Reynolds Performance Hall

Specialties

The 2013 – 14 Public Appearances season includes events such as: Bill Cosby, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Audra McDonald, Straight No Chaser, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Broadway on Ice, and Béla Fleck/​Chick Corea. Visit uca​.edu/​r​e​y​nolds for complete calendar. In addition to these, Reynolds is also home to the Conway Symphony Orchestra, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre and many music/​choir performances each year. Find us on facebook and twitter!

History

Established in 2000.

UCA Public Appearances is a division of the University’s College of Fine Arts and Communication. Its primary responsibility is to develop and present performing arts programming to the entire Central Arkansas community. Public Appearances’ home is the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall — a 1,200 seat, state-​of-​of-​the-​art theatre.

The Reynolds Performance Hall opened on September 15, 2000, with a sold-​out concert by the late Ray Charles. Since then, Reynolds Performance Hall has hosted numerous celebrities, including Loretta Lynn, Gavin DeGraw, the Temptations, Gladys Knight, Kevin Eubanks, Glen Campbell, Spike Lee, Nicholas Sparks, Frankie Valli, and Wynton Marsalis. Public Appearances has also presented national tours such as Cats, Cabaret, Legally Blonde and Rent and international touring companies such as the Russian National Ballet, Sowetto Gospel Choir, and the National Symphony Orchestra.