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The Athena Grand movie theater in Athens announced it is closing
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athena Grand movie theater complex on East State Street in Athens will be closing permanently in January. The closing was announced early Wednesday evening in… Read More
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Charles Smith’s ‘Free Man of Color’ brings the story of Ohio University’s first Black graduate to campus
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – John Newton Templeton became Ohio University’s first Black graduate in 1828, decades before the end of slavery. Free Man of Color is a play about Templeton,… Read More
ABC Players discuss family dysfunction and witty dialogue of “The Lion in Winter”
By: Arielle Lyons
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ABC Players will be doing a live reading of “The Lion in Winter” at Stuart’s Opera House later this month. Ahead of this performance, WOUB reporter Arielle Lyons sat down… Read More
A rare recording of a musical by an 18-year-old Stephen Sondheim surfaces
By: Bob Mondello I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A rare recording of a show Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim wrote and performed —in college — has been discovered hidden in a bookshelf in… Read More
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… 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.”… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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…. 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…. 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…. 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…. Read More