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The 2013-2014 Auroris Dance Company presents “rOgUe” January 23-25 in the Niles North Auditorium at 9800 North Lawler, Skokie.  There will be a free community performance at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 23. Other showtimes are at 7 p.m. on Friday, January 24and Saturday, January 25.  Tickets may be purchased at the door for $10.  Tickets can also be reserved in advanced by contacting Deanna Sortino at deasor@d219.org or 847-626-2129.  The dancers will be performing different styles of dance including jazz, modern, hip-hop, tap, Broadway, ballet, and tango!

Guest choreographers include Soledad Centurion, Corey Nagel, Irfan Qurashi (NW alumni), Santo Scavuzzo III, Elmo Scott, Mary Vo (NW alumni), and Danielle Wilder. A piece choreographed by Zoe Hertz and graduate Sammy Schneider is dedicated to the memory of Niles North teacher Dan Horyn.

The company consists of 21 dancers under the guidance of Artistic Director, Deanna Sortino and Assistant Director, Danielle Wilder.  Captains are senior Zoe Hertz and juniors Sivan Eliasoff and Keenna Shah.  Seniors are Jo Cabrera, Ashley Gualberto, Jake Orlan, and Lauryn Schmelzer.  Juniors are Anna Cacho, Irene Diblich, Christan Cole Fajardo, Saadat Kaplinsky, Philip Khuu, Anna Mancia, and Allen Nou. Sophomores are Anna Hershinow, Mi Lee, Corrie Lev-Ruth, Noam Ron, Mindy Smith, and Jisha Varughese, and freshman Juliana Tichota.

Go to Chipotle at 9408 Skokie Boulevard between 11:30am and 3:30pm  and they will generously donate 50% of their sales to NNFAPP! Bring in this flyer, or show it on your smartphone, or mention Niles North Fine Arts at the register. This time frame was chosen to be “student-friendly” because of NN Finals week.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

 

 

 

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Niles North High School will present a Festival of One Act Plays on December 18 through 20 in the Drama Performance Center at 9800 North Lawler, Skokie. Showtimes are 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. and each performance features a different rotation of plays. All plays are student-directed.

Reserved seating is $5. Contact the Box Office at (847) 626-2122 or visit www.nntheatre.com. A free community performance will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18.

Wednesday, December 18 at 10 a.m.

–       “Why the Sea Is Salty,” a Korean folktale. Directed by Joanna Vaklin. Cast: Ena Allahverdy, Joe Isip, Julia Melnick, Chris Nguyen.

–       “The Moon Please,” by Diana Son. Directed by Sabina Dzelilovic. Cast: Joe Isip and Alex Monte.

–       “Doggy Poo,” by Jung-Seang Kwon (translated from Korean by John O’Donnell). Directed by Nathan Selinger. Cast: Eric Simon, Uche Nwansi, Kayla Chinitz, Anaje Silva, Geoffrey Schmelzer, Mikki Stotter.

–       “R.A.W. (‘Cause I’m a Woman),” by Diana Son. Directed by Teresa Franks. Cast: Gabrielle Dizon, Nina Rickett-Green, Carissa Yau, Kati Yau.

Wednesday, December 18 at 4 p.m. and Thursday, December 19 at 7 p.m.

–       “Sure Thing,” by David Ives. Directed by Lauryn Schmelzer. Cast: Dani Brown, Morgan Conneely, Chris Nguyen.

–       “Blue Skies,” by Marvin L. Cotlar. Directed by Samuel Rosenfeld. Cast: Natalie Aleman and Hannah Doherty.

–       “Loyalties,” by Murphy Guyer. Directed by Robin Wallace. Cast: Casey Behrens, Andrey Poloz, Margaret Selinger, Spencer Soglin.

–       “Glory in the Flower,” by William Inge. Directed by Jaquelyn Shannon. Cast: Humza Abbasi, Sean Luo, Sara Morrison, Andrey Poloz, Leah Shain, Emma Vaughan, Glenn Weissman.

–       “Family 2.0,” by Walter Wykes. Directed by Ryan Loach. Cast: Aaron Niederman, Kyra Sarris, Nathaniel Schetter, Violette Shearer, Spencer Soglin.

Wednesday, December 18 at 7 p.m. and Friday, December 20 at 4 p.m.

