Neighborhood Music School
Stephen Dest is a distinguished Professor of Film at the University of Connecticut, a position held since January 2014. In addition, Stephen serves as the Drama Department Head at Neighborhood Music School, a role undertaken since June 1999. With a career as a freelance writer and director dating back to 1990, Stephen has directed over 200 stage plays and musicals, showcasing a remarkable breadth of experience in both theatrical and cinematic arts.
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Neighborhood Music School
Neighborhood Music School (NMS) is the largest non-profit community arts organization in Connecticut and one of the ten largest in the country. Founded in 1911 as part of the settlement house movement serving new immigrants to New Haven, we now serve more than 2,400 students from 80+ cities and towns annually. Students of all ages receive individual and group instruction in music, dance, drama, and film, and participate in over 100 weekly ensembles. In addition, we house an arts-integrated preschool and an independent, theatre-based middle school. We provide close to $500,000 in financial aid and tuition support to more than 500 students each year.