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2023-2024 Shows
Scroll down for our exciting Season 40 including Second Stage shows, musicals, and mini-shows!
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
In this original Arts Live Theatre adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, couples become entangled in a quarrel between the King and Queen of the fairies. Hermia and Lysander escape to the forest to be together, causing confusion and jealousy between Helena and Demetrius. The fairy king Oberon and queen Titania have a dispute, leading to mischievous plans involving a love potion.Puck mistakenly applies the love potion to the wrong person, leading to Lysander falling in love with Helena instead of Hermia. The amateur actors, the Mechanicals, rehearse a play in the forest, and one of them, Bottom, is transformed into a donkey by Puck's magic.Through magical interventions and the play's conclusion, the confusion is resolved, true love triumphs, and the characters come together for joyous wedding celebration.
Performance dates: September 14-September 17, 2023 at Arts Live Theatre.
Run Time: 50 minutes. Appropriate for all ages.
A BOO-TIFUL ZOMBIE HIGH SCHOOL REUNION
It's the ten year combined reunion of Zombie High School and their town rival Casper High School with its ghostly student body. What happens when old friends, rivals and frenemies are reunited with their classmates, chaperones and teachers?
Actors ages 10-18 are invited to audition.
Audition dates: Saturday, September 9th, 2023. 2PM-4PM at Arts Live Theatre.
Performance dates: October 19-22, 2023 at Arts Live Theatre.
Run Time: 50 minutes. Appropriate for all ages.
An Arts Live Theatre Original Production!
ELF JR. THE MUSICAL
Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and that his half-brother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas
Actors ages 8-18 are invited to audition.
Audition dates: Sunday, September 17, 2023. 4PM-7PM & Saturday, September 23, 2023. 10AM-1PM at Arts Live Theatre. Ages 8-18 are invited to audition.
Performance dates: November 16, 17, 18 & 19. 2023 at The Medium in Springdale, AR.
Run Time: 60 minutes. Appropriate for all ages.
THE HARDY BOYS: THE SECRET OF THE OLD MILL
Amateur sleuths Frank and Joe Hardy investigate a counterfeit operation while their detective father is connected to a secret case involving national security. An old mill on the outskirts of town appears to hold the key to solving both crimes. Determined to learn the secret of the old mill, Frank and Joe devise a clever scheme to gain entrance, only to find themselves trapped in an underground tunnel
Actors ages 10-18 are invited to audition.
Audition dates: Saturday, October 14, 2023. 2PM-5PM at Arts Live Theatre.
Performance dates: December 7, 8, 9 & 10, 2023 at Arts Live Theatre.
Run Time: 60 minutes. Appropriate for all ages.
An Arts Live Theatre Original Adaptation!
ASCENSION DAY
Innocent and not-so-innocent choices made in youth can alter the course of a lifetime. This theme is sensitively explored in this one-act play, set in a Wisconsin Bible camp in the spring of 1947.
Actors ages 12-18 are invited to audition.
Audition dates: Saturday, December 2, 2023. 12.30PM-3PM at Arts Live Theatre.
Performance dates: January 25, 26, 27 & 28, 2024 at Arts Live Theatre.
Run Time: Approximately 65 minutes. Appropriate for ages 10+.
HAPPILY EVER AFTER!
When Happily Ever after isn’t so happy, how do these characters embark on their journey to rewrite the story? Find out in this original script by writer, poet and actor NaTosha De'Von!
Actors ages 10-18 are invited to audition.
Audition dates: Saturday, January 20, 2024. 10AM-1PM at Arts Live Theatre.
Performance dates: February 29, March 1-3, 2024 at Arts Live Theatre.
Run Time: 60 minutes. Appropriate for all ages.
An Arts Live Theatre Original Production!
MADAGASCAR
Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends — Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo — have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape — with the help of some prodigious penguins — to explore the world.
Actors ages 8-18 are invited to audition.
Audition dates: Saturday, March 2, 2024. 11AM-1PM & Saturday, March 9, 2024. 11AM-1PM at Arts Live Theatre.
Performance dates: May 23-26, 2024 at The Medium in Springdale, AR.
Run Time: 60 minutes. Appropriate for all ages.
THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRY STUPID TALES
Though the characters may be familiar, each of your favorite storybook fables is uproariously derailed in this adaptation of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's quintessential children's book of fractured fairy tales. Everything from "Chicken Little" to "The Gingerbread Man" gets a complete makeover. Fun music and witty narration accompany the likes of ineloquent giants, sassy barnyard animals, colossal cow pies, and enough stinky cheese to go around.
Actors ages 8-18 are invited to audition.
Audition dates: Saturday, May 18, 2024. 10AM-1PM at Arts Live Theatre.
Performance Dates: June 27-30, 2024 at Arts Live Theatre.
Run Time: 60 minutes. Appropriate for all ages.
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