Community Theatre of Little Rock Announces WE ALL HEAR VOICES, Continuing Through 3/11

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The Community Theatre of Little Rock will present its Winter Season production of "We All Hear Voices". Remaining show dates are March 9^th and 10^th at 7:30 pm and 11^th at 2pm. It is being held at The Public Theatre, located at 616 Center Street, next to Horn's Men's Store in downtown Little Rock.

 

Regular admission is $14 for adults and $12 for military, students and seniors age 65 and over. Groups of 10 or more can get in for $12. Children age six and under are given free admission.

This Season, CTLR is partnering with Go! Running Athletic Shoe Store, Little Rock Road Runner's Club and the Running Reshoe Program to collect new and gently used shoes.  "A Mile in Their Shoes" campaign has already kicked off, but theater goers can help CTLR collect shoes with this performance. In exchange for their donation, patrons will receive $1 off the admission price. Donations will be collected and distributed to organizations like Our House, CASA, local High Schools and other under-served areas. For specific information about the "A Mile in Their Shoes" campaign, please contact Erin Taylor at Go! Running. 501-813-7155.

 

Along with the shoe program, the We All Hear Voices cast has scheduled a 'Pocket Preview'* of the show February 23^rd  at 7:30pm. On this one night, admission is whatever the patron can pay. *CTLR's "Pocket Previews" are actually final dress rehearsals which are open to the public. No admission is required, but we will be accepting donations to support the theatre. No reservations will be accepted, as seating is strictly on a first-come, first-serve basis.

 

Dr. Sam Taggart will be signing copies of the novel "We All Hear Voices" on opening night, February 24^th. Copies will be on sale during the full run of the show for $15.00. A portion of the proceeds from sales will go to Community Theatre of Little Rock.

"We All Hear Voices" is adapted from the book, also written by Taggart, an Arkansan doctor and local playwright.  It tells the story of Jack (BrIan Williams), a quiet man with a talent for cooking and a dark secret to hide.  He hears voices in his head, but the medicine he takes hampers his ability to cook.  He wanders into the town of Gum Ridge, Arkansas, and takes a job as cook at Moon's Bar and Grill, located across from the local racetrack.  The owner, Albert Moon (Mark Troillett), is a gambler and womanizer, content to raid the cash register and hold court with the bar's regulars.  Mary Ann (Susan Andrews), the waitress, befriends Jack, and starts up a relationship with Richard Kyle (Terry Harrison), a local rice farmer and race car driver.  As word of Jack's culinary expertise grows, so does business.  But Moon's latest get-rich-quick scheme threatens the life of the bar, and Jack's hold over the voices.

 

Mark Troillett and BrIan Williams are reprising their roles as Moon and Jack, which they played in Benton and Hot Springs in 2009. This is Frank O. Butler's third time directing this amazing play.

 

Elizabeth Reha as Sylvia
Susan Andrews as Mary Ann
Randall Earnest as Roland Pennington
Charlotte Hammonds as Joy
Monika Rodgers as Judy
Brooke Ballew as Jenny
Mark Troillett as Moon
Chris Boggs as Joe
Jerry Rice as Art 
Terry Harrison as Richard
BrIan Williams as Jack
Don Francis as the Voice from the Stove
Vivian Murray as Kate
Tamara Murry as Crystal
Thomas Sullivan as Sheriff H.T. Lincoln
Aaron Bunch as the Voice of the God of Chance
Danny Troillett as the Voice of the God of Chance
Brent Wood as the Voice of the God of Chance
Tommy Nicolai as Jerry
Maxx Blanford as Thug
Liz Turner as the Voice of Mary Ann's Mother

Frank Butler – Director
Liz Turner- Stage Manager
Chris Boggs – Executive Producer
Danny Troillett and Jerry Woods – Producers