Prepare for an evening full of laughter with the amazing upcoming comedy She Stoops to Conquer which will be showing at Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center’s Burg Theatre. The show is a timeless comedy that promises to fill the room with laughter, misunderstandings and delightful twists. Set in the countryside of 18th century England, this classic…
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…
Star Dance Company Lights Up the Stage with Holiday Spectacular
The Ann Lacy School of American Dance & Entertainment at Oklahoma City University presents the Star Dance Company’s Holiday Spectacular, an incredible show of talent and festive cheer. The performances, which will take place at OCU’s Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Building’s Kirkpatrick Theater, promises to be a joyous celebration of the holiday season. More than 120…
Fine Arts plans full spring performance schedule
OCU is a university where the arts can be found almost anywhere at any time, with over 10 concerts, not to mention over 10 productions, all happening in the past semester.
The upcoming semester has no plans of slowing down with over eight concerts, 10 theatre productions, a dance production, as well as events planned for specific musicians and art exhibits in the Norick Art Center.
Smith Named Miss OCU 2023 in 41st pageant
41st Miss OCU Scholarship Competition took place on October 22 in the Kirkpatrick Performing Arts Center where Evelyn Smith, a senior philosophy major, took home the crown after a stunning competition with 15 other OCU students. Miss OCU is a female pageant for students at Oklahoma City University who compete for the title, in addition to…
New adjunct theatre professor directs performance study
Wanda L. Bass School of Music premiered its second performance study, directed by a new adjunct professor.
Music students respond to new recital policies
Officials from the Wanda L. Bass School of Music have decided junior and senior music recitals will not be able to have audiences this year.
Gallery: A Little Night Music
Wanda L. Bass School of Music presented their spotlight production of Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music.” Set in 1900 Sweden, the show explores the possibility of new romances and second chances in a tangled web of affairs. The production was 8 p.m. Feb. 28 – Mar. 1 in Burg Theater in Kirkpatrick Fine Art Center….
Gallery: On to Victory
The School of Theater produced “On to Victory: Propaganda Plays of the Woman Suffrage Movement,” a collection of plays about women’s suffrage.
Gallery: Project 21 Dance Concert
Students from the Wanda L. Bass School of Music and the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment collaborated to produce the annual Project 21 Dance Concert with student composers, choreographers and performers.
Gallery: The Zombies of Penzance
View a gallery from Wanda L. Bass School of Music’s production of “The Zombies of Penzance.”
Gallery: To Kill A Mockingbird
View photos from the School of Theater and Oklahoma Children’s Theater’s production of “To Kill A Mockingbird.”
Gallery: Pippin
View photos of OCU Stripped’s production of “Pippin”.
Gallery: Student Choreography Show
View photos from the first dance performance of the semester.
OCU Stripped produces “Pippin” with all-female leadership crew
OCU Stripped is opening their season with the musical Pippin.
BA theatre program to begin new student devising organization
The interim head of the BA theatre and performance program is creating a group for devising new works.
Gallery: Crazy for You
View photos of the spring musical.
Gallery: Broadway Revue
View photos from the upcoming spring dance show
Gallery: L’amico Fritz
View photos from the recent spotlight opera.
Admin tower to be repurposed, theater school to vacate
The School of Theater will move out of the admin tower so the space can be used for admissions.
Bilingual opera tells story of magical romance fairy tale
A beautiful princess is trapped by a powerful ruler, a brave prince along with his goofy sidekick take on a great journey and a wicked queen tries to lure the hero into evil in the Bass School of Music’s next opera, The Magic Flute.
‘Most lavish Christmas dance extravaganza’ set to begin
The Ann Lacy School of Dance and Entertainment will present its annual Christmas show Home for the Holidays. Home for the Holidays is scheduled to return Dec. 10-13 in Kirkpatrick Auditorium in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. The show features a variety of ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop numbers. Home for the Holidays is described…
Award-winning play featuring Peter Pan opens
The School of Theater and Oklahoma City Repertory Theater will collaborate to present Peter and the Starcatcher. Peter and the Starcatcher is a five-time Tony Award winning Broadway hit based on the novel of the same name by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Peter and the Starcatcher is the grown-up prequel to the classic story…
‘Passionate,’ ‘violent’ baroque opera takes the stage this weekend
The Coronation of Poppea, a baroque opera, opens in the Burg Theater this weekend.
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.
Romantic, operatic pirate melodrama set to open
By Kayla McKenna, Staff Writer The first main stage opera, The Pirates of Penzance, is preparing to open and tell a story with romance, comedy and lots of music. The show follows “Frederic,” who has just turned 21 and is free from the pirates of Penzance, or so he thinks. He falls in love with…
