SAAC's Drama Club presents the enchanting musical "Into the Woods, Jr." from November 15 to November 17 and is sponsored by Southern Airways Express. This beloved adaptation of the classic fairytales, [...]

The Second Stage Acting Troupe cast is proud to present "Rabbit Hole," a poignant and heart-wrenching play by David Lindsay-Abaire, under the direction of Hayden Nooner. The performances will take place at the South [...]

Box Office is open for the South Arkansas Arts Center's summer musical production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s "Mary Poppins." The production, sponsored by Murphy USA, take place from July 11-14 [...]

Box office is open for our upcoming production of "Harvey" by Mary Chase. Dates for the production are March 1-3 and 7-9. All performances will begin at 7:30pm with the exception of the Sunday [...]

The Theatre Committee wishes to welcome the cast of the upcoming play Harvey which will run March 1-3 and 7-9, 2024. The production is directed by Gary Hall and is sponsored by Murphy Pitard [...]

SAAC welcomes Andria Gleghorn and Cassie Hickman as co-directors of the spring 2024 Youth Theatre production of “Shrek the Musical, Jr.” Gleghorn and Hickman were last together in SAAC's 2022 Summer Musical hit, Mamma Mia [...]

Box office is open for the upcoming Penguin Project’s production of "High School Musical, Jr". Sponsored by Entergy, the production runs February 2 at 7pm and February 3 at 10am and 2pm. Ticket cost [...]

Box-office is now open for the Drama Club production of "Once Upon A Mattress: Youth Edition." Performances for this fun and quirky retelling of the classic Princess and the Pea fairytale are [...]

SAAC is pleased to welcome visiting director Ian Aipperspach to the July 20-30 summer musical production of “Newsies,” sponsored by Murphy USA. He brings a wealth of experience from the educational, [...]

The Theatre Steering Committee of the South Arkansas Arts Center has an exciting evening in store! They have planned a thrilling slate of productions for the 2023-2024 theatrical season, and they [...]

Please welcome to the stage the young student cast for “The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition” which will run Friday, May 5, with the curtain going up at 7pm and Saturday, [...]

Directors Delaine Gates and Darrin Riley are pleased to announce the cast for our upcoming production of “Little Shop of Horrors”, sponsored by Murphy-Pitard Jewelers and All About Flowers and scheduled [...]

Please join us for the “Feed Me, Seymour Brunch” on Sunday, March 5, in the Merkle Gallery. This popular annual event is hosted come-and-go style, with serving starting at 11:00am and [...]

Information Sheet and Audition Form Audition and Callback Scene Readings We are excited to welcome Delaine Gates and Darrin Riley as co-directors of our spring 2023 production of “Little Shop [...]

SAAC welcomes the return of The Penguin Project to our stage for another special theatrical production for actors of differing needs and their mentors. On the heels of SAAC Teen Drama [...]

Box office is now open for its upcoming production of “Deathtrap,” sponsored by Southern Bancorp and Nexans AmerCable. The production will run November 4-6 and 10-12. Shows will begin at 7:30pm [...]

Actors Be Prepared to Sing & Dance. Expect Cold Readings. Dancers Only Welcome to Audition. Video Audition Accepted Audition Form Information Sheet Meet the Directors • April 30, 6pm Director Cherrie Sciro, [...]

The theater committee is thrilled to welcome Gary Hall and Justin Howard as directors for the upcoming play "The Three Musketeers," which is sponsored by Murphy-Pitard Jewelers. Ken Ludwig's adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas [...]

SAAC welcomes choreographer Mickayla Blue to the production team for the upcoming spring production of "The Three Musketeers". To kick off the project, Blue will offer a free stage combat workshop January 19, before auditions [...]

Click Here to Print a Copy Click Here to Print a Copy SAAC mades audition call for youth, grades 2-8, interested in trying out for "James and the Giant Peach, JR", the upcoming [...]

