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The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts Intense, focused, and practical actor training at an accredited actor training studio in Washington D.C.
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Congratulations to all of the DC 48 Hour Film Competition Award Nominees! Especially alumni Doug Wilder Raechel Patrese ...
06/05/2024

Congratulations to all of the DC 48 Hour Film Competition Award Nominees! Especially alumni Doug Wilder Raechel Patrese Nathan L. Peterson Alix Heugas Wilmer Xuárez Ellen Schiavone Sharlene Salvatierra and Satchi Hover and faculty member Natalie Cutcher! See everyone at the Ceremony tomorrow at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center!

Here are the Nominations for this year's DC 48 Hour Film Project

Best Drama
"A New Start" by All The Way
"Exit Plan" by SHRUG Productions
"Lockstep" by The Trader Joes
"Riding With My Girl" by F.C.K.
"Two Blocks Down" by DJM Productions

Best Comedy
"Caught Up" by The Cru Collective
"Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
"Margarite’s Last Leg" by R Street Films
"Murder on the 31st" by Team WIFV
"ONES" by The 48th Element

Best Experimental Film
"Flying Out of Time" by Starshine Studios
"Galactic Bridge" by Bootcamp Survivors
"Hot Tub" by Actors with Strings
"See You Soon" by laughing with the storm
"Tom Cruise's Flight of the Heart: Revenge in the Skies" by Cup O'Meat Productions

Impact Award
"A New Start" by All The Way
“Baggage” by DC Kino
"Lockstep" by The Trader Joes
"Mourning Coffee" by DC Media Academy
"Shift" by QT Productions

Best Directing
"Exit Plan" by SHRUG Productions
"Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
"Holding Patterns" by Hot Pot Productions
"Riding With My Girl" by F.C.K.
"Two Blocks Down" by DJM Productions

Best Writing
"A New Start" by All The Way
"Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
"Lockstep" by The Trader Joes
"Rarely Sweet" by Maxout Productions
"Two Blocks Down" by DJM Productions

Best Cinematography
"A New Start" by All The Way
"Exit Plan" by SHRUG Productions
"Holding Patterns" by Hot Pot Productions
"Margarite’s Last Leg" by R Street Films
"Riding With My Girl" by F.C.K.

Best Shot Composition
"A New Start" by All The Way (Outdoor umbrella)
"Exit Plan" by SHRUG Productions (Under the bed)
"Lost Deal" by Apahí Productions (Dolly into Mirror)
"Two Blocks Down" by DJM Productions (Closeup of shoe stepping on head)
"Unwanted Visitors" by Denizens Ever Departed (D.E.D) (Hostage framed in between standing visitors holding a mask in front of fire)

Best Editing
"Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
"Exit Plan" by SHRUG Productions
"Holding Patterns" by Hot Pot Productions
"Margarite’s Last Leg" by R Street Films
"Shift" by QT Productions

Best Actor
Andrew Filicicchia in "Two Blocks Down" by DJM Productions
Larvel Freeman in "Fracture" by Sweet Cypher
Omar Debrew in "Holding Patterns" by Hot Pot Productions
Pablo Jerry in "Caught Up" by The Cru Collective
Yari Jamali in "Galactic Bridge" by Bootcamp Survivors

Best Actress
Amelia Corrada in "Riding With My Girl" by F.C.K.
Bella Calafiura in "Margarite’s Last Leg" by R Street Films
Ellis Greer in "Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
Liz Christmas Taylor in "A New Start" by All The Way
Olivia Dantzler in "ONES" by The 48th Element

Best Supporting Actor
Killian McMurphy in "Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
Lawrence Finch in "ONES" by The 48th Element
Phil Stamper in “Dance Plague” by Hot Sauce
Satchi Hover in "Galactic Bridge" by Bootcamp Survivors
Zahir Rasheed in “Baggage” by DC Kino

Best Supporting Actress
Claudia Santamaria in "Lost Deal" by Apahí Productions
Frankie Kachur in "A New Start" by All The Way
Fran Mae in "Riding With My Girl" by F.C.K.
Natalie Cutcher in "Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
Patricia Williams Dugueye in "Holding Patterns" by Hot Pot Productions

Best Cast Ensemble (Drama)
"A New Start" by All The Way
"Holding Patterns" by Hot Pot Productions
"Fracture" by Sweet Cypher
"Riding With My Girl" by F.C.K.
“Two Blocks Down" by DJM Productions

Best Cast Ensemble (Comedy)
"Caught Up" by The Cru Collective
"Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
"Murder on the 31st" by Team WIFV
"ONES" by The 48th Element
"Plane Stupid" by Birchtree Productionz Limited

