UAPB Department of English, Humanities and Foreign Languages

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The John McLinn Ross Players is proud to announce our first MainStage production in collaboration with our local Arts and Science Campus, The Color Purple: The Musical!

Performances are April 9-12 at 7:00 PM, April 12at 2:00 PM, and April 13 at 3:00 PM in the Catherine M. Bellamy Theater at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main Street in Pine Bluff. Purchase your tickets at tix.com/ticket-sales/ARTx3Campus/4544.

Meet the Cast of “The Color Purple: The Musical,” Opening April 9.

By University of AR at Pine Bluff on March 4, 2025

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Theatre Program and the ARTx3 Campus proudly present the cast for the John McLinn Ross Players production of The Color Purple: The Musical 💜. Congratulations to this talented cast who met the audition call and will represent the first main-stage UAPB production since 2018, with an opening night on April 9, 2025, at 7 pm in Pine Bluff.

Performances are April 9-12 at 7:00 pm, April 12 at 2 pm, and April 13 at 3 pm in the Catherine M. Bellamy Theater at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main Street in Pine Bluff. Purchase your tickets at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/ARTx3Campus/4544/.

"This collaboration marks a thrilling moment in Pine Bluff's cultural landscape, according to UAPB's Department of English, Humanities & Foreign Languages, Instructor of Theatre, Taijee Bunch, who will direct the production alongside co-director Michelle Young-Hobbs.

Based on the 1982 novel, The Color Purple by Alice Walker and its 1985 film adaptation, the musical offers a poignant portrayal of the journey of Celie, an African American woman in the American South from the early to mid-20th century.

Two school performances of The Color Purple are scheduled for Thursday, April 10. Students will have a unique opportunity to watch the production and engage in a question-and-answer session with the cast and crew. Tickets to these performances are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, please contact Kayla Earnest, Theater & Media Assistant, at [email protected].

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💛🖤 UAPB: Where Learning Never Ends! 🦁

🎭The UAPB Theatre Program and the ARTx3 Campus present a John McLinn Ross Players production of “The Color Purple: The Musical” 💜

Congratulations to this talented cast! Performances are April 9-12 at 7:00 PM, April 12at 2:00 PM, and April 13 at 3:00 PM in the Catherine M. Bellamy Theater at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main Street in Pine Bluff. Purchase your tickets at tix.com/ticket-sales/ARTx3Campus/4544.

The ARTx3 Campus will offer two school performances of “The Color Purple” on Thursday, April 10, where students may watch the production and participate in a question-and-answer session with the cast and crew. Tickets to these performances are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, please contact ARTx3’s Theater & Media Assistant, Kayla Earnest, at [email protected].

UAPB Department of Art and Design
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

We are excited to announce our first Mainstage Production since 2018: *The Color Purple: The Musical*!
This UAPB production will take place at the Arts and Science Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Details regarding show dates and times will be released soon.
We look forward to welcoming everyone! Auditions are open to UAPB students, faculty, staff, and members of the Pine Bluff community and surrounding areas.
Everyone is invited to participate!
For more information on auditions, volunteer opportunities, or any inquiries, please contact our Theatre Instructor, Mr. Taijee Bunch, at [email protected] or 870-575-8629.
We hope to see you soon!

Congratulations from the UAPB Department of English, Humanities, and Foreign Languages!

Congratulations from the UAPB Department of English, Humanities, and Foreign Languages!