Amy Hopper Founding Director

Amy received her BFA in Acting from the University of Oklahoma, and her MFA in Directing from the University of Houston. Raised in Houston, Amy lived in Austin for six years after graduating from OU, and worked with Salvage Vanguard Theater, The Vortex, State Theatre Company, Gypsy Baby, Different Stages and Disciples of Melpomene. In Houston, she directed Owen Wister, Considered and The Danube at the University of Houston and Nova's debut production of Stella, Stella for Star. She was a part of the ensemble cast of Oedipus³. Amy also commutes twice a week to Texas A&M as a lecturer in their Performance Studies Department.

Contact Amy:
amy@novaartsproject.com

Clinton Hopper Artistic Director

Writer, performer, director, choreographer, painter and sculptor Clinton has been involved with the arts from a very young age. His play Interior made its World Premiere with Nova Arts Project in October 2007. He is directed Oedipus at Colonus for Nova's production of Oedipus³. A Texas native, Clinton received his BFA in Theatre from Texas State University. He has worked and competed in ballroom dance and served in the US Army. Starting a theatre company has been a lifelong dream of Clinton's.

Contact Clinton:
clinton@novaartsproject.com

Jenni Rebecca Stephenson Founding Director

A native of Houston, Jenni Rebecca obtained her BFA in Music and Theatre from the Moores School of Music and her MFA in Directing from UH's School of Theatre. Jenni Rebecca has worked with numerous arts organizations around town, including the Ebony Opera, Ars Lyrica, AURA, the Houston Metropolitan Dance Co., the Sandra Organ Dance Co., the Allegro Ballet, and Theatre Under The Stars. She has also directed three operas for the Moores Opera Center, including Mozart's Impresario and La finta giardiniera, as well as Die Fledermaus. Her most recent projects include directing for Stuart Ostrow's Musical Theatre Collaboration, Peaches for the Edward Albee New Playwrights Festival at UH, and Antigone for the Nova production of Oedipus³.
Contact Jenni:
jenni@novaartsproject.com