The Teen Drama Club is pleased to announce the cast for the upcoming production of “Our Town” scheduled for December 13 and 14, 2019.A landmark in American drama, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Our Town” tells [...]

The theater committee welcomes the cast for the upcoming production of a hilarious spoof of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”. Entitled “An Evening of Culture - Faith County”, this is the first production of SAAC’s 55th [...]

SAAC announces the artists, along with their mentors, for the Penguin Project’s upcoming production of “Seussical, KIDS”. The production is scheduled for October 4 at 7:00pm and at 2:00pm on October 5. Tickets are $5 [...]

SAAC's Theatre Committee is hosting open auditions for a modern adaptation of "The Taming of the Shrew", by William Shakespeare, the first production of South Arkansas Arts Center's 55th theatrical season. The production is scheduled [...]

For a theatrical experience that will enchant you, as well as give you goosebumps from the powerful music, you must see SAAC's production of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", sponsored by Murphy USA, before [...]

SAAC is holding open casting call for participants in its fall production of The Penguin Project’s “Seussical, KIDS”.The Penguin Project is a unique opportunity for children with special needs to perform in a live stage [...]

SAAC is hosting open call auditions June 1-3 for our 2019 Summer Musical production of "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame," based on the Victor Hugo novel and Disney film; music by Alan Menken; lyrics [...]

SAAC welcomes Kristen Blossom as the visiting director and choreographer for this summer’s production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Blossom, who is currently the Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing at Louisiana Tech [...]

Celebrate the launch of the 2019 summer musical with a “Congregation and Choir” mixer on Saturday, May 18, at 4:00 p.m. The mixer will be an opportunity for the community to meet “The Hunchback [...]

Get a crash course in how to discover and explore the story at the heart of each song in the "Acting the Song Workshop" lead by Kristen Blossom, assistant director of acting and directing at [...]

SAAC's Youth Community Theatre program presents "Annie KIDS" for the 2019 spring production. Just the name, ‘Annie', sparks excitement in children and adults alike. The story and the music weave a promise of hope that [...]

It's been 5 years since Les Misérables, and it's time for our cast, crew, orchestra, sponsors, and supporters to gather for a reunion! Join us Friday night in the SAAC gallery at 8pm to [...]

The incomparable Roger Lawson returns to the Callaway Theatre for a piano concert “Music From the 19th and 20th Century” on Tuesday, February 12 at 7pm. The one hour and twenty minute concert, with [...]

Join director Hannah Davis and her team on stage for the "Annie, KIDS" Pre-Audition Party on January 10, 2019, from 5-6pm. The full production team will be on hand to party with the kids, [...]

Auditions for the upcoming spring musical production of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" will be held January 14-15, 2019. Registration begins at 6:00 pm, with auditions at 6:30 pm both nights. Production is slated [...]

Parts are available for 7 women, 8 men, 1 dog, lots of orphans & New Yorkers in SAAC's upcoming Youth Community Theatre Production of "Annie, KIDS" sponsored by Kiwanis Club of El Dorado. The [...]

The box office is open for the Teen Drama Club's presentation of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on December 7 and 8. The curtain will go up at 7:00pm on December 7 and [...]

Join us in the holiday fun as Thomas Brewster becomes Crumpet the Elf for a one night only performance of David Sedaris’ “The Santaland Diaries” on December 15, 2018. “The Santaland Diaries” is a hilariously [...]

SAAC is thrilled to partner with Murphy-Pitard Jewelers to raffle a stunning diamond and sapphire necklace as a fundraiser for the production “Peter and the Starcatcher”.The necklace, called The Starcatcher, is truly a one-of-a-kind, custom [...]

Directors Mike Means and Bill Meyer invite the community to auditions for the fall theater season opener, “Peter and the Starcatcher”.  Auditions will be held on September 17 and 18, [...]

