Schools, studios with student performers in grades 6 - 12, as well as individual performers are invited to the 2nd Annual Young Entertainer Spotlight Festival (YES Fest) - where tomorrow’s stars shine! YES Fest is an educational student theatre competition complete with performances, workshops, adjudication and awards! Our 2021 performances and award ceremony will take place on Friday, May 5, 2023.

Registered student performers will be eligible to participate in one or more theatre arts categories. Categories include the following:
Ensemble Musical Theatre Number
Improv Troupe
Solos and Duets
Monologues and Scenes

The 2023 YES Fest will take place at Lyceum Hall Center for the Arts.  In addition, video submissions will be accepted in all categories except for Improv. The festival day will includes two workshops led by professional theatre teaching artists. YES Fest awards will be announced at the end of the day. All student performers will receive a t-shirt. 

To see all festival details, please view the YES Fest 2023 Information Guide.

SCHEDULE:
Friday, May 5, 2022:

All workshops will be led by guest artists! Post performance talkbacks with adjudicators will provide educational feedback. Adjudicators will also share their experiences as working professionals in the arts. For scoring purposes, each performance will be numbered and adjudicators will not receive student or school names.

To participate, schools/studios and individuals must first register for the festival. Once registered, you will be invited to apply for one or more performance slots in any of the 6 categories. Please note that a limited number of slots are available in each category.

The early registration deadline is January 25th and the regular registration deadline is April 3rd. Completion of registration makes your group eligible for festival performance slots in all categories.

The fee scale:

Early Group Registration - $50 (one-time fee per group/school)
Regular Group Registration - $75

Early Individual Registration - $15 (one-time fee per individual)
Regular Individual Registration -$25

For additional YES Fest details, visit Lyceumhallarts.com or download the Festival Information Guide.

Questions, comments and concerns should be addressed to Christine at lyceumstudionj@gmail.com/

**You will be directed to a Google Form to signup for performance slots in the festival competitions of your choice.

Lyceum Studio, a program of Lyceum Hall Center for the Arts, is committed to providing performing arts education and a safe place for exploration, self-discovery, and creativity.

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Burlington County Board of Commissioners, Department of Resource Conservation, Division of Parks.