NYMT/BYMT 2025 (Act Two)

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Starting a new thread as we filled up the old one!

DC 17 is in 6th season with NYMT. Also former BYMTer.

These annual threads have been a source of advice, emotional support and camaraderie for those of us with young performers enjoying everything that these awesome organisations bring.

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I must admit I find it a bit confusing what you are acutally applying for when you audition to join the NYT. Does everyone accepted get to do an intake course and then you may or may not be contacted or able to apply for projects in the year you are a member (That was how I understood it in any case!)

Also we had to say which course we were applying for so we selected the cities nearest to us..... I was sort of under the impression we were auditioning for the course in the city of our audition (if that makes sense?) If spaces are allocated per which course you have applied for then the acceptance rates could vary wildly from region to region - and almost certainly for online.

I'm overthinking it again aren't I?

@yodaforpresident good luck to DD let us know how it all goes - and if she gets in you can look forward to some more admin 😂

I’m not sure @MxPickles but I think you are auditioning to join the company once and then additional, annual auditions to join in the shows etc? Is this correct @allhailthebrain? There were only two choices, due to clashes, that we could make for the courses, so not sure about that one.

Re. NYT, my DS did it a few years ago, back when it was one massive residential intake course. He really loved it and felt he learnt a lot of things that helped for drama school (acting) auditions. He's tried a couple of times since to get into one of their plays but that seems to be a lot harder to do! The course as a standalone is highly recommended, but I'd say your young person is not very likely to do a public performance with NYT.

I am really interested in all the NYT posts as my DS would like to audition next year. The website doesn't provide great detail about what happens if you get a place . Also has anyone attended the drama classes there during the week?
Just wondered if anyone would recommend them? Thanks

Helpful - thank you :)

So, the audition is to be accepted in to the company. If you are successful you will definitley have a place on an intake course, but the likelyhood of a project after this is quite low... is that right?

Also also am I right in thinking you have to audition each year you want to have a place, but once you have completed an intake course you don't get to do it again?

100% going for the workshop experience which will just be fantastic (and good college audition prep... although still a few years away for us!)

Yes exactly that. If you audition successfully you get an intake course and you can be a member. But then you would audition again for productions. I suspect these are mainly for 18+ and v useful experience you don't go the drama school route? But if you do go to drama school you would probably find it clashed anyway.

That's right - in theory it's a "once you're in you're in" thing - you get in, you do your course and you become a full acting member.

But in reality you need to do a casting audition once a year, you won't be considered for any projects that year unless you do one. You have no idea what the projects might be.

This is our third year, and the second in a row I don't think we're going to make it to a casting audition. Ugh.

In our case there were only two options for the course by the way - online or residential. I didn't know what NYMT were going to offer and also reasoned the chances were better with online...? So they offered online. Of course then NYMT only wanted the kid for 5 or 6 days for a new musical workshop that year so they had nothing to do most of the summer! I asked to be put on the waiting list for residential (I knew of people who had got residential and wanted to switch due to clashes so it seemed a logical ask) but got an emphatic no! So did the weekly online course over 3 months. But again, remember this was those weird semi-covid times when things were not yet fully back to normal... A friend joined a year or two later and there were definitely more choices of course!

Thanks for the feeback team :)

So kiddo is on her way back now, but she had a fantastic day! At 14 she was the baby of the group and although she auditioned in the U18's workshop, she was mingling with the 20 somethings in the queue and feeling Tray Sofiticay! (quick ETAJ refernce there....)

So yeah, also first time for her doing a monologue in a "panel" setting (she has done LAMDA but thats not the same thing) so really really great experience for her and she loved the workshop too! Glad we went but not really gonna think too much more about it now.

Did anyone join the pastoral talk tonight? I did and it was great. Our YP will have an amazing time!

@Truetoself ahhh missed it! Between work and gcse, rugby and other things my brain is just not functioning!!! 🤦‍♀️ glad you enjoyed it! DD did show last year so hopefully haven’t missed anything! Pastoral team are absolutely amazing!!!! I have every trust in them!

I concur. The pastoral team are amazing.

They’re a lovey bunch aren’t they! My DS is really looking forward to it!

Mr Pickles was on :) I am so excited for the Easter Week.

I think they should run a parents getaway at a different location when our DC are otherwise engaged. Whos in? 😂

Off topic post that may be of interest to parents of Musicians.

Does anyone know if BYMT are short of cast members? They have offered DD a third production. She is the one who has been responding so perhaps I should be clear that she committ to any more activities this summer …..

Hi, has anyone doing a New Musical Workshop in May half-term, had any further info yet? Thanks.

My DS is in a NMW in half term as well. I imagine they are concentrating on the Easter schedule and will send out details after they have finished.

Has anyone received a script/ show pack for Fame? Or are they handed out at Easter?

@Mumster40 I think they take a ring binder and scripts are handed out when they arrive. Or they can ask for a digital copy if they prefer to use an iPad

Confused.... BYMT still have a holding waiting list so they may not be short of people, but perhaps short of the right people for certain skill sets / ages?

@RattyMolemakes sense. Unfortunately we planned our summer holidays after she got NYMT so didn’t expect further BYMT offers. Shame as she would love to have done both

All very close now, best wishes to everyone going off for rehearsals and courses at Easter.

I can’t find the post about food and Sevenoaks. Was that the good one 😆