Adrienne Proctor News

3rd Act Theatre Company opens season 3, UNKNOWN, with the comedy of errors The Red Lamp. This mysterious red lamp is supposed to bring good luck to anyone who lights it, and the family at the center of this tale could use all the luck they can get. The Red Lamp is the first of a full lineup of shows for this news theatre company.

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story is celebrating 30 years since its London debut. The national tour of the original jukebox musical re-launches in Stillwater on OSU's campus. The musical features Buddy Holly's well-known musical numbers and is a stylized and glamorous ode to the American songbook.

The 39 Steps is a farcical comedic thriller. The play within a play concept works well here in this parody of the 1935 Hitchcock spy murder mystery. The cast of four play multiple roles in this post-pandemic reopener. The Pollard Theatre in historic Guthrie, OK is back and better than ever.

Matilda: The Musical is the stage production based on Roald Dahl's beloved children's classic. Matilda Wormwood is growing up with parents who don't pay attention to her and only think of themselves. She rises above, using her extraordinary mind and capturing the heart of her teacher along the way. This show is not for the faint of heart.

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is a musical comedy told in a series of hilarious and poignant vignettes. Upstage Theatre presents the updated 2018 version of this long-running Off Broadway comedic force. A strong cast of sharp performers keeps the show feeling fresh with every new scene, and the numbers are memorable and fun throughout.

3rd Act Theatre's Drunk Classics tour is back again for Summer 2021. With stops at breweries around the metro area, this year's production of HAMLET WITH PIRATES is boozy, decadent, and fun. It's laced with audience selected improv edits, a drunk performer, and all the beloved Shakespearean characters in one of The Bard's most robust plays. Arrrgh!

Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical is presented by The Freeland Center in the most delightful way! This nostalgic walk in the park features iconic musical numbers in the most classic of Disney productions. Patrons go fly a kite and make up silly words with Mary the Magical Nanny in this lovely production in Bristow, Oklahoma.

America's Musical GREASE is an iconic, nostalgic musical that brings memories and earworms in droves. Lyric Theatre's Summer Production is presented outside at the Bishop McGuinness High School football stadium. Go back to high school with Sandy and Danny, The Pink Ladies, The T-Birds, and some gorgeous musical numbers. LTOK is systematic!

Murder, mystery, and mayhem are on display in Jewel Box Theatre's THE VULTURES. This ensemble piece features a will, a way, and a whacky family who's vying for the fortune and keys to the castle. Jewel Box Theatre's Award Winning play from 2018 comes to life, but not without controversy. The robust play is performed well by the cast of pros.

The Sacred Fools Theater Company will present the West-Coast Premiere of “Deadlift,” a multi-media streaming performance, set and filmed inside the childhood home of Writer/Performer Aviva Pressman.

SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS is a play of silence and seeking. It follows six campers on a Silent Retreat as they seek to understand themselves and each other. Southern Plains Productions, a theatre company born out of the COVID pandemic, presents their opening act at The Myriad Water Stage. The cast must develop their characters with very little dialogue.

3rd Act Theatre Company closes their excellent second season with HEARTBREAK HOUSE. This comical farce from 1920 follows the eccentric Shotover family in an impromptu dinner party in Sussex, at the dawn of World War I. These vapid and self-centered characters are fun to watch on stage. The superb cast banters and incites laughs through Act III.

THE LAST FIVE YEARS is a favorite of Jason Robert Brown's notoriously difficult musicals. It follows a married couple at the end and beginning of their marriage, in chronological and reverse chronological order. The two meet in the middle, and they are each other's undoing. Lawton Community Theatre presents this moving story of heartbreak online.

ROE is a compelling new play about one of the world's most infamous Supreme Court cases. Roe V. Wade sparked a national debate on women's rights, paving the way for safe, legal abortions. It has been debated for decades, argued, disputed, and defended. OU presents the complicated story of the real people behind the landmark case.

MEDUSA UNDONE is a powerful, haunting play about the aftermath of sexual assault. It tells the origin story of the sea monster Medusa, who was once a beautiful young girl in the service of the goddess Athena. 3rd Act Theatre Company presents the Oklahoma premiere of this play with sensitivity and professionalism, creating a beautiful work of art.

Rock of Ages is nothin' but a good time! This tribute to 80s rock is chock-full of the best music of the decade. From Styx to Journey, Poison to REO Speedwagon, the fun filled night of sex appeal and power ballads rocks the Jazz Lab. Ashley Wells directs and Amy Reynolds-Reed choreographs this cast of rockin' UCO students.

Multi-faceted performer Denise Lee celebrates her Diamond Anniversary. The four characteristics of a diamond are cut, color, clarity, and carat. Lee takes her audience through all four Cs of her life and career. As she turns 60, Lee celebrates all she's gone through to become the performer she is today. Monique Midgette directs this original work.

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's INTO THE WOODS is a challenging musical with soaring numbers and magical moments. Choctaw High School's performing arts students have overcome a host of obstacles, including a pandemic and a snow storm, to present a breathtaking and gloriously fun romp through the woods.

SPRING AWAKENIKNG is a coming-of-age tragedy set in 19th century Germany. It remains shockingly relevant as it explores the ideas of intimacy, and what can happen when people aren't allowed to explore their own physical needs. It's dark and haunting, with a folky rock score that hits hard and strikes the heart.

The founder of modern Sadism, Marquis de Sade's works are known for their controversy and sexual violence. More palatable is one of the few surviving plays, written by de Sade during one of his many stints in prison in the late 1700s. OXTIERN is undoubtedly a commentary on the French aristocracy that judged him so harshly.