The story of a high school cheerleader dealing with grief and healing in Be Aggressive offers an insightful look at family dynamics, resilience and the need for escape. This dramatic comedy, written by Annie Weisman, takes place in the sunny community of Vista Del Sol in southern California. The story focuses on Laura, a…
Dusty and the Big Bad World: Exploring Real Life
Dusty and the Big Bad World will be presented in the Black Box Theater from March 7-10 for an exciting and challenging evening. This show gives an informed and humorous look at current issues. It is based on true events revolving the television show, “Postcards from Buster” produced by the Public Broadcasting Service. The play looks at…
Studio Series presents The Life of Galileo
The Life of Galileo explored a dramatized retelling of the famous scientist’s real life, exploring themes of faith versus fact, courage and betrayal. Directed by Hal Kohlman, this show opened in the Black Box Theatre on Feb 22 as the first Studio Series of the spring semester. The Studio Series is a production series through…
Meaningless: Newest Neustadt Lecture Performance
For the 2024 Oklahoma City University Wimberly School of Religion’s Neustadt Lecture, OCU has partnered with the Jewish Theatre of Oklahoma to present “Meaningless,” an interpretation of Ecclesiastes. “Meaningless” is a one-man show performed by Rodney Brazil, an OKC-based actor, director and writer, who helped adapt the book of Ecclesiastes into play format, along with…
2023-24 Spring Semester in the Arts
Welcome back Stars! We hope that you had a great break and are ready to get back to another great semester of learning. We are absolutely thrilled for students to return to campus and share this semester’s show calendar. Take a look at what is planned for this semester: January 25: Project 21 Concert Bass…
OCU presented “The Pillowman”
Stage II presented “The Pillowman” on Feb. 27. One unique aspect of the production was gender-swapping.
Gallery: Our Town
TheatreOCU’s last Stage II of the season was Our Town, an American play by Thornton Wilder about the inhabitants of a small town called Grover’s Corners. The show had performances March 28-31 in Black Box Theater in Wanda L. Bass Music Center. Photos by Emily Wollenberg
Gallery: Poor Murderer
The production had performances Feb. 21-24 in Black Box Theater in Wanda L. Bass Music Center.
Gallery: After Ashley
View photos from the recent Stage II production.
Gallery: Silent Sky
View photos of the Stage II play.
Why so serious? Investigating TheatreOCU’s sad plays
TheatreOCU is known for producing excellent theatre. But often times, the subject matter is deep, dark, and depressing. The 2014-2015 season has been especially dark. After seeing The Trojan Women, a tragic play about the battered women of Troy, and Night, Mother, a play about suicide, I wondered why we produced so many sad shows. So I asked.
Play focused on virtual support group opens
Water By the Spoonful, the second mainstage of the TheatreOCU season, will open Friday Oct. 31 in the Black Box Theatre in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. The play features themes dealing with substance abuse and addiction.
Richard II
Hunter Paul, acting senior, looks on as Tomer Burtnaru, acting senior, and Robert Jamerson, acting sophomore, duel during the final dress rehearsal for TheatreOCU’s Stage II production of Shakespeare’s Richard II in the Black Box Theatre in the Wanda L. Bass Music Center on Wednesday evening.
Photo: James Murphy
Tried and True
Ian Maryfield, acting junior, Lucas Haupert, acting sophomore, Jasmine Richman, acting sophomore, Amanda Ack, acting senior, and Lilly Lantigua, acting junior, share an intense moment during the final dress rehearsal of Tried and True Wednesday evening in the Black Box Theatre of the Wanda L. Bass Music Center. OCU’s production of Tried and True, a translation of the Spanish play La Firmeza an la Ausencia, is the first time the play has been presented in English.
Photo: James Murphy
