Auditions: Dec. 26-27.

The winning plays are yet to be announced. Information about auditions and production details will be posted soon.

Spotlight Youth Theatre

10620 N 43rd Ave

Glendale, AZ 85304

(602) 843-8318

CLICK HERE for more information, and to purchase tickets, when available

DISNEY'S MOANA JR. - Spotlight Youth Theatre - March 3-19, 2023

Music and Lyrics by Opetaia Foa’i, Mark Mancina, & Lin-Manuel Miranda

JR. Script Adaptation by Susan Soon He Stanton

JR. Score Adaptation and Arrangements & Orchestrations by Ian Weinberger

This one-hour musical adaptation of the 2016 film brings the adventures of Moana and her village of Motunui to life onstage.

Performed on the SYT Mainstage Mar. 3-19, 2023.

Auditions: Jan. 8-9.

Information about auditions and production details will be posted soon.

Spotlight Youth Theatre

10620 N 43rd Ave

Glendale, AZ 85304

(602) 843-8318

CLICK HERE for more information, and to purchase tickets, when available

MACBETH - Spotlight Youth Theatre - April 14-23, 2023

  

Written by William Shakespeare

Adapted/Directed by Kenny Grossman

Treason, power madness, civil war… Some things never change! Shakespeare’s tragic masterpiece comes to the SYT Mainstage.

Shakespeare’s classic, performed on the SYT Mainstage Apr. 14-23, 2023.

Auditions: Feb. 19-20.

Information about auditions and production details will be posted soon.

Spotlight Youth Theatre

10620 N 43rd Ave

Glendale, AZ 85304

(602) 843-8318

CLICK HERE for more information, and to purchase tickets, when available

RUNAWAYS - Spotlight Youth Theatre - April 28-May 7, 2023

Book, Lyrics, and Music by Elizabeth Swados

Intense musical constructed from interviews with homeless children and those in orphanages in 1970s New York.

Musical constructed from interviews with real runaways, performed in the SYT Studio Apr. 28 – May 7, 2023.

Auditions: Mar. 12-13.

Information about auditions and production details will be posted soon.

Spotlight Youth Theatre

10620 N 43rd Ave

Glendale, AZ 85304

(602) 843-8318

CLICK HERE for more information, and to purchase tickets, when available

HANDS ON A HARDBODY - Spotlight Youth Theatre - May 19-June 4, 2023

Book by Doug Wright

Lyrics by Amanda Green

Music by Trey Anastasio & Amanda Green

Ten contestants compete to win a truck in this popular country-western musical that won SYT’s Pick-a-Season contest.

Auditions: Apr. 1-2.

Information about auditions and production details will be posted soon.

Spotlight Youth Theatre

10620 N 43rd Ave

Glendale, AZ 85304

(602) 843-8318

CLICK HERE for more information, and to purchase tickets, when available

Spotlight Youth Theatre’s 2022/2023 Season!

 

Sept 9th - Sept 25th

“OKLAHOMA”

Oct 21st - Nov 6th

“SHREK JR.”

Dec 2nd - Dec 18th

“LAST CHANCE ANGELS”

Ages 8 -19

Holiday Break Show

Dec 26 - Jan 6th

“DISNEY’S THE JUNGLE BOOK KIDS”

 Jan 20th - Feb 5th

“ONCE”

March 3rd - March 19th

“DISNEY’S MOANA JR.”

April 14th - April 23rd

“SHAKESPEARE’S MACBETH”

May 19th - June 4th

“HANDS ON A HARDBODY”

SPOTLIGHT STUDIO

Oct 1st - Oct 16th

“LIZZIE”

Feb 10th - Feb 19th

“PLAYFEST”

April 28th - May7th

“RUNAWAYS”

CLICK HERE for more information, and to order tickets, when available