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To contact our Performing Arts Director, Denise Martin, please complete the form below!

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PERFORMING ARTS FACULTY

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Amy Abbruscato

Musical Theatre & Acting

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Marcos Crego

Piano

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Maddie Faigel

MS Drama

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Denise Martin

Vocal Performance

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Lisa Hammond

Dance

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Vincent Thiefain

Jazz Ensemble

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Matt Ventre

Music Theory, Guitar & Contemporary Ensemble

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Jens Winship

Theatrical Production & Design

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Performing ARTS COURSES

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Music

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Dance

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On our stage…

Congratulations to the Cast of ”Making Nice!” You can catch our awesome Beg/Int Acting students in this hilarious One Act on April 26th at 6pm! 🎭
Congratulations to the Cast of ”Making Nice!” You can catch our awesome Beg/Int Acting students in this hilarious One Act on April 26th at 6pm! 🎭
Omigod, you guys! Congrats to the Cast of Legally Blonde! You can catch these incredible young artists in action April 11th, 12th, & 13th at NSAA! 👩🏼‍💼💕
Omigod, you guys! Congrats to the Cast of Legally Blonde! You can catch these incredible young artists in action April 11th, 12th, & 13th at NSAA! 👩🏼‍💼💕
Our Musical Theatre Winter Gala was a HUGE success! We managed to make over $8000 for our students and had a BLAST doing it! Congratulations to our Musical Theatre Students on an outstanding performance of ELF! If you missed the show, you can watch a video of the full performance at the youtube link in our bio! Thank you to our community your tremendous support! ❤️❄️
Our Musical Theatre Winter Gala was a HUGE success! We managed to make over $8000 for our students and had a BLAST doing it! Congratulations to our Musical Theatre Students on an outstanding performance of ELF! If you missed the show, you can watch a video of the full performance at the youtube link in our bio! Thank you to our community your tremendous support! ❤️❄️
It’s almost showtime! Our Musical Theatre students have been busy prepping for their upcoming performance of ELF The Musical Jr! Here’s a little sneak peek of what they’ve been up to! ❄️ #CreateMore #CreateMoreSparklejollytwinklejingley
Thanks to our Theatre Department Faculty and some awesome Student & Community Volunteers for spending their whole Sunday constructing these amazing gigantic books for our upcoming production of ELF The Musical Jr!! ❄️📕 . Art by NSAA alumni, @Deja_Douglas_art!
A little sneak peek from this evening’s Premiere | A (Very) Short Film Festival! Keep your eyes peeled for all of our red carpet shots soon! Bravo to all of our NSAA filmmakers and actors! 🎥 #CreateMore #CreateMoreFilm #CreateMoreCollaboration
A little sneak peek from this evening’s Premiere | A (Very) Short Film Festival! Keep your eyes peeled for all of our red carpet shots soon! Bravo to all of our NSAA filmmakers and actors! 🎥 #CreateMore #CreateMoreFilm #CreateMoreCollaboration
Tomorrow evening's Premiere | A (Very) Short Film Festival has been bumped forward to 5pm! Help us spread the word and we hope to see you there! #CreateMore #CreateMoreFilm #CreateMoreCollaboration
Tomorrow evening's Premiere | A (Very) Short Film Festival has been bumped forward to 5pm! Help us spread the word and we hope to see you there! #CreateMore #CreateMoreFilm #CreateMoreCollaboration
We are officially SOLD OUT for our Musical Theatre Winter Gala featuring ELF The Musical Jr!!! Thank you so much to our community for your overwhelming support! We can’t wait for this magical evening! Keep your eyes peeled over the next two weeks for a some sneak peeks of the show and exciting details about the event! ❄️
