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Appalachian Community Uses Theater To Reckon With Racism, COVID, And The Trauma Of 2020
By: Katie Myers | Curtis Tate | Ohio Valley ReSource
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HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — George Floyd was murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, a cold and faraway place from the vantage point of Harlan County, Kentucky. But the energy of that long, hot summer reached a group of Harlan high schoolers, and soon enough, this small, rural town was in the midst… Read More
Black Lives In Red States: Art And Life Converge For Two Women In A Tumultuous Year
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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GEORGETOWN, Ky. (OVR) — Jessalyn Brown met Kyra Higgins through theater. “I saw her on stage and I was just like, ‘This girl is so good!’ She was just amazing.” So when it came time for Brown, 21, to direct a play for her senior project at Kentucky’s Georgetown College, she knew she wanted Higgins,… Read More
Help On The Way For Struggling Performing Arts Groups, Theatres
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Columbus Museum of Art has announced it was laying off 39 employees and slashing their budget due to money lost during coronavirus. It’s the latest example of an arts organization that has suffered because of COVID-19. But there might be some help coming soon from the state for struggling… Read More
Coal Country: Can a Play About a Mine Disaster Help Bridge a National Divide?
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The actors deliver their lines from a sparse stage — just a few benches around them and 29 modest lights above. For the most part they speak directly to the audience, sharing memories of the lives of husbands, sons, fathers and nephews, some of the 29 men who died on April 5, 2010, when an… Read More
The Playboy of the Western World: An Irish Comedy
One night, a scruffy young stranger, Christy Mahon, stumbles into Michael James Flaherty’s public house on the wild coast of County Mayo in Ireland. After much hemming and hawing, Christy eventually claims he is a decent lad on the run after killing his father. Enjoying the bold story, the locals welcome Christy as a hero,… Read More
The Playboy of the Western World: An Irish Comedy
One night, a scruffy young stranger, Christy Mahon, stumbles into Michael James Flaherty’s public house on the wild coast of County Mayo in Ireland. After much hemming and hawing, Christy eventually claims he is a decent lad on the run after killing his father. Enjoying the bold story, the locals welcome Christy as a hero,… Read More
The Playboy of the Western World: An Irish Comedy
One night, a scruffy young stranger, Christy Mahon, stumbles into Michael James Flaherty’s public house on the wild coast of County Mayo in Ireland. After much hemming and hawing, Christy eventually claims he is a decent lad on the run after killing his father. Enjoying the bold story, the locals welcome Christy as a hero,… Read More
The Playboy of the Western World: An Irish Comedy
One night, a scruffy young stranger, Christy Mahon, stumbles into Michael James Flaherty’s public house on the wild coast of County Mayo in Ireland. After much hemming and hawing, Christy eventually claims he is a decent lad on the run after killing his father. Enjoying the bold story, the locals welcome Christy as a hero,… Read More
Beat Climate Change Coffee House
Get your inner beatnik on! Climate Change Theatre Action’s original plays presented Readers’ Theater-style. Calling all poets and musicians! Open mic for poetry and music–sign up to present. Climate change-themed work welcomed but not required. Climate Action Information Table Taking Climate Action opportunities Coffee, Tea and Snacks Admission by donation
“She Kills Monsters” presented by the Theatre at Marietta College
We play D&D because it’s awesome. It’s about adventures and saving the world and having magic. She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen Directed by Andy Felt A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her Ohio childhood home after the death… Read More
“She Kills Monsters” presented by the Theatre at Marietta College
We play D&D because it’s awesome. It’s about adventures and saving the world and having magic. She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen Directed by Andy Felt A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her Ohio childhood home after the death… Read More
“She Kills Monsters” presented by the Theatre at Marietta College
We play D&D because it’s awesome. It’s about adventures and saving the world and having magic. She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen Directed by Andy Felt A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her Ohio childhood home after the death… Read More
“She Kills Monsters” presented by the Theatre at Marietta College
We play D&D because it’s awesome. It’s about adventures and saving the world and having magic. She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen Directed by Andy Felt A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her Ohio childhood home after the death… Read More
“She Kills Monsters” presented by the Theatre at Marietta College
We play D&D because it’s awesome. It’s about adventures and saving the world and having magic. She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen Directed by Andy Felt A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her Ohio childhood home after the death… Read More
“She Kills Monsters” presented by the Theatre at Marietta College
We play D&D because it’s awesome. It’s about adventures and saving the world and having magic. She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen Directed by Andy Felt A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her Ohio childhood home after the death… Read More
14th Annual New-Plays-in-One-Day Festival
Join us Homecoming Weekend for our festival of new plays written, rehearsed, and produced in just one day!
Quilters, A Musical
An historical folk musical, “Quilters,” is set on the American Prairie of the 1890s. This all-female musical portrays an elderly mother and her nine daughters, who re-live a lifetime of memories of home, church, and community, all through the creation of quilt blocks in a family Legacy Quilt.
The Theatre at Marietta College presents THE REVOLUTIONISTS by Lauren Gunderson
A revolution needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. The Theatre at Marietta College is pleased to present The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson April 5th through 13th, 2019. Four beautiful badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges (played… Read More
The Theatre at Marietta College presents THE REVOLUTIONISTS by Lauren Gunderson
A revolution needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. The Theatre at Marietta College is pleased to present The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson April 5th through 13th, 2019. Four beautiful badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges (played… Read More
The Theatre at Marietta College presents THE REVOLUTIONISTS by Lauren Gunderson
A revolution needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. The Theatre at Marietta College is pleased to present The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson April 5th through 13th, 2019. Four beautiful badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges (played… Read More
The Theatre at Marietta College presents THE REVOLUTIONISTS by Lauren Gunderson Evening Performance
A revolution needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. The Theatre at Marietta College is pleased to present The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson April 5th through 13th, 2019. Four beautiful badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges (played… Read More
The Theatre at Marietta College presents THE REVOLUTIONISTS by Lauren Gunderson Afternoon Performance
A revolution needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. The Theatre at Marietta College is pleased to present The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson April 5th through 13th, 2019. Four beautiful badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges (played… Read More
The Theatre at Marietta College presents THE REVOLUTIONISTS by Lauren Gunderson
A revolution needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. The Theatre at Marietta College is pleased to present The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson April 5th through 13th, 2019. Four beautiful badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges (played… Read More
The Theatre at Marietta College presents FOOL FOR LOVE by Sam Shepard
Violent, passionate, sensual… a masterpiece of American Theatre. A critical and popular success, this masterfully-constructed work brings searing intensity and rare theatrical excitement to its probing, yet sharply humorous study of love, hate and the dying myths of the Old West. Winner of the Obie Award. Performances will be 2/15 at 8 pm, 2/16 at… Read More
The Theatre at Marietta College presents FOOL FOR LOVE by Sam Shepard
Violent, passionate, sensual… a masterpiece of American Theatre. A critical and popular success, this masterfully-constructed work brings searing intensity and rare theatrical excitement to its probing, yet sharply humorous study of love, hate and the dying myths of the Old West. Winner of the Obie Award. Performances will be 2/15 at 8 pm, 2/16 at… Read More