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Oren Safdie is a child of divorce -- growing up as an only child, although he does have siblings. Those two things probably say as much about how his life was shaped as you might imagine if you've seen his plays produced at Arkansas Public Theatre in Rogers.
At the end of "Survival of the Unfit," you won't walk out of Arkansas Public Theatre laughing and singing. This isn't "Little Shop of Horrors." But there is something inhuman -- vile, grotesque, maybe even monstrous -- growing in the little suburban household of playwright Oren Safdie's imagination. It deserves to be seen, explored -- and perhaps a lesson learned that might keep it from proliferating in other households elsewhere.
Arkansas Public Theatre welcomed patrons Jan. 14 to the Victory Theatre in Rogers for the "Season Leaks" unveiling of the group's Season 37.
There's an old saying that it takes a village, and it's that community of volunteers that gets the credit for Arkansas Public Theatre's survival -- and success -- during the pandemic, agree Kris Isham, president of the APT Board, and Ed McClure, APT artistic director. And it's that commitment that has given APT a national name, Isham adds, and the relationships that will make the Victory Theatre home to another world premiere in Season 37.
There's an old saying that it takes a village, and it's that community of volunteers that gets the credit for Arkansas Public Theatre's survival -- and success -- during the pandemic, agree Kris Isham, president of the APT Board, and Ed McClure, APT artistic director. And it's that commitment that has given APT a national name, Isham adds, and the relationships that will make the Victory Theatre home to another world premiere in Season 37.