Gary Minyard Education & Engagement Director Victoria Theatre Association When I say the word EDUCATION, what is the first thing that pops into your head? I think that it’s safe to say that most of us have taken that long, winding journey through an educational system and emerged with a brain full of “stuff” and…
Ken Neufeld: Unscripted August 29, 2012
The arts community of the Miami Valley region was sadden with the passing of Dr. Ben Schuster last Friday, August 24. For those who knew him, Dr. Schuster was a generous, intelligent, and dedicated physician and a true “arts patron.” He loved the arts and he supported them both financially and with his presence and…
Ken Neufeld: Unscripted April 25, 2012
You know that little announcement we do at the start of each show where we tell you to turn off your cell phone? That’s right – the one you ignore because you aren’t expecting anyone to call and it’s really directed at someone else? Well, if you had been at Saturday night’s presentation of WISHFUL…
Ken Neufeld: Unscripted January 16, 2012
JERSEY BOYS HITS THE STAGE! I really liked JERSEY BOYS when I first saw it in New York just after it opened. I wasn’t working for the VTA then and I had a show that I was an original producer with opening on Broadway about a month later that was potential competition with JERSEY BOYS…
Ken Neufeld: Unscripted August 10, 2011
I was in New York City on Monday to see the Off-Broadway opening of TRACES which we will present in December as part of our Miami Valley & Good Samaritan Hospitals Broadway Series. It was, in a word, amazing! This is very different than Cirque du Soleil or Cirque Dreams–no fantasy costumes, or wild futuristic…
Ken Neufeld: Unscripted June 15, 2011
Disney’s The Lion King opening last night (June 14, 2011) at the Schuster Center is not only a great thing for theatre-goers, but it’s also a big deal for Dayton and the whole Miami Valley Region. There is no mistaking Disney’s The Lion King for anything but a certified, award-winning, mega-musical. It has it all–unbelievable…
Ken Neufeld: Unscripted May 11, 2011
WAR HORSE. Stunning. I have been going to the theatre for the past 40 years of my life and I think I saw maybe the best show I have ever seen in those 40 years–WAR HORSE. Based on a 1982 children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo, this National Theatre of Great Britain/Lincoln Center production is staggering…
Ken Neufeld: Unscripted April 20, 2011
There is no denying that a song is a powerful thing — just try and get one out of your head sometime. As much as you try, the more you work on it, it’s still there and it can sometimes come back at the worst possible time (3 a.m. is a real favorite). But sometimes…
Ken Neufeld: Unscripted March 29, 2011
Hey, did you see that great review? Well, if you were looking in the Dayton Daily News the answer would be no, you didn’t. The reason is the Dayton Daily News no longer reviews theatre. I talked with Alexis Larsen, Arts and Entertainment Editor for the Dayton Daily News, last week because I had people…
Ken Neufeld: Unscripted March 14, 2011
I always wanted to be a part of “big business!” You don’t really think about arts organizations as being in the same league with big business. I mean some arts organizations have really big budgets like the Metropolitan Opera or the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, or some of the big museums–but most arts organizations aren’t really…
