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Play Delights, Shocks Audience

When it comes to imaginary friends, Calvin has Hobbes, Pete has a dragon, and Christopher Robin has Winnie the Pooh. What sets these companions apart from Lucy’s imaginary friend, Mr. Marmalade, is that Hobbes doesn’t beat Calvin, the dragon doesn’t have a cocaine problem, and Winnie the Pooh doesn’t smell like alcohol. Thursday night’s opening [...]

Student Play Premieres

Thursday is opening night for “Mr. Marmalade,” a student production about childhood and its relationship to the adult world. The curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. in the Bridges/Larson Theater of Snow Fine Arts. Admission is free. The play, written by Noah Haidle, explores the psychology of Lucy in the adult world. Lucy is an abandoned child who knows [...]

Cirque Kicks It in Reynolds

The two-hour production of “Cirque Mechanics: Boom Town” in Reynolds Performance Hall Tuesday night had all the elements of the typical acrobatic show with an extra kick. The production left the audience stunned with the quality of balance, grace and dexterity that the acrobats displayed. The 10-member cast amazed the audience with a show full of [...]

“Urinetown” Hits Campus

What happens when the government bans the use of private toilets? Find out tonight when the UCA Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning comedy “Urinetown.” The curtains open at 7:30 p.m. in the Bridges/Larson Theater in the Snow Fine Arts Center. The play will be performed again at 7:30 p.m. Friday and at the same time [...]

Acting Auditions Tomorrow

Want to try acting without having to major in theater? Here’s a chance. The theatre program in the Mass Communication and Theatre Department is holding auditions at 9 a.m. tomorrow in the Snow Fine Arts Center. You can stop by the building any time between now and then to sign up for a audition time. The department is planning a [...]

Play Explores Sexual Harassment

Books, pencils and paper fly across the stage. The college professor calls his student a “bitch,” tosses her violently to the ground and starts beating her. The lights fade to black. Tonight is the last chance to see “Oleanna,”  a gripping and controversial two-character play about sexual harassment by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Mamet. The show begins at 7:30 [...]

We’re Back

Get ready, UCA. The Fountain is back. Once again, you have a daily source of news and information about our campus and the people on it. For those who found us last semester, it’s good to see you again. If this is your introduction to The Fountain, it’s good to meet you. You can learn [...]

Acting vs. Language in Snow Today

Can acting bridge the language barrier in theater? Two international theater students from Japan believe it can and are presenting a show to prove it today in the Black Box Studio Theatre in the Snow Fine Arts Center. The show, “Muzyun,” will be performed during X-period today and again Thursday. The story of “Muzyun,” which [...]

John Gale: UCA’s Newest Chairman

Over the past several months, UCA’s Department of Mass Communication and Theatre has been looking for a new chairman.  That search is over. John Gale has been named the head of the department after serving as interim chairman for the last year. Gale competed with several other applicants from across the country.  However, Dean Rollin [...]

Review: “Trestle at Popelick Creek”

“It’s this town, our future, you and me … swish … empty. Nothing more, nothing less. Empty.”  This sentiment spoken by the character Pace Creagan, played by Haley Tynes, perfectly captures the theme of the play, “Trestle at Popelick Creek,” by Naomi Wallace. But the performance last night was anything but empty. The actors breathed [...]