Explore Oscar Wilde’s journey through the interesting play Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. From Apr. 11 to Apr. 14, 2024, this show will take place in the OCU Bass School of Music’s Black Box Theatre. This moving performance will force you to think about living in an era where it was considered…
Audiences travel back in time with “She Stoops to Conquer”
This past weekend, audiences got to enjoy a delightful world of wit, charm, and hilarity in the production of She Stoops to Conquer presented by the OCU School of Theatre. Under the direction of D. Lance Marsh, the show featured OCU’s incredibly talented theatre students in this rendition of Oliver Smith’s classic comedy. The play…
Be Aggressive: A Hilarious Journey of Healing and Resilience
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…
The Yellowboat Leaves Audience Emotional
Oklahoma City University’s final Studio Series production of the fall semester came to a close today. The Yellowboat occupied the Black Box Theatre in one of the most moving pieces of the season so far. Directed by senior BFA Acting Major, Sarah Filek, the show developed a beautifully creative world that explored the tragic story…
‘Monsters’ is ‘biggest, wildest, most exciting’
From Dec. 8-11, OCU Theatre will continue their Mainstage season with “She Kills Monsters.” The 8th through the 10th will have performances at 8 p.m. and the 10th and 11th will have matinee performances at 2 p.m. Tickets are available for the performances for $15 at www.okcu.edu/tickets or at (405) 208-5227. The play is a…
TheatreOCU to participate in WTEA International Festival
Oklahoma City University’s TheatreOCU will be the sole American partner in the World Theatre Education Alliance’s (WTEA) International Theatre Festival this year.
Gallery: Picnic
View photos from the last TheatreOCU production of the year.
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: Gloria
View photos from the most recent Stage II of the semester.
Gallery: The Wolves
View photos from the first theater mainstage of the spring semester
Gallery: Miss Bennet
TheatreOCU’s last show of the semester is Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. It follows the story of the characters in Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice. The show has performances Dec. 6-9 in Burg Theater in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. Photos by Elina Moon
Gallery: After Ashley
View photos from the recent Stage II production.
Gallery: Silent Sky
View photos of the Stage II play.
Gallery: Julius Caesar
View photos from the first TheatreOCU mainstage of the semester.
Gallery: Bad Shakespeare
View photos from the first TheatreOCU performance of the semester.
Award-winning guest artist to direct TheatreOCU production
A national award-winning stage director is collaborating with TheatreOCU to direct this semester’s mainstage play, The House of Atreus: Part I.
House of Atreus causes scheduling issues for cast members
Students have voiced concerns about scheduling conflicts surrounding the upcoming play House of Atreus.
TheatreOCU prepares first mainstage production
TheatreOCU is getting ready to open its first mainstage production of the semester, a dark comedy/musical and study on pop culture, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play.
SAGE STAGE: “The Residents of Craigslist”
A one-minute preview of the first Stage II show of TheatreOCU’s season: “The Residents of Craigslist”
Play set in courtroom to be performed at law school
TheatreOCU presents “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.” The play takes place in a space between Heaven and Hell with no set time.
Student organization to oversee staged readings
The School of Theater no longer oversees OCUEdge. Out of the Box, a student-led group through the School of Theater, took over the program.
Actor to prepare theater students for LA showcase
Renowned actor and acting teacher Joe Anthony will visit the university to host a masterclass and several sessions for select students.
Coproduction adapts dystopian novel to stage
TheatreOCU presents “The Giver,” based off of the book by Lois Lowry, will use sets and costumes in black and white to represent a colorless world.
TheatreOCU artistic director steps down, creates new program
After 10 years Lance Marsh, artistic director of TheatreOCU, is stepping down. The move is to allow Marsh to focus on creating the Center for Excellence in Classical Theatre Training.
Playwright connected to OCU to attend production premiere
The final Stage II production of the season is also a first for the state of Oklahoma and the OCU community.
