Theatre Recruitment Brochure June 2024

LIGHTING Production

DIGITAL MEDIA

Scriptwriting

VOICE Directing COSTUMING stage MANAGEMENT

Leadership

THEATRE DESIGN

Dramaturgy sound

The School of Theatre offers three undergraduate degree programs

BFA acting

BA Theatre Innovation & Entrepreneurship

BFA design & production

“Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really” School of Theatre / Photo by Bryan Cardinale-Powell

Cover Image: “She Stoops to Conquer” School of Theatre / Photo by Bryan Cardinale-Powell

Auditions & Interviews

on-campus auditions and interviews

• November 15 and 16

• december 7 (Design & Production/BATIE ONLY)

• January 31 and February 1

• February 28 and March 1 Off-Campus Auditions & Interviews

• International Thespian Festival

• Southeastern Theatre Conference

• Mid Atlantic Regional Auditions

• Colorado Thespian Festival

• Georgia Thespians Festival

• chicago unified auditions

• Oklahoma Thespian Festival

• Texas Educational Theatre Association Theatre Fest

• Texas Thespians Corpus Christi

• Texas Thespians Grapevine

• Greater Houston Area Auditions

How to Audition/Interview

All programs do not audition or interview at all events. For more information please visit okcu.edu/theatre/admissions or email ocutheatreauditions@okcu.edu

ADMISSIONS & AUDITIONS

scholarships are available to incoming freshman and transfer students based on auditions/interviews. campus visit

How to apply to the university

To apply to the university and view detailed application instructions, visit okcu.edu/admissions/apply

An application to the university also serves as an application for both competitive and academic merit-based scholarships. competitive scholarship deadline december 15 - Regular Competitive Scholarship Application Deadline

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BFA ACTING - ON-CAMERA

BFA ACTING

Competitive Scholarships

Available to ALL BFA Acting Majors

Our Faculty are working professionals training you to be a working professional

Faculty - 5 members of Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

LA Senior Showcase

7 SEMESTERS on-camera ACTING

Traditional Stage Acting

FILM EDITING

SCREEN WRITING

DIRECTING & PRODUCING FOR FILM

BFA ACTING - STAGE & SCREEN

SENIOR SHOWCASE

Opportunities:

A

Faculty:

11 Members of

Actor’s Equity Association

4 FACULTY-LED Study Abroad Programs: London/Cyprus/Rome/Beijing

Between Schools of Theatre, Music and Dance, OCU produces 50 productions annually

“She Stoops to Conquer” School of Theatre / Photo by Bryan Cardinale-Powell

“Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” School of Theatre / Photo by Bryan Cardinale-Powell

MUSICAL THEATRE TRAINING

Individual Voice Lessons

Dance Classes

PLUS 3 SEMESTERS OF ON-CAMERA

ACTING TRAINING

“Rent” School of Theatre / Photo by Bryan Cardinale-Powell

BA Theatre Innovation & Entrepreneurship (BATIE)

A FLEXIBLE, INDIVIDUALIZED program training the next generation of theatre artists and leaders including directors, arts administrators, dramaturgs, playwrights, teachers, and more!

STUDY ABROAD

The BATIE has the flexibility to enable students to study abroad. Students can choose to spend a semester, or a summer abroad, at one of our partner institutions.

OCU

Honors Program

The BATIE pairs perfectly with the OCU Honors Program. For more information visit okcu.edu/ academics/honors-program

FLEXIBLE DEGREE

The BATIE pairs the BA core with 48 hours of electives. With the help of the faculty and their advisor, each student designs their own program of study to meet their educational and professional goals.

“The BATIE program in one word: Freedom. It's a college theatre education for whatever you want with other core elements sprinkled in. You'll never be bored and you'll carry those experiences with you wherever you go next.”

