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"Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Baitz was originally titled "Love and Mercy," and youll find both in the script, according to Smokehouse Players founders Terry Vaughan and Tim Gilster. The drama, on stage Nov. 9-11 in Fayetteville, promises to be sometimes hilarious, sometimes mysterious, often poignant and thought provoking from beginning to end. Vaughan says everything the audience thinks at the beginning will be turned upside at least once as secrets are revealed in a f...

At the end of "Survival of the Unfit," you wont walk out of Arkansas Public Theatre laughing and singing. This isnt "Little Shop of Horrors." But there is something inhuman -- vile, grotesque, maybe even monstrous -- growing in the little suburban household of playwright Oren Safdies imagination. It deserves to be seen, explored -- and perhaps a lesson learned that might keep it from proliferating in other households elsewhere.

With the end of the year in sight, we asked some of our friends in the arts what happened in their organizations in 2022 that excited them most. These are their answers. It’s an enlightening look at the arts community from the inside out.

"Who wouldnt jump at the chance to work on a masterpiece by Edward Albee, one of Americas greatest playwrights?"

"The Smokehouse Players love local and this event is about as local as you can get."

List of events happening in NWA and the River Valley this weekend.

"I am not sure we are good poster children for staying sane through all of this," says actress Terry Vaughan about life during the covid pandemic. "To be honest, it's been pretty depressing for us, and we drank too much, ate too much, and watched too much TV."