NOVA Center for the Performing Arts

NOVA's Traveling Circus with Montana Premiere Entertainment
2024-11-19 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
Cost: $275Ages: 5-18Day: TuesdaysTime: 4 to 6

Description: The circus is in town! NOVA has partnered with Montana Premiere Entertainment to bring the circus to NOVA. On the first night, students will be introduced to a variety of circus acts. They then will get to choose which skill they would like to focus on for the remainder of the series. The class will culminate in a full circus production for friends and family to enjoy! There will be a showcase performance on December 20th at 5:00pm.

Creative Drama
2024-11-19 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-11-12 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-11-05 15:30 - 16:30
For ages 6 to 8

Tuesdays, September 24 through November 19, 2024

3:30 – 4:30pm

DeLaney Hardy Ray, instructor

Let’s play! Students will learn how to put on a play using theater games, learning how to follow stage directions, building an ensemble, and focused listening. They will also learn about their Actor’s Toolkit: Body, Voice, and Imagination! Showcase date and time TBD.

Cabaret Club
2024-11-17 17:30 - 19:00
A joyful time of song and laughing! Come and join other singers at NOVA! No admission, just an opportunity to raise your voice!

Auditions for The Enchanted Book Shop
2024-11-17 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-11-16 17:00 - 19:00
Calling for a flexible cast of about 23 young performers, this Youth Conservatory production, directed by DeLaney Hardy Ray is hoping for a great turnout for auditions! The story, about a struggling bookstore called “A Likely Story”, is filled with imagination, creativity, humor and magic. Casting is open to ages 7 – 18 years of age. Plan to come wearing comfortable clothes, shoes you can move in, and an attitude of “Yes, and?”! The production runs January 31, February 1 & 2, and February 7-9.

Yellowstone Repertory Theatre production
2024-11-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-16 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-11-15 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-11-10 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-09 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-11-08 19:30 - 21:30 | NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, 2317 Montana Avenue, Billings, MT, 59101, United States
The Garish Sun

The Garish Sun, written by Craig Lancaster, directed by Craig Huisenga. Beleaguered newpaper editor Sonny Sturgis and his ragtag crew – star reporter Randi Hutch and surprising newcomer Dexter collins – have one day to tell a final blockbuster story. Presented at NOVA Center for the Performing Arts.

(This play contains strong language, not suitable for younger audiences.)

Backstage Pass
2024-11-14 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-11-07 16:30 - 17:30
Cost: $225Ages: Open for all agesDay: ThursdaysTime: 5:00 to 6:00Taught by: Janie Sutton

Description: Acting, singing, dancing, oh my! In this class students will learn how to become a triple threat! Students will learn the basics of musical theatre while learning music and choreography for a selection of songs. Showcase date and time TBD.

Tiny Tot Theater
2024-11-14 11:15 - 12:00, 2024-11-07 11:15 - 12:00
Cost: $120

Age: 4 to 6

Day: Thursdays, 9/26 – 11/21/24

Time: 11:15-12:00

Taught by: DeLaney Hardy Ray

Join us for this 45 minute class where we introduce the magic of theater and storytelling to your child. Your child will learn how to tell a story through theater games, imagination, focused listening, and exploring.

Acting
2024-11-13 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-11-06 17:00 - 18:00
For ages 12 to 18, OR who have completed at least ONE semester of “Intro to Theater”.

Wednesdays September 25 – November 20, 2024 5:00pm – 6:00pm

DeLaney Hardy Ray, instructorIn this class, students will learn what it means to become a performer! Students will learn how to correctly use their voices through projection and enunciation, how to use their body by creating stage presence and how to use their bodies to create a character, and how to use their imaginations to fully create the world of the play. Showcase date and time TBD.

Intro to Theater
2024-11-13 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-11-06 15:30 - 16:30
For ages 9 -12

Wednesdays, September 25 through November 10, 2024

3:30-4:30pm

DeLaney Hardy Ray, instructor

In Intro to Theater, students will build on what they learned in Creative Drama by writing their own play! Students will learn basic theater and stage etiquette and write their own play using various improv and ensemble building games. Showcase date and time TBD.

Musical Theater
2024-11-12 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-11-05 17:00 - 18:00

AUDITIONS for Over the River and Through the Woods!
2024-11-10 17:00 - 19:00
By Joe DiPietro

A poignant and humorous story of family, longing to remain a part of the close knit unit, but yearning to break free from the hold, the routine, the traditions and the “guidance” that is offered. Featuring a young man, his two sets of grandparents, and a young woman who captures his heart.

Directed by Cora Brink. Auditioners should come prepared with a 60 to 90-second monologue and will be asked to do a cold reading from the script. Performances will be January 17, 18, 19 and 24, 25, 26, 2025.

Festival of One-Act Operas
2024-11-10 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-11-09 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-11-08 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-11-03 14:00 - 15:30
Two one-act operas perfect for families and those unfamiliar with opera. Starring local singing talent, both “Little Red RIding Hood” and “The Impresario” will be presented.

Little Red Riding Hood Cast

The Wolf/Woodsman – Kyle Fergus

Little Red Riding Hood – Janie Sutton

Grandmother – Mandi Taylor

The Impresario Cast

Mr Scruples (The Impresario) – Dan Struckman

Mdm Goldentrill – Grace Mock

Miss Silverpeal – Sarah Waggoner

Ms Bluff (Assistant) – DeLaney Hardy Ray

Mr Angel (Financier) – Cruz Martinez

Directed by William Stearns

Music Direction by Kathy McLain

Dots, Lines and Squiggles: How to read music 101
2024-11-06 17:00 - 18:00
Learn how to read music 101: a skill that enables you to follow music – both vocal and instrumental. Learn how music ‘works’: notes, rhythm, rests, scales, chords, harmony and much, much more! Wednesdays from 5pm – 6pm, 9/25/24 – 11/6/24. Taught by Dulais Rhys.

Reader's Theatre
2024-11-03 17:30 - 19:00
