top of page
Leap into Your Future YATP - Start the Summer Right.jpg

YATP Summer Education

**NEW for 2026**
Thursday, May 28th - 10:00a-3:00p - Elementary & Middle School Musical Theatre Audition Workshop - All Levels!!

 

Friday, May 29th - 10:00a-3:00p - High School/College Prep Audition Workshop


Summer is an amazing time for serious young performers to get a JUMP on expanding and improving their technical skillset in Vocal Technique, Acting and Dance.

 

YATP is the BEST way to kick of every summer! Our NEW students are welcomed to a safe place to feel accepted and feel safe to make art, finding their authentic artistic voice and getting a professional polish. Our summer program is both rigorous and positive with a  power wallop of real skills with master classes, small group instruction from our outstanding, experienced, professional faculty. ***2026 Enrollment now OPEN!!***

​

Interested in joining our YATP family and becoming one of the selected Young Artists for next year's Conservatory Classes OR Youth Performance Company? 

Audition this summer for 2026-2027!
Email us to find out how to audition: info@ourproductions.org 

​

​​

2026 YATP Musical Theatre FREE Workshops.jpg

**NEW 2026 Community

Musical Theatre Workshops

Join us for a Musical Theatre Workshop with our experienced YATP faculty on Saturday, February 28th & April 18th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Lewisville Grand.

​​

Thanks to a grant from the Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation, Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee, this event is open to youth/teens for rising 5th-10th graders.

There is no charge to attend, but advance online registration is required. Registration closes 48 hours prior to each workshop. 

The workshop will cover vocal, acting, and dance techniques for musicals, taught by YATP Master Teachers & Industry Professionals alongside talented members of our youth company.

 

All skill levels are welcome! We meet our students where they are and help them to grow!

Dress comfortably with closed-toe, rubber-soled shoes, and tie long hair back.

​

Come explore, create, and grow in a welcoming space for all! 
ADVANCE ONLINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. 

To allow everyone an equal opportunity to access these workshops please register for only ONE date per student. 

​

Click here to register for Feb. 28, 2026

​

Click here to register for Apr. 18, 2026

​​

​

Email us at info@ourproductions.org with any questions.

​

​​

Our Productions Theatre Co.'s Young Artist Training Program (YATP)

2026-2027 School Year Conservatory Classes

& Youth Performance Co. Audition Info Coming Soon! Beginner to Advanced/College & Pro Prep!

Under the direction of Stephanie Riggs, Educational Director, YATP is our renowned musical theatre training program. Established in 1993 in Flower Mound, YATP celebrates our 34th year in 2026. We have trained students with careers  both stage and screen, that span across both Europe and the United States, from London to Germany, Los Angeles to New York, and right here at home in Big D. 

​

YATP students make a big impact wherever they go.  

The small, conservatory style advanced program admits students by auditions, most of whom train with the program for more than five years or until graduation, when they move on to both professional careers and/or outstanding university programs. Our entry level programs are perfect for young beginners, with open admission following a short placement class/interview. Our working professional alumni, credit YATP with giving them the strong foundations for the work they do today. The YATP legacy is strong. 

​

​​

Our Productions Theatre Co.'s Young Artist Training Program (YATP)

YATP Private Coaching 

Join Stephanie Riggs, Artistic & Educational Director, for a one on one coaching session for vocal technique, acting technique, repertoire building, or audition preparation. Pricing and scheduling is available for both regular weekly sessions over the school year and/or drop in one time or cluster lessons. Current YATP Conservatory Students receive priority scheduling and discounted rates. Contact info@ourproductions.org for more information on booking your lesson(s).

​

​Stephanie’s work over her tenure as Artistic Director has been both award winning and critically acclaimed. As a coach with over 30 years of teaching experience, Stephanie’s students have worked in National, Regional, and Local professional productions. She has twice directed a youth choir comprised of her own students for the Dallas Summer Musicals(Broadway Dallas) stop of the National Tour of Joseph...Dreamcoat® and her alumni students have appeared in and/or worked on several Broadway & Off-Broadway productions, along with many National Touring productions, including for the Disney Co., locally at the Tony Award winning Dallas Theater Center, in other area local professional theatre productions, national television series, and in both feature films and commercials. Stephanie offers a rare opportunity to develop both the proper belt/pop placement along with a classical/legit sound in addition to other musical styles simultaneously, while also offering audition prep, monologue coaching, character development and engaging emotional connection to both the text and songs presented. Read more about Stephanie here...

Our Productions Theatre Co.'s Young Artist Training Program (YATP) College Audition Coaching - 30+ years helping students gain acceptance to their dream university and conservatory program!

YATP CAPstone - College Audition Prep 

Let our faculty team with over seven decades of combined college & professional coaching experience help your student prepare for their college/university or conservatory auditions. Rise above the pack by helping discover your own artistic voice and letting us help you shine.  

The program is included our regular YATP Conservatory Classes curriculum beginning in high school with additional private coaching sessions available.

 

Students looking for a professional edge work with our team to prepare their portfolios and then are coached on their prescreen filmed auditions in private or small group sessions. CAPstone faculty offer options for career counseling, repertoire/audition set coordination, resume & headshot review, and pre-screen audition taping & editing sessions. Admission is via interview and prescreen taping sessions are subject to availability. 

​

Previous graduates have been accepted to NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Marymount Manhattan, AMDA, CCM, New York Film Academy, Studio School LA, CAP21, The Juilliard School, OCU, Texas State, Pepperdine, Elon, SMU, TCU, Colorado State University, Millikin University, Baylor, Pace, New York Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts, University of Oklahoma, American Academy of Dramatic Arts and many other outstanding collegiate programs from coast to coast. Let us help you find the school best suited to meet your future goals. 

Contact our office at info@ourproductions.org to schedule an interview and for more information or to schedule private coaching.

​

​​

All Are Welcome Here

Our Productions Theatre Co. and our educational outreach, The Young Artist Training Program, believe our differences make us strong. We strive for a safe, inclusive environment dedicated to promoting the performing arts. We do not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, national origin (ancestry), disability, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status.​

​

We Are Invested in the Future of the Arts  

The cost of tuition should not discourage anyone from applying to our program. Limited tuition assistance is available to qualified students. Applications are reviewed confidentiallyby a separate Tuition Assistance Committee. We are a non-profit, 501 (c) 3 IRS recognized charitable organization and depend on donations to carry on our robust tuition assistance.

​

 

 

 

The Young Artist Training Program (YATP)

Talented youth and young professionals, working together to reach their performing arts goals.

​

We hope you enjoy the videos of our students and parents.  They can best describe the magic of the YATP experience.  We encourage all prospective students to experience a YATP live performance event, in particular our spring musical production, or enjoy a taste of the YATP  experience in one of our open enrollment events like our Summer Musical Theatre Intensive or our YATP Jr. programming to see the YATP difference.

 

Please join our E-news o that we can let you know of upcoming YATP events as they are announced by clicking 'Contact' above or the link below. 

​

Click Here To Subscribe to our E-news.

​

​

​

​

YATP Resources & Videos

bottom of page