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HISTORY OF OCU OPERA AND MUSIC THEATER COMPANY
On April 4, 1930, Oklahoma City University presented its first musical production – Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore. As OCU's talent pool and audiences grew over the next two decades, the university established the Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Company. In 1951, it mounted the first of what has become 60 consecutive seasons of fully staged productions.
Now, after hundreds of performance of 130 different operas and musicals, we look back in gratitude at the half-million people who have attended shows on campus or on one of our international tours. We realize that the best way to build on the successes of the past is to confidently embrace the future. Our audiences enjoy the nation's most dynamic young performers, innovative stagings, and a repertoire that combines the comfort of the familiar with the thrill of the unexplored.
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OKLAHOMA OPERA & MUSIC THEATER COMPANY 2011-2012 SEASON
MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
Sept. 23–25
Jesus Christ Superstar Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Weber (1971) Based on the Gospel of St. John, this rock-inspired musical recounts the final six days in the life of Jesus Christ through the troubled eyes of Judas Iscariot.
SPOTLIGHT MUSICAL
Oct. 28–30
Little Shop of Horrors
Howard Ashman/Alan Menken (1982) One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, this affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies is from the songwriting team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, who went on to pen Disney classics The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.
MAINSTAGE OPERA
Nov. 18–20
Elixir of Love
Felice Romani/Gaetano Donizetti (1832) In Italian with English supertitles One of opera's most popular comedies tells of a magic potion and a love triangle involving a likeable bumpkin, a dashing sergeant and the bewitching town flirt. With effervescent Italian melodies and bel canto vocal fireworks.
MAINSTAGE OPERA
Feb. 24–26
Tales of Hoffmann
Jules Barbier/Jacques Offenbach (1881) In French, with English supertitles The title character, based on the real-life German poet E.T.A. Hoffmann, stars in three fanciful stories of failed love in one of the grandest and most expressive of all 19th-century French operas, combining emotional depth and musical brilliance.
SPOTLIGHT OPERA
March 9–11
The Mother of Us All
Gertrude Stein/Virgil Thompson (1947) Inspired by the life of Susan B. Anthony, this American chamber opera brings together fictional and non-fictional characters from U.S. history.The New York Times called the work “one of the most entertaining and yet most pertinent operas composed in our century … a masterpiece whose full value has probably yet to be realized.”
MAINSTAGE MUSICAL
April 20–22
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Hugh Wheeler/Stephen Sondheim (1979) A dark musical tale of love, madness and revenge. Original Broadway production won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical; the 2007 movie adaptation won Golden Globe awards for best picture and best actor for title character Johnny Depp.
TICKET OFFICE
 CONTACT US Please call (405) 208-5227, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Ticket Office phone line is not open weekends or holidays. You may leave a voice mail message and the Ticket Office staff will be happy to return your call.
PHYSICAL LOCATION: The OCU Ticket Office is located on the main floor of the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management. Please call for directions or view campus map.
ADDRESS: Performing Arts Ticket Office
2501 N. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1493
ONLINE: OCU ONLINE TICKET OFFICE
PRICES: For our main stage productions in Kirkpatrick Auditorium, tickets are: $25.00 front orchestra, $18.00 rear orchestra and $12.00 balcony.
For “Spotlight” productions, all tickets are all $10.00.
SEASON TICKETS: To learn more about season ticket prices call the ticket office at (405) 208-5227 or view the season brochure. You can print and return via mail to: Oklahoma City University c/o Performing Arts Ticket Office, 2501 N. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1493
We accept cash, checks, and MasterCard, Visa and Discover credit cards (sorry, we do not accept American Express).
Group tickets discounts available for 10 or more. You must purchase group tickets in advance of show date. Please call the ticket office for group sales information.
OCU students, faculty and staff may purchase half-price tickets with OCU ID.
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Friday and Saturday: 8 p.m.
Sunday matinees: 3 p.m.
DIRECTOR’S TALK
Director talks are presented in the Burg Theater 45 minutes prior to mainstage productions.
Friday and Saturday: 7:15 p.m.
Sunday matinee: 2:15 p.m.
PERFORMANCE LOCATIONS
Held at OCU’s Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center
Mainstage productions presented in Kirkpatrick Auditorium
Spotlight productions presented in Burg Theater
There is free parking in the campus parking lots surrounding the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center and Bass Music Center.
(view campus map)
OPENING NIGHT GALAS | DINNER AND A SHOW
Join us in the Atrium of the Bass Music Center for opening night dinners:
September 23 – Jesus Christ Superstar
November 18 –Elixir of Love
February 24 – Tales of Hoffmann
April 20 – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Dinner: 6:15 p.m. Friday ($20)
These Friday night galas feature cuisine from award-winning executive chef Kelli Keegan and musical accompaniment by Bass School students. Reservations required: 405.208.5227
KIRKPATRICK THEATER SEATING CHART
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