To our incredible NTPA family of performers, volunteers, donors, patrons, and staff for making it all possible! This special Thanksgiving holiday offers us the opportunity to reflect on the many gifts that make possible our mission to "Develop the Character of Youth." We do this through the teaching of [...]
Annual Holiday Tradition Returns for 100th Performance! Closing night of this year’s run of Scrooge, the Musical will mark the 100th performance of NTPA's annual Christmas show and for CEO Darrell Rodenbaugh who has played the title role of “Scrooge” since the tradition began in 2011. This year’s 12th anniversary production of [...]
Episode 7 Available to Listen NOW! Episode 7 - Darrell Rodenbaugh On the seventh addition to the ACE Up Your Sleeve Podcast, we interview NTPA CEO Mr. Darrell Rodenbaugh! Come and listen to how Mr. Darrell first got involved with NTPA, his favorite shows, and a sneak peek into [...]
Congratulations to the NTPA Starcatchers Troupe for being honored as “Outstanding Arts Organization” from the ArtCentre of Plano awarded at their annual gala. The award recognizes NTPA’s therapeutic theater program for children and adults with a variety of developmental, cognitive, emotional, and physical disabilities. Accepting the award was NTPA Starcatchers Managing [...]
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Receives NTPA Stardust Award North Texas Performing Arts Awards DBDT Distinguished Performing Arts Organization North Texas Performing Arts announces Dallas Black Dance Theatre has been selected to receive the 2022 NTPA Stardust Award for Distinguished Performing Arts Organization. The NTPA Stardust Awards recipients were recognized at the Annual [...]
Broadway’s Major Attaway Returns to DFW to Direct Hairspray Attaway Brings Big Stage Experience to Local Youth DFW-native Major Attaway, best known as Broadway’s longest running Genie in Disney’s Aladdin (2017-2020), is returning to Texas to direct North Texas Performing Arts’ upcoming production of Hairspray. The musical, part of NTPA’s Diversity-in-Action [...]
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North Texas Performing Arts announces its 2022 NTPA Stardust Award recipients for Leadership and Education. The Distinguished Performing Arts Leader award will go to Gregory Arp, Plano ISD Theatre & Speech Coordinator. Mr. Arp has led Plano ISD’s theatre and speech program strategy for the past eight years and has been a professional educator [...]
North Texas Performing Arts is proud to announce the promotion of Marissa Bergère to the role of NTPA Resident Director. Marissa joined the NTPA creative staff in 2021 directing NTPA's debut of Newsies, Jr., and has choreographed major productions, including Xanadu Jr., Willy Wonka Jr., Big Fish: The Broadway Musical, Moana Jr., The Lightning [...]
North Texas Performing Arts is proud to announce the promotion of Austin Hines to the role of Resident Director. Austin Hines joined the NTPA family in 2022 as a summer camp director, and has quickly become a favorite instructor among NTPA students and families. Growing up in Grand Prairie, Austin earned an Associates Degree [...]
