Department of Theatre

Wed, Mar 15, 2023

In the summer of 2022, Eric Barker, an Oklahoma State University assistant professor of scenic design, found himself with a Research Jumpstart/Accelerator Grant (RJAG) but nowhere to spend it; his original plans to work with the Richmond Shakespeare festival in Richmond, Indiana, had fallen through.   The RJAG grant is designed to aid faculty in getting their research up and running following the COVID-19 pandemic. Barker knew he needed to find another research project and did just that, landing the chance to work with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) in Bozeman, Montana.   

Fri, Feb 24, 2023

The Oklahoma State University Department of History will welcome Dr. Erika Hughes, an internationally known theatre director and playwright, to campus on March 8 to speak about her one-act play, The Amazing Life of Margot Heuman.

Mon, Oct 17, 2022

On July 1, Lee Brasuell assumed the position as new interim head of theatre at Oklahoma State University and looks forward to improving different areas of the arts — and inspiring the people who work in them — in Oklahoma. He started right here in Stillwater.

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

Kevin Douglas, playwright/actor, wrote the OSU Department of Theatre’s adaptation of the play "He Who Gets Slapped" by Leonid Andreyev into the new work.

Fri, Apr 08, 2022

The musical begins at 7:30 p.m. on April 21 in the Vivia Nail Locke Theatre in the Seretean Center for the Performing Arts.

Mon, Mar 28, 2022

Visitors to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum are seeing things in a whole new light, thanks to a collaboration between the Oklahoma State University Department of Theatre, a group of OSU students and the Smithsonian Institution. Leslie Currell, instructor of professional practice and scene lab manager for the theatre department, was instrumental in the project.

Tue, Feb 22, 2022

The Oklahoma State University Opera Theatre will present Rinaldo composed by Georg Friedrich Händel at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5 in The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts.