From Broadway to Hollywood and from the opera hall to the streaming screen, Oklahoma City University performing arts has a history of producing the stars of entertainment. But before those stars get their big break, they make their name as part of the dance, music and theatre programs at OCU! Now, Oklahoma City University’s Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment, School of Theatre, and Wanda L. Bass School of Music are joining forces like never before to bring you OCUPerforms! Our new collaborative performing arts schedule brings you the most exceptional dance, music and theatre and gives you an opportunity to enjoy the best performances that OCU has to offer. With OCUPerforms, you can see tomorrow’s stars of stage and screen today!
OCTOBER 2–4, 2026
Composer: Arthur Sullivan / Librettist: W.S. Gilbert Director: David Herendeen / Music Director: Matt Mailman
This spirited and creative adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s beloved operetta moves the swashbuckling comedy from Penzance to New Orleans! Featuring jazz inflections and fresh orchestrations, a hapless band of pirates, tongue-twisted modern Major-General, and the heartfelt pursuit of forbidden love, the 2025 Tony Award nominee for Best Revival of a Musical reimagines the British classic for a new generation.
OCTOBER 2–4, 2026
Composer: Arthur Sullivan / Librettist: W.S. Gilbert Director: David Herendeen / Music Director: Matt Mailman
This spirited and creative adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s beloved operetta moves the swashbuckling comedy from Penzance to New Orleans! Featuring jazz inflections and fresh orchestrations, a hapless band of pirates, tongue-twisted modern Major-General, and the heartfelt pursuit of forbidden love, the 2025 Tony Award nominee for Best Revival of a Musical reimagines the British classic for a new generation.
Showtimes:
Location: Kirkpatrick Auditorium
NOVEMBER 20–22, 2026
Director: David Herendeen
Celebrate our Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Company’s 75th anniversary year with a gala highlighting favorite scenes from Verdi’s La Traviata, Puccini’s Le Rondine, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. Presented without intermission and featuring an opera chorus and soloists supported by full orchestra, this production promises an effervescent evening of some of the most treasured music ever written for the stage.
Showtimes:
Location: Kirkpatrick Auditorium
DECEMBER 10–13, 2026
Author: Ken Ludwig
Sherwood is a hilarious, action-packed adventure that the whole family will love. Experience Robin Hood’s origin story as created by Ken Ludwig, arguably America’s preeminent comic playwright. Packed with thrills, romance, and laughter, The Adventures of Robin Hood brings Little John, Friar Tuck, and Maid Marian to life in an evening of swashbuckling fun not to be missed!
Showtimes:
Location: Burg Theatre
DECEMBER 11–12, 2026
Ring in the season with our 47th annual Christmas Vespers! Featuring orchestral, chamber, and choral ensembles from the Bass School of Music, the event features more than 200 student musicians celebrating the holiday through poetry, Scripture readings, classic carols, new works, and congregational singing in First Presbyterian’s stunning Neo-Gothic sanctuary, culminating in the traditional candlelight finale.
Showtimes:
Location: First Presbyterian Church
DECEMBER 10–13, 2026
Introducing vibrant new dances, the Star Dance Company Holiday Spectacular honors the legacy of the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment while embracing dance for the world of entertainment! More than 120 dynamic performers will spread yuletide magic with high-energy holiday favorites, vivid costumes, and a graceful reminder of the reason for the Christmas season.
Showtimes:
Thursday, December 10, 8:00 p.m.
Friday, December 11, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 12, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 12, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 13, 2:00 p.m.
Location: Kirkpatrick Auditorium
FEBRUARY 4–7, 2027
Author: Kate Hamill
Kate Hamill’s delightfully witty adaptation of the classic romance has become a smash hit that has touched the hearts and funny bones of audiences around the world. Sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne Dashwood navigate the gossip and societal pressures of 18th century England in a production that illustrates that before Bridgerton, there was Jane Austen.
Showtimes:
Location: Burg Theatre
FEBRUARY 26–28, 2027
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Librettist: Lorenzo Da Ponte
During what should be a joyous wedding celebration for the clever Figaro and quick-witted Susanna, hilarity, scheming, and comedic miscues take center stage. Considered one of the greatest operas ever written, Figaro showcases Mozart’s brilliant humor, wit, charm, and compassion with a tour de force of human experiences in a story that takes place on a single crazy day.
