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Saturday matinee performance of “Twelfth Night” to be closed captioned

NATCHITOCHES – The Saturday, March 19 2 p.m. matinee performance of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” performed by Northwestern State University Theatre and Dance will provide closed captioning for those who are deaf/hard of hearing.

“We hope this added feature will make it possible for more people to enjoy this outstanding play,” said Brett Garfinkel, chair of the […]

NSU Theatre and Dance to perform Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” March 16-19

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Theatre and Dance will present Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” on March 16-19 at 7:30 p.m. and March 19 at 2 p.m. in the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium.

Tickets are $15 and $12 for senior citizens. NSU, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts students are admitted free with a current I.D. Those […]

Northwestern Theatre and Dance to perform “Cinderella” Feb. 24-26

 NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern Theatre and Dance will present “Cinderella,” an original contemporary ballet, on Feb. 24-26 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. in the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium.

Tickets are $15 and $12 for senior citizens. NSU, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts students are admitted free with a current […]

NSU Dance Company to present Modern in Motion IX Oct. 14-16

NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Dance Company will present “Modern in Motion IX” Oct. 14-16 in the Alumni Plaza adjacent to the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. Performance times are 6 p.m. with a 1 p.m. show on Oct. 16. Admission is free but donations will be accepted.

Choreography is by Brett Alan Garfinkel, Kirstin Riehl and Rebecca Morgan. […]

Cenla couple, patrons of the arts, create scholarship for CAPA students

NATCHITOCHES – An Alexandria couple who are long-time patrons of the arts in the Cenla region are supporting Northwestern State University’s School of Creative and Performing Arts by establishing a fully endowed scholarship for a student seeking a degree in one of the performing arts.  The Dr. David and Nicole Holcombe Scholarship for the Performing […]

NSU Theatre and Dance to perform “The Rocky Horror Show” Sept. 22-25

NATCHITOCHES – NSU Theatre and Dance will present “The Rocky Horror Show” September 22-25 in the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. each evening with a 2 p.m. matinee on September 25.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for children and seniors. Northwestern State, BPCC@NSU and Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts […]

2021 Excellence in Teaching Award: Jessica Parr

Seven Northwestern State University faculty have been recognized with the 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award.

Here is a profile of one of this year’s honorees.

Name:  Jessica Parr

Academic college/department:  School of Creative and Performing Arts, Theatre and Dance

Number of years at Northwestern State: 17 years

Why is teaching important to you?   I love teaching others how to make […]

Thirty Northwestern Theatre and Dance students working professionally this summer

NATCHITOCHES –Thirty Northwestern State theatre and dance students or recent alumni are performing across the country in professional theatre and dance jobs this summer. The students are working in for 14 different companies or facilities in nine states and Canada in a variety of performing, technical and business-related roles.

“The best thing for a […]

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