2025-2026 Season
Recent Seasons Photo Galleries Spotlight’s 2025-2026 season contains a strong mix of old classics, recent hits, family favorites, and all-new
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Ride the Cyclone: The Musical
March 27 – April 12, 2026: A wildly original new musical—part comedy, part tragedy, and wholly unexpected.
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Playfest 2026
April 17 – 26, 2026: Award-winning one-act plays written and directed by Spotlight Youth Theatre superstars!
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Seussical Jr.
May 22 – June 7, 2026: “Oh, the thinks you can think” when Dr. Seuss’ best-loved characters collide and cavort in an unforgettable musical caper!
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2023-2024 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence
Spotlight Youth Theatre has received 38 nominations for ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence for its 2023-2024 season.
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2022-2023 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence
Spotlight Youth Theatre has received 47 nominations for ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence for its 2022-2023 season.
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2021-2022 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence
Spotlight Youth Theatre won 23 “Zonis” from among its 56 nominations for ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence for its 2021-2022 season.
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2020-2021 ariZoni Theater Awards of Excellence
Spotlight Youth Theatre won 15 “Zonis” from among its 84 nominations for ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence for the 2020-2021 season.
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2019-2020 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence
Spotlight Youth Theatre won 15 “Zonis” from among its 45 nominations for ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence for the 2019-2020 season.
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2018-2019 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence
Spotlight Youth Theatre won 12 “Zonis” from among its 58 nominations for ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence for the 2018-2019 season.
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2017-2018 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence
Spotlight Youth Theatre won 26 “Zonis” from among its 66 nominations for ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence for the 2017-2018 season.
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2016-2017 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence
Spotlight Youth Theatre won 18 “Zonis” from among 60 nominations for ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence for the 2016-2017 season.
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2015-2016 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence
Spotlight Youth Theatre won 15 “Zonis” from among 55 nominations for ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence for the 2015-2016 season.
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2022-2023 National Youth Arts Awards
SYT artists won 23 National Youth Arts Awards from among 67 nominations for the 2022-2023 season.
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2021-2022 National Youth Arts Awards
SYT artists won 30 National Youth Arts Awards from among 57 nominations for the 2021-2022 season.
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2020-2021 National Youth Arts Awards
SYT artists won 23 National Youth Arts Awards from among 58 nominations for the 2020-2021 season.
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2019-2020 National Youth Arts Awards
SYT artists won 31 National Youth Arts Awards from among 59 nominations for the 2019-2020 season.
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2018-2019 National Youth Arts Awards
SYT artists won 25 National Youth Arts Awards from among 82 nominations for the 2018-2019 season.
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2017-2018 National Youth Arts Awards
SYT artists won 30 National Youth Arts Awards from among 70 nominations for the 2017-2018 season.
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2016-2017 National Youth Arts Awards
The National Youth Arts Awards recognized Spotlight’s 2016-2017 theatre season with 65 nominations, of which Spotlight performers and artists won 15 NYA Awards.
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2015-2016 National Youth Arts Awards
The National Youth Arts Awards recognized Spotlight’s 2015-2016 theatre season with 63 nominations. Performers and artists won 20 NYA Awards for their work in SYT productions.
Read MoreCongratulations, Playfest 2022-’23 Playwrights!
Spotlight congratulates three winning playwrights who will have their work staged in the Playfest 2022-’23 production Feb. 10-19, 2023.
Read MoreCongratulations, Playfest 2021-’22 Playwrights!
Spotlight congratulates three winning playwrights who will have their work staged in the Playfest 2021-’22 production in April 2022.
Read MoreCongratulations, Playfest 2020-’21 Playwrights!
Three local playwrights will have their original one-act plays debut on the Spotlight stage in Spring 2021, as winners of SYT’s first Playfest competition.
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Recent Seasons
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SIX the Musical Teen Edition
September 6-15, 2024: SIX is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII, presented in the form of a singing competition.
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Les Misérables School Edition
October 25 – November 10, 2024: Winner of over 100 international awards and seen by over 70 million, this musical phenomenon is an epic tale of passion and redemption in the throes of revolution.
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Elf the Musical Jr.
December 6-22, 2024: Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity.
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