
Young actor on spectrum uses theatre to combat social anxiety
DIGITAL ORIGINAL from KARK Jesse Niswanger, 17, who will play Grandpa Joe in the upcoming production was diagnosed at 3-years-old with...


Willy Wonka Jr. Cast Announced
Arkansas Repertory Theatre announced the cast of Willy Wonka Jr., featuring 39 talented young artists. The production, directed and...


Spring Break program integrates visual art and theatre
Young artists in K-6th grades explored the intersections between visual art and theatre in an imaginative week of acting, design...


Untapped Performance
A sold-out crowd attended Untapped's annual gala, which Anna Kimmell performed in and emceed. Proceeds from the evening supported...


Swinging into CHICAGO
Anna Kimmell stepped into the company of CHICAGO, the premiere production in The Rep's 2019 Season. After illness and injury plagued the...


Young actors flock to auditions at The Rep
Last week, over 150 young Arkansas artists auditioned for The Rep's upcoming production of Willy Wonka Jr. The production, directed and...


Tap Workshops at Arkansas schools
On Giving Tuesday 2018, over 300 students from 5 different schools across the state of Arkansas participated in tap dance workshops led...


2019 Season Reveal at The Rep
When a theater company wants to make a big announcement, they might as well do it with song and dance. “We’ve been bursting to tell...


"Plays in Progress" at The Rep: Staged readings of new works by local talent
This October, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre will launch its pilot series "Plays In Progress," featuring lightly staged readings of new...


Rep students raise voices and scholarship funds at Student Cabaret
On September 9th, over 65 Rep students and recent alumni performed a meaningful revue of repertoire in support of the The Rep's...