The Rep is back in July with a play about Sister Rosetta Tharpe May 14, 202110:10 am Here’s a double hallelujah: The Arkansas Repertory Theatre is back this summer, with outdoor shows to be staged at War Memorial Park, the Little Rock Zoo and Murray Park. After The Rep suspended operations in April of 2018 to regroup its financial future and hired Executive Artistic Director Will Trice — a native of Little Rock and a Tony Award-winning producer — in 2019 to help lead its revival, the COVID-19 pandemic closed the theater doors once again. This summer’s outdoor productions mark its return to live theatre. Tickets for the series go on sale June 1, and tickets for individual shows go on sale July 1.