Arkansas rep kicks off $6 million fund-raiser.The Arkansas Repertory Theatre Overview Founded in 1976 and enjoying its 31st season, Arkansas Repertory Theatre is Arkansas’ largest non-profit professional theatre company. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT D), "The Rep" has produced more has launched REPrise, a $6 million capital campaign to enhance patron amenities, expand arts education opportunities, enliven the artistic experience and invigorate in·vig·or·ate tr.v. in·vig·or·at·ed, in·vig·or·at·ing, in·vig·or·ates To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate: "A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her" its presence on Main Street. The project includes new seats, air-conditioning, restrooms and lobbies. To minimize the disruption caused by the work, the Rep will relocate the second half of its 2008-2009 season to the University Theatre at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, it became a private four-year institution, called Little Rock University, in 1957. It returned to public status in 1969 when it was merged into the University of Arkansas System under its present name. and to Wildwood Wildwood, city (1990 pop. 4,484), Cape May co., SE N.J., on an island off Cape May; settled 1882, inc. as a city 1911. It has large commercial fisheries and is a popular summer seaside resort with many vintage motels and other buildings from the 1940s–60s. Park for the Arts. The season's first three plays will be held at the Main Street site. Then it will be closed down for nine months starting in January 2009. Witsell Evans & Rasco is the project architect. The contractors are East Harding Construction and C/M C/M Call Me C/M Countermeasure C/M Control and Monitor C/M Chief Mate C/M Countermobility C/M Chief of Maintenance C/M Carrier Over Multipath Ratio Restoration & Remodeling. To make a donation for the project, call Kelly Ford at (501) 378-0445, ext. 204 or contact her by e-mail at kford@therep.org. Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson are the honorary chairmen for the REPrise fund-raising effort. Executive leaders are Barbara Bova, Lee Brown and Brian Bush. Completing the campaign cabinet are Helen Buchanan, Chuck Cliett, Bob East, Catherine Hughes, Wilson Jones, Chip Murphy, Cindy Murphy, Bill Rector and Rett Tucker. |
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