ASU-Beebe Theatre Department will present “Is He Dead?” on April 20-22 in the Owen Center theater on the Beebe campus. Show times will be 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 20; 7 p.m. on Friday, April 21; and a 2 p.m. matinee and 7 p.m. performance on Saturday, April 22. The show is open to the public with free admission.
“Is He Dead?” is a play by Mark Twain based on his 1893 short story. The play, written by Twain in 1898, was published in print in 2003 by Shelley Fisher Fishkin and this production is an adaptation of that text.
The three-act play focuses on a fictional version of the great French painter, Jean-François Millet. The plot presents Millet as a ‘starving’ artist in Barbizon, France. With the help of his artist friends, he stages his own death in order to increase the value of his artworks, afterwards dressing as a woman to safely keep his secret.
“Is He Dead?” is under the direction of Ryan Gibbons, assistant professor of communication and theatre, Hope Hargrove, instructor of theatre and communication instructor and Jason McCoy, theatre production assistant.
"At times thoughtful, at times challenging, and always humorous, “Is He Dead?” is a great show for all ages, and we hope you will come and join us,” said Gibbons.
Doors will open 30 minutes before each showtime. The theater is located at 1101 W. College Street.
ASU-Beebe offers the only associate of fine arts degree in central Arkansas. The AFA degree has an emphasis in vocal music or instrumental music, theatre, graphic design or creative arts enterprise. Students in the theatre program not only learn acting theory but are exposed to a broad range of technical skills as freshman and sophomores that are reserved for upper-level classmen in many theatre programs.
For more information about ASU-Beebe programs, call (501) 882-3600, or visit the website at www.asub.edu.
