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Everybody a Play
Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Roberto Di Donato In this modern riff on the morality play, Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cast by lottery at each performance) as they journey through… Read More
Everybody a Play
Written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Roberto Di Donato In this modern riff on the morality play, Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cast by lottery at each performance) as they journey through… Read More
Vibrancy Theater Provides Space to Support and Amplify BIPOC Voices
By: Emily Votaw
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WOUB Digital · Vibrancy Theater Provides Space to Support and Amplify BIPOC Voices Vibrancy Theater was founded this past summer to provide a space for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of… Read More
Ohio University Alumnus Qui Nguyen’s ‘She Kills Monsters’ Opens Feb. 20
By: Jessica Jones
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Ohio University’s School of Theater is hard at work preparing for the first show of 2020, She Kills Monsters, a play written by Ohio University alumnus Qui Nguyen. “The show’s… Read More
OU Theater Division Takes Audience to ’80s Berlin Rather Than Verona in ‘Romeo and Juliet’
By: Rachael Beardsley
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Ohio University Theater Division’s final play of the year takes the audience to Berlin rather than Verona with a new take on the classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Director and… Read More
OU Theater Division’s First Play of Spring Semester Kicks Off Feb. 21
By: Rachael Beardsley
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Ohio University Theater Division’s first play of the spring semester tells the story of a young girl who hides herself away in a basement full of talking dolls rather than… Read More
Artist Carrie Mae Weems Headed to OU Jan. 22-25
By: Emily Votaw
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Carrie Mae Weems is one of the most respected and accomplished contemporary artists of our time. Her work, which spans over the course of three decades, incorporates a multitude of… Read More
OU Division of Theater Explores America In “365 Days/365 Plays”
By: Rachael Beardsley
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In their second production of the year, Ohio University’s Theater Division uses a series of short plays to create a show focused on issues of diversity and what it means… Read More
OU Theater Division Opens Season With “The Wolves”
By: Rachael Beardsley
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Ohio University Theater Division’s first show of the year merges fine arts and athletics both on and off stage in a production that candidly showcases the struggles and successes of… Read More
OU Theatre Department Presents The Skin of Our Teeth April 7, 11-14
By: Natalie Colarossi
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Ohio University’s Theatre Division will be presenting its fourth production of the 2017-18 school year with The Skin of Our Teeth. The show will take place in the Forum Theatre… Read More
OU Division of Theater Presents ‘The Government Inspector’ Opening March 1
By: Natalie Colarossi
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Ohio University’s Theater Division in the school of dance, film, and theatre will be presenting its third production of the 2017-18 school year with The Government Inspector. The show will… Read More
Lisa Buch Examines Aftermath of Sexual Assault in ‘Simple Math’
By: Emily Votaw
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Sexual assault is never a simple liaison. Memory, time, and neurobiology work together to ensure the event’s ugly, extensive stain. Ohio University College of Fine Arts Division of Theater MFA… Read More
OU Division of Theater’s ‘Failure: A Love Story’ to Open Dec. 6
By: Natalie Colarossi
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For its final theater performance of the 2017 fall semester, Ohio University’s College of Fine Arts will be presenting a comedic and whimsical ensemble piece with its production of Failure:… Read More
Opening Nov. 28: ‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’
By: Natalie Colarossi
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Ohio University’s College of Fine Arts will be wrapping up the 2017 fall semester with its theater production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. The show will take place… Read More
OU Division of Theater Opens ‘Top Girls’ Nov. 2
By: Natalie Colarossi
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Ohio University’s Theater Division will begin its second production of the fall season with Top Girls from Nov. 2–4 and 8–11 in the Elizabeth Evans Baker Theater, Kantner Hall. OU… Read More
The Continual Relevance of ‘The Madness of Lady Bright’
By: Emily Votaw
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In May 1964, Greenwich Village’s Caffe Cino debuted Lanford Wilson’s The Madness of Lady Bright, a play that would later be considered one of the very first in the gay… Read More
Head ‘Into the West’ With Tantrum Theater Through August 19
By: Emily Votaw
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Turna Mete has a special place in her heart for Into the West, and not just because she’ll be performing as Ally, one of the theatrical version’s main characters, in… Read More
OU’s Charles Smith Tells Story of Refugee in ‘Objects in the Mirror’
By: Emily Votaw
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In late April, Charles Smith’s Objects in the Mirror opened in the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Detailing the emotional, psychological, (and memories of the physical) journey of a refugee from Liberia,… Read More
OU Theater’s “Noises Off” Delivers Fast-Paced Laughs (PHOTOS)
By: Amy Schmitt
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Ohio University’s fourth theater production of the 2014-15 school year is a twofer – a humorous play within a play that gives audiences a look at what goes on behind… Read More
Everybody Dance Now: OU Theater Presents “Marathon ’33” (PHOTOS)
By: Marlena Scott
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Ohio University’s Theater Division is about to present its third show of the season: Marathon ’33, a unique and rarely performed piece by June Havoc, directed by Ohio University graduate… Read More
Women Take Center Stage In “Anton In Show Business”
The Ohio University Division of Theater will present Jane Martin’s Anton in Show Business from Nov. 11-15 in the Forum Theater, located on the ground floor of the Radio-Television Building…. Read More
PHOTOS: OU Theater Presents “Rashomon”
The Ohio University Theater Division in the School of Dance, Film and Theater will present its second production of the 2014–2015 season, Rashomon by Ivor Benjamin, Oct. 29 through Nov…. Read More
The Surreal Life: OU Theater Presents Surprising, Unconventional Play (PHOTOS)
By: Amy Schmitt
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What makes an American community? Playwright Charles Mee asks this question in his play bobrauschenbergamerica, being presented by Ohio University’s Theater Division in the School of Dance, Film and Theater, Oct. 1-4 and 8-11 in the Forum Theater.