Sunday, March 31, 2019

UTA's Department of Theatre Arts Presents the World Premiere of Princess Mia April 11, 13, 14, 16 & 18

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents PRINCESS MIA by Mary Rohde Scudday. The story of two women whose very different worlds collide. An older half-sister is suddenly faced with the guardianship for her intellectually disabled sibling...a half-sister she never even knew existed until the sudden death of their father. A World Premiere production written by the Rockefeller Playwriting Fellowship-winner Mary Rohde Scudday of San Antonio, her play LADY BUG, LADY BUG FLY AWAY HOME was also the Kennedy Center nominee as one of the best ten plays produced outside of New York.

PRINCESS MIA is presented in the UTA Mainstage Theatre (Fine Arts Building, North Section, Room 174) located at 502 South Cooper Street. Performances of PRINCESS MIA are April 11th, 13th, 16th, and 18th at 8:00 pm and April 14th at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $8 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty & staff. For tickets please contact UTAtickets.com. For further information, please visit the UTA Department of Theatre Arts website.

PRINCESS MIA is recommended for adult audiences only.

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl is Performed by Maverick Theatre Company April 10, 12, 15 & 17, 2019

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents EURYDICE by Sarah Ruhl. In EURYDICE, Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists, and breathtaking visual effects, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story.

EURYDICE is presented in the UTA Studio Theatre (Fine Arts Building, North Section, Room 137 located at 502 South Cooper Street. Performances of EURYDICE are April 10th, 12th, 15th, and 17th at 8:00 pm and April 13th at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $8 for students/senior citizens/UTA faculty & staff. Tickets are available at UTAtickets.com. For further information, please visit the UTA Department of Theatre Arts website.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents HEAL THE DIVIDE ON CAMPUS

HEAL THE DIVIDE ON CAMPUS will be presented by the University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Theatre Arts on March 30th from 1pm-3pm in the Art Gallery. It is comprised of original one-act plays written and performed by students from the Department of Theatre Arts. The pieces focus on topics that directly concern and impact or speak to the millennial generation, such as suicide in the LGBTQ+ Community, Sexual Abuse, the Black Lives Matter movement among others.

HEAL THE DIVIDE ON CAMPUS project is presented in conjunction with colleges and universities across the U.S. that wish to begin conversations about issues concerning their community through the lens of the student playwright. A key to the event is to get local with the material, and to share insight into each community’s current issues of concern. Participating colleges and universities include: California State, Long Beach, Iowa State University/KCACTF region 5, Southern Arkansas University, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and Wake Forest University. HEAL THE DIVIDE ON CAMPUS is presented by a group of students writing plays representing the University of Texas at Arlington community including junior Nancy Palacio, freshman Devin Sternes, junior Jonathan Ramirez, freshman Dragon Tran and senior Straton Rushing. The supervisor and coordinator of the group is Theatre Professor Detra Payne.

This free event promises to be moving and enlightening.

Monday, March 11, 2019