-Amy

Miller, BATIE ’24

BATIE Curriculum

BA Core Curriculum

THRE 1113 Script Analysis (3)

THRE 1303 Intro to Theatrical Design or THRE 1703 Stage/Production Management (3)

THRE 1403 Acting I (3)

THRE 1503 Acting II (3)

THRE 3223 Theatre History and Historiography (3)

THRE 3233 Seminar in Theatre History Topics (3)

THRE 3523 Dramaturgy (3)

THRE 3653 Applied Theatre (3)

NONP 4103 Arts Entrepreneurship (3)

THRE 4522 New Media and Digital Performance (2)

THRE 4541 New Media and Digital Performance Lab (1)

THRE 4583 BA Capstone Project

Choose two sequences in Design and Production from Stage Craft, Costumes, Lighting, and Stage/Production Management.

“I chose the BA because being a well-rounded artist is very important and often overlooked in theatre programs. Interests change, people grow, and having the freedom to adapt your degree to fit your journey is incredibly important for young artists. I'm grateful to say I'm graduating as someone who can fill many different roles, and I plan to take that with me to NYC.”

-Ziania Ramírez, BATIE ’24

BATIE TRACKS

Each student in the BATIE program will design a unique plan of study, which means that possibilities for the degree are endless! Here are a few of the paths open to BATIE students, though there are many more: Directing, Dramaturgy, Children’s Theatre, Arts Administration, Theatre Teacher Certification, Scriptwriting, BA Theatre/BA Film, or Double Major in many other subjects.

4- AND 5-YEAR BA + MA IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION AND ARTS ADMINISTRATION

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Students in the BATIE program can earn a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in either four or five years depending on their course of study and how many credits they complete before enrolling at OCU. Students can also complete an undergraduate certificate in Nonprofit Leadership-Arts Administration as a part of their BA.

PRODUCTION PARTICIPATION AND PROFESSIONAL PARTNERS

BATIE students have the opportunity to be involved in productions on campus in many capacities and can start working on productions as soon as their first year. BATIE students may also have the opportunity to work on productions with the School of Theatre’s professional partners in Oklahoma City including Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, OKC Rep, and more!

BATIE Student Delaney

as Kaliope in “She

Staged reading of “Family of the Bride” by BATIE student Marianne Edem

School of Theatre / Photo by Bryan Cardinale-Powell

Production photo from “Almanac for Farmers and Lovers in Mexico” directed by BATIE student Ziania Ramírez

Horton

Kills Monsters”

Theatre Design & production we believe in learning

Freshman year production assignments by doing over ��% of D&P Graduates land jobs in their field within 3 months of graduation mentoring Individual faculty variety of theatre spaces on campus & around okc

Faculty are Working Professionals with Members of Actor’s Equity & United Scenic Artists Local 829

Design Track BFA Design & Production curriculum

Design & Production Core COURSES

THRE 1113 Script Analysis

THRE 1303 Introduction to Theatrical Design

THRE 1403 Acting I

THRE 1402 Stagecraft

THRE 1441 Stagecraft Lab

THRE 1603 Technical Drawing for Theatre

THRE 1702 Stage Lighting

THRE 1741 Lighting Lab

THRE 1703 Stage/Production Management

THRE 2113 Drawing & Rendering

THRE 3803 Digital Drafting & Rendering

THRE 2501 Portfolio Development I

THRE 2702 Costume Construction

THRE 2741 Costume Lab

THRE 3223 Theatre History and Historiography

THRE 3233 Seminar in Theatre History Topics

THRE 3501 Portfolio Development II

THRE 3561 Design/Production Practicum (repeat x4)

THRE 3981 Design & Production Internship

THRE 4113 Professional Preparation

SELECT YOUR EMPHASIS TRACK: DESIGN, STAGE/PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, OR TECHNICAL DIRECTION

Stage/Production Management Track

THRE 3683 Advanced Stage Management

THRE 3883 OMT Stage Management

THRE 3723 Theatrical Unions

THRE 4723 Production Management

THRE 3403 Lighting Design

THRE 3503/3803 Scene OR Costume Design

THRE 3713 Sound Design & Engineering

THRE 4903/4913 Period Styles OR Costume History

ADVISED

PATHWAYS FOR STAGE/PROD MGMT

TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PATHWAY

THRE 3303 CAD for Theatre

THRE 3123 Lighting Programing

THRE 3823 Projection Design

THRE 4303 Technical Production

THRE 3163 Special Topics: Venue Management

TRACK:

