Showcase Tonight!

Our winter session showcase is tonight, 3/6, 7:00 PM at Lifepoint Church.

Students come at the regular class time of 5:00 PM.

We will sell pizza at the start of class at $1.50 a slice (.50 for water) for those who would like it for dinner. Please pack a dinner/snack if you do not buy pizza.

Doors will open about 6:50 to seat the auditorium.

The showcase is FREE!

We will be going to Menchies Frozen Yogurt after showcase for added fun time together! Menchies will be donating 20% of all sales to our Vancouver East Improv Team. A flyer must be presented when a purchase is made and will be available at showcase tonight.

See's Easter Candy Fund Raiser at Showcase

Come to our winter class showcases next week with spring and Easter on your mind and support Vancouver East's Improv Team at the same time.

Spring and Easter are fun times to purchase special See's Candy and celebrate with your friends and family. Kids, co-workers, teachers, and friends will love the selections available in this Improv Team fundraiser.

Bunny & Carrot Box

Marshmallow Eggs

See's decorated; chocolate covered peanut butter, milk chocolate butter or Bordeaux eggs

Toffe-ettes

Truffles

Assorted Chocolates

and more!

Improv students will have order forms at showcase performances next week at both Vancouver class locations and Vancouver East. All items are at the same cost as those sold in See's stores, however they will share about half of the cost of each item purchased with our Improv Team. It is a great chance to get excellent Easter candy and help our Improv Team get to the National Improvathon in San Diego this summer.

Orders placed by Showcase will be filled and ready for pick up at the first class day of spring session at all locations. If you will not be attending classes in spring we will call and arrange delivery. All orders will be filled before Easter.

Letter Writing Campaign Letters Due Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the deadline for receiving completed letters for our Letter Writing Campaign in Vancouver East. Submit your ten letters, complete with a personal note, address and stamp, and you can submit your order for the t-shirt of your choice (off the LWC flyer) or a CYT duffel bag!

For every $75 your letters bring in to CYT by April 15th, your name will also be put into a larger prize drawing. Prizes include:

CYT Class Tuition for a Year ($510 value)
CYT Camp Tuition ($150 value)
5 Tickets and Limo ride to The Sound of Music
at Broadway Rose
6 Tickets to Comedy Sportz and a Moonstruck Chocolate Gift Card
Gift cards for Dinner and a Movie

And remember, if your class has 70% of the students participate by turning in letters, you all will get free pizza at our Showcase on March 6th!

Letter Writing Campaign

Once a year we conduct a CYT-wide fundraiser; The Letter Writing Campaign. We ask each student to send out letters to family members and friends who have a desire to help kids Develop Character One Stage at a Time.

The advantages of the Letter Writing Campaign include:
◦ You do not have to sell anything.
◦ You do not have to collect money.
◦ Donations are sent directly to CYT.
◦ Donations are tax deductible.
◦ Donors will receive a thank you letter and donation receipt.
◦ People enjoy supporting programs for children.

At Vancouver East Classes on January 24th, after CYT class (start dates differ for each area), students will be given 11 letters to take home, complete and bring back to class. Ten are to send, and one is for your family to keep and consider giving. The pre-printed letters tell all about CYT and include photos from our shows and classes. Students write a brief note about what CYT means to them in the space provided, and, after addressing and putting on a stamp, the letter is ready! For every 10 completed letters they bring back to class by February 7th they will receive a participation prize – either a CYT shirt or duffel bag.

In addition, for every $75 your student’s letters bring in, your student’s name will be entered in a drawing to win one of the grand prizes. All donations must be received by April 15, 2012. One grand prize per student. Winners will be posted online at www.cytvanport.org and on our facebook page.

Each class that has at least 70% of their students turn in letters will earn a pizza party!

GRAND PRIZES INCLUDE:
CYT Class Tuition for a Year ($510 value)
CYT Camp Tuition ($150 value)
5 Tickets and Limo ride to The Sound of Music
at Broadway Rose
6 Tickets to ComedySportz and a Moonstruck Chocolate Gift Card
Gift cards for Dinner and a Movie

Thanks for partnering with us in this effort!

Vancouver East Classes ON for Tonight

As I communicated in an email this morning, I have been watching the weather and the weather forecast to see if there would be an impact on classes tonight. What I have found is the Evergreen School District has no closures due to weather. The forecast has colder temperatures and the potential of snow late tonight (around midnight) with rain this afternoon and evening. So, the good news is on this side of town, we will have CYT classes tonight.

Some of you in out lying areas have snow and are not as fortunate with good driving conditions. I understand some may miss class due to these conditions. You can email or call if your child cannot make it to class tonight.

Enter at Back of Church

Just a reminder, students will enter and be picked up at the doors in the back of the church (east side) each class night for the rest of the session.

Note from the Director of Bye Bye Birdie

Vancouver East is so excited to bring Bye Bye Birdie to the stage. Though this show requires a larger teenage cast, at CYT we look to create performance opportunities for ALL AGES! There are several FULL COMPANY songs that will include both the Adult Chorus and the Kids Chorus ("A Healthy Normal American Boy", "Honestly Sincere", "Hymn For A Sunday Evening", "One Last Kiss"), plus there will be a song that features the Adult and Kids Chorus with possible solo assignments as well ("Kids-reprise").
Sometimes the "amount of stage time" depends on the format of the show and/or the size of cast. Sometimes there is a need to "double cast" (or triple cast) students. Bye Bye Birdie will likely not require double/triple casting because of how the show is formatted. All cast members will have ample time on stage as well as time in the Greenroom.

-kristi