Theater
Call Waiting
T2’s New Play Fest neither gone nor forgotten LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com In its 12 years of existence, the Arkansas New Play Festival at TheatreSquared has become a much-anticipated event
The Show Must Go On!
APT creates new performance space online BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Bad news first: Audiences looking forward to productions of “Buyer & Cellar” and “A Clean House” at Arkansas Public Theatre will
The Show Must Go On
Brewery becomes movie theater during pandemic LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com For Quentin Willard, founder and operator of the Fort Smith Brewing Company, breweries are not just for serving beer.
The Show Must Go On
Brewery becomes movie theater during pandemic LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com For Quentin Willard, founder and operator of the Fort Smith Brewing Company, breweries are not just for serving beer. They’re
The Show Must Go On
Playwrights continue work without festival LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com When the University of Arkansas Department of Theatre produced the first ArkType New Play Festival in 2018, department chairman Michael Riha
Digging Up The Facts
Study supports value of arts integration in learning JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com “The arts make us more human, make us more compassionate, make us more thoughtful and make us more reflective.
Season Of Surprises
ACO adds black box options to 2020-21 offerings BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “ACO just needed a chance to transform a little bit,” says Erin West, the Springdale arts center’s assistant executive
‘Hadestown’ on 2020-21 Broadway lineup in Tulsa
Critics use words like “compelling,” “exuberant,” “exhilarating,” “relevant” and sure to be the next cult classic. The musical they’re talking about is “Hadestown,” and with a “masterful” production still on
One man’s memories live again in ‘My Father’s War’
When Bob Ford met and married Amy Herzberg, he didn’t just gain new in-laws. He also became one of the caretakers of her father’s World War II stories. “I grew
Manna From Heaven?
APT’s ‘Meteor Shower’ snarky, absurd, hilarious BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “Snarky, sexy, stunning.” “Absurd, titillating, wry.” “Hilarious, surprising, absurd.” “Stuff gets crazy.” Ask the Arkansas Public Theatre cast and director of
