Stories tagged with: School of Theater

Annie
Theater

Community takes center stage as OHIO Lancaster and local partners bring the musical “Annie” to life this December

November 25, 2025 5 min

Blending the strengths of students, local actors and seasoned theatre volunteers, OHIO Lancaster is partnering to bring "Annie" to the stage through collective artistry and camaraderie. The result is a heartfelt production shaped by the voices and talents of the entire Lancaster theatre community.
Carousel
Opera Theater

Three departments collaborate to bring Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel” to the stage in a new interdisciplinary way

November 10, 2025 5 min

Various schools in the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts are working together to bring Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel" to Memorial Auditorium from Nov. 14-15.

Second year MFA films
School of Film

Ohio University School of Film presents second-year graduate student films

November 5, 2025 2 min

The School of Film will showcase seven original short films created by second-year graduate students during the annual Second-Year Screening on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema.
Anthony Baldasare
Alumni

OHIO alum returns to the Athena Cinema, this time on screen in the horror movie “Shelby Oaks”

October 28, 2025 7 min

Ohio University alum Anthony Baldasare is back at the Athena Cinema, however this time he's not in the audience, but on the big screen! The actor is in the new movie "Shelby Oaks," a buzzworthy horror film haunting theaters just in time for Halloween.
The Prom
Tantrum Theater

Tantrum Theater celebrates its 10th anniversary, announces 2025-2026 season

October 10, 2025 4 min

Tantrum Theater is OHIO's professional theater company that has served the region over the last 10 years as a training ground, providing apprenticeships for students in the School of Theater.

Milad Azarm
Graduate research

Ph.D. student Milad Azarm helps rewrite theater history with groundbreaking research

October 3, 2025 4 min

Milad Azarm has resided in Athens less than four years but has already made a lasting impact on the town’s theatrical community and the academic world.
White Christmas
Theater

OHIO Lancaster brings Christmas in July to the Lancaster Festival with Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”

July 15, 2025 4 min

Ohio University Lancaster Theater brings festive cheer to summer with its production of Irving Berlin’s "White Christmas" as part of the 2025 Lancaster Festival.
Unfamiliar Moon
Tantrum Theater

A place for creation, Tantrum Theater continues to elevate new work with performance of “Unfamiliar Moon”

July 10, 2025 5 min

Tantrum Theater, Ohio University's professional theater company, continues to advance its mission of innovation by developing "Unfamiliar Moon," a new jukebox musical by Steven Strafford-Elkins. Built around the rich catalog of folk-jazz artist Vance Gilbert, the project exemplifies OHIO’s commitment to cultivating original work through deep collaboration among students, alumni, faculty and industry professionals.
Mel Brandau, Angela, Hosek, Sabrina Curran and Murial Gallego hold their awards in front of an Ohio University media wall
Faculty Excellence

OHIO faculty presented awards for outstanding teaching, research, service

May 2, 2025 7 min

Ohio University faculty members were honored recently for their outstanding teaching, research and commitment to student success.
Roxanne Schroeder-Arce
OHIO Announcements

OHIO names Roxanne Schroeder-Arce dean of Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts

April 14, 2025 3 min

Ohio University Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Donald J. Leo has named Roxanne Schroeder-Arce as the dean of the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts, effective July 15.
The Prom 1
Tantrum Theater

Tantrum Theater to present “The Prom” from Feb. 27-March 8 in OHIO’s Forum Theater

February 11, 2025 6 min

Life imitates art as actors from the Big Apple come to the Midwest to help change the lives of students.

STARBALL
Faculty

Theater professor blends science and theater in a cosmic journey of interactive art

January 22, 2025 4 min

In 2002, John Kaufmann and Dan Dennis devised a perfect intersection of science and theater. This “dreamy musical astronomy show,” called “STARBALL,” has since played across the country and in Europe
Cutler Hall and the College Green are shown covered in snow on a cold day in January 2025
OHIO Research

Provost Undergraduate Research Funds awarded to 26 OHIO students

January 22, 2025 3 min

The Ohio University Provost Undergraduate Research Fund award program provided 26 students with a total of $29,353 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work.
P and P set
Experiential Learning

Tantrum Theater’s “Pride and Prejudice” allows students to take risks with creative designs

October 30, 2024 4 min

According to the opening line of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” one of life’s universal truths is that “a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” Tantrum Theater’s adaptation of the seminal novel explores the implications of this statement, all while proving yet another universal truth: a play is nothing without scenic design.
View of South Green at sunset. 
Faculty Excellence

OHIO announces 2024-25 Presidential Research Scholars

October 22, 2024 4 min

Each year, the Presidential Research Scholars program recognizes faculty excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity.

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