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THE WEEKEND THEATER

1001 West 7th Street
Little Rock, AR 72201



Review: MJ THE MUSICAL at Robinson Center


by Theresa Bertram - March 07, 2026

What did our critic think of MJ THE MUSICAL at Robinson Center?...

Review: RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S OKLAHOMA at Actors Theatre Of Little Rock


by Theresa Bertram - March 06, 2026

I'm in love with these territory folks in Oklahoma! and you do not want to say no to securing your tickets for this show. This beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical has found a lively and immersive home with Actors Theatre of Little Rock, running through Saturday, March 14 in the basement of Qua...

Review: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT with Foundation of Arts at The Forum in Jonesboro


by Theresa Bertram - March 03, 2026

When a community unites to tell a story of faith, freedom, and destiny, the result can be nothing short of breathtaking, and that is exactly what unfolded at The Forum Theatre in Jonesboro as The Foundation of Arts, in partnership with Central Baptist and Jonesboro area churches, presented THE PRINC...

Review: FAR AWAY at University Of Central Arkansas Theatre in Conway


by Theresa Bertram - March 02, 2026

The University of Central Arkansas Theatre Department in Conway continues to prove that collegiate theatre can be as intellectually daring as it is artistically fearless with its production of FAR AWAY by Caryl Churchill, which ran February 20-22....

Review: ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE at Argenta Contemporary Theatre in North Little Rock


by Theresa Bertram - March 01, 2026

What did our critic think of ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE at Argenta Contemporary Theatre?...

Review: CINDERELLA with Ballet Arkansas at Robinson Center


by Theresa Bertram - February 27, 2026

What did our critic think of CINDERELLA at Robinson Center? Now celebrating its 47th season, Ballet Arkansas continues to affirm its role as a cornerstone of Arkansas’s cultural landscape, blending classical tradition with bold artistic innovation....

Review: SINGLE BLACK FEMALE at University Of Arkansas Pine Bluff Theatre


by Theresa Bertram - February 28, 2026

What did our critic think of SINGLE BLACK FEMALE at University Of Arkansas Pine Bluff Theatre?...

Review: THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY at Reynolds Performance Hall in Conway


by Theresa Bertram - February 24, 2026

I pride myself in having an eclectic musical education, so even though I may not be old enough to have experienced the political movement of the late 60s and early 70s, I do appreciate the music that was stemmed from there....

Review: I DO I DO! at Music Box Lounge Hot Springs


by Theresa Bertram - February 23, 2026

Love was unmistakably in the air at Music Box Lounge Valentine’s weekend as audiences gathered for the perfectly timed production of I Do! I Do!. Featuring beloved Hot Spring performers Dan Breshears and Tami Kendall, with Kristen LaMadrid serving as Music Director and pianist, this intima...

Review: BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE at Murry's Dinner Playhouse in Little Rock


by Theresa Bertram - February 22, 2026

What did our critic think of BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE at Murry's Dinner Playhouse?...

Past Shows

In The Next Room, or the Vibrator Play
In The Next Room, or the Vibrator Play
Dec 2 – Dec 18, 2022

The Weekend Theater, located at 1001 W. 7th Street, on the corner of Chester Street, in downtown Little Rock, AR, presents In The Next Room,...

Misery
Misery
Oct 21 – Nov 6, 2022

MISERY follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his Number One Fan, Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive...

Radium Girls
Radium Girls
Sep 16 – Oct 2, 2022

In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rageuntil the girls who painted them began to...

The Motherf**ker With the Hat
The Motherf**ker With the Hat
Aug 19 – Aug 28, 2022

Struggles with addiction, friendship, love, and the challenges of adulthood are at the center of the story. Jackie, a petty drug dealer, is just out...

Casa Valentina
Casa Valentina
Jul 15 – Jul 31, 2022

Nestled in the Catskills1962s land of dirty dancing and Borscht Belt comedyan inconspicuous bungalow colony catered to a very special clientele: heterosexual men who delighted...

Always... Patsy Cline
Always... Patsy Cline
Jun 3 – Jun 19, 2022

Always Patsy Cline is a heartfelt celebration of the legendary country songstress. From the moment Texas housewife Louise Seger first heard Patsy Clines voice, she...

C*CK
Apr 29 – May 15, 2022

John has been in a stable relationship with his boyfriend for a number of years. But when he takes a break, he accidentally falls in...

Clybourne Park
Mar 24 – Apr 10, 2022

Clybourne Park spans two generations fifty years apart. In 1959, Russ and Bev are selling their desirable two-bedroom at a bargain price, unknowingly bringing the...

FOUNDATIONS WORKSHOP: Accessible Techniques for Acting & Musical Theatre for Actors Ages 12-18 Hosted by The Weekend Theater
FOUNDATIONS WORKSHOP: Accessible Techniques for Acting & Musical Theatre for Actors Ages 12-18 Hosted by The Weekend Theater
Feb 2

Technique Workshop for Acting and Musical Theater.Michael Scott will share foundational techniques for acting in plays and musicals. Both beginners and veterans stand to extract...