The theater committee at SAAC is thrilled to announce the selection of Mike Means and Bill Meyer as directors for the upcoming play "Peter and the Starcatcher," which is sponsored by Murphy-Pitard Jewelers. The [...]

The Theatre Steering Committee is currently accepting applications for a director for the upcoming production of "Peter and the Starcatcher", sponsored by Murphy-Pitard Jewelers. Qualifications for director should include knowledge of working with a [...]

The dog days of summer are upon us. It’s hot. It’s steamy. It’s unbearable. SAAC has the answer with its summer musical, “Singin’ in the Rain”! Come get some summer relief and be totally [...]

Most people have no idea how many people it takes to pull off a summer musical at SAAC. It takes a village, as they say. So many volunteers and paid professionals come together with [...]

The box office is open for tickets to the 2018 summer musical, "Singin' in the Rain", which runs July 12-15 & 18-22, with the curtain going up at 7:30pm. Sunday matinees begin at 2:30pm. [...]

The SAAC will offer students a unique opportunity to participate in two musical theatre experiences as the summer comes to a close. The MTI Broadway Junior production of "Honk, JR." will grace the stage [...]

After a two year hiatus, the SAAC will produce a new Penguin Project play, “Honk, Jr.”.  Lynn Gunter, who has directed many times on the SAAC stage, will serve as director for this special [...]

The South Arkansas Arts Center welcomes the cast for its summer musical production, the iconic and ever popular Singin' in the Rain, sponsored by Murphy USA. Congratulations to the talented cast which includes many SAAC [...]

South Arkansas Arts Center welcomes Hannah Marsh to the production staff for the summer musical, “Singin’ in the Rain”.  Hannah will be serving as choreographer for the production.  “Singin’ in the Rain” will run [...]

Enjoy refreshments and a fun evening with new friends and old as the South Arkansas Arts Center launches a new summer musical season with “Singin’ in the Rain”. SAAC’s Theatre Committee invites you to a [...]

Tap your toes and sing along in this splashy adaptation of the celebrated and beloved film.Director Lisa Newton Choreographer Hannah Marsh Music Director Charlsie FalconEarly Registration Thursday, MAY 17, 6-8pm or arrive early on day [...]

The South Arkansas Arts Center brings to you Disney's irresistible classic, “DISNEY'S THE ARISTOCATS KIDS”. Presented by the Youth Community Theater in their third production and sponsored by the El Dorado Kiwanis Club, the production [...]

Behind the scenes the production staff has worked overtime to make the spring musical production of “Sunset Boulevard” a memorable theatre experience for the audience. Countless hours have been put in by the production staff, [...]

SAAC's much anticipated spring musical, “Sunset Boulevard,” has Norma Desmond lovers all a twitter! If you’ve always loved the movie, the musical version will thrill you, as well. An old Hollywood classic, “Sunset Boulevard” has [...]

The theater committee of the South Arkansas Arts Center is thrilled to announce the cast members recently selected for its upcoming production of “Sunset Boulevard”. Sponsored by Southern Bancorp and Teague Auto Group, “Sunset Boulevard” [...]

SAAC's youth theatre program will present Disney’s The Aristocats KIDS as its spring production. The show is slated to run April 20-21. Auditions are planned for Monday and Tuesday, February 5 and 6 at 5:30 [...]

SAAC's youth theatre program will present Disney's The Aristocats KIDS as its spring production. To prepare students for auditions, SAAC is hosting a Meet & Greet Pre-Audition Party on Tuesday, January 23 from 5-6 pm.The [...]

This family-friendly variety type show will include holiday songs, comedy, dancing, and fun to get you in the seasonal spirit. The holiday musical revue is a theater committee special event fundraiser and will run Friday, [...]

The South Arkansas Arts Center announces the box office is open for ticket sales for “Fiddler on the Roof JR”, a production of the SAAC Teen Drama Club, which will run December 3 at 2:30pm [...]

