It\u2019s getting to be crunch time.\u00a0 In the college basketball world they call it March Madness.\u00a0For those of us in performing arts, the same holds true.\u00a0 We are trying to put finishing touches on a brand new season for the upcoming year.\u00a0 Who and what we program each year gives us our identity for much of the next year. Programming: it\u2019s who we are.<\/p>\n
At the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio, we are looking at the very highest quality of musical and theatrical production that we feel we can afford, given our number of seats and what we feel the region can support and desire.\u00a0 Then, the puzzle begins of trying to fit in a nine-month period of time as many performances as we feel is comfortable for our patrons.<\/p>\n
This past season at the NPAC, we have enjoyed a very good and successful season.\u00a0 We realize the marker has been set higher and that motivates us to work harder each year to match or even exceed what we have just done.\u00a0 There are many, many performers who would like to perform at our venue.\u00a0 For every one we book or even for every one that is suggested we book, there must be another hundred looking to be considered.\u00a0 You wouldn\u2019t believe the number of phone calls, postcards and emails I receive each day!<\/p>\n
All this being said, we are coming close to putting the finishing touches to another season of spectacular performances.\u00a0 A programming committee of 11 members has been helpful in directing us to our eventual season.\u00a0 Other comments from people in the community and results from surveys are also taken into consideration.\u00a0 Obviously, we can\u2019t book everything, but I should say that most everything is considered.\u00a0 We want to bring entertainment to people in the region that we feel would be accepted by the majority as well as sometimes extend our tastes in entertainment and music.<\/p>\n
One such example of introducing people to new genres of music and entertainment is the Pirates of Penzance<\/em>, which is coming to the NPAC this Friday night.\u00a0A British operetta is not something you will find in every town in the Midwest.\u00a0 But if you are willing to give it a try, I really think you will enjoy it.\u00a0 It will be a unique and thrilling experience for entire families to enjoy.\u00a0 And the production will be a New York City, first-class, top-notch performance you can enjoy right here in Van Wert this Friday night.<\/p>\n By April 19, at our concert with the DePue Brothers, we will be introducing our new Community Concert Series.\u00a0 The following month, we will introduce our new Grand Series for 2011-12.\u00a0 Then, you will know who we are for another year.<\/p>\n As far as the Fountain Park Summer Music Series, I have just finished putting the final piece in the puzzle and it will be announced in the media next week.\u00a0 It is our 10th season (hard to believe), so you know it will be outstanding.\u00a0 For our outside concerts provided for everyone by The Van Wert County Foundation, I am looking for a wide variety of fun music that everyone will enjoy on a Friday night.\u00a0 This summer \u2013 our 10th \u2013 could be our best yet.\u00a0 You will love the variety, the music, the comedy, and of course- the price!<\/p>\n Stay tuned; there is a lot to learn coming real soon!<\/p>\n FIN\u00c9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s getting to be crunch time.\u00a0 In the college basketball world they call it March Madness.\u00a0For those of us in performing arts, the same holds true.\u00a0 We are trying to put finishing touches on a brand new season for the upcoming year.\u00a0 Who and what we program each year gives us our identity for much […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-16 05:34:32","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5101\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}