Theatre Season Brochure 2021

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2021-2022 Season

Performance Enron Thursday 10.28 at 8pm Friday 10.29 at 8pm Saturday 10.30 at 2pm & 8pm Sunday 10.31 at 2PM

roe December 9-12, 2021 Thursday 12.9 at 8PM Friday 12.10 at 8PM Saturday 12.11 at 2PM and 8PM Sunday 12.12 at 2PM

marisol February 3 - 6, 2022 Thursday 2.3 at 8PM Friday 2.4 at 8PM Saturday 2.5 at 2PM and 8PM Sunday 2.6 at 2PM

school for lies march 31 - April 3, 2022 Thursday 3.31 at 8PM Friday 4.1 at 8PM Saturday 4.2 at 2PM and 8PM Sunday 4.3 at 2PM

Schedule

October 28-31, 2021

ENRON

by Lucy Prebble

October 28 – 31, 2021 Enron is a theatrical and explosive tale of the collapse of a company. Inspired by real events, but told as a sprawling, dynamic tragedy, full of grand use of song, dance and theatre technology, the play follows CEO and anti-hero Jeffrey Skilling through the journey of Enron’s rise and fall. Skilling’s basic idea is to trade in energy as well as supply it. But, as his dreams expand to include video, internet and even the weather, the gap between stock market perception and reality grows ever greater. As profits fail to materialize, the market loses confidence, and Skilling’s schemes are revealed for what they are: a fraudulent fantasy.

Roe

By Lisa Loomer

December 9 – 12, 2021 Roe is the human story behind of one of the most consequential and controversial Supreme Court decisions ever. Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion, is still fiercely debated over forty years later. In this incisive play, acclaimed writer Lisa Loomer cuts through the headlines and rhetoric to reveal the divergent personal journeys of lawyer Sarah Weddington and plaintiff Norma McCorvey (“Jane Roe”) in the years following the fateful decision. In turns shocking, humorous, and poignant, Roe reflects the polarization in America today while illuminating the heart and passion each side has for its cause.

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Marisol By josÉ rivera

February 3 – 6, 2022 MARISOL is a play of magical realism, telling the story of a young Puerto Rican woman, who has elevated herself into the world of publishing, while continuing to live alone in the dangerous Bronx neighborhood of her childhood. After surviving an attack on the street, Marisol is visited by her guardian angel who informs her that she can no longer serve as Marisol’s protector because she has been called to join the revolution already in progress against an old and senile God. The war in heaven spills over into New York City, reducing it to a smoldering urban wasteland.

Alone, without her protector, Marisol begins a nightmare journey into this new war zone. With the apocalypse well under way, the angels have traded in their wings for Uzis and wear leather motorcycle jackets and fatigues. As the action builds to a crescendo, the masses of homeless and displaced people join the angels in the war to save the universe.

School for Lies By david ives

march 21 - april 3, 2022

It’s 1666 and the brightest, wittiest salon in Paris is that of Celimene, a beautiful young widow so known for her satiric tongue she’s being sued for it. Surrounded by shallow suitors, whom she lives off of without surrendering to, Celimene has managed to evade love since her beloved husband died—until today, when Frank appears. A traveler from England known for his own coruscating wit and acidic misanthropy, Frank turns Celimene’s world upside-down, taking on her suitors, matching her barb for barb, and teaching her how to live again. (Never mind that their love affair has been engineered by a couple of well-placed lies.) This wild farce of furious tempo and stunning verbal display, all in very contemporary couplets, runs variations on Molière’s The Misanthrope, which inspired it.

Ticket

405.208.5227 or okcu.edu/tickets

Pricing • • • • •

Adult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 Student (with id) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8 Child (ages 2-12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8 Senior citizen (65+). . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8 Allied arts city card holders . . $7.50 (Or 2-for-1 tickets)

Info

TICKETS ARE SOLD THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS TICKET OFFICE. THE TICKET OFFICE IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 12-4PM. TICKETS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR TWO HOURS PRIOR TO SHOWTIME.

Professional

Oklahoma Children’s Theatre provides extraordinary live theatre and interactive educational experiences for young audiences.

The Oklahoma City Ballet has been the city’s professional ballet company since 1972 and is currently the resident dance company of the Civic Center Music Hall.

Partners

Founded in 1963, Lyric is Oklahoma’s leading professional theatre company, continually striving to produce Broadway-caliber productions for Oklahoma audiences.

Audition for the OCU School of Theatre Are you, or do you know, a high school senior?

November 12 & 13 December 11 (Design & Production Only) February 4 & 5 March 25 & 26 For more information or to schedule your on-campus audition, please visit okcu.edu/theatre/admissions or email ocutheatreauditions@okcu.edu

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SPONSORSHIP Bring the arts to life!

We invite you to support Oklahoma City University’s excellence in the performing arts by sponsoring the 2021-22 season of outstanding performances from guest artists, acclaimed alumni, faculty, and more than 200 theatre students and 375 student musicians. With several package levels available, your commitment enriches our community and furthers OCU’s tradition of educating talented students as they become tomorrow’s stars.

For more information, contact 405.208.5700.

To donate: okcu.edu/sponsortheatre

2021-2022 Season

My Dearest Partner of Greatness

By William Shakespeare

October 7 - 10, 2021

Stop Kiss

By Diana Son

November 4 - 7, 2021

House of Bernarda Alba

By Federico García Lorca

November 11 - 14, 2021

the normal heart

By Larry Kramer

February 10 - 13, 2022

The Pillowman

By Martin McDonagh

february 24 - 27, 2022

an enemy of the people

by Henrik Ibsen

march 24 - 27, 2022

six years old

by Daphne Silbiger

April 7 - 10, 2022

Stage II presents six shows in a small, intimate setting. All productions have an emphasis on acting and directing with use of minimal design and technical elements. Students and faculty collaborate to design and direct these productions.

All performances are in OCU’s Black Box Theatre.

Tickets are $5 and can be purchased through the OCU Performing Arts Box Office. okcu.edu/tickets | 405.208.5227

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