Theater
Staged Surprises
ArkansasStaged prides itself on making extraordinary theater in interesting spaces. “I’m drawn to creating theatrical experiences that surprise an audience and dislodge their sense of what is expected while taking
A Possible Dream: Actors, singers undertake quixotic quest
It might have seemed he was tilting at windmills. But Michael Riha never gave up. “I have been in conversation with the [chairwoman of the music department] Ronda Mains, for
Laughter Through Tears
When you go to the theater, do you prefer a comedy? Or would you rather watch a tear-jerking drama? Director Eric Wells says Fort Smith Little Theatre has all the
Something Special
Perhaps the best thing about the 2018/19 Broadway season at the Walton Arts Center, according to vice president for programming Scott Galbraith, is the shows’ relatability and their simultaneous transcendence
The Family Business
Travis Sullivan is proof that Dolly Parton’s Stampede is another family-friendly Branson business. His uncle was a trick rider for the attraction. His aunt works in marketing, his grandmother in
Ready For A Closeup
APT unveils Season 331/3 BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Sometimes it’s not what you know, but who you know. When it comes to selecting and booking the rights to a theater season,
Review: “RENT”
Last night, with a nearly sold out house at Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center, I saw Jonathan Larson’s “RENT” for the very first time. It still surprises even myself I’ve gone
Viva La Vie Boheme!
For every generation of theater kids, there is the musical. Not “a” musical, “the” musical, the one that defines who they are, what they believe, where they want to go
One-Man Show Offers Intimate Chat With Author
If you could attend a dinner party, or an intimate fireside chat, with anyone from history, who would your list include? If author C.S. Lewis immediately came to mind, you’re
The Virus Of Fear
New theater company debuts in Fayetteville “In the Middle of Nowhere,” a play written by former University of Arkansas professor and theater department chairman Kent Brown, “really struck a chord”
