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Performing
Arts
The University Theatre, operated by the
Department of Theatre, starts its theatrical season
in the fall with dramas, comedies, and musicals
performed and produced by a student cast and
crew. The department prepares students for
careers as designers, directors, actors, and writers
in productions in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago,
and London, as well as in national tours and theaters
such as Lincoln Center, Circle in the Square, The
Shakespeare Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, and
many more. The Department of Theatre also
recently opened a Black Box Theater in the Global
Campus Building on the Fayetteville Square. It seats
more than 180 and features state-of-the-art sound,
lighting, and production systems.
Visit drama.uark.edu to see what9s showing now.
The Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center,
which opened in 2015, is the primary performance
venue for the university9s musical groups, including
the Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, Concert
Band, Campus Band, New Music Ensemble,
University Symphony Orchestra, Schola Cantorum,
Concert Choir, Inspirational Chorale, Women9s
Choir, Percussion Ensemble, Pan Band, Jazz Band,
and Opera.
Visit faulkner.uark.edu/tickets for dates and
tickets.
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