The Parkview Drama program opens a world of theatrical opportunity to students with state of the art facilities, advanced theatre arts classes, and professional theatre instructors. Parkview students perform across the Little Rock metro area including historic Mt. Holly Cemetery, the Clinton Presidential Center, Pinnacle Mountain State Park, the Arkansas State Capital, schools, nursing homes, and at community events.
The world truly is our stage. Come. Be a part of that world.
2016-17 Parkview Theatre News:
Parkview Drama Summer Meet-up!!!
What are you doing FRIDAY night? Come join us!
Calling all PAST* and PRESENT Parkview Drama students! How about seeing a play under the stars together? Join us for an informal gathering at the AR Shakespeare Theatre's "pay what you can" performance of *Love Labor's Lost* (featuring Parkview Drama Alum Tre' Whitley and directed by Parkview Drama Alum Rebbeca Scallet).
WHAT: Parkview Drama Summer Meet-Up: AR Shakespare's Production of Love Labor's Lost
WHEN: Friday July 7th at 7:30 PM - 9:45 PM
WHERE: On the campus of UCA. Directions and more info HERE: http://www.arkshakes.com/2017season
*PARKVIEW ALUMNI:
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WHAT: Parkview Drama Summer Meet-Up: AR Shakespare's Production of Love Labor's Lost
WHEN: Friday July 7th at 7:30 PM - 9:45 PM
WHERE: On the campus of UCA. Directions and more info HERE: http://www.arkshakes.com/2017season
*PARKVIEW ALUMNI:
Recive text messages to stay connected and keep up with PV Drama Alumni events via Remind.com. We promise not to spam. Sign up by texting: @alumdrama to 81010 or by following this link: www.remind.com/join/alumdrama
Please congratulate your Fall 2017 Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre (MMDT) student directors:
Madeline Wright
and
Samantha Ready
A big thanks to everyone that submitted ideas! This entirely original MMDT,
"The Revenge of Alcroft Manor," features a chilling Victorian theme,
scheming aristocrats, and a creeping menace that just might win this time...
Madeline Wright
and
Samantha Ready
A big thanks to everyone that submitted ideas! This entirely original MMDT,
"The Revenge of Alcroft Manor," features a chilling Victorian theme,
scheming aristocrats, and a creeping menace that just might win this time...
Everyone's favorite practically perfect nanny takes the Parkview stage in a Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure April 7th – 9th!
Follow the Banks family to London where a mysterious young woman, Mary Poppins, turns the family’s life upside down by taking them on memorable adventures that bring them all together. When Mary suddenly appears at the family’s door step instantly after their idea of getting a nanny for their misbehaving children the Banks are pleasantly surprised and hire her. Mary teaches them that anything is possible with a little magic.
Parkview will be presenting Mary Poppins on April 7th at 7:30pm, April 8th at 7:30pm, and April 9th at 3:00pm at Parkview’s Metcalf auditorium. A special matinee will take place April 7th at 9:30am for groups by reservation.
Tickets for the April 10th matinee will be $5 per student with teachers admitted at no charge. Tickets for the public performances will be available at the theatre box office one hour prior to performance as well as online. Regular ticket prices will be $7 for students and $10 for adults. Parkview is located at 2501 John Barrow road in Little Rock.
Bert & Mary visited KTHV Channel 11 to talk about Parkview's production of Mary Poppins opening this weekend.
Click on the image below to watch.
Mary Poppins CAST LIST
2017 Arkansas State Thespian Festival
Congratulations to Parkview’s Thespian Troupe 7955 for an excellent showing at the state festival this weekend. The festival hosts over 1000 theatre students from across the state who participate in over 340 individual events, 165 workshops, 10 mainstage one-act plays, and 70 college auditions. This year regional colleges & universities offered these students over $1.4 million in scholarships. Parkview’s students brought home $45,782 in scholarship offers with additional offers pending. Those students include: Marlee Hoggard, Cameron Minor, Peyton Hooks, Tiffany Kashala, Rahlea Zinck, and Madeline Wright. Parkview is also proud to announce that Stephanie Schoonmaker was elected as one of the six new State Thespian Officers for the 2017-2018 year. If you are interested in learning more about this event then visit www.arkansasthespians.org
Parkview's 2016 Medieval Feast
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Parkview's Medieval Feast was presented December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at the Pulaski County Courthouse. This elaborate presentation of food, music, and theatre has been a favorite for almost two decades selling out the 90 seat event every night. We hope that you will join us for next year's performance.
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Parkview's Fall Show: Almost, Maine
Parkview's Metcalf Auditiorum Friday, November 18th at 7:30pm
Saturday, November 19th at 3pm |
Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States—it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist. Because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just…Almost.
