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LARA JO HIGHTOWER Special to NWA Democrat-Gazette I really think it's going to be unlike any show that a TheatreSquared audience has ever seen," says Dexter Singleton, director of T2's new production, "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity." When audiences walk into T2's West Theatre and see that it's been turned into a wrestling arena, they're apt to agree. The play made a huge splash with its Chicago debut in 2009 before later moving to an off-Broadway stage. It would become a Pulitzer Prize finalist and rack up a host of awards including winner of the 2008 National Latino Playwriting Award, an Obie Award for Best New American Play and the New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award. Singleton — whose dual passions of theater and sports are married in scripts like "Chad Deity" — is hopeful that this will be a play that will satisfy audiences from both of APRIL 17-23, 2022 WHAT'S UP! 3 FAQ 'The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity' WHEN — 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Sat- urday and 2 p.m. Satur- day-Sunday through May 8 WHERE — TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring St. in Fayetteville COST — $10-$54 INFO — 777-7477 or theatre2.org 'Chad Deity' has a lot to say about wrestling with life "This is a great play to introduce people to theater, people who have never seen a play before. Because it's not just a 'sit there and be quiet' type of play. You can yell, you can scream, you can do all of that and be engaged, just like you would be at a wrestling or another sporting event," says Dexter Singleton, director of TheatreSquared's new production, "The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity." (Courtesy Photo/Wesley Hitt for T2) See Deity Page 4 Don't Tap Out Yet FAYETTEVILLE