TheatreSquared Extends DIAL M FOR MURDER
Northwest Arkansas audiences are packing TheatreSquared to see Dial M for Murder, a twisty and timeless crime thriller with a sharp, clever update. Due to this overwhelming demand, T2 is adding seven additional shows by extending the run to September 17.
JUST MY TYPE: Hot New Comedy By Boca Filmmaker Jill Melody Now Streaming Online
Boca-based filmmaker Jill Melody is busy celebrating her next big success—now streaming worldwide. The president of Punchline Productions and the founder of the Florida Comedy Film Festival is also the triple-threat producer-director-star of the mischievous new comedy JUST MY TYPE which is now available for viewing on both GooglePlay and Amazon Prime.
SANCTUARY CITY Opens Next Month at TheatreSquared
Sanctuary City, a critically acclaimed, timely, and moving new drama by Pulitzer Prize-winner Martyna Majok, opens March 1 at TheatreSquared (477 W. Spring St., Fayetteville) and runs through April 9.
TheatreSquared's KIM'S CONVENIENCE Announces Extension
Audiences will have a few more chances to catch TheatreSquared's hilarious and heartwarming comedy, Kim's Convenience. Due to popular demand, the production is extending to add seven performance dates—but must close on February 26.
Beloved Masterpiece A CHRISTMAS CAROL Comes To The T2 Stage This December
TheatreSquared's A Christmas Carol—a beloved Northwest Arkansas tradition that debuted with the company's new building in 2019—will return to the stage December 1 and continue performances through Christmas Eve. Adapted by T2 co-founders Amy Herzberg and Robert Ford, the inventive, magic-filled T2 original production is directed by Herzberg and associate director Bryce Kemph.
TheatreSquared Announces Extension of IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE
Audiences will have a few more chances to catch TheatreSquared's zany, rollicking musical adaptation of the 1950s sci-fi classic, It Came From Outer Space. Due to popular demand, the production is extending to add seven performance dates—but must close on September 25.
PBS Announces SOUTHERN STORYTELLERS Documentary Series
The series features novelist Jesmyn Ward; country music artist Lyle Lovett; poet and memoirist Natasha Trethewey; 'Raya and the Last Dragon' screenwriter Qui Nguyen; The Hate U Give author Angie Thomas; singer and guitarist Brittany Howard; playwright Katori Hall; and “Stranger Things” series creators Matt and Ross Duffer.
TheatreSquared Opens New Permanent Home
More than 550 Northwest Arkansas civic leaders and arts supporters gathered for a ribbon cutting celebration at TheatreSquared's state-of-the-art, $31 million new home.
CAT Theatre Presents BINGO! THE WINNING MUSICAL
CAT Theatre presents BINGO! THE WINNING MUSICAL by Ilene Reid, Michael Heitzman, and David Holcenberg, directed by Pat Walker, opening Friday, April 19 and running through Saturday, May 4, 2019.
TheatreSquared Announces $1.5 Million Gift To Next Stage Campaign
TheatreSquared Executive Director Martin Miller and Artistic Director Robert Ford announced today a $1.5 million leadership grant from the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation toward the Our Next Stage capital campaign, supporting Northwest Arkansas's first permanent, dedicated home for professional theatre.
Theatresquared Announces 2019 Arkansas New Play Festival Lineup
TheatreSquared Artistic Director Robert Ford and Executive Director Martin Miller announced today the lineup of new plays for the eleventh annual Arkansas New Play Festival. Five plays will be intensively developed by teams including the playwright, director, dramaturg, and professional cast for each project. Four will receive staged reading performances in Bentonville and in Fayetteville, including Ain't I A Woman by Na'Tosha De'Von, Carlo at the Wedding by Bryna Turner, He Did It by Rachel Lynett, and Teen Dad by Adrienne Dawes. The fifth project is Blanket Statements, a brand-new devised work by Northwest Arkansas's own LatinX Theatre Project, and will culminate in a fully staged workshop performance. With this collaboration, the Project and T2 are launching a new affiliation which extends artistic, production, and institutional support to the young company, supported by a major grant from the Walton Family Foundation.
INTIMATE APPAREL Comes to TheatreSquared
Next week, TheatreSquared will open the award-winning, poignant, and uplifting new American drama Intimate Apparel, winner of five national awards for Best Play. This turn-of-the-century story about the empowerment of Esther, an African American seamstress who sews brilliantly intricate "intimates" for high society and red-light women alike, was written by Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur "genius" grant recipient Lynn Nottage. Shana Gold (Rapture Blister Burn, Proof) directs a professional cast hailing from Northwest Arkansas, Chicago and New York. Performances are scheduled for March 22-April 16, 2017, with tickets ($15-$45) available at theatre2.org or (479) 443-5600.