To end the OCU School of Theatre’s fall season, Paradise by Kae Tempest took the stage on December 7-10. Paradise is a new take on the Greek legend of Philoctetes, a celebrated wartime hero turned into an outcast. After being stranded on a desolate island for ten years, his plans to escape are…
Oklahoma City University School of Theatre Presents North American Premiere of Paradise
The Oklahoma City University School of Theatre presents its final mainstage show of the fall semester, Paradise by Kae Tempest. The show is a new take on the classic Greek legend of Philoctetes, a celebrated wartime hero turned into an outcast, who, after being stranded on a desolate island for ten years changes plans from…
Faculty scholarship budget cut in half
The faculty scholarship fund for professors has already been claimed for the semester after being cut half.
Music theater student creates club to improve audition skills
Student performers will now have the chance to practice auditioning with a new student organization.
Musicology curriculum changes, new classes offered to students
The two musicology seminars for the fall semester are American Music during the Depression and World War II, and Sound and Religion.
Music Assembly
Travis Burch, musical theatre sophomore, takes a bow with his accompanist, Jake Johnson, adjunct instructor of music, after performing Rogers and Hart’s The Lady Is a Tramp during Tuesday’s Music Assembly in Petree Recital Hall. Music Assembly takes place every Tuesday and features students and faculty performing their recent musical endeavors.
Photo: James Murphy
‘Drinking Buddies’ fails to finish strong despite promising start
There’s something particularly disappointing about a film that dares to make an unexpected turn but doesn’t follow through. ‘Drinking Buddies’ fits that description. A sweet little indie film with moments of startling bite, it seems to have lofty aspirations but quickly abandons them in favor of a tidy, crowd-pleasing wrap-up.
