For 5th graders and older, this program includes high-quality training in drama, dance, aerial, and circus arts. Each Youth Circus culminates in a fully-produced show and is one of our most popular ticketed events of the year. 

*Audition tapes are due by 7pm on Sunday, September 7, 2025

Tuition: $595
Financial aid is available 

Fall Youth Circus

Rehearsals

First rehearsal is on Wednesday, September 17th. Youth Circus rehearses every week on:

• Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm

• Saturdays, 3pm-6pm

• Sundays, 2pm-5pm

Tech and Performance Schedule
Tech rehearsals are Nov. 7 - Nov. 14, and the schedule during those dates is as follows:

• Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm

• Fridays, 6:30pm-10pm

• Saturdays, 3pm-7pm

• Sundays, 2pm-5pm

Tech rehearsals are MANDATORY for all performers. Absences will not be accepted during tech. Unexcused absences during the rehearsal process will result in decrease or loss of role.

The shows are set for Saturday, November 15th & Sunday, November 16th:
Saturday 4:00pm & 7:00pm performances
Sunday 3:00pm performance

Audition Information

Auditions will be a self-taped audition tape. All videos should be no longer than 90 seconds. Audition tapes are due Sunday, September 7th, 2025 at 7:00pm.  All auditions must have filled out the Google Form as well as submitting the video to be considered. See audition prompt and submission information below: 

Audition Form

Audition Prompt:
Please video record (no longer than 2 minutes) of the following:

 Pick one of the poems attached below
Create a movement sequence that tells the story of that poem.

Must include the following:
- your favorite tumbling trick
- a moment of being upside down for 5 at least seconds
- a failure
- a success
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All audition material will be accepted until 7pm on Sunday, September 7th, 2025. Please email your video audition to dramadirector@actorsgymnasium.org. No audition videos will be considered without filling out this form, and vise versa.

Poems: