Ouachita Little Theatre

OLT is a mature non-profit organization with a volunteer board of directors made up of a cross-section of dedicated community leaders and a large volunteer corps. Between the announced major performances, mostly dramatic or musical plays, and SNL, there is usually some event at OLT every month. With rental of the theater by individuals and groups for recitals, and other kinds of performances, the lights are seldom dim at 610 Mena Street. Costume rentals from our extensive wardrobe collection are also available.

In the Summer of 2010 a new activity for the OLT was developed, called OLT on the Road. It produces and performs plays for audiences, primarily in community theaters, in a hundred mile radius of the OLT's home base. This division is managed by two OLT Board members, both award-winning directors, Tim Hesse and Larry Block. OLT on the Road plays are usually not the ones being performed at the OLT during its regular performance year, but are often previewed over one weekend at the OLT, before being taken on the road.
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The bi-annual Benson Award is a kind of OLT version of the Oscars in Hollywood. It is named for Leda Benson, who was not only the first president of the OLT board of directors but was a prime mover in the creation of the organization, and was a director of numerous plays in the early days, as well.