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Jun 14 – Jul 8, 2018
Stick Fly
Stick Fly
May 11 – May 26, 2018

by Lydia R. Diamond May 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 2018 Directed by Candrice Jones SYNOPSIS The affluent, African – American LeVay...

Six Characters In Search of a Play Hosted by The Weekend Theater and Del Shores
Six Characters In Search of a Play Hosted by The Weekend Theater and Del Shores
Apr 29

Six Characters In Search of a Play Hosted by The Weekend Theater and Del Shores "A Sunday with Del". First, enjoy fabulous brunch at 610...

Assassins
Assassins
Apr 6 – Apr 22, 2018

Book by John Wiedman Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Co-directed by Andy Hall and Jamie Scott Blakey Music Direction by Jeannie Scott Cross April...

Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
Feb 22 – Mar 10, 2018

Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee February 23, 24, March 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 2018 Directed by Byron Taylor...

As Bees in Honey Drown
As Bees in Honey Drown
Jan 12 – Jan 27, 2018

by Douglas Carter Beane January 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 2018 Directed by Kayla Esmond Evan Wyler captures the attention of Alexa...

ALMOST, MAINE
ALMOST, MAINE
Dec 1 – Dec 16, 2017

By John Cariani and directed by Brian Chambers, in this delightful midwinter night's dream, Almost, Maine's residents find themselves falling in and out of love...

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Oct 20 – Nov 5, 2017

The humorous musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm and coming to the home of a mad transvestite...

In The Blood
In The Blood
May 5 – May 21, 2017

by Suzan-Lori Parks Directed by Jermaine McClure In this modern day riff on The Scarlet Letter, Hester, a homeless mother of five, lives with her...

Titanic: The Musical
Titanic: The Musical
Feb 17 – Mar 12, 2017

Titanic: The Musical Book by Peter Stone Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston February 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, March 3, 4, 5, 10,...

Intimate Apparel
Intimate Apparel
Jan 13 – Jan 28, 2017

By Lynn Nottage The time is 1905, the place New York City, where Esther, a black seamstress, lives in a boarding house for women and...

AUDITIONS: Bad Seed and In The Blood at The Weekend Theater
AUDITIONS: "Bad Seed" and "In The Blood" at The Weekend Theater
Jan 14 – Jan 15, 2017

Auditions will be held Saturday, January 14 at 10:00am and Sunday, January 15 at 6:00pm at TWT (1001 W. 7th St., Little Rock, AR 72201....

Sordid Lives
Sordid Lives
Dec 2 – Dec 18, 2016

This “black comedy about white trash” by Del Shores is a wildly clever and campy tale of one man’s growing up gay in conservative, small-town...

The Wiz at TWT
The Wiz at TWT
Oct 21 – Nov 13, 2016

This beloved Broadway musical sets Dorothy’s adventures in the Land of Oz to a dazzling, lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul music. Dorothy, a...

LINCOLN’S DREAM – Dramatic Reading with Reception
LINCOLN’S DREAM – Dramatic Reading with Reception
Oct 8

“Lincoln’s Dream” is a Two-Act tragedy which takes place in the last week of President Abraham Lincoln’s life. Pre-show Wine and Cheese Reception followed by...

Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men
Sep 16 – Oct 1, 2016

A 19 year old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. It looks like an open and shut case —...

The Library
The Library
Aug 12 – Aug 27, 2016

After Caitlin Gabriel survives a deadly shooting at her high school, she struggles to tell her story to her parents, the authorities, and anyone who...

The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone
Jul 15 – Jul 31, 2016

Nominated for thirteen Tony Awards in 2006, winning five, The Drowsy Chaperone: A Musical Within a Comedy is a hilarious homage to early American musicals,...

The Paris Letter
The Paris Letter
May 3 – May 18, 2013

Jon Robin Baitz, praised as one of America's foremost playwrights on themes of conscience, gives us an absorbing new play about power and money and...

doubt
doubt
Apr 5 – Apr 20, 2013

Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award, John Patrick Shanley's provocative new play, DOUBT, is a gripping story of suspicion cast on a...

Company
Company
Mar 8 – Feb 24, 2013

Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical and seven 1971 Tony Awards, Company follows our anti-hero bachelor Robert as he...

ain't nothing but a thang
ain't nothing but a thang
Feb 8 – Feb 23, 2013

This award-winning drama-comedy takes a raw look at the problems that plague an African American family, including AIDs, illiteracy, self-hate, and drug abuse. The Fazes...

the metal children
the metal children
Jan 11 – Jan 26, 2013

In small-town America, a young adult novel about teen pregnancy is banned by the local school board, igniting a fierce and violent debate over abortion,...

the outsiders
the outsiders
Nov 30 – Dec 15, 2012

The Outsiders tells the story of two groups of teenagers whose bitter rivalry stems from socioeconomic differences. However, Hinton suggests, these differences in social class...

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