/news-archive/tag/theatre-arts/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:21:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2021/10/19/essence-robinson/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:21:55 +0000 /news/?p=80175 ... Transfer Student Spotlight on Essence Robinson]]> Essence Robinson is a theatre arts major at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. What is your hometown? I am from North Little Rock, Arkansas. Tell us about yourself. I am a theatre major and creative writing minor student. If anything, I am an overall multi-creative. I have many interests in life, and I am always trying to find different creative ways to express myself. I favor acting, singing, poetry, gaining business knowledge, drumming, and more. Overall, I am a person who has a strong belief in encouraging and spreading positivity with and through everything attached to myself. If you’re a positive and open-hearted being, you’re able to go pretty far in life, in my opinion. Why did you decide to transfer to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock? I decided to transfer to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock because I was told that it has the best Theatre and Dance department in the state of Arkansas, so I came! Must I add, what I was told is definitely true. I am happy to have transferred here. What is your major, and what do you plan to do after graduation? My major is Theatre Arts. After I graduate, I look forward to going to graduate school and gaining even more knowledge along the theatre and film aspects. What is special about being a transfer college student? What is so special about being a transfer college student is that you get a chance to meet more amazing people. When I came here, I was welcomed with open arms, and I am blessed for that. Why did you choose 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock? I chose 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock because of the wonderful theatre and dance department and also, I heard many good things about this school. Plus, my father graduated from here! What opportunities have you gotten through 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock that you might not have had otherwise? The opportunities I gained through 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock would be the transfer scholarship. Also, I was given sound advising. My advisor/professor has helped me tremendously and without Stacy Pendergraft, I wouldn’t have the knowledge that I currently have now.    ]]> /news-archive/2021/09/13/youth-acting-workshop/ Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:53:13 +0000 /news/?p=79854 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to hold Six-Week Youth Acting Workshop]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a six-week Youth Acting Workshop this fall. 听 The workshop is for students ages 7-12 and will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays from Sept. 18 to Oct. 23 in the University Theatre building at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The program is a collaboration between the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance and the Extended Education office at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Students will learn about acting, theatre-making, and teamwork through weekly workshops led by a theatre instructor and professional actor. This play-oriented, guided process is designed specifically for pre-teens to develop their acting skills through theatre games, improvisation, and scene development. Students will learn to experience self-expression, practice good listening skills, and learn the value of creative collaboration. The workshop culminates in a final showcase shared with family and friends. The cost is $275 per student. Students may register by visiting the and clicking on Design, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts classes. For more information, contact Dr. Larry Smith at ldsmith11@ualr.edu or Christine Cotton at cecotton@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2017/10/25/theater-students-gods-not-dead-3/ Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:51:46 +0000 /news/?p=68382 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock theater students find work on 鈥淕od鈥檚 Not Dead 3鈥�]]> Three University of Arkansas at Little Rock students landed jobs in听 the latest installment of the faith-based film being filmed in central Arkansas.听 Kat Hall, a junior theater major who wants to be a professional costumer, worked one day as a background costumer and was responsible for dressing the extras who were on set. One of the extras was Leah Gel茅 of Little Rock, a technical theater major who has worked with light and sound for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock theatre productions as well as for several community theater productions in central Arkansas. 鈥淚 got involved on a whim really,鈥� Gel茅 said. 鈥淜at called me and asked if I wanted to be a homeless extra for the day. I said, 鈥楽ure! Why not?鈥� There were about 40 homeless extras there, and they just picked us when they needed us. I got picked and was able to interact with both of the main characters for a scene or two.鈥� Selena Mykenzie Gordon, a Fort Smith native majoring in theater, was cast as a 鈥渉ipster hostess鈥� in one scene and as a churchgoer in another scene. Filming, on average, ran about 11 hours a day, she said. 鈥淭he experience, for me, has been a once in a lifetime opportunity. This being my first role in a movie, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but from the moment I stepped on set everyone had a positive attitude, and it was obvious that they were all there to do something they loved and build a movie that they were passionate about. I did get the chance to meet the lead actors and talk to them when we had breaks, and the things they had to say regarding acting and schooling really impacted me, and I’ll definitely be taking the advice they gave me and applying it. 鈥淚 also got the opportunity to spend some time on set with Cissy Houston (American soul and gospel singer and the mother of singer Whitney Houston), and she is hands down the sweetest woman I have ever met with the voice of an angel.鈥� Gordon was familiar with the film series having watched the first “God’s Not Dead.” 鈥淚 loved it,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 haven’t had the chance to watch the second, but I plan on watching it before the third is released.鈥� 鈥淕od鈥檚 Not Dead 3鈥� is due for release in spring 2018. In the upper right photo,听Selena Mykenzie Gordon is one of three 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students who recently worked on the set of “God’s Not Dead 3.” Submitted photo.]]>