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OHIO experts discuss bringing alum Dave Malloy’s “Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812” to Tantrum Theater’s stage
March 30, 2022
College of Fine Arts faculty experts Brent Frederick, assistant professor of instruction in musical theater and music director for “Great Comet,” Alan Patrick Kenny, assistant professor, head of musical theater, and director of “Great Comet,” and College of Arts and Science’s Marilyn Atlas, professor of English, discussed bringing Ohio University alum Dave Malloy’s Tony-nominated musical “Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812” from page to the stage during an Ask the Experts livestream on Friday, April 1.
Canadian choreographer blends dance styles on OHIO's production of 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812'
March 23, 2022
As masked students hold their scripts and eagerly wait for the next note, all eyes carefully follow Eden Hildebrand as she enthusiastically gives direction during an evening rehearsal of Ohio University alum Dave Malloy’s "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812."
Tantrum Theater stages alumnus’ Broadway hit ‘Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812’
January 24, 2022
Originally planned to take the stage in spring 2021 and delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tantrum Theater, Ohio University’s professional theater in the College of Fine Arts, will produce OHIO alumnus Dave Malloy’s Tony Award-winning musical “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 in the spring of 2022.
Tantrum Theater to receive $10,000 in grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts
May 12, 2021
Tantrum Theater, Ohio University’s professional theater, has been approved for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support a Tantrum Theater Community Commission.
IN-PHOTOS: School of Theater students partner with equity actors for Men on Boats
December 10, 2021
Through Tantrum Theater, OHIO School of Theater students are given experiential learning opportunities by way of working with professional actors for numerous productions. Most recently, Men on Boats was brought to life in the Forum Theater.
Written by Jaclyn Backhaus and directed by Shannon R. Davis, Men on Boats was staged in early October where students partnered with career actors and technical artists to produce Tantrum Theater’s first in-person production since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
