The Rep’s Nicole Capri is a wearer of many hats. She’s an actress, a writer, a director and choreographer, a dancer, and having spent the last 10 years as resident director and director of education at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre (The Rep), her hat collection has grown to include fundraiser, event planner and educator. Her mission is simple: to shape the lives of Arkansas children through the art of theatre and to do so with the help of funds raised at The Rep’s annual Saints & Sinners ball, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
Capri and her team, including chair Kirk Bradshaw, are preparing an event that will make previous years pale in comparison. “I was really inspired by Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ for this year’s event,” Capri says. “I love how he took elements of a classic story and modernized it.” The ballroom at the Statehouse Convention Center will transport attendees to the Roaring Twenties, and all aspects of the event — from the production to the auction items — will exude 1920s glamour.
Read more about Capri’s involvement with the theatre and how funds raised from this event benefit The Rep’s education programs in the January issue: http://goo.gl/NiESCo.
Saints & Sinners
When: 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1
Where: Statehouse Convention Center
Tickets + Info: 378-0445, ext. 203, TheRep.org