Niles North Fine Arts Parents & Patrons

“That’s My Story!” at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12 in the Drama Performance Center at 9800 Lawler, Skokie. Tickets are $5. Call the Box Office at (847) 626-2122.

Approximately 25 delightful stories submitted from students at Jane Stenson School, East Prairie School, Hynes Elementary School, Elizabeth Meyer School, and Middleton School will go into “That’s My Story!”.

Niles North Theatre will get the show on the road with a touring production of “That’s My Story!” that will stop at the authors’ schools.

Members of the Advanced Theatre Studio class who make up the  cast include:  Kathryn Bean, Hannah Brown, Sabina Dzelilovic, Callie Folke, Simon Gebremedhin, Amy Hagedorn, Destiny Hall, Philip Klafta, Danielle Kropveld, Ryan Loach, Sean Loach, Madeline Martin, Julia Melnick, Alexandria Monte, Miriam Moss, Camille Paskind, Noam Ron, Joshua Sahadeo, Hannah Sahyouni, Kyra Sarris, Nathan Selinger, Jaquelyn Shannon, Joanna Vaklin, Robin Wallace, Glenn Weissman, Martin Wiviott and Carissa Yau.

The Choirs from Old Orchard, McCracken and Golf schools will join the Niles North Choraliers, Chorale, Concert Choir for our annual concert. Come to the NN auditorium at 7:30pm. It is impressive to see and hear the young talent!

Come and enjoy the beat of Progressive Steps! The Percussion Ensemble, under the leadership of Mike Moehlmann, will have a concert tonight at 7:30pm in the Niles North Auditorium.

The group just returned from the state IMEA concert after being invited to perform at this honored yearly event. They are a crowd pleaser!

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.                                       .