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2501 N Blackwelder Avenue
Oklahoma City,Oklahoma 73106
405.208.5710
admissions@okcu.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design and Production

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance with Elective Studies towards Pk-12 Education Speech/Drama/Debate Certification

Minor in Directing

Minor in Children's Theatre

Minor in Design and Production

Master of Fine Arts in Screen Acting


The School of Theatre prepares young theatre artists for a sustainable, professional life. Our faculty inspire undergraduate students in a rigorous, disciplined, and collaborative academic and production environment. Our program is grounded in the philosophy of putting theory into practice from the classroom to the stage to produce creative, culturally aware, and highly effective theatrical artists.

Acceptance Rate:

Oklahoma City University (OCU) has a general acceptance rate of around 70%,


Faculty Info:

Lyn Adams, Elin Mac an Bhaird, Kate Brennan, Luke Eddy, Jennifer Ezell, Hal Kohlman, Kris Kuss, Bill Langan, D. Lance Marsh, Judith Palladino, Jeanie Sholer, W. Jerome Stevenson, Rachel Barnett, Dayna Brown, Jeff Cochran, Courtney DiBello, Jason Foreman, LukE Hadsall, Larry Heyman, Aaron Mooney, Rick Reeves.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
STREET SCENE in Broadway STREET SCENE
(10/3/25 - 10/5/25)
Oklahoma City University
Cole Porter's ANYTHING GOES in Broadway Cole Porter's ANYTHING GOES
(4/11/25 - 4/13/25)
Oklahoma City University
Head Over Heels: Music of The Go-Go's in Broadway Head Over Heels: Music of The Go-Go's
(2/14/25 - 2/16/25)
Oklahoma City University
The Ballad of Baby Doe in Broadway The Ballad of Baby Doe
(11/15/24 - 11/17/24)
Oklahoma City University
RENT in Broadway RENT
(4/19/24 - 4/21/24)
Oklahoma City University
The Merry Wives of Windsor in Broadway The Merry Wives of Windsor
(2/16/24 - 2/18/24)
PHOTOS
Oklahoma City University
Opera Twin Bill: Pietà and Suor Angelica in Broadway Opera Twin Bill: Pietà and Suor Angelica
(11/17/23 - 11/19/23)
PHOTOS
Oklahoma City University
The Light in the Piazza in Broadway The Light in the Piazza
(11/3/23 - 11/5/23)
Oklahoma City University
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Broadway Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(9/29/23 - 10/1/23)
VIDEOS
Oklahoma City University
Hansel & Gretel in Broadway Hansel & Gretel
(11/18/22 - 11/20/22)
Oklahoma City University
Little Women: The Opera in Broadway Little Women: The Opera
(2/18/22 - 2/20/22)
Oklahoma City University
Children of Eden in Broadway Children of Eden
(10/1/21 - 10/3/21)
Oklahoma City University
Spring Awakening in Broadway Spring Awakening
(4/23/21 - 4/24/21)
Oklahoma City University
GOOD KIDS in Broadway GOOD KIDS
(12/1/18 - 12/2/18)
PHOTOS
CAST
Oklahoma City University
Bug
(4/28/11 - 4/30/11)
Oklahoma City University
Tallgrass Gothic
(3/5/11 - 3/5/11)
Oklahoma City University
Necessary Targets
(2/17/11 - 2/19/11)
Oklahoma City University
The Boys Next Door
(11/18/10 - 11/20/10)
Oklahoma City University
Othello
(11/11/10 - 11/13/10)
Oklahoma City University

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