COVID-19 RESPONSE
Due to COVID-19 all NCDA training programs and performances, and face to face Admissions events have moved to an online format.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, and local and federal authorities have issued stay at home orders, NCDA has transitioned to distance learning so that our students can complete their current semester of training and performances while sheltering in place.
Our faculty members have done an extraordinary job of translating NCDA’s curriculum to online platforms, finding new, creative solutions for training actors as we all obey the command to stay at home. We look forward to sharing with you soon the culmination of some of the students' work over digital pathways.
As of now, we look forward to continuing our online training for the Summer and hope Fall semester allows us to be together. We are taking applications for upcoming enrollment and doing interviews and audition workshops via Zoom. With daily changes in public health recommendations, we'll need to remain flexible and open to creative solutions as the year moves forward.
Each day, we're finding that the theatre forms we've taught and performed for years have great resilience and power at this moment in our history. Actors are still powerful storytellers even while sheltering at home; we can still play and connect to audiences through video and the internet; the art of comedy is more necessary than ever; the voice of the tragic chorus can still resonate virtually. It has been heartening for students and faculty alike to stay connected through these theatre forms, with all they have to teach us about human resilience, human vulnerability, and of course, laughter!
We all need our communities, our colleagues, and our networks of friends and family to help us navigate the unprecedented challenges we're facing. We know that artists and their work are essential to our collective well-being. Although we are working remotely, everyone at NCDA remains fiercely committed to the education of our students, supporting our alumni and faculty and building connections with our audience and our community.
We eagerly look forward to the time when we can all come together again in theatres and cinemas and on stages and sets.
Be well!
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