Showtimes:
Friday, February 26, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Kirkpatrick Auditorium
MARCH 11–13, 2027
“MOVE! Dance for the World of Entertainment” is the annual spring performance of the Star Dance Company from the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment. MOVE! illuminates the stage with vivid costumes, dynamic movement, contagious energy, and over 130 performers. There is something for every dance lover, from jazz, tap, theatre dance, and street funk to ballet and more. Get ready to have your spirit revitalized and to be left wanting more!
Showtimes:
Thursday, March 11, 8:00 p.m.
Friday, March 12, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 13, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 13, 8:00 p.m.
Location: Kirkpatrick Auditorium
APRIL 23–25, 2027
Music and Lyrics: Dave Malloy / Director: Karen Miller
An innovative musical adaptation of a 70-page slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, this electropop opera is a love story set in Moscow amid war, chaos, and deception. Nominated for 12 Tony Awards after its 2016 Broadway debut, the score blends folk songs, rock, R&B and house music in a show the New York Post praises as “inventive, ravishing and full-on romantic!”
Showtimes:
Location: Kirkpatrick Auditorium
OCTOBER 29–NOVEMBER 1, 2026
by Brendan Pelsue
based on the novel by Charles Dickens
Over 50 characters are played by just 14 actors in this engaging and imaginative retelling of the Charles Dickens’ classic novel chronicling ‘the best of times and worst of times.’ Paris and London amid the French Revolution serve as the backdrop for this epic tale of spies, lovers, madmen, and unexpected look-alikes remixed for a contemporary audience. This production is in collaboration with Oklahoma Children's Theater.
Showtimes:
Location: Burg Theatre
APRIL 8–11, 2027
Author: William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s original romantic comedy serves up a surprising evening of sharp tongues and side-splitting laughter! In a season of blossoming new love, bitter old rivals Beatrice and Benedick fall victim to a plot to reveal their mutual romantic attraction in a production in collaboration with Oklahoma Shakespeare.
All shows are scheduled in the Black Box Theatre (Thrust configuration)
The student show is scheduled in the Kirkpatrick Auditorium
All shows are scheduled in the Burg Theatre
Performing Arts Ticket Office Hours:
Noon-4 p.m., Mondays through Fridays*
*2026-2027 September 8 – April 30. Closed during university holidays.
Performing Arts Ticket Office Locations:
Edith Kinney Gaylord Center (Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment), at the intersection of N Blackwelder Avenue and NW 23rd Street. Ticket Office Designated parking is available on Noble Drive parallel to NW 23rd Street.
Performing Arts Ticket Office Contact:
405-208-5227
[email protected]
DAY OF SHOW Performing Arts Ticket Office Hours/Location:
2 hours prior to each performance through intermission
Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center (except for productions taking place at another location)
General Policies:
Cancellation Refund Policy:
In the rare event a show is cancelled, patrons may
The Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment focuses on producing commercial and musical theatre performers, teachers, and arts managers and consistently ranks in the top 10 of dance programs nationally. Our entertainment business graduates excel in talent management, event planning, sports entertainment, fundraising, social media marketing for the arts, and so much more. We strive to instill character that will serve graduates in their professional careers, so they live meaningful lives as they embrace a value-driven journey.
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music fosters student success, faculty excellence, and meaningful community engagement. We envision a community of multi-dimensional musicians that prioritizes wellness and mentorship. We envision graduates prepared to thrive in a rapidly evolving musical landscape. And we envision ourselves as a vital cultural force, deeply connected to Oklahoma City and responsive to the diverse communities of our region and beyond.
The School of Theatre prepares young artists for a sustainable professional life. Our programs are grounded in the philosophy of putting classroom theory into stage and screen practice to produce creative, culturally aware, and highly effective theatrical artists. We are devoted to crafting a student-centered environment that is collaborative, rigorous, and creative that encourages the synthesis of the professional craftsperson with the passionate artist.