As fall classes commence, the OCU School of Theatre and Wanda L. Bass School of Music gear up for their 2021 Mainstage season of plays, operas, and musicals.
The first production from the School of Theatre is “Enron,” the 2009 play by Lucy Prebble which chronicles the famous scandal surrounding the Enron energy corporation. The play will be directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Acting Kris Kuss, and it will premiere October 28-31 in the Burg Theater.
The second Mainstage production for the School of Theatre is “Roe.” The play follows the fallout after the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case “Roe v. Wade” and is written by Lisa Loomer. “Roe” runs December 9-12 in the Burg Theater.
The School of Music also boasts a varied season this fall as it enters its 70th consecutive season of opera and musical theatre. It kicks off its fall season with Stephen Schwartz’s “Children of Eden.” The musical tells the Biblical story of the Book of Genesis and is directed by Dr. David Herendeen. “Children of Eden” will be performed October 1-3 in the Kirkpatrick Theater.
This year’s spotlight musical is 1966’s “Cabaret,” with music by John Kander. The musical follows the mysterious and sensual “Kit Kat Klub” and its performers set in 1930s Germany. “Cabaret” runs November 5-7 in the Burg Theater and is directed by Karen Coe Miller.
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music’s final show of the semester is Bertolt Brecht’s “Threepenny Opera,” which was originally published in 1928. The opera tells the story of multiple Victorian criminals and explores the underbelly of their crime world. “The Threepenny Opera” is directed by Jerome Stevenson and will show November 19-21 in the Kirkpatrick Theater.
There have been no formal decisions made for either the School of Music or the School of Theatre regarding COVID-19 protocols this semester. The School of Theatre announced it would only consider vaccinated students for casting in non-curricular productions this fall, but there have been no announcements made concerning the presence of live audiences or mask policies while performing.
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