One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded. And life for the people of Almost, Maine will never be the same. ALMOST, MAINE: It’s love. But not quite. |
Congratulations, to the newest members of Parkview's Only Improv Troupe!
Parkview's Freshman One Act:
The 8 Ways Pokemon Go is Destroying Your Life
by Don Zolidis
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November 3, 2016The most popular app of the summer may just be your doom. Sure everyone is playing it. But whether it leads you off a cliff, into a volcano, or into the waiting arms of super-criminals, this play explains the perils and pitfalls of Pokemon, including old people, mind control, hallucinations, and people who are just a little bit too into it. Also featuring the terrors of upcoming apps like Poke-Cupid, Sonic the Hedgehog Go and Grand Theft Auto Go, this hilarious and flexible play is the perfect warning for these dark times.
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Tales of the Crypt
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Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School brought Arkansas history to life on October 11, 2016 with its 22nd annual presentation of Tales of the Crypt at Mount Holly Cemetery. Under the direction of drama teacher Tamara Zinck, selected drama students were each assigned one of Mount Holly’s interred to portray. The students then wrote a monologue or duet scene based on their research. Local costume designer Debi Manire createed historically accurate costumes for each character. Student tour guides then escorted groups from gravesite to gravesite while educating them about the cemetery’s 173 year history.
Mount Holly Cemetery is located at 1200 South Broadway in Little Rock, Arkansas. Admission was free to the public; however donations to Mount Holly Cemetery are always appreciated. More information about the event can be found at www.mounthollycemetery.com. We hope you will join us next year on the second Tuesday in October for another wonderful presentation. |
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Parkview's Arkansas Adventures
Parkview’s Arkansas Adventures is the most fun you’ll ever have learning history!
Arkansas Adventures originated from a historical reenactment festival that was held at Pinnacle Mountain known as Rendezvous. When that festival ended, Parkview decided to continue the tradition, but instead, naming the show Arkansas Adventures and after tailoring it specifically toward elementary audiences, taking it on the road and performing at local Little Rock School District elementary schools. This is Parkview’s fifth year of Arkansas Adventures.
Arkansas Adventures is Parkview’s only touring show. The show is made created to be mobile, from the set that breaks down, to the actors who learn to work in small spaces and quickly adjust to the unorthodox show. Many actors play more than one role in the show, so everyone gets a chance to shine.
This year, Arkansas Adventures was directed by Parkview teacher Spencer Sutterfield, along with student directors Kiara Smith and Marlee Hoggard. The show was written by Parkview Drama magnet student Emorie Mansur. It told the stories of the first telephone in Arkansas, Hattie Caraway, the first female elected to Senate, Woodrow Crockett, a Tuskegee airman, and talks about the history of storytelling from Arkansas’s Native Americans. Four friends must travel through time to retrieve objects lost from an antique shop that relate to each specific historical story about Arkansas. It’s truly the most fun you’ll ever have learning Arkansas history.
Arkansas Adventures originated from a historical reenactment festival that was held at Pinnacle Mountain known as Rendezvous. When that festival ended, Parkview decided to continue the tradition, but instead, naming the show Arkansas Adventures and after tailoring it specifically toward elementary audiences, taking it on the road and performing at local Little Rock School District elementary schools. This is Parkview’s fifth year of Arkansas Adventures.
Arkansas Adventures is Parkview’s only touring show. The show is made created to be mobile, from the set that breaks down, to the actors who learn to work in small spaces and quickly adjust to the unorthodox show. Many actors play more than one role in the show, so everyone gets a chance to shine.
This year, Arkansas Adventures was directed by Parkview teacher Spencer Sutterfield, along with student directors Kiara Smith and Marlee Hoggard. The show was written by Parkview Drama magnet student Emorie Mansur. It told the stories of the first telephone in Arkansas, Hattie Caraway, the first female elected to Senate, Woodrow Crockett, a Tuskegee airman, and talks about the history of storytelling from Arkansas’s Native Americans. Four friends must travel through time to retrieve objects lost from an antique shop that relate to each specific historical story about Arkansas. It’s truly the most fun you’ll ever have learning Arkansas history.
Frankenstein’s Creepy Crawly Creation Convention
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Clues, clues, and more clues led participants to the identity of the culprit at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas History on September 29th through October 1st this year.
Parkview’s murder mystery dessert theatre, written by theatre students, Harrison Wyrick & Cooper Sikes, was far from typical theatre as it allowed the audience to become characters in the performance in this interactive experience. At the door, participants were given character names and a short character description so they could interact or sit back and watch the story unfold. |
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