On Tuesday, The Rep will stage “Pride and Prejudice,” its first major production since the 2022-2023 season ended with “Clyde’s” in June 2023. The Jane Austen adaptation runs from June 18-30 and signals the arrival of a new, shorter show schedule that will take place in the summer months.
Will Trice
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The Rep announces new staff, shift in production for 2024 season
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock announced on Wednesday various staffing changes and a cut to its yearly show schedule, which will begin with the 2024 season. With the shift, a number of existing staff will be laid off in favor of seasonal and part-time jobs.
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UPDATE Arkansas Repertory Theatre gives a free performance of “The Fantasticks”
To conclude its 2021 “Rep Outdoors” series and usher in an official return to the theater next season, The Rep offers a one-night-only, outdoor, free performance of Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt’s musical “The Fantasticks” at Murray Park 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3.
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Arkansas Repertory Theatre is back in 2021-22 with Sondheim, ‘Designing Women’ and ‘School Girls, or The African Mean Girls Play’
After an inventive and abbreviated season outdoors, and “after what feels like an eternity,” Executive Artistic Director Will Trice said, The Rep is back, and the lineup is incredible.
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The Rep is back in July with a play about Sister Rosetta Tharpe
First up in “The Rep Outdoors” series: “Marie & Rosetta,” playwright George Brant’s 2017 play about Cotton Plant, Ark. native Sister Rosetta Tharpe and her relationship with contralto Marie Knight.
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Arkansas Repertory Theatre suspends operations
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre, already struggling to rebuild, can’t overcome the new burden of the coronavirus crisis and has suspended all operations immediately.
“Ann”
Up next at The Rep: “Ann,” an unblinking look at silver-haired, silver-tongued powerhouse Ann Richards, the 45th governor of Texas who ruffled feathers and raised eyebrows for her brash leadership style as much as for her status as a liberal running in ultra-conservative Texas.
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“Ann,” “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” and “Bye Bye Birdie” up at The Rep in spring of 2020
“Ann,” Holland Taylor’s play about legendary Texas governor Ann Richards, goes up Jan. 29-Feb. 16; Simon Stephens’ visually spectacular “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” plays April 1-19; and the classic musical comedy “Bye Birdie” goes up July 8-26.
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Don’t miss: Walking Little Rock and Will Trice at The Rep
ICYMI: Great stores from the Arkansas Times about walking the streets of Little Rock and a new leader of the Arkansas Repertory Theatre.
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Will Trice wants to provide Rep audiences with a ‘great night out’
Meet Will Trice, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre’s new executive artistic director.