Summer Camps
"OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE"
at 2023 Junior Theater Festival
Atlanta, GA • January 13, 2023
Our small town kids brought the house down at JTF Atlanta, the worlds largest celebration of youth musical theater.
***Important Notice to Customers–Jan. 20, 2023***
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All Spring '23 Theater Operations of Pittsboro Youth Theater are discontinued–Theater Operations May Continue Under New Management in the future
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Center for the Arts MUSIC SCHOOL IS CONTINUING Private Music Lessons
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Entire PYT/CFTA Family of Community Performing Arts Organizations Up For Sale
We regret to inform you that after 10 years in business, Tammy Matthews and Craig Witter, the sole Member/Managers of Pittsboro Youth Theater LLC, do not have the financial resources or personal energies to continue to operate our theater organization or continue with plans to build our new North Chatham Performing Arts Center.
We are very sorry that our decision to close Pittsboro Youth Theater will cause sadness for a great many kids, parents and other supporters. We love you very much.
To those who are not saddened by the passing of our organization and/or those who have talked poorly of us to others, shame on you. Tammy and Craig, flawed humans like everyone, invested all our best personal efforts and financial means to benefit a community we now cannot afford to continue to live or do business in; we did our best, but now we and our money are spent.
Therefore, regarding Pittsboro Youth Theater activities,
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Spring 2023 theater casts of Pittsboro Youth Theater are discontinued effective immediately.
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All scheduled Spring '23 cast rehearsals/auditions/performances from this date forward are cancelled.
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All deposits paid to Pittsboro Youth Theater for children's participation in Spring 2023 theater cast(s) will be refunded to payers as soon as possible.
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All donations made to help us build the new North Chatham Performing Arts Center (NCPAC) will be used by new owners of our organization for that purpose if possible. If no buyer is found who wants to continue with NCPAC by Feb. 20, 2023, then all donations made to help build NCPCAC will be refunded to those who donated as soon as possible thereafter.
Tammy and I will do our best to find suitable buyers of Pittsboro Youth Theater LLC as soon as possible. We hope that a buyer or buyers will be found soon, who will resume theater operations with as little interruption as possible, continue to operate CFTA's music school, and/or continue the NCPAC building project uninterrupted.
We hope to find a buyer of our entire family of operations. One way or another, assets of Pittsboro Youth Theater LLC will be sold in an increasingly granular fashion; i.e.:
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Starting now PYT theater and CFTA music school organizations with their assets are for sale; perhaps different buyers will be found for PYT theater and CFTA music school organizations.
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Starting on March 1, 2023, assets that have not been sold in bulk with theater and or music school organizations will be sold independently (by the each), including: costumes, props, set pieces, technical equipment, music school instruments/equipment, etc
We hope to find a buyer for our theater organizations/operations that who will reopen theater operations soon and/or continue our music school and/or NCPAC building plans.
Pittsboro Youth Theater LLC assets for sale include:
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Community performing arts organizations with 10-years growth interrupted only by COVID until 2023
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An exceptionally affordable 15-year lease on an unfinished North Chatham Performing Arts Center facility with building plans to finish the space
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Every thing a community youth theater needs to do business, including: costumes, props, set pieces and technical equipment (lighting, audio, etc.), furniture, fixtures, etc.
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Office equipment, software, procedures, experienced staff contacts
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Much, much more
We will try to communicate the wonderful upsides of our organization to prospective buyers who have the resources to follow through with building and opening North Chatham Performing Arts Center by Summer 2023.
Tammy and Craig's goal was to transfer ownership/operation to new, younger and more capable owners and/or operational staff before we got into this situation. We're sorry that things came to this so suddenly, and we hope that we can find some way for PYT to continue to provide services to our patrons soon.
Sincerely,
Tammy Matthews and Craig Witter
Co-founders, Owners, Operators, Member/Managers
Pittsboro Youth Theater LLC
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Summer Camps
2023
Sing, Dance, Act
ALL CAMPS M-F • 9-5
All Pittsboro Youth Theater casts and summer camps conclude with one or more live performances on stage. Every cast member and summer camper takes the stage in full costume, with a full complement of props, professional set pieces, lighting, audio and more–PYT provides our young patrons much more than
T-shirts and a room.
3-Week Theater Camp
Musical
June 12-30
for Elementary - High Schoolers
+ Performances June 30 - July 2
3-Day
Princess
Introduction to Theater DANCE Camp
July 5-7
for Ages 6-12
2-Week
"Sleeping Beauty"
Theater Camp
July 10-21
for Elementary - Middle Schoolers
+ Performances July 22-23
3-Week
"Mean Girls"
Jr. Musical
July 24 - Aug. 11
for Middle - High Schoolers
+ Performances Aug. 11-13
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Camp Descriptions
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Musical
June 12-30
MANDATORY AUDITION
Auditions for roles will be held on a weekend day in March TBA; roles will be preliminarily assigned shortly thereafter. This is so scripts can be handed out and actors can get familiar with their roles and study lines before rehearsals begin.
for Elementary - High Schoolers
Campers must be able to read at a second grade level. 6 and 7 year olds accepted with prior special permission from Tammy Matthews, Artistic Director. Campers must be independent enough to comfortably spend 8-hour days in an organized camp setting. Other than play time, breaks and lunch, campers must be able to participate with the group on rehearsal activities, and follow PYT Rules and instructions from Directors and Camp Counsellors.
+ Performances June 30 - July 2
Campers will perform "Peter Pan Jr." in public live on stage.
