2017 FALL ARTS GUIDE
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6-24. For more information, visit therep. org or see the Arkansas Times’ March 2 story, “Farther Down the Road.” There’s still time to catch one of a few final performances of “Little Brother,” which runs through Sept. 30 at The Weekend Theater. Josh Costello’s play examines questions of morality through the eyes of a teenager caught up in a terrorist attack who runs afoul of Homeland Security. Following that, TWT takes on Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show,” Oct. 20-Nov. 5. John Cariani’s nine-vignette exploration of love, “Almost, Maine,” gets a run Dec. 1-16. For tickets or more information, visit weekendtheater.org. Whether or not you’ve read the graphic memoir, make a point to catch The Studio Theater’s take on Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home,” running Sept. 14-24. The theater’s one of the first group of community companies to produce the “family tragicomic,” adapted for the stage by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori. Following that is another Broadway smash, Christopher Durang’s 2012 hit “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” Nov. 2-12, and a production of Hugh Martin and Robert Blane’s “Meet Me in St. Louis,” made famous by the 1944 MGM film version starring Judy Garland. It runs Dec. 1-17. See studiotheatrelr.com for more information.
There’s a concurrent production of “Fun Home” running in Northwest Arkansas, too, at TheaterSquared’s Walton Arts Center space through Sept. 17. Following that, the NWA company presents the world premiere of Amy Evans’ Nina Simone-centric tale, “The Champion,” Oct. 11-Nov. 5. For the holidays, TheaterSquared presents a live radio play version of “It’s A Wonderful Life,” Nov. 29-Dec. 31. See the full schedule at theatre2.org. Celebrity Attractions, the production company that will bring touring Broadway shows like “The Lion King” to a newly outfitted Robinson Center Music Hall next spring, launches its run of “Kinky Boots” Oct. 13-15, followed by the Broadway production of Alton Brown’s (“Good Eats”) live show, “Eat Your Science,” 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. Starting Nov. 29, Robinson hosts a touring version of Claude-Michel Schonberg’s “Les Miserables,” the stage version made famous by British producer Cameron Mackintosh. It runs through Dec. 3. Visit celebrityattractions.com for tickets. University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall is home to two touring productions this fall: “The Wizard of Oz,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, $27-$40. In December, a stage version of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16. Over at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, celebrating its 50th year in operation, “The Savannah Sipping Society,” a comedy from Jamie Wooten, Jessie Jones and Nicholas Hope (“Dixie Swim Club,” “The Red Velvet Cake War”) gets a run Sept. 26-Oct. 21, followed by the Ken Ludwig mystery “Baskerville,” an adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes tale, “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” Oct. 31-Nov. 25. Murry’s rounds out the year with “Harvey,” the 1944 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy from Mary Chase, Nov. 28-Dec. 31. Check out the full lineup at murrysdp. com. Over at Argenta Community Theater, preparations for a March run of Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies” is already underway (those familiar with Sondheim will understand why this has to happen now), but the theater will still find time for a Dec. 13-23 run of Judy Goss’ adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol.” Check out the theater’s other offerings at argentacommunitytheater.org.
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Fundamentals: Wednesdays 10/18—11/15 5 Weeks $50 Fundamentals: Fundamentals: WednesdaysWednesdays 10/18—11/15 5 Weeks $50 An Introduction 10/18—11/15 5 Weeks $50 An Introduction
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10/16—11/13 5 Weeks 10/16—11/13 5 Weeks Mondays 10/16—11/13 Competitive Bidding Fundamentals: Fundamentals: Fundamentals: Tuesdays 14 14 5 Weeks 5 Weeks Tuesdays 10/17—11/ 10/17—11/ PopularPopular Conventions Tuesdays 10/17—11/ 14 Conventions Popular Conventions Fundamentals: Fundamentals: 5 Weeks Fundamentals: Mondays 10/16—11/13 10/16—11/13 5 Weeks Mondays 10/16—11/13 2/1 and2/1 Forcing andBids Forcing BidsForcingMondays 2/1 and Bids
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