We are officially SOLD OUT for our Musical Theatre Winter Gala featuring ELF The Musical Jr!!! Thank you so much to our community for your overwhelming support! We can’t wait for this magical evening! Keep your eyes peeled over the next two weeks for a some sneak peeks of the show and exciting details about the event! ❄️
Join our Film & Advanced Acting classes as they screen their collaborative short films this Friday at 7pm! This is a FREE event! Come out, grab some popcorn, and support these students who have been working so hard to storyboard, write, shoot, and edit short films which address the prompt "What does it mean to be a student at NSAA?" Hope to see you there! #CreateMore #CreateMoreFilm #CreateMoreCollaboration
Join our Film & Advanced Acting classes as they screen their collaborative short films this Friday at 7pm! This is a FREE event! Come out, grab some popcorn, and support these students who have been working so hard to storyboard, write, shoot, and edit short films which address the prompt "What does it mean to be a student at NSAA?" Hope to see you there! #CreateMore #CreateMoreFilm #CreateMoreCollaboration
TODAY! Catch our Music students at the @tempeartfest from 10 AM to 3:30 PM! See you there! #CreateMore #CreateMoreMusic #CreateMoreHarmony
TODAY! Catch our Music students at the @tempeartfest from 10 AM to 3:30 PM! See you there! #CreateMore #CreateMoreMusic #CreateMoreHarmony
Don’t be a Cotton-Headed Ninny-Muggins! Get your tix before they’re gone! Link in bio! ❄️🎅🏼
Don’t be a Cotton-Headed Ninny-Muggins! Get your tix before they’re gone! Link in bio! ❄️🎅🏼
Tickets for our Musical Theatre Winter Gala (featuring a special performance of ELF The Musical Jr.) are selling out FAST! Get yours before they are gone at nsaawintergala.weebly.com! ❄️
Our NSAA Thespians had a fantastic weekend full of performances, workshops, & fun at the AZ Thespian Festival in downtown Phoenix! Thanks to cosponsors Maddie Faigel & Jens Winship for their outstanding leadership and a huge congrats to the cast of our first ever One Act submission, Tracks, directed by NSAA Seniors Ayli Stabinsky & Zia Rogers! 🎭 #CreateMore #CreateMoreDrama
Our NSAA Thespians had a fantastic weekend full of performances, workshops, & fun at the AZ Thespian Festival in downtown Phoenix! Thanks to cosponsors Maddie Faigel & Jens Winship for their outstanding leadership and a huge congrats to the cast of our first ever One Act submission, Tracks, directed by NSAA Seniors Ayli Stabinsky & Zia Rogers! 🎭 #CreateMore #CreateMoreDrama
Don't miss your chance to catch our NSAA Contemporary Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, and after-school Caroling Group (comprised of MS & HS students) as they perform at the Fantasy of Lights Boat Parade at Tempe Beach Park on Dec 8th starting at 5pm! See our Facebook event for more specifics. See you there!
Don't miss your chance to catch our NSAA Contemporary Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, and after-school Caroling Group (comprised of MS & HS students) as they perform at the Fantasy of Lights Boat Parade at Tempe Beach Park on Dec 8th starting at 5pm! See our Facebook event for more specifics. See you there!
Come out on Dec 1 starting at 10am to support our incredible Music Ensembles as they perform at the Tempe Festival of the Arts! Catch performances from our Contemporary Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, MS Show Choir, Vocal Development Ensemble, Vocal Performance Ensemble, and Guitar Ensemble (see our Facebook event for more specifics)! We look forward to seeing you there!
Come out on Dec 1 starting at 10am to support our incredible Music Ensembles as they perform at the Tempe Festival of the Arts! Catch performances from our Contemporary Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, MS Show Choir, Vocal Development Ensemble, Vocal Performance Ensemble, and Guitar Ensemble (see our Facebook event for more specifics)! We look forward to seeing you there!