All PYT performances with full costumes, props and set pieces.
Cost: $325 per week ($975 total)
About "Peter Pan" Jr.
Based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris "Moose" Charlap and Jule Styne with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Peter Pan Jr. is one of the most beloved and frequently performed family favorites of all time. This high-flying Tony Award-winning musical has been performed around the world and delighted audiences for 60 years; this Junior version and is now adapted for young performers.
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3-Day
Princess
Introduction to Theater DANCE Camp
July 5-7
There will be FREE showcase in costume for family members at the end of camp, Friday afternoon, July 7.
for Ages 6-12
Campers must be independent enough to comfortably spend 8-hour days in an organized camp setting. Other than play time, breaks and lunch, campers must be able to participate with the group on rehearsal activities, and follow PYT Rules and instructions from Directors and Camp Counsellors.
Cost: $195
Jazz Shoes Required
Campers must have their own jazz shoes (that's a thing).
About this DANCE Camp
In this Introduction To Theater Dance camp, dancers will learn common steps used on stage, terminology, how to stay in time as a group, types, rhythms and typical steps of different types of music, basics of stage movement, posture, and more. At the end of camp, Friday afternoon, participants will take the stage (in Princess costumes of course) and perform a FREE showcase to show their families what they've learned.
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About PYT Camps
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2-Week
"Sleeping Beauty"
Theater Camp
July 10-21
for Elementary - Middle Schoolers
Campers must be able to read at a second grade level. 6 and 7 year olds must get prior special permission from Tammy Matthews, Artistic Director. Campers must be independent enough to comfortably spend 8-hour days in an organized camp setting. Other than play time, breaks and lunch, campers must be able to participate in rehearsal activities with the group, and follow PYT Rules and instructions from Directors and Camp Counsellors.
+ Performances July 22-23
Cost: $325 per week ($650 total)
About "Sleeping Beauty" Camp
One of the classic playwrights of children's theatre dramatizes the most charming of fairy tales. This is a play of beautiful imagery telling the age-old story of the lovely princess who was cursed on the day of her christening by an uninvited wicked fairy. The fairy prophesied that on her 16th birthday the princess should prick her finger on a spindle and fall into a deep sleep. She will only be awakened one hundred years later by a prince who is brave enough to fight his way through the wilderness that grows up around the castle only to find that there is a twist in the story! Girl Power!
Parents, don't miss this opportunity for your young kid(s) to sing, dance and act themselves into a wonderful experience!
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3-Week
"Mean Girls"
Jr. Musical
July 24 - Aug. 11
+ Performances Aug. 11-13
MANDATORY AUDITION
Auditions for roles will be held on a weekend day in March TBA; roles will be preliminarily assigned shortly thereafter. This is so scripts can be handed out and actors can get familiar with their roles and study lines before rehearsals begin.
for Middle - High Schoolers
Campers must participate in group rehearsal activities, and follow PYT Rules and instructions from Directors and Camp Counsellors.
Performances June 30 - July 2
Campers will perform "Mean Girls Jr." in public live on stage. All PYT performances with full costumes, props and set pieces.
Cost: $325 per week ($975 total)
About "Mean Girls" Jr.
The "Mean Girls Jr." script is scheduled for release in January 2023; this Pittsboro Youth Theater cast will be one of the first youth theater groups in the world to perform "Mean Girls Jr."
Synopsis
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady and her friends devise a "Revenge Party" to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.
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About PYT Camps
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Since 2012 Pittsboro Youth Theater has built our reputation by staging full productions; every cast member takes the stage in full costume, with a full complement of props, professional set pieces, lighting, audio and more–we provide our young actors much more than T-shirts and a room.
In this scene from PYT's 2021 performance of "Frozen Jr." Anna, played by Cate Hall, sings with the snow chorus outside her sister, Elsa's, ice castle.
"As soon as this play ended, I shouted, “That was great!” Because it was! I thought the set was great and very pretty. I could almost imagine it was a real castle. I also love that the costumes looked a lot like the clothes from the movie."
Emory Kasten (he/him), 8-year old Staff Writer
Chatham Life and Style
Arendelle townspeople dance around Wandering Oaken's wagon in this scene from PYT's 2021 performance of "Frozen Jr." in UNC's beautiful Forest Theater.
Children and families come together at Pittsboro Youth Theater to sing, dance and act. Enjoying this trifecta of performing arts in a vibrant arts space, PYT patrons experience community through performing arts group activities.
Especially during this pivotal time after COVID and when social media increasingly seduces people to socialize while isolated, team performing arts programs and live events are an invaluable key to our community's mental and interpersonal health.
Read more about how involvement in Pittsboro Youth Theater impacts children, families and our community.
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NOTES ABOUTMusical CAMPS
- EVERYONE WHO WISHES TO BE IN A 2023 Musical CAMP
MUST AUDITION.
MANDATORY AUDITIONS: Weekend Day in March TBA (or by appointment)
Roles will be a assigned based on performance in audition. Scripts will be handed out soon after roles are assigned so actors can become familiar with the play and study their lines ahead of time.
Space is limited. Apply early.
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Musical Directors Include:
Artistic Director: Tammy Matthews
Music Director: Parker Harris
Choreographer: Varies
Technical Director: Craig Witter
Musical PERFORMANCES
• Multi-week Musical camps conclude with multiple public performances. Participation in all performances is absolutely mandatory for all cast members except with prior permission by Tammy Matthews.
THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
• All tickets for Musical performances will be made available for sale to the general public.
