MAD announces Movie Mondays
Plays, improv set for June performances
The Murphy Arts District has announced several new summer events in El Dorado, starting with Movie Mondays.
According to a news release, MAD will begin showing a free movie every Monday night from June 4 through Aug. 27 at the MAD amphitheater, across from the children’s playscape, which will have its grand opening on Saturday. Admissions is free and movies will start at 7:30 p.m., being shown on a 30-foot-tall inflatable screen that fills the amphitheater stage.
People are encouraged to bring blankets or the short beach-style chairs that meet MAD requirements. For a full list of rules and guidelines, visit eldomad.com.
The Movie Mondays schedule is:
June 4: “Sing”
June 11: “Zootopia”
June 18: “The Secret Life of Pets” June 25: “The Jungle Book”
July 2: “Lilo & Stitch”
July 9: “Moana”
July 16: “Finding Nemo”
July 23: “Finding Dory”
July 30: “The Little Mermaid” Aug. 6: “Spiderman Homecoming” Aug. 13: “Iron Man”
Aug. 20 & 27: TBD.
And when it comes to live performances, MAD will continue to bring in new acts, with the Muses Creative Artistry Project presenting a fully staged production of “Man of La Mancha,” the musical tale inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th century novel “Don Quixote,” at 7 p.m. June 13.
The Second City Summer Blockbuster also will head to El Dorado in June, bringing its newest crop of future comedy stars to the Griffin Restaurant stage at 8 p.m. June 14. The Second City is a famed improv group from Chicago that claims Tina Fey, John Belushi, Stephen Colbert, Bill Murray, Amy Poehler and Gilda Radner among its alumni. And to round out June’s live performance schedule will be the Arkansas Shakespeare Theater presenting “Much Ado About Nothing” on the Griffin Restaurant stage at 7 p.m. June 19. The one-hour family Shakespeare adaptation is meant as an introduction to Shakespeare with a cast of eight people covering 22 characters in a comedy exploring the ups and downs of love.