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Seeing Clearly in 2020: Encore Resolutions
Happy New Year, Encore fans! From everyone here at Encore, we hope that you had a wonderful holiday season. As many people do at the start of a new calendar, we’ve created some Encore-specific resolutions to help guide you through the remainder of our 2019/2020 Homecoming Season. Let’s check them out! Take a Theatre JourneyKeep […]
2019 Wrap-Up: November and December Highlights
We Flipped the ScriptThe beginning of November saw the premiere of Encore’s latest program, Flip the Script. Three packed audiences enjoyed “The Day That Nothing Happened,” a student-devised and performed piece focusing on the historic integration of Arlington County public schools. We look forward to featuring scenes from this work in the MLK Day performance […]
Top 20 Posts to Prep for 2020
Welcome back to The Front Row, Encore fans! I hope that everyone is enjoying the holiday season with family and friends. The Encore offices remain closed until January 2nd, 2020, but I wanted to drop in to remind you all of some of the wonderful goings-on that were featured on the blog this year. Grab […]
In Theatre Anything Goes for Alum Max B.
Happy Saturday, everyone! Today we’ve got a special treat for all of you. We’re chatting with an Encore alum who has tackled summer, production, and working for Encore as a camp aide. We’re excited to learn from all of his experiences. Please welcome…Max Belmar! Encore: You played Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Encore’s Stage Door production […]
Board President’s 2019 Holiday Update
Happy #FrontRowFriday, Encore fans. First things first: Have you purchased your tickets to CSI: Christmas Scene Investigators yet? Remaining ticket supplies are limited, so do that now! I’ll wait…all taken care of? Great! Please enjoy this holiday message from Encore’s Board President, Carole Russo: Thank you. I simply can’t say thank you enough to the […]
Dramaturgy 101: CSI: Christmas Scene Investigators
Welcome back to Dramaturgy 101! This month, we’re excited to present CSI: Christmas Scene Investigators or…who stole Santa Claus? by Pat Cook. It’s nearly Christmas and the students of Wendell Wilke High School are preparing to perform their Christmas play. This year they’re excited to present Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas ghost story, A Christmas Carol…if […]
Guest Reviewer: CSI is “the Perfect Family Holiday Show!”
What do you get when you cross a Christmas classic with a contemporary play involving a group of scene-stealing super sleuths and a missing Santa? Why, the perfect family holiday show, of course! What? When you think of the holidays, you don’t automatically think of kid detectives and a stolen Santa? I’m not sure I […]
Alumni Friendship Going Strong: “A Decade and Counting”
Happy #FrontRowFriday, Encore fans! We’ve got a special treat for you today. Two of our awesome Encore alums reconnected with us to chat about favorite show memories, lasting friendships, and the power of theatre. Please welcome Lauren Monsivaiz and Olivia Hammermaster! How did you meet? Our families moved into a new neighborhood at the same […]
Development Officer Kelley O’Dell Reporting for Duty
Happy #FrontRowFriday, Encore fans! We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family yesterday. This Friday, we’d like to introduce you to another member of our Encore family: Kelley O’Dell. Let’s dive in! Encore: Please introduce yourself (how you have been involved with Encore, etc.) Kelley: My name is Kelley O’Dell and I […]
Capturing Magic with Cindy Kane
This #TechTuesday, we are delighted to step behind the scenes to interview someone who helps create the face of Encore as you know it: photographer Cindy Kane. Her beautiful images brighten up our website, the season brochure, and, of course, The Front Row blog! Let’s learn more about her process and some of her top […]
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