Planting Our Roots & Building For Growth

Christian Youth Theater is a community that champions and advocates for youth discovering their Identity in Christ. 

At CYT Nashville, we believe in the power of building character through the medium of Creative Arts. With our supporters, we can impact discipline and integrity while instilling self-confidence in each student who accepts our challenge. While students are busy creating characters on stage, we are focused on helping them build character that will shape their future and ours. 

CYT Nashville was excited to celebrate its 13th year of operations in the 2024-2025 season. In this year, CYT Nashville offered a range of classes and summer camps and produced eight main stage productions. CYT also produced its second CCT performance this year! Our students, volunteers, and artistic teams continued to elevate our program quality. CYT stands in the forefront in its commitment to the highest ethical, moral, technical, and artistic standards of excellence. 

A major milestone of the 2024–2025 season was the opening of our Spring Hill location. In its very first year, Spring Hill welcomed 51 students in the Winter 2025 session and quickly grew to 65 students by the Spring 2025 session. This new location has already been such a blessing, and we are excited to watch it continue to grow in the seasons ahead.

We are always in awe of the extraordinary talent of our CYT Nashville community and their passion for live theater. Thanks to your financial contributions, we can continue empowering individuals of all ages across the Nashville area to shine on and off stage. 

Thank you for your ongoing support. Together, we can raise the curtain on the exciting journey ahead of us. 

Our 2024-2025 Season!

Summer 2024 - CCT: The Drowsy Chaperone 
Summer 2024: Bye Bye Birdie and Freaky Friday  
Fall 2024 - Franklin: Annie and Beauty and the Beast
Winter 2025 - Franklin: Oliver and Fiddler on the Roof 
Winter 2025 - Spring Hill: Frozen Jr.
Spring 2025 - Franklin: The SpongeBob Musical and Mary Poppins 
Spring 2025 - Spring Hill: Cinderella 

2024-25 CYT Nashville Financial Overview

Below is a snapshot of CYT’s revenue and expenses for the 2024-25 season, reflecting the resources that fueled our mission to develop character and creativity through theater arts.

CYT’s Growth Over the Years

Below is a snapshot of CYT’s finances for the 2024-25 season, alongside a comparison to the previous three fiscal years.

What Comes Next – A Look at 2025–2026

While 2024–2025 was a milestone year, with the introduction of a new location, our forecasted 2025–2026 budget reveals growing financial challenges—from rising costs to a need for sustainable donor support. Learn how this shift shapes our goals and the action steps we’re taking to move forward with faith and clarity.

Be Part of the Story: Help Sustain the Mission

There are so many ways to support CYT Nashville—from one-time donations to monthly giving, business sponsorships, program ads, and more. However you choose to give, your support helps us continue to develop character and creativity through the arts.