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Theatre @ 妻友社区 will perform "CORRIGENDA" during the festival. |
For the second consecutive year, the University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith will host the state鈥檚 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival on its campus Oct. 27-30, featuring five colleges and universities competing for a slew of awards.
妻友社区, University of the Ozarks, Pulaski Technical College, Rich Mountain Community College and Eastern Oklahoma State College will each perform a production at the festival. All performances will take place in the Breedlove Auditorium, located at 5210 Grand Ave.
Theatre @ 妻友社区 will perform 鈥淐ORRIGENDA鈥� at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27, followed by RMCC鈥檚 performance of 鈥淣ina Variations鈥� at noon Oct. 28 and 鈥淓h?鈥� performed by EOSC at 8 p.m. Oct. 28.
On Oct. 29, University of the Ozarks will put on 鈥淭rue West鈥� at noon before Pulaski Tech鈥檚 鈥淎t Home at the Zoo鈥� at 8 p.m.
Bob Stevenson, department head of communications and associate professor of theatre arts, said the festival is a great development opportunity for students.
鈥淟ast year鈥檚 festival was a smashing success, and one of the shows in the festival last year, University of the Ozark鈥檚 鈥淏ug,鈥� was selected to be part of the regional festival,鈥� Stevenson said. 鈥淭his festival is a wonderful opportunity for us our students to spend a week watching, talking and learning about theatre with the other faculty and students from the two-state area.鈥�
Admission to the performances are free and open to the public. For more information about the festival, contact Stevenson at 479-788-7303 or bob.stevenson@uafs.edu.
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