Best Use of Character
"Caught Up" by The Cru Collective
"Galactic Bridge" by Bootcamp Survivors
"If It Ain't Boeing" by William and the Mary's
"Lost Deal" by Apahí Productions
"Margarite’s Last Leg" by R Street Films

Best Use of Line
"Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
"Exit Plan" by SHRUG Productions
"Lost Deal" by Apahí Productions
"Two Blocks Down" by DJM Productions
"Turner" by The Last Temptation of Crust

Best Use of Prop
"Exit Plan" by SHRUG Productions
"Lockstep" by The Trader Joes
"Margarite’s Last Leg" by R Street Films
"Shift" by QT Productions
“Turner” by The Last Temptation of Crust

Best Art Direction / Production Design
"Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
"Galactic Bridge" by Bootcamp Survivors
"Lockstep" by The Trader Joes
"Lost Deal" by Apahí Productions
"Two Blocks Down" by DJM Productions
Best Special / Visual Effects
"If It Ain't Boeing" by William and the Mary's
"Rarely Sweet" by Maxout Productions
"Riding With My Girl" by F.C.K.
"See You Soon" by laughing with the storm
"The Elephant Lock" by Crimes of the Art

Best Score
"A New Start" by All The Way
"Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
"Holding Patterns" by Hot Pot Productions
"Lost Deal" by Apahí Productions
"Two Blocks Down" by DJM Productions

Sound Design
"A New Start" by All The Way
"Exit Plan" by SHRUG Productions
"Hot Tub" by Actors with Strings
"Rarely Sweet" by Maxout Productions
"See You Soon" by laughing with the storm

Sound Recording
"A New Start" by All The Way
"Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
"Holding Patterns" by Hot Pot Productions
"Margarite’s Last Leg" by R Street Films
“Riding With My Girl" by F.C.K.

Hair, Makeup and Wardrobe
"A Total Cat Person" by Can We Change This Later? (productions)
"Galactic Bridge" by Bootcamp Survivors
"Lost Deal" by Apahí Productions
"Murder on the 31st" by Team WIFV
"The Final Souvenir" by Little Green Ghouls

Best End Credits
"Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
"Double Bind" by The Chivalrous Men
"Rarely Sweet" by Maxout Productions
"The Final Souvenir" by Little Green Ghouls
"Tom Cruise's Flight of the Heart: Revenge in the Skies" by Cup O'Meat Productions

Audience Awards

(Winner will announced at the Awards Ceremony)

Top 5 per Audience Votes

Group A:
"A New Start" by All The Way
"Locked" by Frankly My Dear
"Murder on the 31st" by Team WIFV
"Plane Stupid" by Birchtree Productionz Limited
"The Letter IV" by Cassanova Productions

Group B:
"Galactic Bridge" by Bootcamp Survivors
"Hostage Hijinks " by The BloodLine
"Lost Deal" by Apahí Productions
"Mourning Coffee" by DC Media Academy
"Rarely Sweet" by Maxout Productions

Group C:
"Dance Plague" by Hot Sauce
"ONES" by The 48th Element
"Pastor In Training" by Hunt & Ryde Productions
"The Interview" by Baltimore Buddies
"Two Blocks Down" by DJM Productions

Group D:
"Caught Up" by The Cru Collective
"Exit Plan" by SHRUG Productions
"Holding Patterns" by Hot Pot Productions
"If It Ain't Boeing" by William and the Mary's
"Superzeroes” by Epic Reel Syndicate

TBD:

Best Poster

Best Trailer

Producer Award

Check out the work of alumni         Kayin P. Pope  in team USOCRAZYENT in the 48 Hour Film- A MOTHER'S REQUEST   tomorr...
05/17/2024

Check out the work of alumni Kayin P. Pope in team USOCRAZYENT in the 48 Hour Film- A MOTHER'S REQUEST tomorrow 5-18 @ 7 pm - and vote for who you think made the best films!

Winners go on to the Best Of the screening later this month.

Check out alumni  and .h  in MAXOUT Productions 48 Hour Film-  REVENGE    tonight 5-17 @ 9:30 pm - and vote for who you ...
05/17/2024

Check out alumni and .h in MAXOUT Productions 48 Hour Film- REVENGE tonight 5-17 @ 9:30 pm - and vote for who you think made the best films!

Winners go on the Best Of the@dc48hourfilm screening later this month.

Check out alumni  and  in QT Productions 48 Hour Film-  SHIFT  tomorrow 5-18 @ 9:30 pm - and vote for who you think made...
05/17/2024

Check out alumni and in QT Productions 48 Hour Film- SHIFT tomorrow 5-18 @ 9:30 pm - and vote for who you think made the best films!

Winners go on the Best Of the screening later this month.

