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"The Time Machine" Lands at Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre on March 25

For more information contact:
Emily Fraize, 501-396-0308
efraize@arkarts.com
January 25, 2005
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"The Time Machine" Lands at Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre on March 25

This science fiction classic, originally written by H.G. Wells and adapted for stage by Alan Keith Smith, tells the story of the Time Traveler as he sets out upon his journey into time, vanishing without a trace and mystifying his friends and colleagues. Voyaging fifty years into his past, the Traveler has become trapped and separated from his Time Machine. To gain his freedom and return to his rightful place in time, he must now demonstrate to his captors the truth of his story and at the same time, prove his own sanity.

The cast of “The Time Machine,” directed by Bradley Anderson, includes: John Isner as Traveler; Liz Fleck as Observer 1; Don Rush as Observer 2; Randee as Weena; and Courtney Brooke Dorsey, Ben Fish, Emily Hill, Max Hill, Kyle Lovett, Brandon Nichols, Fadelle Powell, Josh Rice, Alex Speer, A.J. Spiridigliozzi, Beth Warren and Molly Whitehorn as Ensemble.

Herbert George Wells was born in England in 1866. After trying several jobs, he entered college on a scholarship to study biology. Wells had already begun writing when he graduated in 1888 and his first story, “The Time Traveler,” appeared in a magazine in 1894, being published in its final book form in 1895 as “The Time Machine.” He made a career out of his stories of fantastic events and referred to his works as “scientific romances,” as the term “science fiction” was not coined until the 1940s, during the golden age of pulp magazines in America.

The final main stage performance of the Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre 2004-2005 season is “Madeline,” which runs from April 29 through May 15, 2005. Individual tickets to all performances are $14 and $12 for groups of ten or more. To reserve tickets, call the Arkansas Arts Center at 501-372-4000.

CHILDREN'S THEATRE INFORMATION
Posters: Commemorative posters of each Children's Theatre production are available for $10
Public Showings: 7:30 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday
Location: Arkansas Arts Center – 9th and Commerce, Little Rock, AR 72202
Season Sponsor: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Media Sponsor: Little Rock Family
Performance Sponsor: McKenzie, Jack, Anderson and Margaux Mourot