/news-archive/tag/shakespeare/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 27 Feb 2019 19:41:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/02/27/weekend-university/ Wed, 27 Feb 2019 19:41:46 +0000 /news/?p=73563 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock offers Weekend University for lifelong learning]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will begin a new on March 9 that will offer central Arkansans a series of 90-minute micro-classes on topics ranging from Shakespeare to stargazing. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock is committed to offering lifelong learning opportunities in the community, and that鈥檚 what we are doing with this initiative,鈥� Chancellor Andrew Rogerson said. 鈥淭he Weekend University format allows people to come and spend part of their Saturday with some of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 star professors.鈥� Weekend University, part of the university鈥檚 Extended Education program, will offer morning and afternoon sessions led by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty and staff. The spring schedule includes two sessions on March 9, April 6, and April 20. The cost is $15 per session or $25 for two on the same day. Sessions will be held at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown, 333 President Clinton Ave. Topics will reflect a diversity of faculty and staff expertise and interests. 鈥淲eekend University promises to be eclectic and enriching,鈥� said Sarah Beth Estes, interim dean of the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences and associate provost for Community, Careers, and Extended Education. 鈥�The inaugural schedule covers such wide-ranging topics as the earth and the stars, the Met and the Bard, wedding dresses and fake news messes. We hope the community will join us downtown to learn something new, to stimulate their curiosity, and to shift their perspective.鈥� Weekend University Spring 2019 Calendar March 9 – 鈥淲hy Shakespeare?鈥� 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Kris McAbee, associate professor of English March 9 – 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Behind the Magic at the Metropolitan Opera?鈥� 1:30-3 p.m., Diane Kesling, instructor of music April 6 – 鈥淎ll the News that鈥檚 Fit to Fake,鈥� 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Jan Thomas, professor of philosophy April 6 – 鈥淪targazing Basics for the Beginner,鈥� 1:30-3 p.m., Darrell Heath, past president of the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society April 20 – 鈥淣atural State Geology You Need to Know,鈥� 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Michael T. DeAngelis, associate professor of geology April 20 – 鈥淢emorable Wedding Dresses: From the Silly to the Sublime,鈥� 1:30-3 p.m., Yslan Hicks, chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance Fall topics will include the validity of forensic evidence, Middle Eastern archaeology, and how to curate collections. For topic descriptions and costs of Weekend University, visit For more information, contact Christine Cotton, director of Extended Education, at cecotton@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2018/09/26/as-you-like-it/ Wed, 26 Sep 2018 17:11:49 +0000 /news/?p=71993 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Theater to present 鈥楢s You Like It鈥�]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will present Shakespeare鈥檚 鈥淎s You Like It鈥� Oct. 10-14 in the University聽Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts. Chad Bradford, who has taught and acted professionally, is the show鈥檚 guest director. Bradford has previously been a guest artist/teaching artist for the American Shakespeare Center (in conjunction with the Hathaway Brown School, Cleveland, Ohio), the University of North Texas (in conjunction with Nebraska Theatre Caravan), Shake on the Lake Shakespeare Festival, the Sonoma Valley Shakespeare Company, the , and the University of Central Arkansas. Performances are as follows:

• Wednesday, Oct. 10 – 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 11 –聽7:30 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 12 –聽7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 13 –聽7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 14 – 2:30 p.m.

An opening night reception will be on Oct. 10 after the show. The two-act show runs about 2 hours and 20 minutes with an intermission. 鈥淎s You Like It鈥� is one of Shakespeare鈥檚 comedies, thought to have been written in 1599. It follows the story of Rosalind, who faces an uncertain future after the exile of her royal father by her uncle, the newly installed Duke Frederick. Buoyed by her loving cousin, Celia, and their rascally clown, Touchstone, Rosalind makes the best of her lot, and by chance, entrances the eyes of a brave young man, Orlando. After Orlando鈥檚 successful wrestling match against the Duke鈥檚 champion, both Orlando and Rosalind must secretly flee to uncertain lands to escape the eyre of the new duke as well as Orlando鈥檚 jealous brother, Oliver. They run separately to the Forest of Arden, fearing they will never see one another again, not knowing the magic and romance that awaits them in the forest. Ticket are $10 for general admission; $5 for faculty, staff, and students; and $5 for military and seniors. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the theater鈥檚 box office from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, by calling 501-569-3456, or online at In the upper right photo, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students Tre鈥� Whitley and Mykenzie Gordon portray Orlando and Rosalind in Shakespeare’s comedy聽“As You Like It.”聽Photo by Benjamin Krain.    ]]> /news-archive/2018/03/06/shakespeare-scene-festival-march-8-9/ Tue, 06 Mar 2018 14:54:52 +0000 /news/?p=69688 ... Arkansas students to perform at Shakespeare Scene Festival March 8-9]]> About 300 elementary, 聽junior high, and high school students from central Arkansas will perform at the Shakespeare Scene Festival on Thursday, March 8, and Friday, March 9, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Students from Arnold Drive Elementary School, Bethel Middle School, Dardanelle Middle School, Henderson Middle School, and Little Rock Central High will perform from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the University Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts. The festival provides teachers and students a venue for the performance of Shakespeare鈥檚 plays. It is sponsored by the Department of English and the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. The festival is free and open to the public. For a performance schedule, visit the festival鈥檚 website. For more information, contact the festival鈥檚 director, Dr. Kris McAbee, at kxmcabee@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2017/03/08/shakespeare-scene-festival-4/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 22:03:49 +0000 /news/?p=66532 ... Arkansas students to perform at Shakespeare Scene Festival]]> Junior high and high school students from central Arkansas will perform at the Shakespeare Scene Festival Friday, March 10, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Students from Arnold Drive Elementary School, Dardanelle Middle School, Henderson Middle School, and Little Rock Central High School will perform from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the University Theatre at the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Center for Performing Arts. Performances will include scenes from 鈥淢uch Ado About Nothing,鈥� 鈥淛ulius Caesar,鈥� 鈥淗amlet,鈥� 鈥淢acbeth,鈥� 鈥淎 Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream,鈥� and 鈥淩omeo and Juliet.鈥� The festival provides teachers and students a venue for the performance of Shakespeare鈥檚 plays. It is sponsored by the Department of English and the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance. The festival is free and open to the public. For a performance schedule, visit the festival鈥檚 website. For more information, contact the festival鈥檚 director, Dr. Kris McAbee, at kxmcabee@ualr.edu.]]>