Alumni Made films screening tonight and tomorrow as part of the  Project/ competition DC at @ Tonight 5/177:00 - Wilmer ...
05/17/2024

Alumni Made films screening tonight and tomorrow as part of the Project/ competition DC at @

Tonight 5/17
7:00 - Wilmer Xuárez with team Frankly My Dear
9:30 - and .h with team Maxout Productions

Saturday 5/18
7:00 - Doug Wilder Natalie Cutcher and Raechel Patrese with Team Hot Sauce AND Michael Dillahunt Jarrien K. Grubbs @ Kayin P. Pope with team usocrazyent
9:30 - and with team QT Productions

See you there!

05/16/2024

New Semester - Summer 2024! And a special line dance request from for her belated birthday!

05/15/2024

Amazing poetry from Daquan - end of semester Open Mic rocks!

05/14/2024

More amazing performnces at end of semester Open Mic!

05/13/2024

Always amazing to see our students creating art @ end of semester Open Mic!

Construction continues well around the building.
05/10/2024

Construction continues well around the building.

05/09/2024

A remount of this original skit from the advanced program's NCDA Night Live at end of semester open mic. Will they make it thru thes scene?

05/08/2024

They've pitched four movie musicals so far, surely this will be the one!

05/08/2024

Extra credit to whomever guesses the movie first!

05/08/2024

More Movie Musical pitches!

 Too Much Damn Theater surprised  with a statue celebrating TMD's 5th anniversary and Nan's support of their work servin...
05/07/2024

Too Much Damn Theater surprised with a statue celebrating TMD's 5th anniversary and Nan's support of their work serving as a judge in their pass-long-play competition and as a panelist in their Women's Theater conferences. With Next conference is in the planning now - stay tuned to !

NCDA Spring 2024 Field Day in the books!  and ART2024    and  vs the two-year program in Kickball and Half Court BB. Win...
05/06/2024

NCDA Spring 2024 Field Day in the books! and ART2024 and vs the two-year program in Kickball and Half Court BB. Winners all!

05/06/2024

More original sketch comedy created by our students!

05/05/2024

Original Sketch comedy created by our amazing actors in training - NCDA NIght Live!

05/04/2024

NCDA Feild Day Artists who love all the games. Anyone who says arts and sports don't mix isn't trying hard enough!

You have another chance to see faculty member David Elias in The Gin Game this weekend - at the Ebenezer Theater in East...
04/26/2024

You have another chance to see faculty member David Elias in The Gin Game this weekend - at the Ebenezer Theater in Easton, MD. Sat. 4/27 at 7:30 and Sun. 4/28 at 2. Have an amazing second run David!

Happy Opening weekend to the entire creative team of Frontiers Sans Frontiers at  Action Theater and especially alum Fra...
04/26/2024

Happy Opening weekend to the entire creative team of Frontiers Sans Frontiers at Action Theater and especially alum Frank Britton! Break legs all!

Final Showcase - No Exit. Free - reserve your seat - it's filling up!IDR 4/25 - 7:30 pmPerfs - 4/26 - 7:30 pm and 4/27 a...
04/24/2024

Final Showcase - No Exit. Free - reserve your seat - it's filling up!
IDR 4/25 - 7:30 pm
Perfs - 4/26 - 7:30 pm and 4/27 at 3:00 & 7:00 pm.

Good old Fashioned call to reserve 202.333.2202 - Land line!
Alumni reach Nan Kyle Ficca however you usually do to reserve.

Congratulations to our advanced program creators on their Film Screening Fest and Final Mentor Project Presentations. Ne...
04/24/2024

Congratulations to our advanced program creators on their Film Screening Fest and Final Mentor Project Presentations. New short films coming to our YouTube channel and look for a new musical a new one-man show and even more feature and short films at a festival near you! Nice work creators! Now get out there and knock 'em alive!

Hey  - look what one of our favorite alumni/faculty members is up to!
04/24/2024

Hey - look what one of our favorite alumni/faculty members is up to!

Look who stopped by from Stanford while in town to visit family! NCDA Alum and former faculty member Christopher Herring...
04/24/2024

Look who stopped by from Stanford while in town to visit family! NCDA Alum and former faculty member Christopher Herring!

Chris and wife Larissa moved to CA when Chris accepted a new position as (ahem) Standardized Patient Trainer at (ahem) Stanford University! Work he has been doing here in DC at GW and Georgetown U.

Standardized patients are actors who help train the next generation of medical professionals in diagnosis, treatment and bedside manner at most major university medical centers.

AND - wish Chris well - today is also his birthday! HAPPY Birthday Chris!🎂

04/22/2024

New faculty member Melan Perez upon receiving her first Course & Instructor Evaluation from her students. At NCDA Students anonymously review every class and instrictor they have - and the instructor gets a print out to see their grade, what the students liked best about the class/teacher and ideas for improvement. Melan got 100% - Go Melan!

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