DESIGN AREA CONCENTRATIONS:

COSTUME DESIGN

THRE 2541 Makeup Lab

THRE 3603 Costume and Props Crafts

THRE 3703 Costume Patterning

THRE 4703 Costume Technology

THRE 4803 Costume Design II

SCENE DESIGN

THRE 3303 CAD for Theatre

THRE 3413 Scene Painting I

THRE 4303 Technical Production or 3163 Props Design & Fabrication

THRE 4603 Scene Design II

LIGHTING DESIGN

ARTS ADMIN-NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP PATHWAY

NONP 4103 Arts Entrepreneurship

NONP 4223 Resource Mobilization & Development in the Arts

NONP 4413 Nonprofit Financial Oversight

NONP 4923 Marketing for the Arts

THRE 3163 Special Topics: Venue Management

CREATE YOUR OWN CUSTOM PATHWAY -OR-OR-

Technical direction track

THRE 3163 Special Topics: Automation & Stage Mechanics

THRE 3303 CAD for Theatre

THRE 3403 Lighting Design

THRE 3503 Scene Design

THRE 3713 Sound Design & Engineering

THRE 4303 Technical Production

THRE 4723 Production Management

THRE 4903 Period Styles & Décor

+ ADVISED ELECTIVES (18 hrs)

MINORS AVAILABLE SUCH AS:

Animation

Business

Directing

Graphic Design

Digital Film & Media

Social Media & Online Communication

THRE 3113 Adv Electrical Production or 3123 Lighting Programing

THRE 3303 CAD for Theatre

THRE 4403 Lighting Design II

THRE 4513 Museum, Fashion, & Special Event LD

PROPS DESIGN

THRE 3303 CAD for Theatre

THRE 3813 Props Design & Fabrication

THRE 3603 Costume & Props Crafts

THRE 4623 Materials & Processes

SOUND DESIGN

MUS 1123 Music & the Human Experience

THRE 3713 Sound Design & Engineering

THRE 4523 Advanced Sound Design

THRE 3163 Special Topics: Live Audio Engineering

+ DESIGN TRACK CORE COURSES

THRE 3033 Creativity & Innovation

THRE 3403 Lighting Design

THRE 3503 Scene Design

THRE 3803 Costume Design

THRE 4903 Period Styles & Décor

THRE 4913 History of Costume

+ ADVISED ELECTIVES (12 hrs)

“Paradise” School of Theatre

Photo by Bryan Cardinale-Powell

Production Opportunities

MAINSTAGE

TheatreOCU Mainstage provides opportunities for students to collaborate with professional theatre artists from a variety of disciplines to produce entertaining, engaging, provocative, and inclusive theatre representing a wide range of styles and genres. School of Theatre students can also audition for Mainstage opera/music theater productions in conjunction with the Wanda L. Bass School of Music as well as co-productions with our professional partners.

Studio Series

OUT OF THE BOX

Stripped

The Studio Series encourages creativity and exploration in a practical learning environment. Prioritizing process over production values, the Studio Series utilizes minimal design and technical elements while providing student and faculty artists the opportunity to hone their skills as storytellers.

Out of the Box is our student-led and operated theatre company aimed at exposing students to the realities of producing. Out of the Box features student selected titles produced exclusively with student directors and performers. Out of the Box also produces the OCU Improv Troupe which holds frequent late-night comedy shows throughout the year.

Stripped is a student-run organization mounting musical productions every year. The studio productions are fully staged and memorized but “stripped” down to the storytelling essentials. Staged in two weeks, these productions provide a unique production experience for OCU students.

