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 [...]
Episode 6 Available to Listen NOW! Episode 6 - DeAnna Stone Come listen to the sixth installment of the NTPA ACE Up Your Sleeve Podcast where Mrs. DeAnna Stone gives us some words of wisdom about the theater industry! You will also hear her story about getting involved with [...]
Announcing Kaitlyn Barnard - NTPA Director of Education North Texas Performing Arts is proud to announce the promotion of Kaitlyn Barnard to the role of Director of Education! Kaitlyn has been part of the NTPA family since 2017 and a member of the Academy faculty since its creation. Prior to this role, Kaitlyn served [...]
North Texas Performing Arts is proud to announce the promotion of Riley Madlock to the role of Resident Choreographer. Riley Madlock joined the NTPA family in the fall of 2020. She has choreographed for over a dozen shows at NTPA including her most recent show, the widely successful NTPA Pursuits production of Something Rotten. [...]
North Texas Performing Arts is proud to announce the promotion of Kameron Knott to the role of Resident Director and Collegiate Pursuits Program Director. Kameron started working with NTPA in 2019 as a Choreographer and Assistant Director. He has been working as an integral part of the Collegiate Pursuits production team since its inception. [...]
Episode 5 Available to Listen NOW! Episode 5 - Denver Danyla In the fifth episode of The Ace Up Your Sleeve Podcast, Mr. Denver will tell us about the importance of great lighting for a show, grit and integrity in the acting business, and other great advice you won't [...]
North Texas Performing Arts announces its 2022 NTPA Stardust Distinguished Performing Artist Award will be awarded to Maestro Hector Guzman. For the past forty years, Maestro Guzman has led The Plano Symphony Orchestra as its principal conductor. This is the first of the award recipients to be publicly announced and honorees will be recognized [...]
North Texas Performing Arts is proud to announce the promotion of Bethany Bourland to the role of NTPA Collegiate Pursuits Artistic Director. Bethany has been a valuable member of the NTPA creative team since 2018 and has directed high-quality productions featuring some of NTPA’s largest casts. Bethany has been leading the NTPA Collegiate Pursuits [...]
North Texas Performing Arts is proud to announce the promotion of Resident Director Jason Robert Villarreal to the role of Senior Resident Director. Jason has been a valuable member of the NTPA creative staff since 2019 and during that time has directed dozens of successful shows as well as teaching acting, make-up and costume [...]
North Texas Performing Arts is proud to announce the promotion of Senior Resident Director Denver Danyla to the role of Creative Director. Denver joined the NTPA creative staff in 2017, and has served several roles at NTPA including directing some of NTPA’s most popular productions such as Les Miserables: School Edition, Puffs, She Kills [...]
