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'Footloose,' Jane Austen and work from MacDowell Fellow James Anthony Tyler at The Rep in 2024

The Rep's upcoming season is made up of five wildly different plays, set up for nearly back-to-back runs in the summer of 2024. You've got "Footloose," tried-and-true musical "Hello, Dolly!" and Jane Austen's "Pride & Prejudice," plus work by Little Rock local playwright Joseph Scott Ford and MacDowell Fellow James Anthony Tyler.
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'Clyde's' opens at The Rep on Wednesday

The Rep’s final production of the 2022-2023 season is another look at what happens behind the scenes among co-workers, but the setting this time is the kitchen of a truck stop diner outside of Reading, Pennsylvania.
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The Rep announces new staff, shift in production for 2024 season

The Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock announced on Wednesday various staffing changes and a cut to its yearly show schedule, which will begin with the 2024 season. With the shift, a number of existing staff will be laid off in favor of seasonal and part-time jobs.

The Rep's 'Little Shop of Horrors' is good, clean, gory fun

One part botany, two parts science fiction, three parts murder mystery and a generous splash of doo-wop. Did I miss anything? Perhaps a giant carnivorous plant with all the attitude and sass of your favorite drag performer? Mix well and you've got The Rep’s outstanding current production, the classic dark comedy musical "Little Shop Of Horrors," now playing through the end of April.
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'Little Shop of Horrors' opens on Wednesday at The Rep

"Little Shop of Horrors" — directed by Stephanie Klemons, the associate choreographer for “Hamilton" — runs at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre from Wednesday, April 5 to Sunday, April 30.

The Rep's 'Laughter on the 23rd Floor' offers wisecracks on a well-worn path

“Laughter on the 23rd Floor” is well-acted and well-produced, certainly. Judge Reinhold is alternately brash, crushed, world-conquering, tender, depressed, wall-punching and — when needed — a brilliant showman. We’ve just grown to expect more from Neil Simon’s more familiar work, and this one falls a bit short of his usual standards.
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A faithful performance of 'Guys & Dolls' at The Rep invites questions of parody

The Rep's "Guys & Dolls" boasts energy, strong acting and lively dancing, but can't help but make the mind wonder about whether or not it's supposed to be a parody.

Weekend plans: Downtown food trucks, Greek food festival, Filmland and brunch, of course

A weekend roundup.
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Arkansas Repertory Theatre is back in 2021-22 with Sondheim, 'Designing Women' and 'School Girls, or The African Mean Girls Play'

After an inventive and abbreviated season outdoors, and "after what feels like an eternity," Executive Artistic Director Will Trice said, The Rep is back, and the lineup is incredible.

Will Trice wants to provide Rep audiences with a ‘great night out’

Meet Will Trice, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre's new executive artistic director.
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New Rep director John Miller-Stephany lands in Little Rock

Cliff Baker introduced Miller-Stephany at a meeting earlier today, handing off his duties as interim director, a role he's played since the departure of former artistic director Bob Hupp.

ACANSA: A Spoleto for Arkansas

Coming in 2014.
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