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"Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Baitz was originally titled "Love and Mercy," and you'll 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 family "whose history has been based entirely on lies."

Not so long ago -- in 1994 -- Stephanie Whitcomb was flying across the stage of the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale, instructed to "run around and flail wildly." It was ACO's annual production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," and the moment Whitcomb was hooked on acting.

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

"The show is a wild and crazy ride full of unexpected turns that will leave audiences wondering -- for a while -- what is going on -- not unlike the last two years," actress Amy Eversole says of the Arkansas Public Theatre production of "Meteor Shower." "I guess if there's a difference between a message two years ago versus today, it would address the unpredictability of life and how easily and quickly things can change."