North Texas Performing Arts Academy Head of School Mike Mazur has been selected as a featured speaker at the 9th Annual International Conference on Humanities & Arts in a Global World in Athens, Greece. Mazur currently serves as both the Managing Director of NTPA’s Plano youth theatre troupe and Head of School to the NTPA [...]
Congratulations to NTPA Senior Director of Marketing, Lauren Boykin, for being selected by the Public Relations Society of America Dallas Chapter as a Top Young Professional in Marketing, Communications and Media. Lauren was chosen for the inaugural "40 Under 40" award for making an extraordinary impact on businesses, communities and the industry through [...]
Introducing our New North Texas Performing Arts - Dallas Program Director Bethany Bourland Welcome Reception - Dallas AMP Awards - August 13 We could not be more pleased to announce the promotion of Bethany Bourland to lead our Dallas Theatre as its new Program Director. Bethany has been a wildly successful [...]
Introducing our New North Texas Performing Arts - Frisco Program Director Christian Black Welcome Reception - Saturday, April 10, 6:00 PM Willow Bend Center of the Arts We could not be more pleased to announce Christian Black's return home to NTPA - Frisco as its Program Director. Christian is moving to Frisco [...]
Please join us in welcoming Riley Gray who has joined the NTPA staff to serve as Managing Director of the NTPA - Starcatchers Theatre Troupe. NTPA - Starcatchers is the preeminent cognitive disabilities theatre and therapeutic drama program in North Texas. Riley graduated Cum Laude from Ball State University in 2016, where [...]
NTPA is proud to announce our newest Resident Director, Jason Robert Villarreal! Jason began his journey with the performing arts studying the dance Ballet Folklorico in his hometown and Texas border city, Edinburg, where Hispanic culture thrives. In 2006 he moved to Dallas to attend The University of Texas at Arlington where he graduated [...]
NTPA is proud to announce our newest Resident Director, Ms. Kally Duncan! Kally grew up surrounded by theatre and started acting at the age of 6. Her first show was "Anything Goes" and once she got a taste of the spotlight she never looked back. She received her BFA in Acting and minor in Directing [...]
It is with proud reflection and gratitude for his time with us that we announce Tevin Cates was honored posthumously as the recipient of The Column Awards 2020 Chita Rivera Dance Award for his performance in North Texas Performing Arts’ Repertory Theatre’s production of “West Side Story”. Tevin Wayne Cates passed away suddenly on [...]
Congratulations to NTPA's Director of the Year, Mr. Denver Danyla! Denver has been directing with NTPA for almost 3 years. After joining NTPA as a Summer Camp instructor, Mr. Denver has quickly taken on more teaching opportunities at NTPA, and now serves as a Senior Resident Director. His energy, enthusiasm, and passion for educating students [...]
North Texas Performing Arts is pleased to welcome professional actor and educator Cheryl Lowber to its staff as a Resident Director. Cheryl Lowber has been a member of the NTPA family for nearly two years having worked as a professional actor, director, and acting coach and respected UIL One Act Play adjudicator. Cheryl earned [...]
