Annabelle is so excited to be joing the YATP family as a first year student. She has been in Annie (Annie), Dirt (Gary Ray), and she has been dancing for eleven years. She was on the Dallas Cowboys Dancing Team for one season. She's very thankful for being a part of the YATP family. She thanks her family for supporting her throughout her career. She aspires to be a movie star one day.

Arhaan is a 3rd year YATP student and a middle school student at Greenhill School in Dallas. Previous credits include Your're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Schroeder), The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Chiron) with YATP, Gypsy (Little Rock/Angie) with MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, and Elf Jr. (Walter Hobbs) and Seussical (Horton) with Greenhill School. Arhaan would like to thank his family for their support.

Axel is thrilled to be in his 2nd year at YATP! He is a 6th grader at St. Mark’s School of Texas and a theatre major at Interlochen Center for the Arts' Camp (IAC). Favorite credits: Our Productions Theatre Co.’s You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (Schroeder), Garland Summer Musicals’ The Music Man (Children's Ensemble), Interlochen Center for the Arts Peter/Wendy (Smee/Mr.Darling) and The Boy at the Edge of Everything (The Boy/Colin Gillespie), and University of Texas at Dallas's Newsies (Les). He would like to thank his family for being his biggest supporters and his directors for giving him this amazing opportunity. He sends love to his YATP family!

Instagram: @axel.f.kennedy

Cate is ecstatic to be joining YATP as a first year student. She is a seventh grader in middle school. Her recent credits include Sister Act Jr. (Nun Ensemble), The Addams Family (Crew), The Wizard of Oz (Munchkin), and Annie (Mrs. Pugh). She loves reading, singing, writing,and, or course, acting. She would like to thank her parents and family for all the sacrfices they've made for her. She sends love to her YATP family and her regular family.

Drew is currently in their fourth year with the Young Artist Training Program. Some of their past favorite credits are Much Ado About Nothing (Hero, Assistant Director 2), Chess (Ensemble, Svetlana U/S, ASM), Noises Off (ASM, Poppy U/S), You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Lucy), and The Lightgning Thief (Katie, Charon, The Oracle). They have been acting since they were 6 years old and are so happy to have found a home at YATP. They'd like to thank their family (including their dog, Watson, who's a very good boy) for all their support and their wonderful YATP directors and classmates.

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Izzy is coming into YATP as a first year and is happy to be apart of the YATP familiy. Her most recent credit is High School Musical, Jr. (Theater Kid Ensemble) at Parish Episcopal School in Dallas. She loves to read, bake, and cuddle with her astounding dogs Dot and Dash. She thanks her parents and brothers for all the sacrifices they have made for her. She works towards to being an amazing singer, actor, and overall perfomer. She is so excited to participate in these wonderful experiences.

Kira is a first year YATP student who enjoys bringing stories to life on and off stage. She is currently appearing in Ebenezer Scrooge (Martha Cratchit) at Pocket Sandwich Theater, and was recently seen in Night Of The Living Dead (Radio Newscaster), in School Of Rock (Sophie) at Grand Prairie Arts Council, and in Gypsy (Young Louise) at Mainstage Irving. When Kira is not performing, she enjoys singing, drawing, playing video games, and video editing for her YouTube Channel. She would like to thank her voice coach Anthony Holmes, her Mom for driving her around everywhere, and everyone else who has supported her throughout this process. She's excited to be performing and bringing these stories to life!

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Kylie is a first year YATP student, and is excited to be apart of the YATP family. Previous credits include The Wizard of Oz (Flying Monkey), What Happens After Once Upon A Time? (Cinderella), Tom Sawyer (Penny), Frozen (Ensemble), and The Lion King. She thanks her family for supporting her to pursue her passion. She enjoys crocheting and she wishes to be a performer. She gives love to all of her families, both YATP and normal family. 

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Nadia is overjoyed to be in her 8th year with the Young Artist Training Program! She is a sophomore in high school, where she is an active member in the Coppell Cowboy Theatre Company. Recent credits include You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown) with YATP and The Music Man (Gracie Shinn) with Garland Summer Musicals. When not singing and acting, Nadia enjoys drawing, painting, and video games. She would like to thank her parents for all of their support, her YATP teachers for all their guidance, and her YATP cohorts for all the fun and friendship. Catch her next in Legally Blonde with Jr. Players in Dallas!

Riley is thrilled to be in her second year at YATP. She has recently been in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Linus) at YATP, and The Play that goes Wrong (Ensemble) at Theater Denton. When not acting, Riley likes to play Bassoon, read, play video games, write, and watch Stephen King movies. Riley would like to thank her family, friends, and teachers for shaping her into the person she is today.

Slade is in his 11th year as a YATP student and attends the Music Conservatory at Booker T. Washington HSPVA. He hopes to arrange music for video games one day. Favorite credits: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Schroeder), Into the Woods (Jack), Project Youth (Gabe) and The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Grover). He also enjoyed performing six seasons in Ben Stevenson's The Nutcracker (Party Child) with Texas Ballet Theater at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas & Bass Hall in Fort Worth. He gives love to his YATP family, regular family and furry family. He is represented by CORE Talent. Follow his YouTube Channel for his latest covers and arrangements: GDMepic

Sophie Rose is currently appearing in A Christmas Carol (Martha Cratchit) with Dallas Theater Center & a 9 1/2 year student at Young Artist Training Program. Favorite Credits: The Sound of Music (Brigita) DTC, The Music Man GSM, Gypsy (Baby June) MainStage, Ben Stevenson’s Cirque du Ballet, The Nutcracker Texas Ballet Theater/Winspear Opera House, Into the Woods (Little Red Ridinghood), You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Snoopy/Sally) YATP, and Evita (Children’s Chorus) Lyric Stage/Majestic Theatre. She’s a composer, dancer, plays piano/guitar, is in 7th grade at Dealey International Academy! She's represented by CORE Talent! Love to my YATP family! Instagram: @SophieRoseKirkham

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Veronica is grateful to be in her 2nd YATP year. She also has the honor of being a sophomore in the Theater Collective Magnet at Richardson High School. Recent credits include Secret Life of Girls (Chandler) DCT, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Linus) YATP, Dallas Children Theater's production of Harry Connick Jr's The Happy Elf (Ensamble, u/s), Willy Wonka Jr. (Mrs. Bucket), and The Music Man (Ensemble). When not rehearsing you can find Veronica reading or listening to music. She woule like to thank her parents for acting as her chauffeers and always helping her pursue her dreams.