Tell us something you discovered today! February 15, 2017
The Weekday Players End of Semester Performance
The Weekday Players is proud to present Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang for their annual spring production! This hilarious play begins with two siblings living together (unhappily) in their family home. When their successful third sibling returns for a visit, an uproar ensues. This family is sure to crack you up during their antics surrounding life, love and loss.
Speak Of Me As I Am
Speak of Me As I Am is a study of Othello through the eyes of Ira Aldridge and Paul Robeson, two of the first African Americans to play the title role. These two actors played some of Shakespeare's greatest roles and also became social advocates for equality. Both Robeson and Aldridge had to leave the United States to find fame in Europe, and eventually tackled their own personal struggles upon coming home.
TDPS New Play Workshop Kickoff
The TDPS New Play Workshop Kickoff is a panel discussion for anyone who has interest in working on a new play - now or in the future, in any capacity. It features a panel of top DMV-area theatre professionals: director JoJo Gruenhut, dramaturg Otis Ramsey-Zoe, actor Thembi Duncan and playwright Gwydion Suleibahn. These panelists will have a rich conversation about how a playwright, director, dramaturg and actors can most fruitfully collaborate on the development of a new play.
The panel will address many questions, including:
How do you live fearlessly? February 8, 2017
Conductor Q&A: David Alan Miller
This summer, Grammy Award-winning conductor and Albany Symphony Music Director David Alan Miller returns to the NOI stage. He’ll lead a concert of American Masterworks that will be recorded live and released on renowned classical music label NAXOS. We spoke with him about his most moving orchestral experiences, his return to NOI and his vision of the symphony orchestra’s future.
Tell us about a particularly moving orchestra concert that has stuck with you.
NOI Alumni Spotlight: Sonia Shklarov, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
For nearly 30 years, the National Orchestral Institute + Festival has been a training ground for orchestral musicians on the precipice of their professional careers. NOI alumni occupy positions in nearly every major American orchestra as well as numerous positions in premiere service bands. Many others are teachers, college professors and arts administrators. 
MTEA THRIVE Conference
When theatre educators are EMPOWERED, theatre education THRIVES.
MTEA THRIVE Conference is a theatre educator empowerment conference with experiential workshops that are designed to give theatre educators the opportunity to explore their craft.
M-NCPPC Presents: JAPA's Spring Cabaret
Join in as the Spring class of the Junior Academy for the Performing Arts (JAPA) struts their stuff performing some of Broadway's greatest and most loved moments!
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