- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/dominique-morisseau/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:47:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host 鈥楧etroit 鈥67鈥 /news-archive/2019/02/14/ua-little-rock-to-host-detroit-67/ Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:47:18 +0000 /news/?p=73406 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to host 鈥楧etroit 鈥67鈥]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will present a production of 鈥淒etroit 鈥67鈥 Feb. 27 to March 3. 鈥淒etroit 鈥67鈥 is a powerful play, written by Dominique Morisseau, that unfolds an explosive moment in American history 鈥 the race riots that ravaged the city of Detroit in 1967, all set to a vibrant soundtrack of the day鈥檚 Motown music. The play will be held in the Haislip Theatre in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Center for Performing Arts on the following days and times:
  • 听听听听听Wednesday, Feb. 27: 7:30 p.m.
  • 听听听听听Thursday, Feb. 28: 7:30 p.m.
  • 听听听听听Friday, March 1: 7:30 p.m.
  • 听听听听听Saturday, March 2: 7:30 p.m.
  • 听听听听听Sunday, March 3: 2:30 p.m.
Lawrence Smith, assistant professor of theatre history, directs the play featuring Taylor Green, Char Kendall Dupins, Tre’ Vaughn Whitley, Keith Harper, and Abby Jo Windsor. Additional crew members include Stage Manager Crystal Briner, Scenic and Lighting Director William Marshall, and Costume Designer Yslan Hicks. General admission tickets are $10 each, while tickets for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees, students, seniors, and members of the military are $5. Tickets can be.
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will also host a series of free pre-show discussions featuring faculty and guest speakers on subjects related to the Detroit uprising of 1967 and its legacy:
  • Wednesday, Feb. 27: 6:45 p.m. “Naming Resistance: ‘Race Riots,’ Rebellions, Uprisings, and Unrest” with聽Edma Delgado Sol贸rzano (World Literatures and Languages), Jana McAuliffe (Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies), Brian Mitchell (History), and Rachel Tennial (Psychology)
  • Thursday, Feb. 28: 6:45 p.m.聽“Black Women Artists and Authors: Perspectives, Approaches, and Aesthetics in (Re)presenting History” with聽LaVerne Bell-Tolliver (School of Social Work, emeritus), Candrice Jones (Central High School), and Lynne Ann Ellsworth Larsen (Art and Design)
  • 聽Friday, March 1: 6:45 p.m. “Contexts and Consequences of the 1967 Detroit Rebellion: Police Relations and Practices within Communities of Color” with聽Laura Barrio-Vilar (English), John A. Kirk (Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity), and David Montague (Criminal Justice)
  • 聽Sunday, March 3: 1:45 p.m. “Informal Economics v. the Architecture of Generational Poverty, Race, and Economic Legitimacy” with聽David Briscoe (Sociology), Michael Craw (School of Public Affairs), and Sarah Quintanar (Economics and Finance)
For more information, contact the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance at 501-569-3291 or kcgaines@ualr.edu.]]>