Cultivating Leaders l Building Community 

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” -1 Peter 4:10 NIV

What is CREATE?  

CREATE is our high school leadership program designed for high schoolers involved in CYT to cultivate their leadership skills while helping to build community in and out of CYT.


As a part of CREATE we: 

Collaborate- learning to use our gifts alongside one another to serve others 
Reflect - learning to reflect the Creator in word and action 
Engage- learning to engage in the community and help those who need support
Aspire- learning to work towards goals as individuals and as a team 
Teach- learning to be teachable and also to teach and mentor others 
Encourage- learning to encourage gifts in all people


2024-2025 CREATE Members:

President: Caleb Marchessault
Vice president: Jaycee Barber
Secretary: Anya Letona
Treasurer: London Brown
Community Coordinators: Ema Low and Keegan Curry
Mentoring Coordinators: Lucy Besk and Maya Low
Fundraising Coordinator: Lily Brown
Reflect Coordinators: Amor Houston and Mia Vomvolakis
Engagement Coordinator: Chloe Langton
Public Relations Coordinators: Hannah Miller and Lily Holmberg


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Questions? Email us at create@cytsantacruz.org

The CYT Internship Program is a program seeking to develop our young leaders through intentional training in theater leadership that best suits their gifts, talents, and abilities. In this one-session internship, you will be assigned to a Director or Coordinator in you field of choice and instructed one-on-one by that lead. You will also meet with the other interns and the Intern Coordinator once a week to support the workload and growth-curve of each intern. During these meetings you will focus on position accountability, processing & advocacy needed within the Show Team. After the session you will have gained invaluable skills, been given opportunities to grow in your field of choice, and you will have grownin your leadership skills. 

To be considered for an internship, you must comes with no direct experience in your focus or formal education. Interns do not have access to production meetings, come at a specific call time and assist direct supervisors. Intern applicants must no longer be eligible for CYT programming as a student.

Fields of Internship include: Directing, Choreography, Vocal Directing, Stage Management, Set Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Littles Intern and more!

CYT@school is devoted to introducing performing arts to children, one school at a time, by providing a high-quality experience that is educational and enjoyable.

Many schools have had to cut their arts programs so CYT@school is dedicated to bringing to your school a low-cost, after school program developed to support the performing arts training in public and private schools. Research has shown that performing arts helps students gain confidence, build leadership skills and develop a sense of community. CYT wants to ensure that students everywhere have an opportunity to experience theater arts.

Our program consists of 8 weeks of drama, voice, and dance which offer sound theater art instruction while also building character. All participating students will perform in an end-of-session showcase that is literature based while still being very popular with students. Our teachers are enthusiastic, fun, positive role models who lead and inspire.

Showcase options include favorites such as Aladdin, The Jungle Book, Lion King, Peter Pan, and more!