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Theatrical youth and teens who yearn for the spotlight now have a place to shine.
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Jennifer Gillis (left) and Stephanie Larochelle in CBC's TV competition Over the Rainbow.

Theatrical youth and teens who yearn for the spotlight now have a place to shine.

Next month, Place des Arts will hold auditions for its next Coquitlam Youth Theatre (CYT) Company, an ensemble of students aged 10 to 17 who will learn acting and dancing skills from professionals working in the field.

Susan Bertoia, who teaches Commedia Dell’Arte and Creating Performance at UBC, will join Seamus Fera (artistic producer of Indigo Child Productions), musical theatre specialist Natasha Sengotta and Jennifer Gillis — a graduate of Gleneagle secondary and Capilano University, who appeared in CBC’s Over the Rainbow — on the CYT faculty for next year.

Auditions run Sunday, June 24 and Monday, June 25 at Place des Arts (1120 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam); candidates are asked to prepare monologues and song choices in the audition package. To book a date and time, call Jessie Au, theatre arts programmer, at 604-664-1636 (ext. 33) or email jau@placedesarts.ca.

For the 2018/’19 season, each company member will be cast in one of the two school touring winter productions: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or The Chrysalids; all company members will perform in the spring production of the musical Dear Edwina Jr.

A September-to-June commitment is mandatory to be a part of CYT.

Meanwhile, to see this season’s CYT perform, head over to Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody) on Saturday, June 2 for its two productions: Our Town by Thornton Wilder and Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.

Tickets are $20/$15 by calling 604-664-1636.

jcleugh@tricitynews.com