University Theatre continues with a brilliant Spring 2021 season! We are delighted to bring you a variety of productions presented by the talented students, faculty, and staff of the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts.
Welcome to OU University Theatre
| Spring Productions | ||
| Young Choreographers' Showcase | Spring Awakening | The Pearl Fishers (Reimagined) |
| Oklahoma Festival Ballet | Roe |
(405) 325-4101 OU FINE ARTS BOX OFFICE
IN-PERSON TICKETS
Purchase in-person tickets with the OU Fine Arts Box Office
The box office is located in the Catlett Music Center 500 W. Boyd St., Norman
VIDEO-ON-DEMAND
This year we offer Video-on-Demand viewing options.
TO OUR VALUED PATRONS OF OU FINE ARTS
We are taking precautions to protect the health and safety of audience members, musicians, cast, and crew at all times in our theatres and concert halls. There will be limited in-person seating. For patrons attending a performance, masks are required in all indoor spaces and outside when social distancing is not possible. Seating will be adjusted per CDC guidelines and University policies. Please be aware that information will be updated as changes occur.
Young Choreographers' Showcase
Young Choreographers’ Showcase presents a perennial favorite production featuring exciting, original choreography by School of Dance students. Showcasing dance works from the entire spectrum of movement styles, with lighting design by students from the Helmerich School of Drama. This production is suitable for all audiences. Feb. 4- 7, 2021 • Reynolds Performing Arts Center.
Video-on-Demand
Home viewing will be available through April 9.
Learn more with the YCS 2021 digital program here.
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Spring Awakening
Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater; music by Duncan Sheik
Based on the play by Frank Wedekind
Shawn Churchman, Director
Following in the footsteps of Hair and Rent, Spring Awakening, presented by the Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre, captures the zeitgeist of a generation. It’s 1891 in a provincial German town, teenagers rage against their parents, the establishment, and their own bodies as they enter adulthood demanding truth about life’s most basic needs: love and sex. Spring Awakening received 8 Tony Awards, a Grammy Award and multiple awards from Outer Critics Circle, New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League, and the Lucille Lortel Awards. This production contains adult themes, sexual content and is rated “R.”
Feb. 25-28, 2021 • Elsie C. Brackett Theatre
VIDEO-ON-DEMAND
Video-on-demand viewing March 3 – May 15.
You may view the program online here.
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Bizet's The Pearl Fishers (Reimagined)
IN COLLABORATION WITH OKLAHOMA FESTIVAL BALLET
Bizet's evocative music will transport you to an exotic world of enchantment and romance. Our newly imagined staging of Les Pecheurs de Perles brings together the best of opera and ballet to tell an ancient tale of forgiveness and redemption. Sung in French with English supertitles. This production is suitable for all audiences.
Music by Georges Bizet • Libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré Reynolds • Jonathan Shames, Artistic Director • William Ferrara, Stage Director • Christa St. John, Choreographer
March 18-21, 2021
VIDEO-ON-DEMAND
Video-on-demand viewing will be available April 2 – May 15.
You may view the online program here.
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Oklahoma Festival Ballet
Five exceptional ballets comprise this year’s production, including excerpts from Gerald Arpino’s Reflections and Viva Vivaldi; Sadako by Boyko Dossev; and Mary Margaret Holt’s Sphinx. Rounding out the program are two premieres, Michael Bearden's Bolero; and guest choreographer Mariana Oliveira's So Near And Yet So Far. This production is suitable for all audiences.
April 8-11, 2021
VIDEO-ON-DEMAND
Video-on-demand viewing available April 16 – June 4.
You may view the online program here.
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ROE
Acclaimed writer, Lisa Loomer’s dramatic presentation chronicles the historic Supreme Court decision in the 1973 landmark case Roe v. Wade legalizing abortion. In this humorous, thoughtful and incisive play, Lisa Loomer cuts through the rhetoric to reveal the divergent personal journeys of the woman who was "Roe" and the lawyer who argued the case. A story with big ideas, the robust and topical Roe reflects the polarization in American politics today while illuminating the heart and passion each side brings to its cause. This production contains adult content.
By Lisa Loomer
Nancy Bell, Director
Performances:
8 p.m. April 23, 24, 29, 30, May 1
3 p.m. April 25, May 2
Weitzenhoffer Theatre, 563 Elm Ave., Norman, OK 73019
BUY TICKETS
You may view the online program here.
Video-on-demand viewing will be available April 30 – May 7.
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Performances are subject to change.
IN-PERSON TICKETS
Purchase in-person tickets with the OU Fine Arts Box Office
(405) 325-4101
The box office is located in the Catlett Music Center 500 W. Boyd St., Norman, OK.
LIVE STREAM AND VIDEO-ON-DEMAND
This year we are offering Live Stream and Video-on-Demand viewing options.
Individual Ticket Prices
| Event | Advance Purchase Adult | Advance Purchase Discount | Advance Purchase OU Student | At the Door |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama, Dance | $25* | $20* | $10* | $35 $15 (student ID) |
| Musical | $30* | $25* | $10* | $40 $15 (student ID) |
| Opera | $20* | $15* | $10* | $30 $15 (student ID) |
| Lab Theatre | $8 | $6 | $6 | |
| Live Stream | $10 | $10 | ||
| Video-on-Demand | $10 single view | $25 group view |
* PLUS PROCESSING FEE AND TAX
DISCOUNT – Senior Adult (age 60+), military, OU faculty and staff
STUDENT – with OU ID, or under the age 18
Group Discount of $2 per ticket for groups of 20 or more at Mainstage productions.
DISCOUNTED TICKETS music be purchased in advance by phone (405) 325-4101 or in person at the OU Fine Arts Box Office, 500 W. Boyd St. in the Catlett Music Center.
TICKETS AT THE DOOR may be purchased at the venue, beginning 1 hour prior to performance. NO DISCOUNTS.
REFUNDS will be made for in-person performance tickets if performance is canceled.
