Description:

The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family.

Director: Wendy Hoover
Asst. Director: Ronni Ernenputsch
Music Director: Jenny Guemmer
Choreographer: Tessa Outland
Stage Manager: Tina MacNeill

OLIVER! is presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtihows.com
 

Dates / Times:

  • Friday, Feb 12th @ 10:00am  
  • Friday, Feb 12th @ 7:00pm
  • Saturday, Feb 13th @ 3:00pm
  • Friday, Feb 19th @ 10:00am  
  • Friday, Feb 19th @ 7:00pm
  • Saturday, Feb 20th @ 3:00pm
  • School Days Performance
Tickets go on sale Saturday December 12, 2026 at 12:00am

Ticket Prices:

  • $21.00: Standard Ticket Price
($19.00 standard ticket price + $2.00 service fee) *ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.* *Discounts/coupons must be used at time of purchase and cannot be added to already purchased tickets. *Ticket holders can sell tickets, but for no more than originally paid. Ticket holders can trade tickets with other ticket holders. If tickets are sold or traded, please transfer the PDF or paper copy of the ticket. If any dispute arises over seats at a show, or somehow duplicate tickets are presented for the same seat, CYT will consider only the original purchaser of the tickets in the CYT database to be the owner of the seats.

Radiant Church:

7801 Hazel Avenue, Orangevale, CA 95662

Show Notes:

  • CYT students ages 8-18 who are currently enrolled in a class in Roseville may audition for this show.  
    • SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT WANTING TO AUDITION FOR BOTH FALL SHOWS: Show auditions for both our Roseville and Folsom locations will be COMBINED. If you have interest in both show titles and are willing to be cast in EITHER show, you can indicate that on the audition form which will be emailed to you after audition registration. In this case, when registering to audition, please only sign up for an audition slot for the show in the same area as the class in which you are registering. (Please note: If you select "EITHER SHOW" on your audition form, you will only be cast in one show, to be determined by the directors.)
  • An online audition form will be emailed to all students enrolled in a CYT class who have registered to audition. Please be prepared with the following items needed for your form: 
    • headshot (does not need to be professional)
    • audition music track upload link
    • flexible measuring tape to provide some basic costume measurements 

VOCAL & PRELIMINARY DANCE AUDITIONS:
Tuesday, Nov. 17 @ Oak Hills Church (1100 Blue Ravine Rd. Folsom, CA)  
  • Students will sign up for a 20 min. group audition time slot.  
  • Please choose an accompaniment track with no vocals (such as a karaoke track - no a cappella audition songs). 
    • The audition song cut should be no more than 1 minute. The director needs to see how well the student can stay with the music, both in tune and in rhythm. You will be able to upload your music to the audition form. It's best if you have a YouTube link or a song file. We cannot access tracks through iTunes, Spotify or Amazon. 
  • For the dance portion, students will learn choreography at home via video (sent out 1 week prior to auditions) and will come ready to perform it for the directors following their vocal audition. This is performed in a group with the other auditioners in the same time slot.

CALLBACKS: (including Featured Dancers) 
Wednesday, Nov. 18 - 4-9pm @ Oak Hills Church (1100 Blue Ravine Rd. Folsom, CA) 
  • The purpose of Callbacks is for the directors to see certain students dance additional choreography, sing a selection from the show, read a scene, or any combination of these. 
  • Directors may ask pairs or groups of students to read scenes to see how different combinations of acting style, ages, and heights work together. 
  • CYT callbacks are CLOSED to everyone except the artistic team. 
  • If a student is not called back, it DOES NOT mean that they will not be cast in the show.
PLEASE NOTE:
  • Students who audition are NOT eligible for a class tuition refund, regardless of casting. 
  • All students cast in the show will be charged a production fee of $250
  • All families are required to serve on a parent team and should expect to serve a MINIMUM OF 30 HOURS. 
For additional show information, check out the Audition Tips and Show FAQ sections on the Auditions Page.

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT: Thursday, Nov. 19 (via email)

REHEARSAL DATES: Radiant Church (7801 Hazel Ave. Orangevale, CA)
Saturdays 9am-3pm (any known conflicts must be listed on the audition form)
12/5, 12/12, 12/19, 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30

Mandatory Rehearsal Dates (no pre-arranged absences will be accepted these dates)
Super Saturday 9am-3pm - 2/6
Tech Week 4pm-9pm - Mon. 2/8, Tues. 2/9, Wed. 2/10, Thurs. 2/11 

SHOW DATES (MANDATORY):
2/12 @ 10am & 7pm
2/13 @ 3pm 
2/19 @ 10am & 7pm
2/20 @ 3pm 

Questions? Email Amy Broneer, Show Coordinator  amy@cytsacramento.org

Parent Meeting

Saturday, December 5th 9:15am

Characters:

Oliver Twist

A workhouse boy about 11 years of age.

Fagin

An elderly receiver - runs training academy for young pickpockets.

The Artful Dodger

Fagin's brightest pupil - an undersized 16.

Bill Sikes

A villain in his prime.

Nancy

23 years old - a graduate of Fagin's academy, and Bill's doxy.

Bet

A 15 year old lass in Fagin's establishment - idolises Nancy.

Mr. Bumble

A large and pompous Beadle of the workhouse.

Mrs. Corney

A sharp-tongued, domineering widow - the Workhouse Mistress.

Mr. Brownlow

An old gentleman of wealth and breeding.

Mr. Sowerberry

The Undertaker.

Mrs. Sowerberry

Mr. Sowerberry's wife and his overseer.

Charlotte

The Sowerberry's rude and flighty young daughter.

Noah Claypole

Mr. Sowerberry's pimply apprentice.

Mr. Grimwig

A doctor.

Mrs. Bedwin

The Brownlow's housekeeper.

Old Sally

A pauper.

Charley Bates

A boy in Fagin's establishment.

Ensemble

Workhouse boys, workhouse assistants, bow streetrunners, street vendors and crowd, etc.