UA Little Rock to Host ‘Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue’ March 2-6

The UA Little Rock Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will hold five performances of “Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue” March 2-6.

The performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. March 2-5. The final performance will be at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March. 6. The play will take place in the Haislip Theatre in the Center for Performing Arts and UA Little Rock.

Written by Quiara Alegría Hudes and directed by Dr. Lawrence Smith, an associate professor at UA Little Rock, “Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue” tells the story of Philadephia-native Elliot Ortiz’s tour in Iraq, his father’s time fighting in Vietnam, and his grandfather’s participation in the Korean War.

The play stars Darion Simpson, a theatre arts and sociology major from Little Rock, as Pop; Essence Simoné , a theatre arts major from North Little Rock, as Ginny; Bryan Hernández, a marketing major from Clinton, as Grandpop; and Leonel Martinez, a theatre arts major from Little Rock, as Elliot.

Tickets to “Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue” will be $5 for UA Little Rock students and employees and $10 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased online at ualr.edu/theatre beginning Feb. 21 or over the phone at 501-916-3291. Facemasks will be required.