Dallas Black Dance Theatre Receives NTPA Stardust Award
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 [...]
Broadway’s Major Attaway Returns to DFW to Direct Hairspray
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 [...]
Sara Egelston Akers Receives Plano Key to the City
NTPA is proud to announce that Sara Egelston Akers was presented a Key to the City by Plano Mayor John B. Muns at the 2022 NTPA Stardust Awards. Sara was honored for the incredible impact her vision and work has had on youth in [...]
Announcing the 2022 NTPA Stardust Award Honorees
Thank you to everyone who attended the Stardust Awards, participated in our silent auction and NTPA Unlimited Raffle, and donated to support our 2022 NTPA Stardust Awards! We had an exciting evening celebrating the incredible volunteers, educators, and organizations that make the performing arts [...]
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Announcing 2022 NTPA Stardust Award for Performing Arts Educators – Gregory Arp Named Distinguished Performing Arts Leader
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 [...]
Marissa Bergere – Resident Director
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 [...]
Austin Hines – Resident Director
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, [...]
NTPA ACE Up Your Sleeve Episode 6 – DeAnna Stone
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 [...]
Kaitlyn Barnard – Director of Education
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 [...]
West Side Story Cast Supports Hurricane Fiona Relief in Puerto Rico
Organizations Providing Relief in Puerto Rico The cast and production team of NTPA - Plano's West Side Story are excited to tell the classic story of love and prejudice centered around immigrants from Puerto Rico this September 23-October 2 on our Rodenbaugh Theatre stage at Willow Bend Center [...]
Riley Madlock – Resident Choreographer
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 [...]