New Plays to Debut in Argenta this Weekend

 

Argenta Community Theatre (ACT), 405 Main Street, North Little Rock Arkansas Repertory Theatre presents TheatreSquared's 2011 Arkansas New Play Fest on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 at Argenta Community Theatre in North Little Rock. The Arkansas New Play Fest features professional staged readings of four original plays. Each script is rehearsed, staged and performed by professional artists, script in hand, for the public and playwright. There will be a talkback session with the playwright and the cast following each reading. Featured Plays They Want by Alan M. Berks | Directed by Robert FordThis modern retelling of The Oresteia by Aeschylus, dramatically explores the internal dynamics of a powerful family during a time of war. READ MORE Disfarmer by Werner Trieschmann | Directed by Kate Frank In the small mountain town of Heber Springs, Arkansas, the portrait artist known as Disfarmer captured the lives and emotions of the people of rural America. READ MORE In The Book Of by John Walch | Directed by Amy Herzberg This engaging new play re-imagines the biblical book of Ruth, in which Naomi and Anisah are reeling from the losses of their husbands in contemporary Afghanistan. READ MORE Look Away by Robert Ford | Directed by Robert Ford In rural Arkansas in the 1930s, we meet Matty and Alonzo, African American teenagers who've narrowly escaped a lynch mob by slipping into the kitchen of the Wilson Company plantation house where Alonzo's mother is head housekeeper. READ MORE Tickets are $7 per reading or $20 for all four readings. Call The Rep Box Office at (501) 378-0405 for tickets. Visit www.therep.org for more information on the featured plays, special deals and special events in Argenta, parking and more.   This e-mail was sent from Arkansas Repertory Theatre Immediate removal with PatronMail® SecureUnsubscribe. To forward this e-mail to a friend or colleague, use this link. To change your e-mail address or update preferences, use this link.