SAAC Arts Academy Drama Club will present “Fiddler on the Roof, JR” on Sunday, December 3 at 2:30pm and Tuesday, December 5 at 7:00pm. This production showcases the talents of the drama students from grades [...]

SAAC is proud to announce Alexander Jeffery as the director for the fall production of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. This full length drama will take the audience through love and the power of human connection. “Breakfast [...]

The South Arkansas Arts Center recently announced its lineup of titles for the 2017-2018 theatre season at an announcement party held in the art galleries on August 19th. The upcoming season will be SAAC’s [...]

"Hooray, It’s Hollywood!” SAAC will announce its upcoming 54th theater season with a Hollywood inspired soiree! This salute to Hollywood announcement party will be held on Saturday, August 19th in the Price and Merkle Galleries [...]

The classic love story between a bookish young woman and the beast that holds her captive, will run July 6-9 and July 12-16, with the curtain going up at 7:30pm each night and 2:30pm on [...]

Join SAAC in the Callaway Theatre July 6-9 and 12-16 as we present the stage adaptation of the enchanting and ever popular animated classic Disney's Beauty and the Beast, sponsored by Murphy USA. Be swept [...]

SAAC will host an entertaining evening with Christopher A. McCroskey as he presents “Comfy Classics and Conversations” on stage in the Callaway Theater, Saturday, June 3, at 7:oopm. This will be a night of onstage [...]

SAAC invites students entering grades 2-10 to be “Be Our Guest” for a week of musical theatre fun!  Now is the time to sign up to insure your child has a place for the fun [...]

Congratulations to the 75 actors cast in SAAC’s Summer Musical “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.” It’s a big show and we are very excited to be working with all of you!!! Now for everyone that [...]

Get prepared for auditions and meet music director, Christopher A. McCroskey, by attending early registration for “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” on Thursday, April 6, from 6-8 pm. Registering early lets you avoid the crowd [...]

Step into the enchanted world of Broadway’s modern classic, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has played to over 35 million people worldwide in 13 countries. This “tale as old as time” [...]

SAAC is proud to welcome Christopher A. McCroskey to his hometown stage as musical director for the summer production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Auditions for the production will take place on Friday, April 7 [...]

Congratulations to these talented students selected to participate in this production! The cast includes Darnarius Aaron, Rosalie Alatorre, Abigail Birmingham, Georgia Blackmon, Sidney Botner, Joy Cherry, Victoria Colley, Avery Davison, McCoy Davison, Tiffanie Duke, Clay [...]

“The Addams Family, A New Musical Comedy” is in full swing this week, with opening weekend having wrapped and this weekend’s shows right around the corner. The box office is open and there are still [...]

You do not want to miss out on this magnificently macabre and heinously hilarious rendition of The Addams Family - A New Musical Comedy. The whole lovable family of creepy kooks is alive and [...]

Creepy and kooky? Check. Mysterious and spooky? Check. All together ooky? Yes, but in a good way! The talented actors selected for the ‘Family’ in this hilariously creepy, iconic show are Matthew Cordell, Gomez Addams; [...]

The production staff has rehearsals underway for The Addams Family, The New Musical Comedy which comes to the Callaway Theater March 3-5 and 9-11. Monroe Moore returns to El Dorado as the artistic director for this hilarious [...]

Join us for two short comedy performances by the Silver Theater group on January 31, at 1:00 and 7:00 pm in the Merkle Gallery as a Dessert Theater, with drinks and dessert being served before [...]

SAAC's youth theatre program will present Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS as its spring production. The show is slated to run March 31 and April 1. Auditions are planned for Monday, January 23 and Tuesday, [...]

SAAC is excited to host a new program, "Silver Theater", a chance for stage veterans and other seniors interested in sparking their creativity on stage again or for the first time. This group is in the [...]

Redheaded Robbie’s Christmas Story & Ebenezer’s Christmas Carol • You and your family are invited to see holiday entertainment in the Callaway Theater this Friday and Saturday. The children’s drama classes, grades 2-8, will present [...]

