Theater Season Information 2013-14

2013 – 2014

2013 – 2014 And Then They Came For Me

By James Still

September 19th – 29th

Uncle Vanya

By Anton Chekhov

October 25th – November 2nd

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

By Joe Landry

December 5th – 14th

Arcadia

By Tom Stoppard

February 6th – 8th

Much Ado About Nothing

By William Shakespeare

February 14th – 23rd

Picasso at the Lapin Agile

By Steve Martin

April 10th – 13th

The Women

By Clare Boothe Luce

Performances in April TBD

By James Still

And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank September 19th – 29th Thurs. 9.19 @ 11 am Fri. 9.20 @ 11 am & 8 pm Sat. 9.21 @ 8 pm Sun. 9.22 @ 2 pm Thurs. 9.26 @ 11 am Fri. 9.27 @ 11 am & 8 pm Sat. 9.28 @ 8 pm Sun. 9.29 @ 2 pm

Co-produced with Oklahoma Children’s Theatre Showing in the Burg Theatre www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org

TheatreOCU and Oklahoma Children’s Theatre bring you the remarkable story of Anne Frank’s experience of hiding from the Nazis during the second World War along with stories of other young people and their families who were part of her life; some survived the Holocaust, others did not. The playwright, James Still, has said that this is meant not to be a ‘Holocaust play’ but a play about young people who lived during the Holocaust.

Anton Chekhov’s classic 1897 play tells the story of missed connections, missed gunshots, longing and yearning, and finding the strength to go on when everything else is lost.

Uncle Vanya is a sometimes funny, sometimes sexy, and often brooding play about love that often misses the mark: Sonya loves the doctor (he doesn’t notice her), Vanya loves Yelena (she doesn’t like him that way, and besides she is married), the doctor and Yelena might have feelings for each other, but will they be able to overcome social convention to admit it.

Uncle Vanya

By Anton Chekhov

Showing in the Black Box Theatre

October 25th – Nov 2nd Fri. 10.25 @ 8 pm Sat. 10.26 @ 8 pm Sun. 10.27 @ 2 pm Thurs. 10.31 @ 8 pm Fri. 11.1 @ 8 pm Sat. 11.2 @ 2 & 8 pm

It's a Wonderful Life Showing in the Burg Theatre

A Live Radio Play

By Joe Landry

December 5th – 14th Thurs. 12.5 @ 8 pm Fri. 12.6 @ 8 pm Sat. 12.7 @ 8 pm Sun. 12.8 @ 2 pm Fri. 12.13 @ 8 pm Sat. 12.14 @ 8 pm

This beloved American holiday classic, based on the classic American film, comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with live sound effects and commercial breaks. With the help of a small ensemble that brings numerous characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.

Winner of a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award and Olivier Award for Best Play, Arcadia moves back and forth between 1809 and the present at the elegant estate owned by the Coverly family. This brilliant play explores the nature of truth and time, the difference between classical and romantic temperaments, and the disruptive influence of sex on our life orbits the attraction Newton left out.

February 6th – 8th Thurs. 2.6 @ 8 pm Fri. 2.7 @ 8 pm Sat. 2.8 @ 8 pm

Arcadia

By Tom Stoppard Showing in Walker Center

Much Ado About Nothing

By William Shakespeare

Co-produced with Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre Showing in the Freede Little Theatre at the Oklahoma City Civic Center www.cityrep.com February 14th – 23rd Fri. 2.14 @ 7:30 pm Sat. 2.15 @ 1:30 pm & 7:30 pm Sun. 2.16 @ 1:30 pm Fri. 2.21 @ 7:30 pm Sat. 2.22 @ 1:30 pm & 7:30 pm Sun. 2.23 @ 1:30 pm

William Shakespeare’s most sparkling, romantic comedy about two pairs of lovers. Hero and Claudio are to be married in one week. To pass the time, they conspire with Don Pedro to set a “lover’s trap” for Benedick, an arrogant confirmed bachelor, and Beatrice, his favorite sparring partner. Meanwhile, the evil Don Jon conspires to break up the wedding by accusing Hero of infidelity. In the end, it all turns out to be “much ado about nothing.”

Picasso at the Lapin Agile

By Steve Martin

Showing in the Burg Theatre

Winner of 1996 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Play. This absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. In his first comedy for the stage, the popular actor and screenwriter, Steve Martin, plays fast and loose with fact, fame and fortune as these two geniuses muse on the century’s achievements and prospects as well as other fanciful topics with infectious dizziness.

April 10th - 13th Thurs. 4.10 @ 8 pm Fri. 4.11 @ 8 pm Sat. 4.12 @ 2 pm & 8 pm Sun. 4.13 @ 2 pm

The Women is an acidic comedy about the pampered lives and power struggles of various wealthy Manhattan socialites and up-and-comers and the gossip that propels and damages their relationships. Originally set in the 1930s, this sometimes campy, sometimes viscious, and often funny play is being revamped by TheatreOCU. Presented in the Moot Courtroom, this production puts both the women in the play and the men behind them on trial. A not-to-be missed reworking of a classic American play!

By Clare Boothe Luce Showing in Sarkeys Law Center Performances in April TBD

PR O F ESSI O NAL PAR T NERSHIPS As a professionally based training program, it is critical for TheatreOCU students to work within the industry as their collegiate career evolves. At the Oklahoma City University School of Theatre we strive to involve our students in the industry in a wide range of opportunities. Therefore, it is our pleasure to co-produce our mainstage season alongside three incredible performing arts companies located throughout Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Children’s Theatre, Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre, and Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park.

Oklahoma Children’s Theatre Oklahoma Children’s Theatre (OCT) is the professional children’s theatre company for the state of Oklahoma, and they are in residence on the Oklahoma City University campus. OCT provides extraordinary live theatre and interactive educational experiences for young audiences. For more information, visit www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org.

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre (City Rep) is one of only two professional theatre companies located in Oklahoma City, and as such, provides a vital service to the community by presenting arts programming that is reflected in major metropolitan areas around the country. City Rep operates under an agreement with Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. For more information, go to www.cityrep.com.

Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park provides Oklahoma with quality stage productions in unique and exciting environments at a reasonable price and develops cultural growth in Oklahoma through classical and theatrical projects. For more information visit their website at www.oklahomashakespeare.com.

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