About Tantrum Theater
Our Mission
Tantrum Theater advances theatrical excellence and distinction in Athens, Ohio, and the broader region. We unite professional practice with rigorous classroom training to create compelling theatre that serves both our students and our wider community. Through innovative programming, we help sustain a vibrant arts ecosystem that sparks conversation, nurtures creativity, and strengthens the cultural fabric of Southeast Ohio.
Our Values
Creativity & Storytelling. By boldly reimagining new and classic stories, we embrace plays and practices that challenge assumptions, cultivate curiosity, and expand artistic possibilities.
Education. We affirm an unwavering commitment to arts education, lifelong learning, and the continual refinement of craft. We approach the inherent challenges and failures in creating our art, not as impediments or disappointments, but as catalysts for growth.
Collaboration. Tantrum celebrates the distinctive collaboration between emerging theater artists and seasoned professionals—a generative exchange that continually revitalizes our field. When accomplished artists engage in sustained collaboration with emerging artists, creative inquiry deepens, professional rigor expands, and students experience the field not as an abstraction, but as lived practice.
Community. Our bond with Ohio University and the wider Southeast Ohio region enables us to champion diverse perspectives and foster cultural exchange, strengthening our civic and cultural life.
Belonging. By centering people and their well-being, we strive to create welcoming spaces where everyone feels a sense of connection and is supported in their pursuit of a meaningful cultural life.
