- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/ualr-department-of-english/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 09 Mar 2016 19:16:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 African American Read-in set for Friday, March 11 /news-archive/2016/03/09/african-american-read-in-ualr-english-department/ Wed, 09 Mar 2016 19:16:50 +0000 /news/?p=63670 ... African American Read-in set for Friday, March 11]]> Sigma Tau Delta, an聽international English honor society, has scheduled an African American Read-in event for 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 11, at the Donaghey Student Center, Room 205G. The event, a collaboration of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock English Department and the community, will celebrate the works of African American authors. Food will be provided, and there will be door prizes during this free event, which is open to the public. Attendees will be invited to read passages from their favorite authors. To RSVP, contact Olivia Barry at oxbarry@ualr.edu. For more information, contact the English Department at 501.569.3161.]]> Arkansas students to perform at Shakespeare Scene Festival /news-archive/2016/03/08/shakespeare-scene-festival-3/ Tue, 08 Mar 2016 23:16:15 +0000 /news/?p=63653 ... Arkansas students to perform at Shakespeare Scene Festival]]> About 300 junior high and high school students from central Arkansas will perform at the Shakespeare Scene Festival Thursday, March 10, and Friday, March 11, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Students from Warren Dupree Elementary School, Henderson Middle School, Horace Mann Middle School, Episcopal Collegiate High School, Little Rock Central High, and Perryville High School 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.]]> Staged screenplay reading spotlights effects of meth addiction /news-archive/2015/05/12/staged-screenplay-reading-spotlights-effects-of-meth-addiction/ Tue, 12 May 2015 16:40:42 +0000 /news/?p=61786 ... Staged screenplay reading spotlights effects of meth addiction]]> sam brown

Novelist Sam Brown

Set in Saline County and central Arkansas, the screenplay was adapted from the novel of the same name. It is a tough portrayal of lives impacted by meth addiction and production. The lead character is聽Mattie Gray, a young girl with an abusive mother who is a meth addict. Her father is her bright spot, until Mattie realizes there is a dark side to the man she knows as 鈥淒addy.鈥 Meth addiction and meth production are rarely discussed through the eyes of children who are impacted by this struggle everyday in Arkansas and throughout the U.S. Mattie鈥檚 story is a nod to those who wait in the wings but fight for survival.
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English faculty member Frank Thurmond

The staged reading will feature talented local actors including Heather Smith, Ricco Ardemagni, Bailey Lamb, Paul Seminara, Stephen Perry, and others. The novel began during Brown’s work as a 糖心Vlog传媒LR student under the tutelage of Minnick in spring 2010. A casual comment, “Little Rock’s safe until something happens,” a phrase Brown’s father once used, led to the novel’s beginnings. It became Brown’s first book when it was published by Stanley Press in 2012. For information, contact Mary Ellen Kubit at 501.786.7909 or mekubit@yahoo.com.]]>