The Weekend Theater is accepting original monologues and short one-act plays from Arkansas playwrights for possible production in 2021. Playwrights will work with a director and cast affiliated with The Weekend Theater in the event a play or monologue is selected for production. Complete scripts in PDF format should be submitted via email to twtplaywright@gmail.com by Jan. 15,…
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Join us on Facebook for this virtual event featuring some of your favorite local performers, plus special guest, choreographer/actor/dancer, Jordan Burns! Access to this fabulous fundraising online event is free, so please support TWT with a tax-deductible donation to help us stay afloat during this difficult time.
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THANK YOU! With your help, we’ve raised over $2,000 since going dark in March! That’s a HUGE feat, since so many of us are struggling right now just to make ends meet, and we are SO grateful. WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW… Artistic Director, Duane Jackson, Executive Director, Andrea McDaniel, and the team at TWT have…
Greeting from the Board of Directors– We trust that you are well and practicing safe distancing while coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic. Additionally, we hope that you and your family have not been too adversely affected. We want to share an update on The Weekend Theater while we work to save our little black box…
We are sad to announce that as a precaution to protect our patrons and our cast and crew from the COVID-19 pandemic, we will not be moving forward with our production of Crowns. During this time of uncertainty we do not feel as though it is safe to continue. Thank you all for your support and…
The Weekend Theater will host an acting technique workshop for youth on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the theater, 1001 W. Seventh St. The workshop is designed for youth ages 12-18 and will be led by Michael Scott, a Little Rock professional improvisor, former theater teacher, and actor and director…
TWT will hold auditions January 11-12, 2020 for the musical CROWNS by Regina Taylor, adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry. Auditions will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, and at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, at The Weekend Theater, 1001 W. 7th St., Little Rock, AR 72201 One…
The Weekend Theater will hold auditions Nov. 9-10 for “Sweat,” the 2017 Pulitzer Prize–winning drama by Lynn Nottage. Auditions will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday and at 6 p.m. on Sunday at the theater, 1001 W. 7th St., Little Rock. > READ MORE
Jamie Scott Blakey is one of our 2019 Nellie Award Honorees! As her bio states in every program of any show she is involved in, “Jamie has done everything in the theatre from directing to sweeping the stage floor after strike and loves it all!” She has been involved with productions at Conway Community Arts…
