‘THE WATER ABOUT US’ BRINGS CONWAY COMMUNITY TOGETHER OCT. 1-6

By Dylan Kinkade College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas will present a series of free events aimed at bringing attention to the importance of water, with an underwater concert as the feature event. The event series, “The Water About Us,” will be performed on the UCA campus Oct. 1-6. The underwater concert titled the “Aqurld Waves at the Water … [Read more...]

UCA JAZZ ENSEMBLE I TO PLAY AT SOUTH ON MAIN

By Megan Bailey College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas Jazz I ensemble will perform at South On Main in Little Rock on Oct. 2. The 7 p.m. performance is free and open to the public, and food and drink will be available for purchase throughout the event. South On Main is located at 1304 Main St. in Little Rock. This will be the Jazz I … [Read more...]

WRITERS@WORK SPEAKER SERIES TO FEATURE STORMOE

By Sydney Lackland College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office Shelle Stormoe will be the inaugural speaker for the University of Central Arkansas’s Writers@Work speaker series on Sept. 18 at 1:40 p.m. in Thompson Hall room 105. The Writers@Work speaker series focuses on the ways in which people on various career paths use writing in different genres and media in their jobs. The … [Read more...]

AST TO ANNOUNCE 2019 SEASON

The Arkansas Shakespeare Theater will announce the 2019 season at the annual Season Reveal Party on Oct. 4, at 6 p.m. at the President’s Home on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas. “Our 2019 lineup will thrill veteran AST audience members and is sure to attract newcomers to our festival. Join us Oct. 4th as we reveal titles that will delight and move you next summer,” said Mary … [Read more...]

REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL 2018-19 TICKETS ON SALE AUG. 6

Single tickets to the 2018-19 Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall season at the University of Central Arkansas will be on sale to the general public Monday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available online at uca.edu/reynolds, at the box office, or over the phone at 501- 450-3265. Individual tickets for all shows except lectures are $30-$40 with UCA students and children’s tickets at $10; … [Read more...]

YOUTH THEATRE OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS PERFORMANCES

The Youth Theatre of Central Arkansas (YTCA) presents its summer productions June 28 and 29 at 7 p.m. and June 3 at 2 p.m. on the Bridges Larson stage in Snow Fine Arts on the University of Central Arkansas campus. Performances are free and open to the public. Theatre instructor Ruthann Curry Browne is the director of the summer intensive theatre training for students from grades 5 to 12. … [Read more...]

ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE TO PRESENT SENSORY-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE OF ‘MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING’

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre will hold a sensory-friendly performance of “Much Ado About Nothing” 2 p.m. July 5 at Reynolds Performance Hall on the University of Central Arkansas campus. The family-friendly adaptation runs June 28 through July 7. Working in conjunction with UCA’s occupational therapy department, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre designed the July 5 performance to be suitable for … [Read more...]

ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE TO OPEN HENRY IV, PART ONE JUNE 22

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre’s 12th season production of Henry IV, Part One will open June 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Reynolds Performance Hall on the University of Central Arkansas campus. Rebekah Scallet, AST’s producing artistic director, said she was “excited for our audiences to see this wonderful story, full of laughter, swordplay and a timeless story of fathers and sons.” Robert Quinlan, who … [Read more...]

FACULTY AND STUDENTS PRODUCE COUNTRY MUSIC VIDEO FOR DON DERBY

The University of Central Arkansas Department of Film, Theatre and Creative Writing faculty and students have produced a music video for Don Derby.  Visiting Assistant Professor of Digital Filmmaking Stephen Stanley led the production team. Stanley, an award-winning filmmaker in his own right along with Director of Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Jen Gerber and UCA Lecturer and Director of … [Read more...]

ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE TO PRESENT MY FAIR LADY JUNE 15-JULY 7

            In its 12th summer season, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre will present Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady, opening in the University of Central Arkansas’s Reynolds Performance Hall on June 15 and running through July 7. AST’s Producing Artistic Director Rebekah Scallet will direct the multiple Tony Award-winning musical that premiered in … [Read more...]