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COMPETITION TEAM

Our award-winning Competition Team works July-February to show the world what they can do together!

This season, gear up for not one but TWO teams!!! See below for full details.

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JTF New Works Showcase (2023) -  Mean Girls JR

JTF New Works Showcase (2025) - Nine to Five JR

Who

JUNIOR TEAM: 9-13 year olds

SENIOR TEAM: 12-18 year olds

When

Senior Competition Team: July-February

Junior Competition Team: September-February

Where

8601 Dunwoody Place, Suite 136
Sandy Springs GA 30350

Tuition

Senior Competition Team: $1000

Junior Competition Team: $600

WE ARE EXPANDING! TWO COMPANIES!

DETAILS

This season, CST Conservatory is thrilled to expand our Competition team, welcoming a younger group to the team, the Junior Competition Team! This program is for students age 9-13, and will be held September-February, with auditions taking place in May/June. The selected Junior Competition Team will take a 20 minute cut version of MADAGASCAR JR. to the National Performing Arts Festival in February 2027! Rehearsal schedule, audition details, and full tuition amounts are below.

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DETAILS

For the 2026/27 season, City Springs Theatre Conservatory has been given a special‬ opportunity to pilot a brand new JR. musical for Music Theatre International as part of their‬ MTI Pilot School program. This August, we will perform‬‭ THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL JR.

Following the show in August, the competition team will return in late fall 2026 to rehearse their official 15 minute cut of SHREK THE MUSICAL JR. for the Junior Theatre Festival, held in January 2027 PLUS rehearse their official 20 minute cut of SHREK THE MUSICAL JR. to take to the National Performing Arts Festival at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL in February 2027!

Students who want to be part of this program MUST participate in our full scale show in August, and can choose to participate in both JTF and NPAF, or one or the other. It is strongly encouraged that students participate in the entire program from July-February to get the best experience and most performance opportunities.

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Program Details

 
SENIOR COMPETITION TEAM
TUITION: $1000
-covers all rehearsal needs, August show, comp jacket and festival shirts
JUNIOR COMPETITION TEAM
TUITION: $600
-covers all rehearsal needs, comp jacket, and festival shirt
 
JTF Fees
$375 per person
(for anybody entering festival, including parents/chaperones)
Hotel: anywhere between $250-450
NPAF Fees
$1500-$1800, all inclusive
VIEW MORE NPAF DETAILS

SENIOR COMPETITION TEAM
TUITION: $1000
-covers all rehearsal needs, August show, comp jacket and festival shirts
JUNIOR COMPETITION TEAM
TUITION: $600
-covers all rehearsal needs, comp jacket, and festival shirt
 
JTF Fees
$375 per person
(for anybody entering festival, including parents/chaperones)
Hotel: anywhere between $250-450
NPAF Fees
$1500-$1800, all inclusive
VIEW MORE NPAF DETAILS
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The Importance of Teamwork

The mission of our Competition Team is to create a positive and healthy competitive atmosphere by giving students opportunities to participate in musical theatre festivals and competitions nationwide. We not only train our students to be the best performers they can be, but also have professional work ethic and be healthy competitors. By the end of each season, it is our goal that our competition team understands the idea of an ENSEMBLE and the importance of teamwork in musical theatre and beyond.

How to audition?

Auditions for the 2026/27 teams are now closed!

Auditions for the 2027/28 teams take place late April-May for Senior Team and the Summer for Junior Team. Audition Dates will be announce in January 2027.

Please check back in January 2027 for future audition requirements.

MEET THE TEAM

HADEN RIDER Junior and Senior Team Director and Music Director
ARIELLE RIDER Junior and Senior Team Choreographer
BILLY TIGHE Heart of Rock and Roll Co-Director
KRISTINE REESE Heart of Rock and Roll Co-Director

WATCH VIDEOS OF OUR COMPETITION TEAM'S FULL-SCALE JUNIOR MUSICALS

WATCH VIDEOS OF OUR COMPETITION TEAM AT THE JUNIOR THEATRE FESTIVAL'S NEW WORKS SHOWCASE PRESENTATIONS

ACCOLADES

Check out what our team has accomplished!

All-Festival Performance Award, Frozen JR

JUNIOR THEATER FESTIVAL 2026

New Works Showcase, 9 to 5 JR. PREMIERE

JUNIOR THEATER FESTIVAL 2025

Excellence in Pod, High School Musical One-Act Edition with a special individual award presented to Symone Muñoz for the Outstanding Individual Performance

JUNIOR THEATER FESTIVAL 2025

Excellence in Ensemble, Legally Blonde JR. with two special individual awards presented to Kiersten Wallace for the Freddie G Inspiration Award, and Kennedy Johnson for the Outstanding Individual Performance Award.

JUNIOR THEATER FESTIVAL 2024

Senior Ensemble Showcase Award (and 15 other group and individual awards), Legally Blonde JR.

NATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL 2024

New Works Showcase, Mean Girls JR. PREMIERE

JUNIOR THEATER FESTIVAL 2023

Excellence in Ensemble, Godspell JR.

JUNIOR THEATER FESTIVAL 2023

Excellence in Music, Children of Eden JR.

JUNIOR THEATER FESTIVAL 2022