“Notes From Nina” will debut twice a month. Janine Nina Trevens is the Co-Founder of TADA! Youth Theater and serves as the Executive & Producing Artistic Director. Each “Notes From Nina” blog provides a personal insight into the #TADAFamily, the world around us, and the incredible work we do.

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Notes from Nina: Knock knock. Who’s there? You were.

Hi TADA! Friends and Family, You heard me! Thank you so much. Thank you for reaching out to me after my last Notes From Nina. It was wonderful to hear from you with your thoughts. It was also so great to have over 70 people make contributions to TADA!. It felt good to know that […]

Notes from Nina: Is anyone there?

Hi TADA! Friends and Family, I’m not sure what’s going on. I’m looking for answers – I really am. I’m available to talk on the phone, Zoom or email and I’d love to hear your thoughts. I was so sure that our “Send a Kid to Camp” campaign would bring in many donations – especially this […]

Notes from Nina: My So-Called Life

Hi TADA! Friends and Family, Happy Birthday today to my sister, Melissa. I haven’t seen her live in-person in over a year but we Zoom with our Dad once a week which is nice, although there is a lot of yelling. There was always a lot of screaming in my house growing up but this […]

Notes from Nina: Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Hi TADA! Friends and Family, May is AAPI Heritage Month in the U.S. Do you know that May was chosen because of two important dates to the Asian Pacific community; the immigration of 14-year-old boy Manjiro Nakahama — the first Japanese migrant to the U.S. (May 7, 1843) — as well as to remember the […]

Notes from Nina: My So-Called Life

Hi TADA! Friends and Family, Happy Birthday today to my sister, Melissa. I haven’t seen her live in-person in over a year but we Zoom with our Dad once a week which is nice, although there is a lot of yelling. There was always a lot of screaming in my house growing up but this […]

Notes from Nina: Passover – Freedom and Social Justice

Hi TADA! Friends and Family, The celebration of Passover begins this weekend. I love charoset (a mixture of sweet wine, nuts, apples, honey, and cinnamon) which is served at the Passover Sedar and represents the mortar used by the Jews in Egypt. I generally don’t really like a lot of what is considered Jewish food, […]

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