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Theatre for the Very Young with Playwright, Ernie Nolan

Theatre for the Very Young with Playwright, Ernie Nolan

 Ernie Nolan is the executive artistic director of Nashville Children’s Theatre (NCT) and an award-winning director and playwright. Under Ernie's leadership, NCT launched The Snuggery program in 2018 which is an immersive and interactive Theatre for the Very Young (TVY) performance series created especially for children ages 0-5. We are thrilled to welcome 4 new TVY pieces by Ernie Nolan into the PNA catalogue.  Nashville Children’s Theatre is home to one of the leading theatre for the very young programs in the country. Why do you find this work important for your community? This work has become so vital to our programming. In addition to...

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Meet Rue and Stacey Weingarten

Meet Rue and Stacey Weingarten

After a hit run Off-Broadway, this little pup is ready for her next new adventure in your hometown! Rescue Rue is now available for licensing! To celebrate, we sat down with creator, Stacey Weingarten, to talk about how this real-life pup became a big-city star of the stage! 

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Introducing Kate Haderlie and 'A Bad Case of Stripes: The Musical'

Introducing Kate Haderlie and 'A Bad Case of Stripes: The Musical'

"A project this big requires a lot of time and commitment, and it doesn’t all happen at once. I get song ideas in the shower, on the road, during a commercial, on my lunchbreak, even in my dreams! I wake up hours before my kids to slowly, painstakingly put those ideas to music."

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Listen to 101 Stage Adaptations Podcast Featuring "Prancer"

Listen to 101 Stage Adaptations Podcast Featuring "Prancer"

Don't miss this script spotlight of Prancer on 101 Stage Adaptations, a theatre podcast with Melissa Schmitz, where they discuss Greg Taylor's adaptation of Prancer, playwriting vs screenwriting, and more! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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