The Quotable Dr. Joycelyn Elders, Now Onstage In Little Rock
Arkansas Rep artistic director Steve H. Broadnax III has written a new show about a local hero who went from a sharecropper’s farm to the heights of state and federal government.
Arkansas Rep artistic director Steve H. Broadnax III has written a new show about a local hero who went from a sharecropper’s farm to the heights of state and federal government.
The versatile director returns to Little Rock, joining executive director Will Trice and producing director Ken-Matt Martin to lead their hometown regional theatre into its next chapter.
Theatre folks from Alaska to Ohio to Misssissippi tell us where they’re seeing the most change and what they’d like to see on a stage in the coming season.
The series will feature a free concert as well as two productions, including one at the Little Rock Zoo.
What Arkansas Rep learned after it suspended operations last year and turned itself around.
The season will include plays by Holland Taylor, Simon Stephens, and the musical ‘Bye Bye Birdie.’
The Little Rock native will begin the new post in August, taking the helm of the Rep after it briefly suspended operations.
The company, which suspended operations last spring, is back with classics and new plays for its “Rebuild the Rep” season.
The state’s largest theatre has cancelled the remainder of its season, citing financial troubles.
The season will include classic plays, comedies, and musicals.