Southern Arkansas University News

MAGNOLIA— The Southern Arkansas University theater department will be performing “The Dining Room” by A.R. Gurney at 7 p.m. on February 19-21 and 26-28. Tickets must be pre-purchased due to limited seating.

The comedy will be directed by student Christina Riggins and will feature six actors portraying multiple characters. The play centers around the traditions

MAGNOLIA, Ark. –The Rosemary Rhea Regional Arts in Education Center and Gallery at Southern Arkansas University will sponsor several performances by the Tell-a-Tale Troupe of the Arkansas Art Center’s Children’s Theatre.

The troupe will perform “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 7, on the Emmet Campus of the Blevins/Emmet

MAGNOLIA, Ark. — “Crimes of the Heart,” a play that has been described as a southern classic, will be performed at 7 p.m. October 9, 10 and 11 in Harton Theatre at Southern Arkansas University.

The Pulitzer-Prize winning play is the first play to win before being produced on Broadway. It was written by Beth Henley

MAGNOLIA—Frank Byers, a Southern Arkansas University student and past participant in American Idol, is going to open for soul legend Percy Sledge in Springhill, Louisiana on September 15.
The show begins with Byers at 6 p.m. with Sledge following at 7 p.m. The show

Five students were recently recognized as outstanding students by their departments in the College of Liberal and Performing Arts at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia.

Jessica Leigh Brown, a double major in criminal justice and political science from Prescott , was named the Outstanding Student for the entire College. She was also the Outstanding Student from the