UALR’s third theatre production of the 2014-15 academic year has been cast. Performances of “Scotland Road” by Jeffrey Hatcher will run Feb. 11 through Feb. 15. Wednesday through Saturday shows are at 8 p.m., and there will be a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m.

Performances will be at the University Theatre in the Center for the Performing Arts at UALR. Ticket prices are $10 for the general public and $5 for UALR students, faculty, staff, and seniors.

For more information, tickets, and reservations call 501.569.3456.

About the play
Mystery, history, and human obsession plot the course of “Scotland Road.”

Reality is called into question when a simply dressed young woman is rescued from a small iceberg in the North Atlantic. All evidence, including her one word to the rescuers, “Titanic,” points to her being a survivor of the world’s worst sea disaster 80 years before.

The play navigates its way through several unexpected twists and turns as the woman is questioned by John Jacob Astor V, great-grandson of one of the Titanic’s most celebrated victims and a man preoccupied with every aspect of the event. Each meeting both unravels and deepens the mystery, and forces Astor to embark on his own voyage of soul searching.

Highly stylized and rich with imagery, the play examines the depths of who we are and brings to the surface the realization that few things, and fewer people, are what they seem.

The show’s director is Dr. Jay E. Raphael, professor and chair of UALR Department of Theatre and Dance. The cast members and creative staff are:

Freshman Keaton Duersch as John
Senior Ashley Mahan as Halbrech
Senior Heidee Alsdorf as The Woman
Associate Professor Stacy Pendergraft as Frances Kittle
Associate Professor William Marshall, scenic and lighting designer
Associate Professor Yslan Hicks, costume designer
Jim Spencer, sound designer
Karen Harris, properties