7/17/2023
Discovering The Smith Center / Education and Outreach
Southern Nevada teenagers Zoe McCracken and Riley Stannard got a true taste of life as theater professionals this June. That’s because the two theater students competed at the national Jimmy Awards in New York City, which included performing on a Broadway stage alongside the country’s top high school performers.
7/13/2023
Performances and Artists
In her National Geographic Live presentation Mesoamerica Illuminated September 20 in The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall, Dr. Diana Magaloni Kerpel will bring ancient Mesoamerican civilizations to life in a way you've never seen before.
7/12/2023
Performances and Artists
Thompson helped transform this collection of global perspectives into “God Lives in Glass,” a powerful stage production interweaving dance, orchestration and singing. With the lyrics taken directly from the children’s interviews, the show ranges from hilarious to poignant to inspiring.
7/5/2023
Discovering The Smith Center
When Julia Masi learned The Smith Center offers affordable tickets as part of its mission as a nonprofit organization – supported by the center’s many volunteers – she immediately wanted to help.
7/5/2023
Discovering The Smith Center
Little do audiences know who makes all of this magic possible: The Smith Center’s crew members, working backstage. With specialties spanning carpentry, audio, lighting, sets and more, these highly skilled workers ensure every detail behind-the-scenes goes off without a hitch.
7/5/2023
Education and Outreach
This process typically requires unloading semi-trucks full of sets, costumes, props and equipment — followed by hours of flawlessly installing every item without a second to spare. And this summer, The Smith Center showcased the load-in process to teenagers who will likely be doing that work themselves, someday.
5/2/2023
Discovering The Smith Center
A hardworking group of people deserve great thanks at The Smith Center: the volunteers. As a nonprofit, the center relies on numerous volunteers to help with many aspects of its operations, including leading docent tours, assisting at special events and ushering at performances and student matinees throughout the year.
4/28/2023
Education and Outreach
As a nonprofit, The Smith Center serves as one of many organizations nationwide that provide the Disney Musicals in Schools program, which helps at-risk elementary schools create their own musical-theater programs. At no cost to schools, the center’s teaching artists train educators on all aspects of putting on their inaugural production, including teaching kids how to sing, dance and act.
4/26/2023
Education and Outreach
And many of these hardworking educators received the recognition they deserve on April 21, at The Smith Center’s eighth-annual Heart of Education Awards, celebrating outstanding CCSD teachers.
4/26/2023
Education and Outreach
The club’s contribution directly supports the education and outreach programs at The Smith Center — a nonprofit organization — including the student matinees it presents in its theaters to over 70,000 students each year.