UA Little Rock student Lance Beckman, left, is shown with the directors at the Summer Theatermakers Directing Intensive at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Sun Porch. Shown from left to right are Lance Beckman, Miguel Ángel Lopez, Ski Gozo, Leo Yihan Wang, and Skye Lu.

Beckman Spends Memorable Summer at National Theatre Institute

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student completed a highly competitive six-week summer theater program where participants create new work while training with professionals and emerging artists. Continue reading “Beckman Spends Memorable Summer at National Theatre Institute”

Three students stand next to each other, each playing the trumpet.

CHASSE Announces October College Events

The College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE) at UA Little Rock has announced its scheduled events for the month of October during the fall 2024 semester. The lineup of events for the remainder of the semester can be found on the college’s website. Continue reading “CHASSE Announces October College Events”

Linda Holzer

UA Little Rock to Host Sept. 20 Concert Featuring Linda Holzer

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a concert, “A Musical Bouquet:  Sonorities!” featuring University Professor of Music Linda Holzer on Friday, Sept. 20, at UA Little Rock.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock to Host Sept. 20 Concert Featuring Linda Holzer”

An aerial shot, a woman stands over a long piece of paper in a gallery with scissors in her hands. Scraps of paper are in another hand, and she's standing around longs trips of colorful paper.

CHASSE Announces September College Events

The College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE) at UA Little Rock has announced its scheduled events for the month of September during the fall 2024 semester. The lineup of events for the entire semester can be found on the college’s website. Continue reading “CHASSE Announces September College Events”

Whitbeck Award winner and Donaghey Scholar Emily Wells graduated with a B.A. in mass communication and a minor in theatre arts. Photo by Benjamin Krain.

UA Little Rock Honors Emily Wells as Whitbeck Award Winner

Emily Wells, a mass communication major and theatre arts minor from Warren, has been named the winner of the 2024 Edward L. Whitbeck Memorial Award at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Honors Emily Wells as Whitbeck Award Winner”

Students play a number of instruments as they look at sheet music on a stage.

UA Little Rock to Present Spring Jazz and Wind Ensemble Concert April 23

The School of Literary and Performing Arts will host the Spring Jazz and Wind Ensemble Concert on Tuesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall on UA Little Rock’s campus. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to Present Spring Jazz and Wind Ensemble Concert April 23”

Choir students pose in a line outside of a church for a photo.

UA Little Rock Presents “Conversations From the Choral Canon”

The School of Literary and Performing Arts will showcase the talent of UA Little Rock Choirs during the spring choir concert “Conversations From the Choral Canon” on Saturday, April 27 at 2 p.m. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Presents “Conversations From the Choral Canon””

Six students stand in a row on stage each in different poses, holding binders with their scripts.

Fringe Festival of New Student Work Highlights Writing Process

The School of Literary and Performing Arts at UA Little Rock will showcase student innovation in the 2024 Fringe Festival of New Student Work featuring original works generated by students in class with playwright-in-residence Candrice Jones. Continue reading “Fringe Festival of New Student Work Highlights Writing Process”