For four months, 12 prison inmates participated in the NWA Prison Stories Project, a class designed to help them tell their stories. Their work was then shaped into a script to be performed by stage this week in Fayetteville.
Author: By Tobias Wray
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- About By Tobias Wray
- Tobias is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts through the Arkansas Programs in Creative Writing and Translation and teaches at the University of Arkansas. He is also an associate company member with The Artist’s Laboratory Theatre.
THEATRE REVIEW: Laugh On
A classic comedic whirlwind from Michael Frayn, Noises Off, commences a very promising seventh season for TheatreSquared. I’ll be seeing this one again.
Alley 38 Awaits You
Alley 38 is designed around a poem, “Cloud & Grid” by local poet Carolyn Guinzio, which was used to make a map for the show.
REVIEW: TheatreSquared Brings Down the House
The play is masterfully constructed, jumping, indeed, from scenes of Eliza Poe dying, reciting Macbeth, to Edgar on the steamer headed for Baltimore during his last days, to a young architect of our day, caught in a mysterious obsession with Poe and his work.
REVIEW: Reaching for the Heights
If you are a musical fan, “In the Heights” is a must-see, an already firmly established facet in the ever-evolving revival of the form. I’d say this is a pretty good performance of an excellent show.
REVIEW: Tigers Be Still: A quietly fierce comedy
Tigers, both real and metaphorical, are looming in Kim Rosenstock’s off-Broadway hit from TheatreSquared. The play runs through March 4 at Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville.
REVIEW: Sis! Boom! Bah! Bring It On! The Musical
Unless fun is anathema to you, you will have a hard time not enjoying the vim and vigor of Bring It On! The Musical. The show, well, brings it.
More Than One Side to West Side Story
Go see West Side Story for the dancing, for the unforgettable score, the singing and the memories.
Boeing-Boeing is outta sight
TheatreSquared’s sixth season takes off with Marc Camoletti’s Boeing-Boeing, a jet-packed tour-de-farce that soars to ridiculous heights. With this purely high-altitude cast, chances are good you’ll be struggling to catch your breath.
Don’t Mis Out!
Northwest Arkansas audiences are sometimes too generous with their standing ovations, but last night was one time when I wanted nothing more than to stand and applaud.
Reasons You Should Go
A review of the TheatreSquared production of Neil LaBute’s reasons to be pretty.
An Evening with David Sedaris
A slight man in his mid-fifties, Sedaris stood unassumingly behind the podium next to a spray of gay flowers, delivering his material with the timing of a stand-up comedian and the intimacy of a coffee shop reading.
Sundown Town Takes Fayetteville by Storm
What works about this play works admirably. This is the show I truly hope everyone in town sees this season. It’s certainly worth braving the winter weather to see.
Spring Awakening Stirs
Stop reading this review. Go to the Walton Arts Center website and get your ticket for this show. It might very well be the best musical this community has ever seen.
The Color Purple: Worth the Ticket
“The Color Purple” is a resonant, profound take on a now-familiar story, one that is brazenly faithful and eminently felt.
