Theater
Three Minutes, Three Questions: Julie Gabel talks about Arts Live production of “Elf”
Julie Gabel has been an icon of Northwest Arkansas theater for decades, returning after an acting career on the West Coast to work on stage and screen here while also
Smokehouse Players find Christmas complicated in ‘Other Desert Cities’
“Other Desert Cities” by Jon Robin Baitz was originally titled “Love and Mercy,” and you’ll find both in the script, according to Smokehouse Players founders Terry Vaughan and Tim Gilster.
AOP’s ‘Teen Dad’ Nov. 2-5 centers on healing in BIPOC family
Playwright Adrienne Dawes found inspiration for her play “Teen Dad” in bad theater. “The big thing of that play was that the daughter was a Democrat, and I thought, ‘man,
JBU seeks humanity in ‘creepy, kooky’ ‘Addams Family Musical’ Oct. 27
“Wednesday Addams is so iconic and yet strangely nuanced — especially in this show,” says Madison Cartmill, who portrays the character this Halloween season at John Brown University. “She’s 18
Edgar Allan Poe challenges madness in Theatre Collective’s ‘Nightfall’
“All I can say is that it’s not some old-timey version of ‘Tales from The Crypt.’” Actor Bryan Guarino is talking about “Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe,” a Halloween production
Six Minutes, Six Questions: Jennifer Gibson
Arkansas native Jennifer Gibson’s “Dirt” explores the ecosystems within our soil and the Arkansas farmers and ranchers who are improving their operations to help the environment. The documentary, which was
Gridiron Show Oct. 6-7 spoofs politics, remembered political reporter Blagg
Brenda Blagg was a very serious political correspondent, a staunch advocate for the Freedom of Information Act and author of “Political Magic: The Travels, Trials and Triumphs of the Clintons’
JBU opens theater season with ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’
Josiah Wallace can’t help but feel elated — and just a little bit terrified — for both his actors and his audience. After all, he’s directing a play that was
Theatre Collective gives directors their shot during “A Night of One Acts” Sept. 23-24
Not so long ago — in 1994 — Stephanie Whitcomb was flying across the stage of the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale, instructed to “run around and flail
Season opener ‘SIX’ lets Henry VIII’s queens have their say
According to his first and last wives, you don’t have to know who Henry VIII was to enjoy “SIX.” “I think some people hesitate to go see a historical revision