Come out on Nov 23rd starting at 4:45pm to support our wonderful after-school Caroling Group (comprised of MS & HS students) as they Carol on Mill Ave! After caroling they will be a part of the Fantasy of Lights Opening Night Parade! The City of Tempe will cordon off a place along the parade route reserved for friends & family of NSAA. See our Facebook event for more specifics. Hope to see you there!
Come out on Nov 23rd starting at 4:45pm to support our wonderful after-school Caroling Group (comprised of MS & HS students) as they Carol on Mill Ave! After caroling they will be a part of the Fantasy of Lights Opening Night Parade! The City of Tempe will cordon off a place along the parade route reserved for friends & family of NSAA. See our Facebook event for more specifics. Hope to see you there!
Come out and hear our awesome Piano students tickle the ivories at our Fall Piano Showcase at 6pm on Tuesday, November 20th! Tickets are only $5 at the door! See you there! #CreateMore #CreateMoreMusic
Come out and hear our awesome Piano students tickle the ivories at our Fall Piano Showcase at 6pm on Tuesday, November 20th! Tickets are only $5 at the door! See you there! #CreateMore #CreateMoreMusic
NSAA Dance presents their much anticipated Fall Dance Show, HUMAN, on Thursday, November 15th at 6pm and Friday, November 16th at 7pm! Trust us... you don't want to miss this! Tickets are only $5 at the door! Thanks to NSAA Dancer, Anastasia Rai, for this awesome show art featuring the NSAA Dance Company!
NSAA Dance presents their much anticipated Fall Dance Show, HUMAN, on Thursday, November 15th at 6pm and Friday, November 16th at 7pm! Trust us... you don't want to miss this! Tickets are only $5 at the door! Thanks to NSAA Dancer, Anastasia Rai, for this awesome show art featuring the NSAA Dance Company!
Don’t forget to join us at lunch tomorrow for a FREE presentation of our Beg/Int Acting Scene Showcase! 12:05pm in the Theatre! See ya there! (Guests are welcome but we ask that you check in and out at the front desk!) 🎭 #CreateMore #CreateMoreDrama
Here’s a little sneak peek at the scenic sketches (drawn by our Scenic Artist and alumnus, Deja Douglas) for our upcoming performance of ELF The Musical Jr. at the Musical Theatre Winter Gala on Dec 15th! Have you got your tickets yet?! Get yours today at the link in our bio! ❄️
Here’s a little sneak peek at the scenic sketches (drawn by our Scenic Artist and alumnus, Deja Douglas) for our upcoming performance of ELF The Musical Jr. at the Musical Theatre Winter Gala on Dec 15th! Have you got your tickets yet?! Get yours today at the link in our bio! ❄️
Congratulations to the Cast of ”Making Nice!” You can catch our awesome Beg/Int Acting students in this hilarious One Act on April 26th at 6pm! 🎭 Omigod, you guys! Congrats to the Cast of Legally Blonde! You can catch these incredible young artists in action April 11th, 12th, & 13th at NSAA! 👩🏼‍💼💕 Our Musical Theatre Winter Gala was a HUGE success! We managed to make over $8000 for our students and had a BLAST doing it! Congratulations to our Musical Theatre Students on an outstanding performance of ELF! If you missed the show, you can watch a video of the full performance at the youtube link in our bio! Thank you to our community your tremendous support! ❤️❄️
It’s almost showtime! Our Musical Theatre students have been busy prepping for their upcoming performance of ELF The Musical Jr! Here’s a little sneak peek of what they’ve been up to! ❄️ #CreateMore #CreateMoreSparklejollytwinklejingley
Thanks to our Theatre Department Faculty and some awesome Student & Community Volunteers for spending their whole Sunday constructing these amazing gigantic books for our upcoming production of ELF The Musical Jr!! ❄️📕 . Art by NSAA alumni, @Deja_Douglas_art!
