Pryor Center Presents 'An Oral History of TheatreSquared'

TheatreSquared

The Pryor Center Presents lecture series presented by the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences continues at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 13, with "An Oral History of TheatreSquared" featuring Alessandro Salemme and students from the Honors College Research Team. The TheatreSquared project is part of the Pryor Center's Arkansas Story Vault, which provides students with hands-on experience in media production and community storytelling.

Located in downtown Fayetteville, TheatreSquared is a professional theatre that stands as a pillar for the region's performative arts. This presentation will showcase the history of TheatreSquared by exploring its foundation and community outreach. The students will present excerpts from 16 video interviews they conducted for this oral history project. Their research provides insight into why TheatreSquared continues to grow as a staple of diversity, opportunity and production in national and regional theatre.

Salemme is a video producer at the Pryor Center and project lead for the Arkansas Story Vault program, designed to educate and involve students by encouraging their participation in preserving the cultural heritage of Arkansas. He has over nine years of experience working in documentary filmmaking, education, and national and local news across the U.S. and United Kingdom. Salemme holds a Bachelor of Arts in film studies and television production from the University of Chester, England. He sits on the Fayetteville Film Festival Board, which promotes filmmakers across the region and state.

The Honors College students working on the TheatreSquared project are

• Miceala Morano, a freshman studying English and journalism;
• Sarah Wilson, a senior studying industrial engineering;
• Ethan Brown, a senior studying political science, anthropology and religious studies;
• Janna Morse, a freshman studying international and global studies with a concentration on peace, security and human rights;
• Ella Scurlock, a sophomore studying history, anthropology and religious studies; and
• Sydnie Smith, a senior majoring in history and political science with a minor in legal studies.

​The Pryor Center is located at 1 E. Center St., Suite 120. The event is free and open to the public, and parking is available on the Fayetteville Square. A recording of the presentation will be available on the Pryor Center Presents web page the following week.

Upcoming Pryor Center Presents
Thursday, April 27, 6-7 p.m.
Pryor Center Presents "Searching the Archive: The Photographic Legacy of Geleve Grice," presented by Aaron Turner and Robert Cochran.

About The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History: The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History is an oral history program with the mission to document the history of Arkansas through the collection of spoken memories and visual records, preserve the collection in perpetuity, and connect Arkansans and the world to the collection through the Internet, TV broadcasts, educational programs, and other means. The Pryor Center records audio and video interviews about Arkansas history and culture, collects other organizations' recordings, organizes these recordings into an archive, and provides public access to the archive, primarily through the website at pryorcenter.uark.edu. The Pryor Center is the state's only oral and visual history program with a statewide, seventy-five county mission to collect, preserve, and share audio and moving image recordings of Arkansas history.

About the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences: The Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is the largest and most academically diverse unit on campus with three schools, 16 departments and 43 academic programs and research centers. The college provides the majority of the core curriculum for all University of Arkansas students.

About the University of Arkansas: As Arkansas' flagship institution, the U of A provides an internationally competitive education in more than 200 academic programs. Founded in 1871, the U of A contributes more than $2.2 billion to Arkansas' economy through the teaching of new knowledge and skills, entrepreneurship and job development, discovery through research and creative activity while also providing training for professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the U of A among the top 3% of U.S. colleges and universities with the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the U of A among the top public universities in the nation. See how the U of A works to build a better world at Arkansas Research News.