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Today in Athens, Arkansas…
Mary Ruth
// Today in Athens, Arkansas...

Dear Friends, Happy Holidays from Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre! We have a new logo, a new website, and a line-up of shows that are certain to thrill and delight you. With Othello, As You Like It, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and The Tortoise and the Hare, there will be something to tempt every theater-goer next summer.  As the end of the year approaches, please include AST in your charitable gift-giving. We are a non-profit organization that relies on your kinds for the good work that we do. Your tax-deductible donation will make all the difference! As you may have heard, we are moving As You Like It outdoors to the Hendrix Village greenspace, a locale befitting this Shakepearean comedy set in the forest of Arden. Directed by Andrew Hamm, who brought you the uproarious Comedy of Errors last season, this will be a must-see, must-do event! We’ve been busy

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Today in Athens, Arkansas….
Mary Ruth
// Today in Athens, Arkansas...

We’re thrilled to have our new website up and running. Kudos to Bobby Kelly, webmaster and Shakespeare board member extraordinaire. And a heap of thanks goes out to Kristian Andersen and his team of designers at KA+A in Indianapolis for designing our new logo and our up-coming brochure, as well as our cool new t-shirts, that will be free with the purchase of a membership at our upcoming Shakespeare Party on Nov. 6th. All of the aforementioned folks have donated their time, ample talents, and energy for a cause that they deem worthy–increasing the visibility of AST in the state of Arkansas and beyond. Just today I heard that Conway’s own Gene Hatfield, one of Arkansas’s most-revered artists, said that in the days of yore Conway was referred to as the “Athens of Arkansas,” meaning that all eyes were on Conway as the progenitor of arts and culture in the state. Certainly a case can be

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Dear Friends
Mary Ruth
// Today in Athens, Arkansas...

Thank you for your steady support for AST over the past several years. I enjoyed seeing you at the shows this past season — and what a great festival it was. Comedy of Errors provided plenty of laughs, Dracula delivered the chills, and Henry V created the illusion of battle with little more than expert ac ting and a fog machine! All in all, the season was a great success, and as the temperatures rose early in Arkansas this summer, Reynolds provided a nice respite from the heat and humidity. Clearly there are some big chances as we move forward with AST’s 2011 season. Matt Chiorini departed as producing artistic director but will stay on this season as creative director, returning for events that lead up to the season, then returning to run the festival next June. Therefore, know that the quality you have come to expect from AST is

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