A little sneak peek from this evening’s Premiere | A (Very) Short Film Festival! Keep your eyes peeled for all of our red carpet shots soon! Bravo to all of our NSAA filmmakers and actors! 🎥 #CreateMore #CreateMoreFilm #CreateMoreCollaboration Tomorrow evening's Premiere | A (Very) Short Film Festival has been bumped forward to 5pm! Help us spread the word and we hope to see you there! #CreateMore #CreateMoreFilm #CreateMoreCollaboration We are officially SOLD OUT for our Musical Theatre Winter Gala featuring ELF The Musical Jr!!! Thank you so much to our community for your overwhelming support! We can’t wait for this magical evening! Keep your eyes peeled over the next two weeks for a some sneak peeks of the show and exciting details about the event! ❄️ Join our Film & Advanced Acting classes as they screen their collaborative short films this Friday at 7pm! This is a FREE event! Come out, grab some popcorn, and support these students who have been working so hard to storyboard, write, shoot, and edit short films which address the prompt "What does it mean to be a student at NSAA?" Hope to see you there! #CreateMore #CreateMoreFilm #CreateMoreCollaboration TODAY! Catch our Music students at the @tempeartfest from 10 AM to 3:30 PM! See you there! #CreateMore #CreateMoreMusic #CreateMoreHarmony Don’t be a Cotton-Headed Ninny-Muggins! Get your tix before they’re gone! Link in bio! ❄️🎅🏼
Tickets for our Musical Theatre Winter Gala (featuring a special performance of ELF The Musical Jr.) are selling out FAST! Get yours before they are gone at nsaawintergala.weebly.com! ❄️
Our NSAA Thespians had a fantastic weekend full of performances, workshops, & fun at the AZ Thespian Festival in downtown Phoenix! Thanks to cosponsors Maddie Faigel & Jens Winship for their outstanding leadership and a huge congrats to the cast of our first ever One Act submission, Tracks, directed by NSAA Seniors Ayli Stabinsky & Zia Rogers! 🎭 #CreateMore #CreateMoreDrama Don't miss your chance to catch our NSAA Contemporary Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, and after-school Caroling Group (comprised of MS & HS students) as they perform at the Fantasy of Lights Boat Parade at Tempe Beach Park on Dec 8th starting at 5pm! See our Facebook event for more specifics. See you there! Come out on Dec 1 starting at 10am to support our incredible Music Ensembles as they perform at the Tempe Festival of the Arts! Catch performances from our Contemporary Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, MS Show Choir, Vocal Development Ensemble, Vocal Performance Ensemble, and Guitar Ensemble (see our Facebook event for more specifics)! We look forward to seeing you there! Come out on Nov 23rd starting at 4:45pm to support our wonderful after-school Caroling Group (comprised of MS & HS students) as they Carol on Mill Ave! After caroling they will be a part of the Fantasy of Lights Opening Night Parade! The City of Tempe will cordon off a place along the parade route reserved for friends & family of NSAA. See our Facebook event for more specifics. Hope to see you there! Come out and hear our awesome Piano students tickle the ivories at our Fall Piano Showcase at 6pm on Tuesday, November 20th! Tickets are only $5 at the door! See you there! #CreateMore #CreateMoreMusic NSAA Dance presents their much anticipated Fall Dance Show, HUMAN, on Thursday, November 15th at 6pm and Friday, November 16th at 7pm! Trust us... you don't want to miss this! Tickets are only $5 at the door! Thanks to NSAA Dancer, Anastasia Rai, for this awesome show art featuring the NSAA Dance Company!
Don’t forget to join us at lunch tomorrow for a FREE presentation of our Beg/Int Acting Scene Showcase! 12:05pm in the Theatre! See ya there! (Guests are welcome but we ask that you check in and out at the front desk!) 🎭 #CreateMore #CreateMoreDrama
Here’s a little sneak peek at the scenic sketches (drawn by our Scenic Artist and alumnus, Deja Douglas) for our upcoming performance of ELF The Musical Jr. at the Musical Theatre Winter Gala on Dec 15th! Have you got your tickets yet?! Get yours today at the link in our bio! ❄️
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UPCOMIng Performing ARTS EVENTS

Calendar
Performing Arts College Planning
Jan 31
Performing Arts College Planning
Senior Meeting
Feb 7
Senior Meeting
Berklee College Visit
Feb 8
Berklee College Visit
NO SCHOOL- President's Day
Feb 18
NO SCHOOL- President's Day
Arts Explosion
Feb 23
Arts Explosion
MS Drama Tech/Dress Rehearsal
Feb 25
MS Drama Tech/Dress Rehearsal
MS Drama Tech/Dress Rehearsal
Feb 26
MS Drama Tech/Dress Rehearsal
MS Drama Tech/Dress Rehearsal
Feb 27
MS Drama Tech/Dress Rehearsal
MS Drama Tech/Dress Rehearsal
Feb 28
MS Drama Tech/Dress Rehearsal
Treasure Island
Mar 1
Treasure Island