SENIOR SHOWCASES

NEW YORK CITY

The Wanda L. Bass School of Music and School of Theatre bring a casting director and agent from New York to audition all of our graduating seniors. Those chosen for the showcase spend the spring semester rehearsing a onehour performance featuring songs and scenes. Those students travel to New York to perform in front of casting directors, talent agents, producers, and other industry professionals.

LOS ANGELES

Graduating students have the opportunity to perform in front of leading agents, managers, and casting directors. During the week-long professional preparation trip students participate in performances, casting workshops, masterclasses, industry panels, and on-camera acting masterclasses taught by leading LA artists.

CHICAGO

The School of Theatre invites a half dozen casting professionals (casting directors, agents, artistic directors) from prominent Chicago area theatres to campus. Our graduating seniors meet with, audition for, take workshops from, and get personalized feedback from these guests. Thus, when they arrive in Chicago, our actors are on a first-name basis with a large number of important industry professionals.

DALLAS

The School of Theatre partners with a number of prominent casting authorities from Dallas for extensive workshops and auditions for the graduating seniors.

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2024-2025 Season

2020-2021 season

School of theatre

Mainstage

Legacy of Light

October 31-November 3, November 7-10

Mother Road

December 5-8

King Lear

January 30-February 2

A Soldier’s Play

April 3-6, 2025

Studio Series

John Proctor is the Villain

September 26-29

Hurricane Diane

November 7-10

Medea

November 21-24

The Illusion

February 13-16

Bethel Park Falls

February 20-23

Life Sucks

February 27- March 2

Heroes of the Fourth Turning

March 27-30

School of MUSIC

Footloose

September 27-29

The Drowsy Chaperone

October 4-6

The Ballad of Baby Doe

November 15-17

Head Over Heels

February 14-16

Strawberry Fields

Gianna Schicchi

February 21-23

Anything Goes

April 11-13

For more information on the Theatre Season, please visit okcu.edu/theatre/theatreocu.

For more information on the Music Season, please visit okcu.edu/music/performances.

professional partners

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

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.

Music Theatre Wichita advances the musical theatre art form by educating and nurturing creators, artists, and audiences, primarily through the production of Broadway-caliber shows.

Established in 2006, factor 110 is the region’s leader in event and destination management, and the company remains the first and only destination management company in Oklahoma.

“The

Oklahoma City Ballet / Photo by Jana Carson

“Newsies” Music Theatre Wichita

“A Christmas Carol” Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma / Photo by KO Rinearson

become a global artist

Study Abroad offers you the chance to satisfy your intellectual and creative curiosity while expanding your life experiences in a new culture. There are multiple opportunities for students to study abroad during their time at OCU. The School of Theatre has established study abroad exchanges with universities across the UK and Central Europe.

Mary Taylor, BFA Acting ’20 in London

Elise Bear, BATAP ’23 in London

Erin Wilson, BFA Design & Production ’21 in Florence

London Summer Trip @ the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh

World Theatre Education Alliance 2019, Beijing, China

WHY THEY CHOSE OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY

The BATIE program allows me to continue to reach my goals as a multi-faceted theatre artist. There is not another degree out there that will aid you in developing as many fulfilling and hirable skills as this one at Oklahoma City University.

-Erica Heiselman BA Theatre ’25

I chose the BA Theatre Major because it allowed me to explore a wide range of courses in acting, directing, design, and new works. Because there are so many elective credits to fill on this track, it is easy to choose classes in every area of theatre you are interested in. I feel I have become a very well- rounded theatre artist at OCU.

-Olivia De Haan

BA Theatre ’23

I chose OCU because I wanted expansive training in different areas, opportunities to try everything, and adequate preparation for the current industry as much as possible. I found all these things and more at OCU! Not only are the professors supportive and encouraging, but they can offer perspectives as currently working actors. During my time at OCU, I got to study abroad in both Italy and China, work at several professional theaters in the OKC area, direct a play, design props for a play, and perform in several productions. Above all, I feel well informed and confident in where I fit in today’s industry. I couldn’t have asked for a better system to prepare for life post-graduation!

