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2019 - 2020 2nd Annual National Youth Arts & University Arts Showcase!
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This year we are held our first online general showcase for all areas and all ages (college and younger), and we were so excited to post more than 300 showcases from around the country! So much talent, and so inspiring to see you all making art during the times when we need it the most.

The submissions deadline has passed for this season, but due to the response we will certainly try to hold another one next spring. If you're a current participant and haven't already, you can still email a headshot and brief program bio for the website and yearbook (and a resume if you'd like us to include it in a portfolio that we'll put together for the agents we're in contact with). There's a possibility that eventually, after it's considered safe to resume large group settings, we'll be able to have some of the honorees perform in a live showcase. The highest-ranked adjudicated NYA & University Arts showcases will also be eligible for both regional and national honors. We will hope to have the first regional and national honors announced after Memorial Day Weekend, after which there'll be another round of grueling judging to reveal each age group's top national honors!  

Email for headshots, resumes, etc.: rob@nationalyouththeatre.com

College Division - HS Seniors - HS Juniors - HS Sophomores - HS Freshmen - Junior Division

High School Freshmen


Alexis Archer
High School Freshman - Arizona
Girl in the Mirror/I Want to Go to Hollywood from The Grand Hotel


Lyda Armistead

High School Freshman - Arizona
North Valley Arts Academy - Diva's Lament from Spamalot
Bio: Lyda loves musical theatre more than brownies! Professional credits include Arizona Broadway Theatre’s Bridges of Madison County (Carolyn), Christmas Carol (Grace/Fan), A Christmas Story (Mary Beth), Oliver! (Fagin’s Gang), Shrek (Young Fiona/Tap-Dancing Rat), Carousel (Snow Child), and Phoenix Theatre’s The Wizard of Oz (Munchkin). Youth theatre favorites include Spamalot (Lady of the Lake), Gypsy (Agnes), bare (Rory), and The Wolves (#11). Lyda is thankful for Arizona’s wonderful arts community.  

Kate Bacon
High School Freshman - Orange County
Sunset Theatre Company - Adelaide's Lament from Guys & Dolls



Devorah "DJ" Coon

High School Freshman - Arizona
Fly, Fly Away from Catch Me If You Can

Home from Beetlejuice

Monster from Frozen


Chloe Cruz

High School Freshman - San Diego
SCPA - Sunday in the Park with George


Aubree Dethloff

High School Freshman - San Diego
Times Are Hard for Dreamers from Amélie



Sade Frame

High School Freshman - San Diego
Astonishing from Little Women

Let You Go (original song)


Lilith Freund

High School Freshman - San Diego
Westview Theatre - Pulled from The Addams Family


Katie Grgecic

High School Freshman - New York
There's a Fine, Fine Line from Avenue Q



Maureen Henshaw

High School Freshman - New York
There's a Fine, Fine Line from Avenue Q


Sophie Jurkovich

High School Freshman - Arizona
Lifeboat from Heathers


Philly Kang

High School Freshman - Inland Empire
Women and Sandwiches from Freaky Friday


Laine Kenly

High School Freshman - Arizona
Carrie from Carrie

Carrie from Carrie the musical from lainey kenly on Vimeo.



Carter Kim

High School Freshman - Arizona
Proud of Your Boy from Aladdin


Kayla King
High School Freshman - Arizona
Chandler High School - On My Own from Les Miserables


Mia McFarland

High School Freshman - Arizona
Watch What Happens from Newsies


Laney Norberg

High School Freshman - San Diego
Popular from Wicked


Madeline Tulagan

High School Freshman - San Diego
Without the Guy from Disenchanted


Sydney Vance

High School Freshman - Arizona
Disneyland from Smile


Elijah Wagner

High School Freshman - San Diego
Feeling Good by Michael Buble