Once in a while, you do something that you enjoy so much, you want to do it again, even if it is one of the hardest things you’ve ever done. This is how it is [...]

SAAC Drama Club will present the classic drama, The Crucible, on December 10, at 7:00pm in the Callaway Theater. The Crucible is directed by Lynn Gunter and her assistant, Clayton Bolding.  They have both really enjoyed working on [...]

We are proud to announce the newly chosen cast for the upcoming production of Disney’s Aladdin, Jr., that will be presented by the Penguin Project artists and their mentors. The production will run February 11 [...]

We're getting in the Christmas spirit a little early with Ebenezer’s Christmas Carol, performed by the children’s drama classes.  The holiday themed show will run on Friday and Saturday, December 2-3, with ticket cost at [...]

Thomas Brewster returns as Crumpet the Elf in David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries on Tuesday, December 13, for a one night only performance in the Callaway Theater at 7:30pm. Two types of tickets are available. [...]

SAAC was recently chosen as a replication site for The Penguin Project, a program whose primary purpose is to give “artists” with disabilities a stage and theatre performance experience along with their “mentors”, who shadow [...]

Theatre Committee invites the community to a free showing of the 1931 film Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff. Frankenstein premiered on November 21st, 1931, and Universal Studio had a bona fide hit on their hands. Come [...]

FRANKENSTEIN, by Victor Gialanella from the novel by Mary Shelley presented by South Arkansas Arts Center and Simmons Bank Ensemble Cast 8 Men, 3 Woman & 1 Boy/Girl September 12 & 13, Monday & [...]

You are invited to an evening of “Supper and a Show” on Saturday, July 16th.  Come on down to the SAAC  waterin’ hole for a big ole BBQ supper, complete with all the trimmins!!  Paul [...]

SAAC welcomes the members of the orchestra who will be playing for the summer musical “110 in the Shade”.  The musical director and conductor, Sarah Dailey, has selected a group of very talented musicians from the [...]

“It’s Gonna Be Another Hot Day” for the South Arkansas Arts Center and El Dorado as well.  Come get out of the heat and cool off while being entertained by the SAAC’s summer musical, 110 [...]

You do not want to miss out on this year's summer musical which is a beautiful rendition of The Rainmaker. From the golden age of Broadway musicals, the live orchestra brings to life a [...]

Come one, come all!  Inspired by carnivals of yesteryear, our actors will arrive ready to dazzle and delight the audience with the tale of twins Viola and Sebastian, separated by a storm at sea.  The [...]

The cast for the SAAC summer production of 110 in the Shade has been announced and rehearsals are already under way! With Monroe Moore as our talented director and Sarah Dailey leading song rehearsal and Laura Salas-Garza leading dance [...]

Friday, May 13 the production staff will be in the lobby to help you get ready for auditions from 5:30-7:30pm. Audition prep has never been easier. The directors have provided everything you need to get [...]

110 In The Shade (Revised) Based on the play, “The Rainmaker” 13 Character Roles for Adults and Teens and Ensemble of Chorus and Dancers Friday, May 20, 6:30pm or Saturday, May 21, 2:30pm Attend Either [...]

We are happy to present the cast for the production of “Disney’s 101 Dalmatians KIDS”, showing to the community on April 1st and 2nd in the Callaway Theater. “We have 43 of El Dorado’s most [...]

Lend Me A Tenor, a comedy by Ken Ludwig presented by South Arkansas Arts Center Southern Bancorp and Teague Auto Group MARCH 4, 6 & 10-13 Curtain at 7:30pm, except for Sunday at 2:30pm Tickets [...]

The South Arkansas Art Center announces the cast of the upcoming production of Ken Ludwig’s “Lend Me A Tenor”. The Teague Auto Group and Southern Bancorp sponsored comedy play opens in the Callaway Theater on [...]