-Lauren Harrison BFA Acting ’24

The School of Theatre has cultivated an environment of success, and you can feel it. The faculty and fellow students work as one unit encouraging everyone to compete against themselves rather than others. OCU provides ample opportunity to develop our artistic craft while encouraging us to create positive habits that will benefit us beyond college on this lifelong journey.

-Kevin Alvarado BFA Acting ’26

The School of Theatre, specifically the Design and Production department, has provided me with countless skills to add to my artistic and professional toolbox. From portfolio building classes to specific courses on my emphasis. I have worked on so many different productions in many different technical areas. When I graduate I know I will feel prepared to take on the world of professional theatre.

-Preston Hunt

BFA Theatre Design & Production ’24

My experience at OCU as a Design and Production student has given me the knowledge, experience, and innovative mindset to successfully pursue a career in theatre. The program mentors you and your peers to grow as young theatre artists.

-Lauren McPherson

BFA Theatre Design & Production ’24

guest artists & MASTER CLASSES

Guest Artists from recent years:

- Dominic Abbenante, Resident Media Designer, Playmakers’ Rep. Co.

- Christine Albright-Tufts, Artistic Director of Professional Training Company at Actors Theatre of Louisville

- Kevin Asselin, Artistic Director, Montana Shakespeare in the Park

- Dylan Baker, Actor & director, Tony Award nominee

- Paul Barnes, Founder, Great River Shakespeare Festival

- Beowulf Boritt, Tony Award winning Scenic Designer

- Caitlin Cairns, Drama Therapist

- Cary Cannon, American Players Theatre

- Joel Carlton, Talent Agent, CGF Talent in NYC

- Ken Cerniglia, Dramaturg, Disney Theatrical Productions, Hadestown Broadway

- Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Award winner

- Rex Daugherty, Artistic Director of Solas Nua

- Evan Ensign, PSM, Wicked National Tour

- Ian Evans, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, UK

- Becky Fleming, Broadway ASM

- Alan Freedlan, Animation & television writer, Emmy Award winner

- Ryan Gardner, Les Misérables National Tour

- Julia Gibson, MFA Acting Professor at UNC Chapel Hill, PlayMakers’ Rep. Co. Member

- Chris Harrison, Host of The Bachelor

- Erica Hart (Erica Hart Casting), Casting Director/ Producer

- Lisa Helmi Johanson, Actor - Broadway, Off-Broadway, Region

- Anna Maria High, Actor, Director

- Mary Ann Hoag, Lighting Designer at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

we are committed for our students with leading to creating opportunities industry professionals

- Craig Holzberg, Owner and Agent, Avalon Artists Group

- Monica Horan Rosenthal, Actress, known for her role as Amy MacDougall-Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond

- Raymond Inkel, Production Manager, Alley Theatre in Houston

- Jessica Jackson, Director & improviser

- Don Jordan, Head of Production, Circle Theatre

- Dr. Ajay Joshi, Fulbright Scholar, Children’s Theatre Author

- Scott Kaiser, Head of Company Development for Oregon Shakespeare Festival

- Elizabeth Kensek, Associate Producer, WaterTower Theatre

- John Kimble, formerly William Morris Agency

- Michael Kirsten, Harden Curtis Kirsten Riley Agency

- Beth Kligerman, Producer, The Second City, Chicago

- Karen Kohlhaas, Atlantic Theatre Company

- Talia Krispel, Equity SM, LA & NYC

- Ellen Lavia, Broadway Stage Manager for The Lion King

- Denise Lee, Dallas Based Actress/Singer/Diversity Advocate

- Linda Leonard, Freelance Director, Actor, Teacher, & Coach

- Christine Lesiak, Small Things Productions - Intro to Clown, Presence & Play from Alberta, Canada

