April looms as the NST cast hones the 29 songs and six monologs which make up our next show, Mothers and Fathers and Kids … Oh, My! It runs from May 6-9 at 2:00pm each day at Rise Church in Tigard.

This show is something of a departure for NST. Instead of simply entertaining you, we have three goals: to make you laugh, make you cry (a little) and to make you think of your family and loved ones in the days leading up to Mothers’ Day.

Here are some photos from the rehearsal hall as we spring into our spring show!

As February flips to March, our rehearsals are focusing on getting small-group songs just right. Here’s a look at a little musical “sausage” being made. It starts with a quartet gathered around Music Director Mak Kastelic at the piano…

Mak works with Ali, Paula, Ron and Ralph as they start working through a particularly enchanting song about parents watching their children…

Here’s a taste of the instruction and collaboration needed to pull off a song such as this. Click on the image below to see the video, part of the NST YouTube channel. Then come hear the finished product May 6 – 9 at Rise Church in Tigard.

Rehearsals have begun for Mothers & Fathers & Kids … Oh, My!, NST’s May 2026 show. It’s a show that crosses genres as well as generations, and touches a range of emotions as we use music to look at families and family relationships. It should be a fun production, just in time for Mothers’ Day.

Here are some photos from the mini-show rehearsal hall…