With show auditions coming up, are you ready? How do you get ready? This episode interviews some of our audition experts who also happen to teach audition prep classes for NYT Studio. Shana Manna, Rachel Holland, and Randi Lanum share their advice for preparing for auditions as well as talk about the classes they teach with NYT Studio. These three ladies have all serves on multiple show teams in a variety of capacities, so they know what they are talking about!

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Elianna Barosh, Penelope Morrow, and Kaitlyn Vaughn share their experience in over 50 shows combined. These three young ladies talk about audition nerves, picking shows, picking songs, being intimidated, and learning from disappointment. Preparing from and surviving auditions is not for the faint of heart, but it is totally worth it once you reach show time!

NYT Studio is a perfect way to become a triple threat. If you want to know what that means, this is the episode for you. Jessica Kotrla, Education Director, and Shana Manna, Studio Assistant Director and Instructor, fill us in on the spring plans for NYT Studio. If you aren't ready to commit for classes in spring, this is still a perfect episode to learn about what NYT Studio offers.

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Where did NYT Antics come from? Well, this episode dives deep into the history of NYT Antics and is a perfect passing of the baton from the original host, Jillian Parks, to the current host, Ella Hartley. Jillian has moved off to New York, so this phone interview shows just how far our two hosts will go to tell us about what NYT means to them. If you enjoy behind the scenes trivia and backstories, this is the episode for you!

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Join us for a fun interview between real life friends! Get behind-the-scenes insights from Kammie Williams (Widow Corney) and Hudson Terrill (The Artful Dodger). It is a very serious show, but the interview is full of laughs. This interview will get you excited for this final fall show !!!

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Join us for the second show of the season, the classic Mary Poppins. It is a treat to hear the interviews with Jacob Hale (Bert) and Aiden McElroy (Bank Chairman, Admiral Boom, Chimney Sweep) by our host Ella Hartley (Jane). This show has magic and wonder and hope! It will be hard to get tickets, but after you hear the behind the scenes scoop, you will want to be there!

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All things The SpongeBob Musical! The first show of the fall 2025 season is SpongeBob the Musical, and if you don’t already have tickets, you will rush to buy them after hearing about this unique show and amazing cast from Canaan Bowles (SpongeBob) and Kayden Solomon (Sardine Devotee, Sandy Understudy) You will laugh and smile so much that your face muscles will hurt!

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Welcome to NYT Antics! Host Jillian Parks sits down with Liberty Parks to reminisce about years 7 - 10 of the National Youth Theater. Tune in for behind-the-scenes stories, early production highlights, camp stories and the unforgettable improvisations that helped shape NYT's legacy. Subscribe now and join us on this journey through NYT's early days!#theater #youttheater #funny #kidstories #theaterstories #untoldstories #caststories