Omaha Performing Arts is on a mission to build a vibrant future for the arts in Omaha on stage, in classrooms and in the community!
Last year alone, we connected more than 100,000 students and adults to the arts through a variety of programs including Musical Explorers, Nebraska High School Theater Academy (NHSTA), master classes and more.
We talked with a few teachers and a NHSTA aluma who gave us the scoop on O-pa's education programs. Find out what they had to say about the impact these programs have on students both in the classroom and in the community.
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Amy Fitl., Fourth Grade Teacher at Edison Elementary: "I have some amazing actors out there that are really stepping up to be a leader in the classroom because they are given the chance to shine and be a leader on stage. If Omaha Performing Arts had not brought this opportunity to Omaha, I don't know if these students would have had the opportunity to do theater."
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Emily Mokrycki, Theater Teacher at Burke High School: "Master classes serve as a really great opportunity for kids to get more individualized opportunities to sing at an audition workshop and work with Broadway professionals. Whether they are a beginning student or an extremely advanced student, they’re going to get something out of the course. It gives [them] confidence and it's something you can use in all aspects of life.”
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Shawn Bell, Jazz Academy Teaching Artist: “Introducing these students to different styles, and more importantly, to the concept of improvisation at this early age helps them feel like these elements are a natural part of music-making. This translates to their playing and listening habits in high school and beyond.”
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