8/30/2021
Education and Outreach
Elementary music specialist Anna Stein gets invited to a lot of theater productions. That’s because they all feature her former students, who continue performing through middle school, high school and even college.
8/12/2021
Education and Outreach
“I stayed in teaching because there aren’t a lot of Black teachers, and there aren’t a lot of Black male teachers,” explains Lang, technology teacher with Laura Dearing Elementary School. “Black males in particular need to see a role model in classrooms who looks like them and dresses the way they dress, and speaks the way they speak.”
8/10/2021
Education and Outreach
Working with its myriad arts education partners across the country, the team selected, organized and presented a total of six virtual student matinees during the 2020-2021 school year. As a nonprofit, The Smith Center provided this at no cost to schools.
8/4/2021
Education and Outreach
All-new musical “An Officer and a Gentleman” looked nearly ready to launch its national tour in early 2020. Then the pandemic shut the production down. “On the one hand, it was really difficult,” says Producer Stephen Gabriel. “But then there was a terrific positive.”
8/3/2021
Education and Outreach
That’s why the Bracken Elementary School teacher was among the first to sign up for “Hip Hop Body Rock with Paige Hernandez,” one of The Smith Center’s virtual arts experiences for the 2020-21 school year. As a nonprofit, the center provided this at no cost to schools, thanks to generous donor support.
7/30/2021
Education and Outreach
When teacher Nicole Hunt began conducting her online instruction during distance learning last year, she quickly realized that her students were eager for conversation beyond the class curriculum topics.
7/27/2021
Education and Outreach
All of this success, he says, stems from his Vegas upbringing — which included watching his father perform with legends like Frank Sinatra, and himself playing in Las Vegas Strip shows as a teen.
7/19/2021
Education and Outreach
Now after 17 years at Clark High School – where she has taught Mandarin Chinese since 2010 - she applies the same passion for language that her teacher did years ago. Many of her students continue Mandarin in their ongoing studies and careers.
7/16/2021
Education and Outreach
On top of this, 40 new shows went on sale at The Smith Center in July, Martin announced, including leading Broadway musicals, legendary headliners and international dance companies.
7/16/2021
Education and Outreach
These top theater students participated in a theater intensive that included coaching and rehearsals with Broadway professionals, culminating in a one-night-only talent showcase.