“The attributes of a good actor are the attributes of a good person” ~ Raymond Choo Kong As accolades continue to pour in for Raymond Choo Kong, the theatre community has come together to hold a grand memorial in his honour. Everybody Loves Raymond: The Celebration, a collaboration between the National Drama Association of Trinidad...
California-based, Trini-raised actor, Noel Arthur is scheduled to return to Trinidad next month and will host an informative and engaging workshop on Saturday September 22 for drama students, as well as aspiring and established actors, as part of the 2018 Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival. “I’m really very excited and looking forward to coming home,”...
Don’t Say a Word: A Benefit Performance On Wednesday 4th July 2018, Encore Productions will stage Wendell Etienne’s ‘Don’t Say A Word’ at Queen’s Hall. A dramatic play originally written in 2013 for “Jane Doe” and all others who couldn’t find the courage and strength to fight back, Don’t Say A Word returns to the...
The National Drama Association of Trinidad and Tobago extends its deepest condolences to the Lee Wah and Arscott families. Mavis Lee Wah (nee Arscott) was a Jamaican born pioneer of theatre. She was an actress, director, schoolteacher, and among other things, the wife of NDATT founder James Lee Wah. NDATT Vice President Triston Wallace...
The guitar has occupied some of the most influential spaces which have shaped the cultural identity of Trinidad and Tobago. It was the chosen instrument for old calypsos sung in French patois; for roving parranderos, as they serenaded house-to-house; and for church services in remote rural communities. Caribbean Culture Box will host “Prelude – the...
Picoplat Music Development Foundation; a registered Company with the National Drama Association of Trinidad and Tobago, is offering a 25% discount on ALL Tickets for Opera Festival 2018 to NDATT Members ONLY. This year’s festival will feature East Meets West on June 24th at UTT APA and Elixir of Love June 29th – July 8th at the Little Carib...
The National Drama Association of T&T (NDATT) has appointed three new members to the Executive Board. They are Dese Simon as Treasurer, Edwin Erminy as Education Officer and Lorraine Nero as Area Representative for Tobago. The new positions were announced at our Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on May 20, 2018. Additionally, Ria Carrera-Toney demitted...
Following a successful run of the original comedy The Calypso Girls from March 1st – 4th, 2018, the Baggasse Company has taken advantage of a fortunate opening at the Central Bank Auditorium and will be restaging this local tour de force on the Mothers Day weekend. The Calypso Girls began as an idea germinated by a conversation with...
