Northwest Arkansas Gridiron

A SATIRICAL LOOK AT POLITICS AND CULTURE

The 2017 show will be Oct. 6-7; Tickets are $25 and go on sale Sept. 1

Dancing? Singing? Acting? … Laughter!

The Northwest Arkansas Gridiron — a spoof of local, state and national politics and cultural trends — is performed annually during early October. The shows will be Oct. 6-7 this year. Proceeds from ticket sales support scholarship funds of the local chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and the American Association of University Women.

Casting Call

August 8, 2017

The Northwest Arkansas Gridiron Show will hold casting calls for professional journalists, journalism students, communication professionals, and teachers and professors of journalism who are interested in helping raise money used for scholarships and defending the Freedom of Information Act. The casting calls will be at: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the Arkansas Union Theatre … More Casting Call

Mayor Greg Hines to Emcee 2017 Show

With a show geared toward poking fun at local politics, it seemed fitting to find a politician as the host. When the Gridironers gave Rogers Mayor Greg Hines a call, he recalled the invitation feeling like a trap, and he tweeted the following: Greg has been a fan of the show, and sometimes a subject, … More Mayor Greg Hines to Emcee 2017 Show

Cast members of 2016 Gridiron Show in lobby.

2016 Cast and Crew

October 15, 2016

The cast and the crew of the 2016 NWA Gridiron are journalists who work at regional publications, broadcast outlets and public relations agencies as well as faculty and students from the Walter J. Lemke Department of Journalism at the University of Arkansas. … More 2016 Cast and Crew

Hillary from 2008

When Hillary Clinton's "inevitable" march to the Democratic nomination in 2008 was cut short by Barack Obama, we couldn't help think perhaps the Lady wasn't a champ ... yet.

Katherine Shurlds belts out Hillary's swan song.

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