- Tiffany Little-Canfield, Casting Director, Telsey + Co. in New York City

- Mike LoBue, Head Electrician, Radio City Music Hall

- Bob Mason, Casting Director, Chicago Shakespeare

- Gilbert McCauley, Off-Broadway & Regional Theatre Director

- Anne McMills, Broadway Associate Lighting Designer

- Joseph Megel, Artistic Director, The Process Series at UNC

- Kathleen Mulligan, Professor of Voice & Speech, Ithaca College

- Mike Naumann, Production Manager, Cirque du Soleil - Varekai

- Jeff Norman, Production Stage Manager of Newsies National Tour

- David O’Brien, Production Stage Manager, Wicked National Tour

- Kelli O’Hara, Tony Award winner

- Brian O’Neill, - Author of “Acting As A Business”

- Laura Osnes, Actress & singer known for her work on the Broadway stage

- Mike Pahsetopah, Osage, Cherokee, and Creek Performer and Storyteller

- Mamie Parris, Actor, Broadway, Film and TV

- Clint Ramos, Tony Award winning Costume & Scenic Designer

- Jeff Rane, Executive Producer, Uptown Players

- Cody Renard Richard, Broadway SM, Cirque du Soleil, Tony Awards, Jesus Christ Superstar Live!, Hamilton

- Phil Rosenthal, - TV writer & producer, known for creator writer/executive producer on Everybody Loves Raymond

- Sainrithya School of Dance, Classical Indian Dance (Bharatanatyam) from Norman, Oklahoma

- Sam Samuelson, Stewart Talent, Chicago

- Steve Scott, Producer, Goodman Theatre, Chicago

- Kaitlin Shaw, Tara Rubin Casting

- Merri Sugarman, Tara Rubin Casting

- Joey Walls, Lighting Supervisor, Atlanta Ballet

- Sherry Jo Ward, disabled actor and playwright

- Kat Wepler, TheatreSquared

Jason Alexander

Mary McDonnell

Denise Lee

Patti LuPone

Auditioning the Female

Campus Life

SOME OF THE CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS FEATURING SCHOOL OF THEATRE STUDENTS

Out of the Box: Student-produced, directed, and driven theatre company featuring contemporary works

From Scratch: New works organization

OCU Improv: Long-form improv team, also does musical improv

Second Act Improv: Short-form improv team

USITT: United States Institute for Theatre Technology

OCU CARE: OCU Creatives for Artistic and Realistic Equity, DEI organization

OCU APO: Alpha Psi Omega, Greek Theatre Organization, runs Big/Little and APO/SOT Awards

OCU Fight Club: Weekly Stage Combat training

OCU Stripped: OMT Student-led musical theatre organization that produces full-length musicals

OCU OPERAtions: Student-led opera organization

Shakespeare Club: A club dedicated to the monthly reading of Shakespeare’s plays

Strong Artists Club: A supportive community for OCU artists and performers facing chronic conditions

Jason Marsden

Jonathan Allsup Production Manager, Paramount Theatre

Teresa Eyring Executive Director

Communication Group

Louis Colaianni Author of The Joy of Phonetics and Accents Elizabeth Gray

Director, Civic Center Foundation

David “Dstew” Stewart

Production Manager, Disney Parks Live Entertainment

Cirque du Soleil’s “Crystal”

Perspective with Mamie Parris, Anna Maria High, Lisa Helmi Johanson

careers

Lauren Thompson

Ariel Richardson

BFA Acting ’15 & ’16

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks’ “Twelfth Night”

Caroline Mueller

BFA Design & Production ’21

Calling Stage Manager

Blue Man Group – Chicago

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Laura Kariuki

BFA Acting ’20

“The Wonder Years” ABC/ Erika Doss

our alumni have worked at:

