Details

Session: Fall 2026
Chapter:  Lafayette
Location:  CYT Lafayette Hub
Time:  5:00pm - 8:00pm
Day:  Wednesday
Starts:  08/04
Ages:  8 - 14
Tuition:  $295.00

Description

Beginning this fall, students ages 8–14 will have the opportunity to be part of an exciting new educational experience designed to inspire creativity, build confidence, and foster a love for the performing arts.

Junior Company is an educational performance program designed for performers ages 8–14. This weekly three-hour class focuses on developing acting, singing, dancing, stagecraft, confidence, and teamwork in a supportive and engaging environment. With an emphasis on education, growth, and performance training, students will build skills throughout the session while working collaboratively toward a culminating final show experience.

Please note that these are not Main Stage productions. Junior Company performances are educational in nature and are presented with minimal staging. Students must have completed one Intro to Musical Theater class before becoming eligible to enroll in Junior Company, and students enrolled in Junior Company are eligible to audition for a Main Stage production in the same session. 
Prerequisite: Students must have completed one Intro to Musical Theater class before becoming eligible to enroll in Junior Company.
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Teacher:


Alicia Chaisson

Alicia Chaisson is a theatre director, playwright, actor, and collaborator. She is a Talented Theatre teacher for Lafayette Parish. She received a 2019 ArtSpark grant for her original play Our Place in Space. She earned her BFA at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Playwrights Horizons Theatre studio with a concentration in Creating Original Work. From 2008-2011, She was an active ensemble member of the New York Neo-Futurists. She wrote, directed, and performed in their signature show then titled, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. Since moving to Lafayette, Louisiana in 2011, Alicia has directed, consulted, acted, or performed in over 30 productions at the professional, university, and community level, including CYT Central's "Descendants" (Fall 2024) and "Little Mermaid Jr" (Spring 2025).

Teacher:


Anna Falgout

Anna Falgout is a CYT alumni and is passionate about theatre. She is currently at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette majoring in Early Childhood Education. She has been involved in shows in the Lafayette area on the stage and behind the scenes. She is devoted to making every child feel seen and heard as a future educator.

Location Notes:

Pull around to the back of the building and enter at the door nearest the handicapped parking. 

Location:

1319 West Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, LA 70503