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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Playwriting

Master of Fine Arts in Acting

Master of Fine Arts in Directing

Master of Fine Arts in Production Design

Master of Fine Arts in Production Technology

Master of Arts in Theatre

Master of Arts Administration in Theatre

Master of Education in Theatre


Bold Artists Thriving Together Ohio University’s School of Theater is built around experience, where committed faculty artist mentors encourage the exploration and tenacity that develops bold artists with unique voices. To truly thrive in the theater, one must explore the space, take risks while simultaneously feeling safe, and immerse oneself in the art that happens in front of the curtain and the operations behind it.

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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
The Addams Family
(4/1/23 - 4/2/23)
Ohio University - Athens
macbitches
(3/2/23 - 3/10/23)
Ohio University - Athens - Tantrum Theater
Hotel Berry in Broadway Hotel Berry
(11/17/22 - 12/3/22)
Tantrum Theater @ Ohio University
Rent
(7/24/22 - 8/7/22)
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus
Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 in Broadway Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812
(3/24/22 - 4/2/22)
Tantrum Theater @ Ohio University
Everybody
(2/24/22 - 3/4/22)
Ohio University
Summer and Smoke
(10/28/21 - 11/6/21)
Ohio University
The Women of Lockerbie
(10/20/20 - 10/24/20)
Ohio University
People, Places and Things
(10/8/20 - 10/17/20)
Ohio University
Death of a Salesman
(4/22/20 - 4/26/20)
Ohio University Eastern Campus
A Decade of Song and Celebration in Broadway A Decade of Song and Celebration
(4/18/20 - 4/18/20)
Ohio University Lancaster, Wagner Theatre
[title of show]
(3/19/20 - 3/22/20)
Ohio University Lancaster
Almost, Maine in Broadway Almost, Maine
(2/27/20 - 3/1/20)
Ohio University Lancaster
She Kills Monsters
(2/20/20 - 2/29/20)
Baker Theater, Ohio University
Topdog/Underdog
(2/26/20 - 2/26/20)
Ohio University-Chillicothe
The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket
(11/20/19 - 11/24/19)
Ohio University Eastern Campus
I Hate Hamlet in Broadway I Hate Hamlet
(11/7/19 - 11/10/19)
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Ohio University Lancaster, Wagner Theatre
Silent Sky
(10/3/19 - 10/12/19)
Ohio University
LEGALLY BLONDE in Broadway LEGALLY BLONDE
(7/21/19 - 8/4/19)
OHIO UNIVERSITY - LANCASTER CAMPUS
Engagements
(2/28/19 - 3/8/19)
Ohio University
Bug
(2/28/19 - 3/8/19)
Ohio University
HELLO, DOLLY!
(7/22/18 - 8/5/18)
Ohio University
2012 Seabury Quinn, Jr., Playwrights' Festival
(5/23/12 - 6/2/12)
Ohio University
The Threepenny Opera
(4/27/12 - 4/28/12)
Ohio University
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