FYT welcomes community to fourth annual open house

Posted: Aug. 22, 2012 at 7:18 a.m.

FLINT - Flint Youth Theatre is hosting its fourth annual Open House on Monday, Aug. 27 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Community members of all ages and interests are invited to experience the joy of a drama class, the thrill of an audition and the wonder of a backstage tour. This free event will take place at FYT, located at 1220 East Kearsley Street in the Flint Cultural Center.

Guests can participate in or observe activities such as auditions, improvisation performances, drama classes and backstage tours, highlighting FYT’s broad range of performance and education opportunities. FYT staff, including the new executive artistic and associate artistic director, students and parents will talk with guests about the various programs and about their experiences at FYT. Brochures and fliers about FYT programming will be available for guests to take home. The information will include details about productions in the 2012-2013 Signature Series, Off the Press, Learning Through Theatre and Special Events as well as FYT Drama School classes and the InterACT program.

All guests will be eligible for prize drawings and special offers. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information about Flint Youth Theatre's Open House please call 810-237-1530 or visit www.FlintYouthTheatre.org.

About Flint Youth Theatre
Flint Youth Theatre is a member organization of the Flint Institute of Music, in partnership with the Flint Symphony Orchestra and the Flint School of Performing Arts. Its mission is to change lives through a lifelong continuum of music, dance and theater. Since 1957, FYT has provided inter-generational live theater arts programs for Flint and Genesee County residents. FYT is the nationally-acclaimed, award-winning resident theater company at the Flint Cultural Center and, in a typical year, serves over 50,000 area residents through its programs and facilities.