With respect to New Paradigm Theatre’s NEA Funding:
At New Paradigm, we stand with our community. Now, as always, we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.
We understand that new guidelines from the National Endowment for the Arts in accordance with Executive Orders 14173 and 14168 have created confusion and concern.
New Paradigm remains committed to our community, our mission, and our values.
New Paradigm was awarded our FY25 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts before these Executive Orders were put in place. We ask the NEA to honor the commitment made to support New Paradigm’s work, just as we are committed to supporting our community.
We stand with the ACLU and arts organizations across the country in asking the NEA to maintain their commitment to “foster and sustain an environment in which the arts benefit everyone in the United States” and reverse policy changes that contradict this mission.”
If the NEA maintains its prejudiced guidelines, NPT plans not to seek federal funding for 2026, forgoing valuable support for our community and our work.
If you would like to stand with New Paradigm, please consider making a donation here.
NEWS & EVENTS
Hosting Hairspray
HAIRSPRAY REGISTRATION
View images from the 2024 Holiday Show
Meet the Teachers of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
View images from Grease
NPT Receives $20,000 grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts
“New Paradigm Theatre [NPT] recently received a $20,000 grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation and $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts to support its summer educational and production programming ….
Grants such as this, as well as individual donations received at NPT’s recent Gala, which honored Carole Demas (original Broadway “Sandy” in Grease, and Carole in “The Magic Garden”), are essential to NPT’s efforts to provide outstanding experiences to youth and adults in our community.
“This grant will help us provide salaries for professional directors, designers, teachers and actors, all of whom work diligently with our youth. In addition to this grant, all of the donors who came to our Gala on May 5th have added to our ability to accomplish our unique mission. While we love putting on a great show, we really love teaching young people how to use what they learn through the arts to become outstanding leaders,” says Kristin Huffman, NPT’s Artistic Director.”
WATCH: NPT Founder Kristin Huffman Interviewed on Broadwayworld.com [time stamp 14:00]
The Full Story; NPT’s Interview with NPR (WSHU) [time stamp 15:46]
THEATRE
We are New Paradigm Theatre Co., a professional nonprofit theatre mobilizing the power of performance art to reach beyond one community, town, city, and county.
PROJECTS
We’ve established ourselves in our local community through theatre productions, master classes, and mentor programs.
PRESS
Our performers get exposure to media and press, so they’re ready for public speaking and press in their career, or to get experience to make it their career!
Thank you to these organizations for the generous grant support!
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
