Congratulations to the NTPA Junior Theatre Festival Troupe! The JTF troupe traveled to California last week to learn and compete at Junior Theatre Festival West. The troupe was awarded the coveted Excellence in Ensemble Award for their performance of a 15-minute selection from Once on This Island JR. This prestigious award was given to [...]
The NTPA Spotlight is the very first NTPA show choir, with a variety of repertoire including Holiday Classics, Musical Theatre, and Pop! The group consists of students in grades 6-12 who represent NTPA in the community with performances across DFW for local events. Spotlight performances include a variety of group numbers, solos, duets, and [...]
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 [...]
The Adventure of Betakid is a musical that tells the story two brothers named Peter and Sam, who have a deep love for video games. After winning the grand prize of an arcade championship, a rare copy of “The Star Chasers,” the two race home to play it together on their gaming console; only [...]
North Texas Performing Arts is pleased to announce a formal 3-year agreement of support from the Baxley Foundation with the naming of the Willow Bend Center of the Arts lobby in recognition of the Foundation’s support. The Baxley Foundation is a non-profit family foundation seeking to support progressive grassroots organizations focused on the arts, the environment, education, human [...]
North Texas Performing Arts Announces 2nd Annual North Texas Performing Arts Celebration Station and Lucky Stars Casino Night at The Shops at Willow Bend Face painters, Balloon Artists, games, contests, live art demonstrations and performances await the North Texas community on Saturday, September 14th between 10AM and 5PM during the 2nd Annual North Texas Performing Arts Celebration Station at [...]
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 [...]
Recent winner of NBC’s The Voice Maelyn Jarmon got her start right here in Plano, Texas. Maelyn grew up in Frisco, and has a rich history with local children’s theatre, North Texas Performing Arts. From a young age she had a passion for being on the stage and starred in Plano productions such as [...]
North Texas Performing Arts honored Project Willow Bend Major Donors with a reception and unveiling of room dedication plaques at Willow Bend Center of the Arts on Saturday, June 22. NTPA patrons and the public were invited to the unveiling and reception beginning at 6 PM with a short presentation at 6:30 PM. Afterwards, [...]
The Shops of Willow Bend and Starwood Retail Group win Business Council for the Arts New Initiative Award for 2018! Founded by the philanthropist and developer, Ray Nasher, the Business Council for the Arts connects business, leaders in our community and arts nonprofits to provide a vibrant cultural arts environment in North Texas. Each [...]
