NYT Technical Crew Experience

The Northglenn Youth Theatre (NYT) has been providing young people the opportunity to perform in professional live theatrical shows since 1994. Each year, NYT mounts six productions performed at the Parsons Theatre – three for NYT (12-18 year old performers) and three for NYT Jr. (8-12 year old performers). NYT has received numerous local and national awards, and since its inception had over 1000 participants.

If you love theatre but prefer to work behind the scenes, the NYT Tech Crew may be a great opportunity for you!

Each Northglenn Youth Theatre production requires a Technical Crew to perform. This is a registration-based program that allows youth participants ages 13 to 18 the opportunity to work with professionals in a hands-on environment. Participants learn some of the equipment and techniques used in the professional theatre world, giving them a complete backstage production experience.

The NYT Academy Intro to Tech Theatre Class is recommended to join an NYT3 Production Technical Crew, but not required.

Upcoming NYT Productions & Tech Crew Timelines:

NYT – Fall Musical

Production Assistant – NYT’s Elf The Musical

Ages 14-19*

For each theatrical production staged by NYT/NYT Jr., we welcome a limited number production assistants to work aside our professional stage managers, designers and creative team members to ensure the success of the production and allow passionate youth to gain more in-depth experience in theatre. For this production, we are looking to fill the following Production Assistant positions:

  • 1-2 Production Assistant(s) in Stage Management to assist the Stage Manager.

We are also open to additional Production Assistant positions if qualified applicants express other areas of interest and our production team is able to support them.

These are volunteer positions, open to youth ages 14-19*, who have a strong interest in stage management, technical theatre or music direction. The chosen applicant(s) will be a part of the production from auditions through performances.

Application Due Date: Sunday, July 26th @ 11:59p MDT

Assistantship Dates (including auditions, rehearsals & performances): August 18th-November 22nd, 2026

Click Here for the Preliminary Production Assistant Schedule

Show Description (from Musical Theatre International): Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.

 

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Interested in this opportunity but have questions? Reach out to our Production Stage Manager, Veronica Legler, at vlegler@northglenn.org

*Production Assistants aged 19 years will need to pass a background check with the City of Northglenn to participating. Selected participants may turn 20 during the process as long as they are 19 or younger on August 18th, 2026.

NYT Jr – Fall Jr Musical

NYT3 Tech Crew – NYT Jr’s The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition

Ages 13-18*

For each theatrical production staged by NYT/NYT Jr., we have a technical crew of teen participants who support all the needs of the show backstage, from costumes and props to lighting and scenery. If interested, please sign up for an interview. If selected, you will be a part of the production(s) from load-in week through to performances.

This is a registration-based program open to youth, ages 13-18, who have a strong interest in technical theatre. The selected interviewees will be a part of the production from tech rehearsals through performances.

Tech Crew Interviews: August 27th & 29th

Parent Meeting & Tech Student Workshop: Thursday, September 10th

Performance Dates: September 25th-27th

Cost: $30, payable only if selected – Needs-based scholarships are available

Click Here for the Preliminary Production Assistant Schedule

Show Description (from Concord Theatricals): Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? Why, it’s SpongeBob SquarePants! This one-hour edition of the hit Broadway musical, brilliantly adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series, is specially tailored for young actors.

 

APPLY NOW!

 

Interested in this opportunity but have questions or unable to attend interviews in person? Reach out to our Production Stage Manager, Veronica Legler, at vlegler@northglenn.org

*Technicians may turn 19 during the process, but must be 18 on September 17th, 2026.