Congratulations Encore Seniors 2016!
Graduation season is here! We’re very proud of our Encore seniors and all their hard work onstage, offstage, in the classroom and beyond! Best wishes on your future endeavors! Encore will always be cheering you on!
Ana McMenamin
Sam Barrett
Kaitlyn Beckwith
Brian Metcalf
Nicole Redifer
Shannon Redifer
Reiss Gidner
Clifton Kubiak
Aryn Geier
Anna Kashmanian
Julie Kashmanian
Rosemarie O’Connor
Josh Conrad
Usman Ishaq
Kiana Gryloo
Olivia Hammermaster
Thomas Kelty
Lexie Lounsbury
Abby England
Hayley Egart
Annelise Coffin
Check out our interviews with the seniors, click the names above to read about their Encore experience.
Congratulations Encore 2016 Seniors! from Encore Stage on Vimeo.
Compete for the Most #SweetestSeason Subscriptions!
The best way to get the word out about Encore Stage & Studio’s sweetest season is YOU! So why not make it sweet? Get your family and friends to become an Encore subscriber for a chance to win some fun prizes!
Here’s what YOU could WIN!
3 Season Subscriptions get you an Encore Water Tumbler
6 Season Subscriptions get you an Encore Season T-shirt
10 Season Subscriptions get you an Encore Rehearsal Bag
The student with the MOST subscriptions will win an exclusive Encore Hoodie customized with your name on the back!
How does it work?
-Tell your friends and family about Encore’s subscription options and why it’s so special: a GREAT deal for tickets to the entire season, best seats, easy ticket exchanges, and that subscriptions are one the best ways to support our “Theatre by Kids, for Kids!”
Feel free to use the hashtag: #sweetestseason and mention us on social media: @encorearlington
-Be sure to have them include your name on the #sweetestseason ambassador section of the subscription form or online (located at the bottom of the patron information page)
We’ll tally up how many people subscribed with your name and announce if you won prizes in September! Deadline of the competition is August 31!
Get everyone in on Encore’s #SweetestSeason yet!
Cul de Sac in The Washington Post and More
–Michael Cavna of Comic Riffs, The Washington Post
Click her to read the full article “Why the ‘Cul de Sac’ creator found his comic strip’s ideal playwright inside his own home” on The Washington Post
June 10, 2016
“In some sense, Amy and Richard Thompson have been collaborating for over twenty years, but the Cul de Sac play premiering in Arlington’s children’s theater Encore Stage is their first official one.”
–Mike Rhodes, Washington City Paper
Click here to read full article, “From Page to Stage: How Cul de Sac Was Adapted Into a Play”
May 24, 2016
“More on the new Cul de Sac play by Amy Thompson and Encore Stage – Comics DC Blogspot
Interview with Playwright Amy Thompson and Encore Executive Director, Sara Duke
–Mike Rhodes, Comics DC Blog
May 25, 2016
“Congratulations to the cast and crew for putting on a show with a contagious energy, and also to the Creative team for doing such a spectacular job of bringing Richard Thompson’s comic strip to life on the stage. Encore Stage & Studio’s world premiere production of Cul de Sac is a wonderfully entertaining production that can be enjoyed by the whole family.”
–Kendal Mostafavi, DC Metro Theater Arts
Click here to read more “Review: ‘Cul de Sac’ at Encore Stage & Studio”
June 8, 2016
“This production captures the heart of what is conveyed by “art imitating life imitating art” on multiple levels.”
Click here to read the full article: ““Art Imitating Life” Coming Alive”
–Debra N. Diener, HuffPost, Arts and Culture
May 17, 2016
“I love how the comic strip was brought to life and a great effort was made to preserve the look and feel of it on stage.”
–Capitol Momma
Click here to read the full review.
June 9, 2016
“Over the course of recent seasons, Encore has worked to extend its repertoire to locally-sourced new works, a number of which have proved very impressive. This latest effort has a great deal of promise…”
Click here to read full review: “Latest Encore offering offers fun look at offbeat family”
June 8, 2016
“Congratulations to Richard and Amy Thompson on this exciting new adventure!”
–Go Comics
Click here to read full blog post: “CUL DE SAC” PLAY TO TAKE THE STAGE IN JUNE”
May 6, 2016
Cul de Sac production highlighted on Richard’s Poor Almanac Blogspot
Cul de Sac production hightlighted on Team Cul de Sac Blogspot
