ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock to Host ‘Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue’ March 2-6
The ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will hold five performances of “Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugueâ€� March 2-6.
The ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will hold five performances of “Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugueâ€� March 2-6.
The performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. March 2-5. The final performance will be at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March. 6. The play will take place in the Haislip Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts and ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock.
Written by Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes and directed by Dr. Lawrence Smith, an associate professor at ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock, “Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugueâ€� tells the story of Philadephia-native Elliot Ortiz’s tour in Iraq, his father’s time fighting in Vietnam, and his grandfather’s participation in the Korean War.
The play stars Darion Simpson, a theatre arts and sociology major from Little Rock, as Pop; Essence Simoné , a theatre arts major from North Little Rock, as Ginny; Bryan Hernández, a marketing major from Clinton, as Grandpop; and Leonel Martinez, a theatre arts major from Little Rock, as Elliot.
Tickets to “Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugueâ€� will be $5 for ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock students and employees and $10 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased online at ualr.edu/theatre beginning Feb. 21 or over the phone at 501-916-3291. Facemasks will be required.