Congratulations to our September Artist of the Month, Cheryl Lowber! Cheryl is a professional actor, director, and acting coach based in DFW as well as an experienced UIL One Act Play adjudicator at both the Middle School and High School levels. She holds a B.A. in Theatre from Oklahoma Baptist University and [...]
Congratulations to our July Artist of the Month, George Variames! George Variames is currently working as the music director for Miss Saigon: School Edition with NTPA Plano. George is a renowned vocal coach and pianist and is excited to be joining the NTPA team! George is originally from Chicago, Illinois, and completed [...]
Congratulations to our June Artist of the Month, Jason Villarreal! Jason began his journey with the performing arts studying the dance Ballet Folkorico in his hometown and Texas border city, Edinburg. In 2006, he moved to DFW to attend the University of Texas at Arlington where he graduated with a BFA in [...]
Congratulations to our May Artist of the Month, Denver Danyla! Denver is a Senior Resident Director at NTPA and has recently taken on the role of Director of Academy at Fairview. He received his BFA in Acting for Stage and Screen from Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles. He found his passion [...]
Congratulations to our February Artist of the Month, Kaitlyn Barnard-Wright! Kaitlyn Barnard-Wright graduated in 2013 Cum Laude from Texas Woman’s University where she performed in both their opera and theater productions. She has been with NTPA since 2017 and has directed and music directed for NTPA in all of it's programs including [...]
Congratulations to our Artist of the Month for January, Hannah Brewer! We are also thrilled to announce Hannah’s promotion from Associate Resident Director to Resident Director. Hannah Brewer started with North Texas Performing Arts as a sophomore in high school, beginning as an actress and now as a Director. Her acting career began [...]
Congratulations to our Artist of the Month for December, Darrell Rodenbaugh! Darrell joined the Plano Children’s Theatre as Governing Board President in 2010 and was elected for eight consecutive terms leading the organization to over 600% growth and to evolve into North Texas Performing Arts. Darrell has served as Chief Executive [...]
Congratulations to our Artist of the Month for November, Mike Mazur! Mike is thrilled to be a part of the NTPA family, having worked as a theatrical director, writer, choreographer and educator since earning his Bachelor’s in English, Speech and Drama Education from Bowling Green State University in his home state [...]
Congratulations to our Artist of the Month for September, Hannah Brewer! Hannah’s acting career began when she was 6 years old in the homeschool community, and she has never looked back. She began acting with NTPA as a sophomore in high school and now works as an Associate Resident Director. Hannah [...]
Congratulations to our Artist of the Month, Gregory McKnight! Gregory is a seasoned theater technician having worked tech at many venues in DFW over the past 18 years. He has found a home at NTPA as the Technical Director and enjoys guiding students and parents to discover the joys of technical theater much [...]
