Arts Live Theatre, and nonprofit coroporation and Northwest Arkansas’ only dedicated Children’s and Youth Theatre Company, will be hosting the second annual Arts Live Theatre Awards on Saturday, May 31st at 6pm at the Town Center in downtown Fayetteville. The event is the signature fund raising event for Arts Live.
The theme of this year’s event will be “An Evening With The Stars” where actors and students who have appeared in Arts Live productions and have participated in Arts Live classes will be recognized for their outstanding contributions. Award recipients are voted on by their peers by ballots with the actor receiving the most votes receiving the award. Awarded categories include Outstanding Contribution by an Actor and Actress, Outstanding Contribution by a Support Actor and Actress, Outstanding Contribution by a Featured Actor and Actress, Outstanding Technical Contribution, The Arts Live Spirit Award and the Arts Live “Newbie’ Award.
In addition to the awards ceremony there will be a Red Carpet, Paparazzi, a Silent Auction, Hors D’oeuvres, local celebrity presenters and a photo booth.
Tickets are $10 for youthes 18 and under and $15 for adults. Tickets may be reserved by calling Arts Live Theatre at 479.521.4932, online at www.artslivetheatre.com or at the door the evening of the event.
The event is sponsored in part by the Pat and Williard Walker Charitable Foundation, Masons, Chik Fil A, Toothpicks, Joses, Edy’s Ice Cream, Harps and Dancenhance Entertainment. Arts Live is funded in part by the Arkansas Arts Council and by coporate and individual donations. Arts Live offers a series of classes for grades kindergarten through High School and professional quality mainstage productions and will be producing Seussical The Musical as the production for its summer Musical Theatre Conservatory Camp for ages 11-18. For information regarding Arts Live and its programming, visit www.artslivetheatre.com