–       “Why the Sea is Salty”

–       “The Moon Please”

–       “Doggy Poo”

–       “R.A.W. (‘Cause I’m a Woman)”

–       “Snows of Kiliminjaro,” adapted from the short story by Ernest Hemingway. Directed by Amy Hagedorn. Cast: Heeah Banerjee, Jacob Bernstein, Nina Codell, Geoffrey Schmelzer.

Thursday, December 19 at 4 p.m. and Friday, December 20 at 7 p.m.

–       “Tainted Love,” by Walter Wykes. Directed by Hannah Sahyouni. Cast: Hannah Brown, Phil Klafta, Martin Wiviott.

–       “Hello, Out There,” by William Saroyan. Directed by Noah ZEidman. Cast: Molly Bowes, Jessica Fucik, Raiq Hussain, Tommy Montgomery.

–       “Emotional Baggage,” by Nina Sheingold. Directed by Camille Paskind. Cast: Sally Alvarado, Katie Bean, Zain Dababneh, Simon Gebremedhin, Miriam Moss, Martin Wiviott.

–       “Armed Robbery for Dummies,” by Paul R. Roman. Directed by Evan Sturt. Cast: David Gilbert, Sean Lou, Josh Sahadeo, Stacy Herman.

–       “Intermission,” by Daniel Meltzer. Directed by Madeline Martin. Cast: Jacob Bernstein, Abby Bettenhausen, Ingeborg Halseth, Raiq Hussain, Martina Scofano, Elizabeth Soglin.

–       “Postcards,” by James Prideaux. Directed by Erin Rourke. Cast: Rachel Kaufman, Nathaniel Schetter.

 

The Niles North Choir and Orchestra will present its holiday concert Tuesday, December 17 at 7:30pm in the Auditorium.
This concert features the very popular gathering on stage by alumni, students and staff to play in the orchestra or sing Messiah’s “Hallelujah Chorus”.

NNFAPP will also be conducting a bake sale for the benefit of the students. Bring your dollars and get a treat!

TONIGHT! The winter band concert will start at 7:30pm in the Niles North auditorium. Come hear the concert and symphonic bands, flute choir and the steel pan ensemble perform.

We’re also holding a Share-the Pot cash raffle! Tickets are $5 Each and 3/$10. The drawimg will take place at the end of the concert. The proceeds will benefit the Band students with 60% of the total going to band and 40% going to a single winner.  Good-luck!

The Niles North Theatre Department presents a brilliant and timeless Arthur Miller play, “All My Sons” on November 21 through 23 in the Drama Performance Center, 9800 Lawler, Skokie.  The winner of two Tony Awards, “All My Sons,” is set in the wake of a World War, where the hypocrisy of wartime profiteering is explored through the lens of one family’s sorrow over the loss of a son, the loss of faith, and the loss of honor. Performances are at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23. Tickets are $10 each. Call the Box Office at (847) 626-2122. A free community performance will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 21.

The cast for “All My Sons” includes Nathan Selinger as Keller, Teresa Franks as Kate, Martin Wiviott as Chris, Simon Gebremedhin as Jim, Sabina Dzelilovic as Sue, Phil Klafta as Frank, Amy Hagedorn as Lydia, Jaquelyn Shannon as Ann, Tommy Montgomery as George and Eric Simon as Bert.

The Director is Timothy Ortmann; Costume Designer, Teresa Ripley; Lighting Designer, Michael Rourke; Scenic Designers, Nathan Selinger and Noah Zeidman; Technical Director, Barbara Reeder; Technical Assistant, Annaliisa Ahlman; Hair Designer, Brian Fallon; Assistant Director, Camille Paskind and Stage Manager, Ryan Loach.                                       .

 

Come to a FREE concert featuring the Niles North Jazz Band and three vocal jazz groups on Friday, November 15 at Niles North High School, 9800 Lawler, Skokie. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium.

Harmonic Motion, an all-female vocal jazz group directed by Kathryn Lachey, will sing “My Romance” and “Duke’s Place.”

Logan Farris will direct Sound Check as they sing “Let’s Get Loud,” “Where or When,” “Tenderly,” and “Shed a Little Light.”

Take One, directed by Daniel Gregerman, will perform “Like Someone in Love,” “September Song,” “Dancing in the Streets,” “Smack Dab in the Middle.”

