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TIME FOR A LITTLE SHOPPING

The Costume/Rummage Sale at NVA is this Sunday from 9-12.  We are putting almost our entire costume stock on sale at great prices, so make your plans to come by!  It’s been a lot of fun to go through our stock and see all the costumes from shows past.  Make sure you tell all your friends - it’s a great way to get an amazing halloween costume!

ADULT ACTING CLASSES

Sunday evening from 6-10 PM we will be having a Master Class taught by Joshua Everett Johnson on scene study and rehearsal techniques.  This is the last chance to study with Josh before he heads off to NY!  Please contact me if you are interested in taking the class - it is sure to be a great evening.  Next Sunday, November 1, we have an amazing improvisation teacher, Ali Davis, coming down from LA to do a four hour improv class.  I went to undergrad with Ali at William & Mary and she is a highly accomplished comedian and writer.  If any of you saw the inaugural episode of the Late Show with Conan O’Brien, Ali was the shop owner of the Victorian doll shop on Conan’s run from the east coast to the west coast.  Big thanks to Norine Sigafoose for donating a room in her beautiful Seashore on the Sand for Ali to stay in while she is in town.  There is a discounted price for the master classes for Ensemble, Board and Staff members, so please contact me if you are interested.

SHOWS AROUND TOWN

Monday night you should be at the Carlsbad Playreaders production of LOBBY HERO by Kenneth Lonergan (who wrote THE WAVERLY GALLERY that NVA produced years back).  Josh is directing the show as well as acting in it alongside Ensemble member Manny Fernandes, box office manager Kelly Iversen and Mark Broadnax (a great local actor). The show starts at 7:30 PM at the Dove Library.  More info can be found at www.carlsbadplayreaders.org.  I really enjoyed reading the play, and think it will be even better to hear it live.

Last weekend to catch Kelly in WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF at Compass Theatre.  I saw it last night and it’s a thrill to see the American classic that up close and personal.  www.compasstheatre.com

Two weekends left for MAN FROM NEBRASKA at Cygnet with Ensemble members Sandra Ellis-Troy, Jack Missett & Amanda Sitton.  www.cygnettheatre.com

Amanda Morrow will be pop, lock and droppin’ it with Culture Shock Dance Theatre on Saturday night at the CA Center for the Arts Escondido - Jonah and I can’t wait to watch her go!   www.cultureshockdance.org

I apologize if I left anyone else’s shows out - let me know and I can include them next time!

CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF REDEVELOPMENT

On Wednesday, October 28th from 5-7:30 PM there is a free celebration going on in the Village for the redevelopment program.  NVA is considered one of the shining examples of the program, and we are proud to host a photography exhibit of the changes in Carlsbad Village.  There will also be opening remarks at the Village Theatre (across the street) and refreshments served by the fountain on the corner of State & Grand.  Be sure you wear your NVA t-shirts or name badges if you come by.

I think that’s plenty for now.  Have a great week and I hope to see you at one of the many events going on!

All the best-

Kristianne