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McHenry 1998

Congrats to Carl Draper

who was recently cast in the ensemble and Freddy understudy in the new My Fair Lady tour!

Did you watch the Emmy's awards this year? How about the Oscar's? Well one of those lovely women escorting award winners on and off the stage was none that CYT's own Lauren Gish! Congrats Lauren!

Lake 2006

Check out Jori Parys wesbite at www.joriparys.com 

She's recorded a CD, and has been playing at a lot of local festivals as well as major sporting events.

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Sara's Cast Pic for Jungle Book

We have been a part of CYT for 3 years now, and this is my daughters first time in a production.  She has been chosen as one of the Villagers in Jungle Book, and is so excited to be a part of the show.

A couple of weeks into rehearsal, I was out running errands andreceived a text from Sara with a photo of "her orphan" in Thailand,with his name and village.  She then sent me a photo of a hand wovenbracelet she received as a gift from the orphanage in Thailand. Tears filled my eyes, as my Sara's compasion for this boyshe has never met was just overflowing and she couldn't wait to sharethis with me!  We spent the afternoon talking about the Palaung HillTribe, and what it means to be an orphan.  We prayed for the familiesand children on the other side of the world.

Our director chose to work on a project that would help make the storyof a young orphan named Mowgli (in Jungle Book) real, and at the same time promote Christianity in our cast. They decided on"Pray for an Orphan"and it was THE perfect choice!  Sara continues towear her bracelet and to think of Lufuluabo Biata G from the KinshasaEast Orphan Home (DR Congo). Thank you for bringing another piece of God's message into our home.

We caught up with one of our newest AC's, Christy Chapel to ask her 10 quick questions. Christy grew up in CYT, and has directed and taught classes for many years. Now she's excited to serve the parents of Kane county!

Christy (R) with her sister Bethany (L) & "Ursula" (C) from Little Mermaid

1. What is your favorite aspect of directing/teaching? Working with the kids and families and forming those relationships with them! It is so cool to see how God can unify a cast based on their mutual love of God and Theater!
2. Do you have a favorite show/musical? I love Newsies! That's a great one!!
3. How many shows have you directed/classes taught? Oh man..... thats a hard one. I think I have probably taught around 20 classes and have been on 5 directing teams!
4. Favorite food? Good food for you....... probably a really nice salad with chicken on it and all the fun toppings. Favorite junk food... candy! Definitely candy!
5. What musical should be written that doesn't already exist? A Day in the Life of a CYT Kid. You know, like High School Musical... only CYT!
6. What stands out to you in an audition? Confidence and a bright smile!
7. Who should play you in a movie? Reese Witherspoon. I just love her!
8. What book should all aspiring actors read? Um......
9. Guilty pleasure? Laying in bed all day a reading a good book!
I love the relationships and lifelong friendships that you build!