![]() ![]() "Much Ado About Nothing will transport audiences to the cultural oasis of Messina, a crossroads of Spanish, North African and Italian influences," Pendergraft said. Pendergraft has previously been seen performing on the AST stage in the Merry Wives of Windsor, Fiddler on the Roof, Love's Labour's Lost and The Music Man. Much Ado About Nothing will be directed by Stacey Pendergraft, associate professor in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. "We are grateful to play a role in building the theatre community right here in Arkansas," Riha said. Riha, chair and professor of theatre at the U of A, says engaging professionals from across the state is a great way to encourage unification. The Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre intends to capitalize on the phenomenal talent and existing resources within the state by taking advantage of the U of A's graduate performance and design students, as well as talented faculty. The return of the festival also brings a new partnership with the U of A in Fayetteville. "As we look forward, we are focused on strengthening our professional theatre foundation, building on our educational mission and leading and participating in the growth and expansion of the arts in central Arkansas." While the two-year hiatus has been a huge disappointment, it has also given us a chance to reflect, reimagine and build new connections," said Shauna Meador, executive managing producer of the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre. AST has been an integral part of the arts community in central Arkansas since 2007. "We are so excited to be bringing Shakespeare and professional theatre back to campus this summer. Due to COVID-19, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre canceled its 20 seasons. Traditionally, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre would present full productions of Shakespeare's works, as well as other plays and musicals that help fulfill the theatre's mission to entertain, engage and enrich the community each summer. Much Ado About Nothing will be performed at the U of A Global Campus Theatre June 16-18 and at the University of Central Arkansas Bridges Larson Theatre in Snow Fine Arts June 23-25, June 30 and July 1.Īrkansas Shakespeare Theatre is the state's only professional Shakespeare company and makes its home on the UCA campus. Here There Are Blueberries tells the story of these photographs – what they reveal about the perpetrators of the Holocaust, and about our own humanity.Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre returns for the summer of 2022 with one of Shakespeare's most beloved works, Much Ado About Nothing. In Germany, a businessman sees the album online, recognizes his own grandfather in the photos, and begins a journey of discovery that will lead him to a reckoning of his family’s past and his country’s history. As Rebecca and her team of historians begin to unravel the shocking story behind the images, the album soon makes headlines around the world. ![]() Here There Are Blueberries is the winner of the 2022 Theater J Trish Vradenburg Jewish Play Prize.Ī mysterious album of never before seen Nazi-era photographs arrives at the desk of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding. Note: Due to limited capacity, priority will be given to subscribers of STC or Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Golden Ticket holders.ĭevised with Scott Barrow, Amy Marie Seidel, Frances Uku, Grant James Varjas, and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project Co-directed by Tony Award winner Stephen Daldry ( An Inspector Calls, The Crown) and Justin Martin, this “thrilling…ravishing…devastating” play ( The New York Times) immerses the audience in the camp’s environment “to astonishing emotional effect” ( The New Yorker). STC teams up with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company to bring this exclusive theatrical experience to Washington after sold-out runs in the West End and in New York. Laughter, tears, allegiances, and prayers are shared by this extraordinary community of refugees caught up in a global crisis beyond their control. ![]() Welcome to The Jungle where cultures collide and thousands dream of crossing the English Channel to the possibility of freedom. Originally a National Theatre, Young Vic, and Good Chance co-production Ann’s Warehouse and Good Chance productionīy Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson / Directed by Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin ![]() The incomparable Patrick Page ( Hadestown, The Gilded Age) returns to STC as the once-revered king caught in an emotional hurricane ravaging his home, head, and heart. Real and imagined worlds coalesce, creating a political and personal horror that threatens to swallow the mind of the monarch. Caught in a carousel of memory, the head of a dysfunctional royal family grapples with power-hungry children and the threat of losing the empire he created. ![]()
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