The Jazz Band, under the direction of Michael Moehlmann, will play a selection of toe-tapping tunes.

At the concert, there is the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for prizes like theater tickets, gift certificates, or lessons. Raffle tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10 and will be sold the night of the concert.

Click here to see the great prizes which will be awardedVOCAL JAZZ RAFFLE PRIZES11-13

The proceeds of this fundraiser will go towards Take One’s trip to Puerto Vallarta where they will headline the Puerto Vallarta Invitational Jazz Festival. Gregerman said that Take One performed at the festival in 2010. “Based on the fact that we brought the house down when we performed, they asked us back to the festival as a headliner.” Take One will also perform at an outreach concert for the local schools in Mexico, where they will distribute school supplies. For more information on fundraising for the Puerto Vallarta trip, please contact Daniel Gregerman at dangre@d219.org.

The Niles North Theatre Department presents the New Playwrights’ Project at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6 at Niles North. For one night only, view a selection of student-written short plays. The New Playwrights’ Project began in 2010 as an artist-in-residency with experienced artists. This year, students worked with professional playwright Philip Dawkins to ignite their imagination, explore concepts, and put to paper their ideas for short plays. The performances allow young playwrights to showcase their words in front of an audience and gain insight into revising and improving their works. Come for one or both shows; there are different shows each time. Both performances are free.

The 4 p.m. show will feature: “Anything to Give” by Danielle Kropveld. Eli Chubin as Turtle, Gabrielle Dizon as Tweetie, Geoff Schmelzer as Gus, and Margaret Selinger as Reader. “#YOLO” by Callie Folke. Margaret Selinger as Natalie, Simon Gebremehdin as Steve, Glenn Weissman as Robber, and Kati Yau as Reader. “Cadet Kelly” by Julia Melnick. Janet Ngo as Kelly, Dani Brown as Hayley, Dave Patel as Man, Jaquelyn Shannon as Marnie, Hannah Doherty as Crystal, and Nina Codell as Reader. “The Campaign” by Noah Zeidman. Chris Nguyen as Lee, Edgar Gomez as Jim, and Carissa Yau as Reader and Others. “Under a Streetlight” by Kate Bean. Joe Isip as Cliff, Alex Monte as Charlotte, and Nina Codell as Reader. “Turnabout” by Martin Wiviott. Noah Zeidman as Dad, Joe Isip as Son, Erin Rourke as Mom, Amy Hagedorn as Clara, and Hannah Solan as Reader and Others. “Puppy Love” by Nathan Selinger. Spencer Soglin as Leo, Hannah Sahyouni as Karen, Josh Byster as Troy, and Violette Shearer as Reader.

The 7 p.m. show will include: “Lost” by Allegra Rosenberg. Jessica Fucik as Rosa, Simon Gebremehdin as Zach, Glenn Weissman as Andy, and Kati Yau as Reader. “Ten” by Camille Paskind. Anaje Silva as Ava, Geoff Schmelzer as David, and Ajsa Bisevac as Reader. “Sidewalk” by Joanna Vaklin. Eli Chubin as Ray, Ryan Loach as Patrick, and Amy Hagedorn as Reader. “Socks and Sandals” by David Gilbert. Joe Isip as Connor, Dave Patel as Aaron, Lizzy Soglin as Clara, Nina Codell as Jocelyn, and Martina Scofano as Reader. “Burrito Bank” by Madeline Martin. Edgar Gomez as Ben, Carissa Yau as Jane, and Hannah Sahyouni as Reader and Others. “Picture Perfect” by Ryan Loach. Jaquelyn Shannon as Erika, Hannah Brown as Jennifer, Chris Nguyen as Bradley, and Sabina Dzelilovic as Reader. “Stranded” by Sabina Dzelilovic. Jessica Fucik as Kate, Vincent Anduray as Frank, and Carissa Yau as Reader.

NNFAPP has teamed up with Sweet Tomatoes in Glenview! They will donate 20% of sales to us from 5 pm to 8 pm on Monday, October 28. Please bring the flyer for us to get credit. They are located at 2351 Willow Road in Glenview. Enjoy a great meal and help Niles North Fine Arts Parents & Patrons at the same time!

Hope to see you there.