Just added! Special appearance and workshop with original Wicked company member!
An original company member from Wicked on Broadway will be at NCTC on Sunday, December 6, 2009 to present About Auditioning: The Real Story from Wicked’s Kathy Deitch. The Broadway actor will speak to children and young adults about her auditioning experiences, will lead them in exercises and improv games to prepare for auditions, and will coach some lucky volunteers through sixteen bars of their own music. Kathy will also treat participant

Charlotte’s Web Tickets on Sale
Tickets for the children’s classic CHARLOTTE’S WEB are now on sale at NCTC! Prices are $10 for adults and $8 for children, students, and seniors. Special group rates and party packages are also available. The play will be presented at NCTC Performing Arts Theatre, located at 743 North Mountain Road in Newington. Performance times are Friday, December 4 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, December 5 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, December 6 at 2 p.m. Bas

Story and Fun Hours Kick Off at NCTC
A monthly Story and Fun Hour series began at NCTC on October 17 with a Halloween-themed event designed for children ages 3 to 8. The hour included trick-or-treating to a cottage where Snow White and Dopey welcomed guests, and to Dorothy’s house in Oz where children also found the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion. (The Tin Man must have been out chopping wood for the winter.) Children also enjoyed  hearing stories, playing games, and dancing to Halloween songs with the characters and NCTC staff. Goodie bags were also given out that included candy, animal crackers, an NCTC magnet, and a glow bracelet. Children came in costume too—even a young version of D

Stars of NCTC
Five cast members of The Secret Garden made this star at rehearsal on Sunday. Do you know who they are?

Story and Fun Hours Beginning at NCTC!
After a successful first attempt with story hours last winter, NCTC is bringing the program back monthly. NCTC will begin a series of monthly Story and Fun Hours this month and continuing on the third Saturday of each month through June 2010. The series kicks off with a Halloween-themed event on October 17, 2009 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The hour will include meeting some fa