Theatre

Halloween comes to Walton Arts Center this week. Beetlejuice opens Oct. 22 with a cast of ghosts and a hyperactive demon. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams talked with Megan McGinnis. She is the recently deceased Barbara Maitland in the musical and played the role for a time on Broadway. She said after working on stage and in film, Beetlejuice is her favorite work experience.

On today's shows, the private sector and non-profits are working together to help asset-limited, income-constrained and employed or "ALICE" households in Arkansas. Plus, we won’t say his name three times, but an energetic demon is at Walton Arts Center this week.

Fayetteville's The Smokehouse Players are preparing to deliver Tennessee Williams’ stage classic, "The Glass Menagerie."The production occurs Oct. 24-26 at the Old Ozark Mountain Smokehouse. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams speaks with cast and crew members about the production.

On today's show, students at Fayetteville High School are headed to the polls— Not just to vote, but to work. Also, the next project for the Smokehouse Players is a classic of the American stage. Plus, the City of Fayetteville is hearing a resolution that could begin a process for racial reparations for the city's African Americans.

This weekend, The Momentary will host KaniniFest. The festival runs from Friday afternoon through early Sunday evening, and in addition to the plays, there will be a Pacific Island dance workshop, West African drum and dance workshops, youth acting workshops and more. Moja Productions, led by Chris Chukweuke and Tenisi Davis, created the festival. They both came to the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio.

LatinX Theater Project seeks to inform social change through ensemble-produced art designed to uplift and unite underrepresented communities in northwest Arkansas. While the creators work year-round, their performance schedule definitely picks up in autumn. Recently, Martin Garay and Patricia Rodiguez, members of the ensemble, came to the Carver Center for Public Radio.

On today's show, building a new shared kitchen in Springdale. Also, the busy autumn schedule for LatinX Theater Project. Plus, we get a preview of this weekend’s KaniniFest at Crystal Bridges.

TheatreSquared is not making predictions about November's presidential election, but its current production, "Twenty50," focuses on politics 26 years into the future. This is just the second-ever production of the play written by Tony Meneses. Last week, two cast members came to the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio. Orlando Arriaga portrays Andres Salazar, a first-time Congressional candidate, and Alyssa Martinez, his daughter, Jenny Salazar.

On today's show, a utility-scale solar array installed a decade ago in Springdale is scheduled to be removed. Also, the play “Twenty50” follows a political campaign more than 20 years in the future. Plus, how the Springdale Public Library is staying relevant in 2024.

Theater is not always presented by professional actors. Sometimes, journalists step away from their keyboards and onto the stage. The annual Gridiron Show will be at The Medium in Springdale on Oct. 11 and 12. Each year, the show is written and acted by journalists who poke fun at current events and newsmakers. Ozarks at Large asked former newspaper editors Rusty Tuner and Charlie Alison to give us a preview.