Arkansas’s only professional Shakespeare company
Each year it produces a selection of the Bard’s plays, along with other productions, in its summer festival in Conway. Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, which has been featured in the New York Times, is also a major educational force in Arkansas.
This professional company brings respected and experienced Shakespearean actors to Arkansas for each season, producing vibrant, engaging, lively and provocative performances for all Arkansans.
Our mission
To entertain, engage, and enrich the community by creating professional and accessible productions of Shakespeare and other works that promote educational opportunities, community involvement, and the highest artistic standards.
Our staff
Mary Ruth Marotte
Executive Director
Rebekah Scallet
Producing Artistic Director
Distance from Arkansas cities
- Little Rock – 32 mi
- Hot Springs – 77 mi
- Jonesboro – 129 mi
- Fort Smith – 130 mi
- West Memphis – 153 mi
- Fayetteville – 160
Distance from major U.S. cities
- Dallas, TX – 342 mi
- Atlanta, GA – 546 mi
- Chicago, IL – 675 mi
- Jackson, MS – 367 mi
- Kansas City, MO – 394 mi
- Memphis, TN – 160 mi
- Nashville, TN – 372 mi
- New Orleans, LA – 554 mi
- St. Louis, MO – 428 mi
- Wichita, KS – 420 mi
