The School of Theatre is opening their Stage II season with “The Women of Lockerbie,” by Deborah Brevoort.
Student theater group hosts women-themed weekend
The student-run theater company Out of the Box is highlighting the female experience through performance.
Music/theater faculty member leaves after 18 years
A well-known staff member at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music and School of Theatre recently left the university.
Shadow Collective names new leadership team
The Shadow Collective, a student theater organization, has selected a new director.
School of Theatre introduces new master’s program
The School of Theatre will begin offering an MFA in screen acting next semester.
First theatre production of year to open with new guidelines
The first School of Theatre production, “Woe is Me,” opens this weekend.
Student theater productions go online
Out of the Box, a student run theater organization, will be announcing some updates for their season over the next couple of weeks.
Performing arts seasons to adapt due to COVID-19
To comply with social distancing requirements, the schools of theatre, dance and music are altering their seasons to allow for increased social distancing and online performance opportunities.
University COVID-19 guidelines affect classes
Officials from each school at OCU have adjusted the classroom experience to accommodate for new COVID-19 policies.
Senior chases opportunity, performs in online showcase
Lily Hickey, theater and performance senior, was featured on BroadwayWorld in a virtual showcase.
Professors support students during online finals transitions
Professors are adapting final exams to fit an online format.
BA Theatre sophomores create online theatrical experience
The BA theatre and performance sophomores will be hosting an interactive theatre experience on social media.
Pioneer of theatre degree prepares for graduation
Alyssa Peters, theatre and performance senior, trains in all aspects of theater.
Stage Management professor named 2020 Outstanding Faculty member
Jeff Cochran, professor of stage and production management, was recently named the 2020 Outstanding Faculty Award recipient.
Next theatre production to discuss tragedy in Scotland
The School of Theatre’s next Stage II production will focus on themes of grief and healing.
Student artists develop festival of new works
Theatre and performance seniors are organizing a festival for new works.
Acting student directs feminist adaptation of Greek classic
The School of Theatre’s next Stage II production will put a twist on a classic Greek tragedy with an added feminist element.
Gallery: Die Fledermaus
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music presented Johann Strauss II’s “Die Fledermaus.”
Play to celebrate 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote
Stories of women’s suffrage will be the driving force of the School of Theatre’s next Stage II production.
Students to study Greek theater abroad in Cyprus
School of Theatre students will be studying abroad in Cyprus over the summer.
School of Theatre to produce first mainstage, “The Laramie Project”
OCU’s first mainstage production of 2020 will be “The Laramie Project.”
Gallery: “Arcadia”
The School of Theatre presented “Arcadia” for the last show of the semester. The play, written by Tom Stoppard, moves between the 19th century and present day, exploring the nature of truth and time. Performances were Dec. 5-8 in Burg Theatre in Kirkpatrick Performing Arts Center. Photo credit: Hannah Campbell
School of theatre to produce time-bending show “Arcadia”
The School of Theater is preparing for “Arcadia,” its second mainstage production of the season.
School of Theatre offers new study abroad program to Greece
The School of Theatre has added Cyprus as a new study abroad location for the summer of 2020.
OCU hosts virtual reality events, acting workshops
OCU officials have been hosting events for students to learn about and experience virtual reality.
Acting professor utilizes forgotten music recording studio
An acting professor discovered an unused recording studio in the Wanda L. Bass Music Center.
