our 2026/2027
Season
& Auditions!
Join us onstage!
There are no fees to audition; tuition is billed upon casting.
We believe that the best way to apply the skills you are learning in classes is through productions. Because of this, MHYT produces several full-scale plays and musicals each semester - fall, spring, and summer!
Whether it's your first show or your hundredth, our team is committed to challenging you in a safe, fun rehearsal environment. Think of auditions as your moment to shine and help us place you where you will grow most!
Upcoming performances...
This Girl Laughs,
This Girl Cries,
This Girl Does NOthing.
By Finegan Kruckemeyer
Encore, High School
Performances:
July 24th - 26th & 31st - August 2nd, 2026
MHYT Blackbox
Tickets on sale June 14th!
Interested in volunteering at performances?
Fill out our Volunteer Form Here.
The 2026/2027 Production season
Introducing...
William Golding's
Lord of the flies
Adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams
Encore, High School
Auditions August 18th, 19th, & 20th
Callbacks Saturday, August 22nd by invitation only.
Video submissions will be accepted for initials.
Performances:
October 15th - 30th
The MHYT Blackbox
Auditions for Encore’s fall season will consider performers for Lord of the Flies, Twelfth Night, and Evil Dead: The Musical. Actor preferences and schedules will be taken into consideration
Scroll down to the bottom of this page learn more about auditions
Published by and licensed from Faber & Faber Ltd
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Abridged by Bussy Gower
Encore, High School
Auditions August 18th, 19th, & 20th
Callbacks Saturday, August 22nd by invitation only.
Video submissions will be accepted for initials.
Performances:
October 15th - 30th
The MHYT Blackbox
Auditions for Encore’s fall season will consider performers for Lord of the Flies, Twelfth Night, and Evil Dead: The Musical. Actor preferences and schedules will be taken into consideration
Scroll down to the bottom of this page learn more about auditions
New Sheriff in Town
Book & Lyrics by Kathryn Funkhouser
Music & Lyrics by Denver Casado
Rising Stars, ages 7-9
No formal auditions.
Register on the Rising Stars Page.
Prerequisites: MHYT Acting Foundations, prior production experience, any MHYT class, or instructor approval. We encourage taking a class before production.
Performances:
November 6th - 8th
The Pluss, JCC
NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN is presented through special
arrangement with Beat by Beat Press (bbbpress.com)
Once Upon a Matress
Youth Edition
Music by Mary Rodgers
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller,
and Marshall Barer
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Adaptation by Tom Briggs and Timothy Allen McDonald
Original Orchestration by Hershy Kay, Arthur Beck and Carroll Huxley
Musical Preparation by John Higgins
Showstoppers, ages 10-13
Auditions Saturday, August 22nd
Callbacks, TBD
Performances:
November 20th - 22nd
The People's Building
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS: YOUTH EDITION is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com
Evil Dead The Musical
High School Version
Book & Lyrics by George Reinblatt
Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond,
Melissa Morris, George Reinblatt
Based on characters by Sam Reimi
By Special Arrangement with Renaissance Pictures, Ltd. & Studiocanal
Encore, High School
Auditions August 18th, 19th, & 20th
Callbacks Saturday, August 22nd by invitation only.
Video submissions will be accepted for initials.
Performances:
December 11th - 13th
The People's Building
Auditions for Encore’s fall season will consider performers for Lord of the Flies, Twelfth Night, and Evil Dead: The Musical. Actor preferences and schedules will be taken into consideration
EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL HIGH SCHOOL VERSION is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Come from away
Book, Music and Lyrics by
Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Original Broadway Production produced by Junkyard Dog Productions
Orchestrations by August Eriksmoen
Arrangements by Ian Eisendrath
Encore, High School
Auditions December 2026
Performances:
March 19th - 21st, 2027
The People's Building
COME FROM AWAY is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Encore Presents
Title to be announced Jan. 2027
Encore, High School
Auditions February 2026
MHYT’s Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) program features performers ages 13 and up presenting shows for early elementary audiences. Productions tour to schools, libraries, and community spaces across Denver, bringing FREE live theatre directly to young audiences.
Learn more about TYA on our Encore Presents Page.
ENCORE PRESENTS is presented in partnership with the Cranswick-Black Foundation.
The Claw
A New Children's Musical
By Denver Casado, Jessica Penzias, Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm,Christyn Budzyna & Jack Mitchell
Apprentice: Eli Cohen
Orchestrations: Andrew Fox
Rising Stars, ages 7-9
Prerequisites: MHYT Acting Foundations, prior production experience, any MHYT class, or instructor approval. We encourage taking a class before production.
Performances:
April 16th - 18th, 2027
Performance Space TBD
THE CLAW is presented through specialarrangement with Beat by Beat Press (bbbpress.com)
Disney's newsies Jr.
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Jack Feldman
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Based on the Disney Film written by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White
Showstoppers, ages 10-13+
Auditions Decemeber 2026
Performances:
April 23rd - 25th & April 30th - May 2nd, 2027
The People's Building
We anticipate this production having 2 casts.
DISNEY'S NEWSIES JR. s presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
The Princess & The Goblins
Written by Kellie Fox and Brian Dowling
Adapted from the novel by George MacDonald
Originally Produced by the Third Side Theatre Company with Original Music by Ryan Glaser, Abdul Karim Islam, and Alexandra Seracuse
Encore, High School
Auditions May 2027
Performances:
July 21st - 30th, 2027
The MHYT Blackbox
Audition sign-ups:
Fall Encore (HS) Auditions are LIVE!
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