- Walt Disney World

- The Goodman Theatre

- Steppenwolf Theatre Company

- Cirque du Soleil

- UnMasqued Theatre Company

- Princess Cruise Lines

- Santa Fe Opera Company

- Music Theatre Wichita

- 54 Below NYC

- WaterTower Theatre

- Busch Gardens Theme Park

- Second Stage Theatre, NY

- Bay Street Theatre, NY

- Williamstown Theatre Festival

- Fox Entertainment Group

- Sight and Sound Theatres

- Theatre Memphis

- FELD Entertainment

- Lyric Theatre Oklahoma

- Production Resource Group (PRG)

- Kansas City Rep

- Cider Mill Playhouse

- Dorset Theatre Festival

- Playwrights Horizons

- Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

- Eugene O’Neill Theatre

... and many more!

Ali Wonderly

BA Theatre Performance ’17

Executive Assistant, Office of Jordan Roth, Jujamcyn Theaters

Clara Wiebe

BFA Design & Production ’21

Lighting Supervisor, “The Queen’s Ball:

A Bridgerton Experience National Tour”

Bryan Bauer

BFA Design & Production ’16

Stage Manager of “Oh Mary!” premiering on Broadway June 2024

Lauren Thompson, ʼ15

Played Hero and Dogberry in “Much Ado About Nothing” with Utah Shakespeare Festival

Carleigh Wagner

BFA Design & Production ʼ19

Assistant Charge Artist, The Glimmerglass Festival

Isaiah Williams, BFA ʼ17

Coordinator/Artistic Director for Taylor Performing Art Center

Ty Fanning, ʼ13

Playing Romeo at the Utah Shakespeare Festival

Mercedes Arndt, BFA ʼ19

Hallmark Channel as supporting character in “Plus One At An Amish Wedding”

Lauren Brooks (Leppke), BA ’22 Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma

FAST TRACK BFA/BA TO MA ARTS ADMINISTRATION

CURRICULUM

EMPOWERING ARTISTS TO LEAD:

FAST-TRACK BFA/BA TO MA IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION

Exciting new program for BFA Theatre Design & Production and BA Theatre Innovation & Entrepreneurship students. The Fast-Track BFA/ BA to MA program can be completed in as little as 4 years. All classes are asynchronous online to allow students the most flexibility. Classes are offered in 8-week blocks. Students will begin taking MA classes in their junior year. The senior year would include all final undergraduate courses along with advised graduate courses. This program will accelerate OCU students along their path toward arts organization leadership.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• No entrance exam!

• Online application

• Current resume

• Transcript from all previous institutions

• One letter of recommendation

• A brief statement of intent for pursuing the MA

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above

• Students need to have 12 transfer credit hours prior to entrance in order to complete the program in 4 years

• 4+1 option also available

JUNIOR YEAR

NONP 4103 Leadership and Entrepreneurship*

NONP 4223 Resource Development and Mobilization in the Arts

NONP 4923 Marketing for the Arts

NONP 4413 Nonprofit Financial Oversight*

NONP 4213 Grant Writing

NONP 4113 Advocacy for the Arts

SENIOR YEAR

NONP 5603 Strategic Planning and Program Development*

NONP 5113 Leadership and Management in the Arts

NONP 5803 Law and Nonprofits*

NONP 5203 Research and Data

NONP 5303 Program Evaluation*

NONP 6903 Capstone

*Students are advised to enroll in the “Arts” section of these courses.

Oklahoma City

Our campus sits in the heart of OKC in the historic and vibrant Uptown District. Just a short drive, walk, or bike ride from campus you can explore more than a dozen diverse neighborhoods and entertainment districts featuring live music venues, local restaurants, coffee shops, food trucks, farmers markets, art events and cultural performances.

On any given night you may find yourself dining at one of the local hotspots in Automobile Alley or Deep Deuce, enjoying a festival in the Plaza District or Midtown, appreciating one of the many art galleries in the Paseo Arts District, attending a professional sporting event, catching a local or nationally touring show at the Civic Center Music Hall or the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, playing laser tag in the Bricktown Entertainment District, or taking a stroll by beautiful Lake Hefner.