Congratulations to everyone cast! Please send an email to [email protected] to confirm that you have seen the Cast List and accept your role. All parents and children need to attend the cast meeting Thursday, January [...]

Lend Me A Tenor, a comedy by Ken Ludwig presented by South Arkansas Arts Center Southern Bancorp and Teague Auto Group Ensemble Cast for 4 Men & 4 Women January 18-19, Monday & Tuesday Registration [...]

Thanks to the generosity of the El Dorado Kiwanis Club with its recent contribution, the first SAAC/Kiwanis youth theatre production of “Disney’s 101 Dalmatians, Kids” will hit the stage in April. The musical for young [...]

Join us in the Merkle and Price Galleries when Thomas Brewster becomes Crumpet the Elf for a one night only performance of David Sedaris' "The Santaland Diaries." An antidote to a merry Christmas, the script [...]

Would you like to get involved in a play but just don’t know if you can memorize all those lines? Never fear, your opportunity is here! For the 2015 Christmas production of “Miracle on 34th [...]

Dr. David DeSeguirant of Southern Arkansas University at Magnolia returns to direct and conduct the El Dorado Chorale for their 2015 production of G.F. Handel’s “Messiah.” Dr. DeSeguirant invites singers from across south Arkansas and [...]

Emmaline Rahaim followed the yellow brick road downtown during our Tic-Tac-Oz contest and won a prize at the end of the rainbow. During this summer’s production of “The Wizard of Oz,” the show’s sponsor Murphy [...]

The 2nd Annual El Dorado Film Festival is very excited to announce this year’s program! The committee hosted an announcement party for the 2015 film selections on the stage Friday, July 31.  Event co-chairs Alexander [...]

The Wizard of OZ presented by South Arkansas Arts Center and Murphy USA […]

The Lantern Theatre/Conway Community Arts Association presents “God of Carnage” at the South Arkansas Arts Center on Saturday, March 14. Jack Wilson, Arkansas Community Theatre Association President, said, ““Come to the South Arkansas Arts Center [...]

The South Arkansas Arts Center’s box office is open for ticket reservations for their 2015 spring production of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” The romantic comedy opens on February 28 at 7:30pm. Evening performances continue March [...]

Auditions are complete and here is the cast list. Congratulations!! Again, thank you to everyone for auditioning!! […]

We are in search of photos or videos of saac alumni that are no longer with us.  We need your help by sharing pieces of your past, whether photo or video. Please include the name [...]

Looking Back Over 50 Years • Take a stroll down memory lane as you enjoy songs and scenes from 50 years of theatrical performances from main stage shows. Many veterans of the SAAC stage are [...]

"9 to 5: The Musical" opens at SAAC Thursday, July 10. Tickets are $20, and SAAC members receive a $5 discount. Students (including college students of any age) receive a $10 discount. Performance dates are July [...]

Final night for auditions for 9 to 5: the Musical will be held Wednesday, May 21. Registration begins at 5:30pm. Wear comfortable clothing; come prepared to sing 16 bars of a song of your choice and read [...]

May 19 & 21 the theatre committee will host auditions for the upcoming summer production of Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: the Musical. The Tony nominated new musical based on the classic film makes its [...]

AUDITION CALL TIMES:Tuesday, Feb 25th & Wednesday, Feb 26th Lobby Open to Begin Registration at 5:30pm Attend Either or Both Nights.Call Backs Friday, Feb. 28 Cast Workshop Saturday, March 1 Production April 24-25 & [...]

November 29 - December 8, 2013 Sponsored by Simmons First Bank of El Dorado. Book by Walton Jones • music composted and arrainged by David Wohl • lyrics by Faye Greenberg, Time Period - 1940s [...]

Want to be a star? Tryout for a role in the upcoming SAAC production of "A 1940's Radio Christmas Carol" to be performed during the holday season. Roles are available for men, women and children [...]