
Until We Meet Again (Arts Apprentice Shannon Signing Off)
Hello, everyone and welcome back to the blog! Arts Apprentice Shannon here. Today’s Front Row Friday is also a farewell…at least for the moment! It’s the final day of my Arts Apprenticeship at Encore. It’s been an awesome… Read More
Posted on July 28, 2017 by Shannon McCarthy
Latest Encore News, Recommended Reading: Staff/Board, The Front Row
arts apprentice, Ashlawn, Encore staff, farewell, front of house, Front Row Friday, Healthy Play Initiative, HPI, Intern, interview, princess ball, Shannon McCarthy, staff, The Music Man, theatre by kids for kids, theatre for kids by kids, Twinderella

Hitting All the Right Notes: Music Director Sarah Markovits
Welcome back to the Front Row Blog. Not only is it Front Row Friday, it’s also opening night for our production of The Music Man! This could not be a more perfect opportunity to sit down with the… Read More

“Iconic” Moments with Photographer Larry McClemons
Welcome back to the Front Row blog! Today we are excited and honored to interview an essential member of Encore’s team. Larry McClemons has been capturing memories of Encore’s productions as our staff photographer for years. We are… Read More
Posted on June 26, 2017 by Shannon McCarthy

Congratulations to Jim Clancy, Allstate’s National Volunteer of the Year!
Encore is thrilled and proud to announce that our Board of Directors’ very own Jim Clancy has been named Allstate’s National Volunteer of the Year! A technology manager for 30 years with Allstate, Jim bested more than 350… Read More
Posted on March 7, 2017 by Shannon McCarthy
Latest Encore News, Recommended Reading: Staff/Board, The Front Row
Allstate, board of directors, encore, encore stage & studio, fight director, interview, Jim Clancy, Mary Poppins, Night at the Wax Museum, staff, stage combat, susan keady, theatre by kids for kids, theatre for kids by kids, Treasure Island, volunteer

Bringing Characters to Life with Costumer Debra Leonard
Greetings from Encore! We hope that everyone had a safe and spook-tacular Halloween weekend. Now that we’ve flipped the calendar in our candy-fueled haze, it’s time to get excited for the holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s, oh… Read More
Posted on November 2, 2016 by Shannon McCarthy
Latest Encore News, Recommended Reading: Staff/Board, The Front Row
A Little Princess, backstage, Beauty and the Beast, costumes, crew, Debra Leonard, design, encore, Encore staff, encore stage, interview, Mary Poppins, Seussical, staff, tech, theatre by kids for kids, theatre for kids by kids, Winnie the Pooh
Meet the new Arts Management Intern: Hayley Olivenbaum
My name is Hayley Olivenbaum, I’m a rising junior at the best school on Earth, Virginia Tech. There I am studying Multimedia Journalism with a special place in my heart for broadcast. I will also graduate with a… Read More
Posted on July 6, 2016 by admin

Posted on February 3, 2016 by admin
Meet Encore’s Education Programs Manager: Madaline Langston
You may have seen her friendly face during the summers at It’s Elementary–and we’re so thrilled to have her back throughout the season! She’s fabulous, she’s wonderful, and she’s ball of sunshine! Meet our new Education Programs Manager,… Read More
Posted on April 8, 2016 by admin

Exec Director Sara Duke is Chosen as an Honoree of Leadership Arlington’s Forty Under 40!
We are delighted to share exciting news! Encore Stage & Studio’s Executive Director, Sara Duke, has been chosen as an honoree of Leadership Arlington’s Forty Under 40! Today, December 4, 2015, Leadership Arlington celebrates the 40 impressive trailblazers… Read More
Posted on December 4, 2015 by admin

Susan Keady Talks 25 Years of Encore
On Saturday, July 17th, Encore is celebrating Susan A. Keady. This season marks her 25th year working with us. She has directed, choreographed, and worked as the artistic director for Encore Stage & Studio. In order to celebrate… Read More
Posted on July 17, 2015 by admin
Latest Encore News, The Front Row
25th Anniversary, Alice in Wonderland, Artistic Director, As You Like It, Brother's Grim, Charlie Brown, Encore staff, Engaged, Free to Be, Free to Be You and Me, Hansel and Gretel, interview, Kiss Me Kate, legally blonde, narnia, Oklahoma, Seussical, Sleepy Hollow, staff, Stuart Little, Susan A Keady, theatre by kids for kids, theatre for kids by kids, three musketeers, Twelve Dancing Princesses