NYMT / BYMT 2021

[doesanybodyhaveamap]

Starting a new thread for NYMT / BYMT hopefuls in 2021.

DD13 is auditioning for NYMT for the second time as stage performer and as musician. We just received an invite to the next round (online workshops).

She was gutted that Covid put a stop to her show (Imaginary) last year so we are keeping everything crossed that she gets another shot.

We've also booked a BYMT audition and she's already in the musician pool there so hopefully a show of some sort this year if we get some kind of normality back again...

Anyone else out there?

Great @Triflefan- we have one too, same date!

If yours is Sat!? Misread your message!

Excellent news @Alakazam8

Now to try and dismantle our oversized sofa!

Yay! Great news @Triflefan and @Alakazam8 hope DC's enjoy it!

Thanks @doesanybodyhaveamap
He’s had a fab day today! First full day back at college and now this :)

Yes @Alakazam8 , it’s this Saturday :)

Great news @Triflefan and @Alakazam8

Well done to your DCs @Alakazam8 and @Triflefan. Hope they enjoy themselves 😄😄

Hello All – we should get some comfy sofas for this waiting room 😊

I have 2 questions about the workshops for those who have experience of them:

-If you only get the scripts the night before and are meant to read but not learn them how do you actually act without constantly looking down at script? Are you supposed to “act” into the camera or just “read” the part?

-How does the NYMT team actually view the dancing in the workshops? Do auditionees dance individually for them to look at one at a time or is there a little screen with tiny windows for each person where everyone can see everyone else dancing?

Thank you.

Well done @Triflefan and @Alakazam8's DCs!

@2020again I don't know about the acting - I think they kind of look up, read, look up, read. They always do this with the scripted bits, even in person, and it seems to work just fine. Tell your DC not to stress about it as it is very relaxed. For the dancing, they learn it all together and then each person gets a turn dancing on their own, I believe...

So I've chilled out a bit today. Some contact with BYMT. DD is in their musician pool but we hadn't heard anything so I made contact to find out what happens - do they automatically get put into a show, do we need to express interest etc. Turns out its a good job I did, as she'd not received an email due to an admin error. Basically, she's guaranteed a show as musician. They have her current availability. Musician offers out on 29th March. We are awaiting the outcome of her stage performer audition (final auditions this weekend, news in the last week of March, so probably at the same time). I feel better for knowing that whatever happens now, she will be involved in a show this year.

That's brilliant.

So are we all in receipt of news so far? Now we all await the results of the workshop auditions it are any of us still waiting on video audition results?
I keep nipping in when I’m in the middle of something and then I miss things!

I can’t begin to tell you how much college being back has lifted the mood in our house. DS is quite honestly an easy teen but he was so down. Having this next stage to focus on now is such a bonus. I’m feeling optimistic about life returning to normal.
I even managed to get to Tesco after dropping him at the station this morning and still be home to log into work at 9AM!
Seems I need structure too!

We are still waiting video audition results but it was for musician, not stage peformer so a while to go yet.

Ds is at home this week. HIs college is operating on a rota basis, one week in, one week off.

Shall we have a quick roll call of waiting room status??

DD13:

NYMT stage performer audition workshop - waiting for recall outcome
NYMT musician audition video - waiting for initial outcome
BYMT stage performer - waiting for final outcome
BYMT musician pool - waiting for show allocation

So that's 4 seats in the waiting room. I think I deserve a Chaise Longue....

Great to hear things are feeling more positive @Triflefan. xx

DD14
We are only waiting for NYMT she has done the zoom workshop so waiting for results. This is the first year she has tried out, you definitely need a chaise waiting for your 4 options! I just need the one seat

@Comefromaway fingers crossed it won’t be too long now.
DS’s college are still 1/2 and 1/2 online and face to face but he’s asked to have all his English lessons face to face because he was aware he was switching off.
@doesanybodyhaveamap you need a whole chaise! St least it’s be a comfy wait!
Just the one application this year. If he’s unsuccessful he may look at some local youth projects but I’m not sure they’re running this year around here. I reckon the theatres need to get the money coming in.

A sofa for anybodyhaveamap

@Comefromaway the PERFECT sofa. What I wouldn't give.....

I'm so desperate for theatre I'd even go and see Cats at this point!

Am considering Chicago on 17th May as that's the nearest to me, earliest show scheduled.

well assuming our rescheduled dates DO actually go ahead this time, we have Hamilton on 20/5, then The Shows Must Go On and Les Mis concert on 05/6!!!! So excited I might actually wee.....

I count myself incredibly lucky that last October we got to see Songs for a New World (I will never forget the atmosphere in the Palladium that day as they sang the opening line A new world calls across the ocean) and also The Last Five Years at Southwark playhouse

Please tell me this waiting room has a bar, DS is struggling with his fourth isolation and is terrified he’ll end up isolating the week of his school show when he’s one of the leads. So so stressful!!!