Submitted by admin on April 30, 2013 | 4:10 pm
Patrick Hobbs has only one scene in the play "8." And it takes, in his estimation, about 40 seconds for him to say and do all that is required of his character. But the number of lines he was given had no bearing on Hobbs' enthusiasm for the play that three local theater companies have joined together to produce.
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Submitted by admin on April 29, 2013 | 2:49 pm
As the nation anxiously awaits a U.S. Supreme Court ruling -- expected in June -- on same-sex marriage, three local companies mount the timeliest of productions.
But it's just an accident that Theatre Tulsa, Odeum Theatre Company, and Theatre Pops chose to perform 8, a staged-reading drama by David Lance Black.
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Submitted by admin on April 29, 2013 | 2:47 pm
Sit back in your seat, listen to the crackling sounds of static as Hipockets Duncan, played by Steve Thomson, spins the tunes of Buddy Holly singing “That’ll Be the Day” on the Muskogee Little Theatre stage.
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Submitted by admin on April 04, 2013 | 2:09 pm
Doing everything that needs to be done, said Sue Wiedemann, treasurer of the Tulsa Spotlighters, would require about $4 million.
The amount of work it would take to get the Spotlight Theatre into good condition would mean that, at some point, the building would have to close. And suspending the run of "The Drunkard" is the last thing the Tulsa Spotlighters want to do.
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Submitted by admin on March 14, 2013 | 4:25 pm
When it comes to casting, Theatre Tulsa is going from one extreme to the other.
The company, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this season, presented as its most recent production the two-person drama "Tuesdays with Morrie."
Its upcoming production, opening Friday at the Tulsa PAC, will have 50 local performers on stage.
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Submitted by admin on March 04, 2013 | 12:42 pm
This is quite a busy weekend in local theatre, with seven different shows either opening or concluding their runs.For those interested in the Tulsa Awards for Theatre Excellence, three shows that are in the running for a portion of the TATE’s $20,000 in cash awards can be seen this weekend.
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Submitted by admin on March 04, 2013 | 12:38 pm
Tulsa Project Theatre's latest musical production is as fun as it is reflective.
Getting in touch with her inner teenager is the last thing actress Claire Kifer worries about in preparing for "Hairspray."
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Submitted by admin on March 04, 2013 | 12:30 pm
John Steinbeck conjured up a host of memorable characters in his novels and stories, from the Joad family of "The Grapes of Wrath" to the denizens of such Monterey, Calif., neighborhoods as "Tortilla Flat" and "Cannery Row."
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Submitted by admin on February 26, 2013 | 8:34 am
Makenna Hukill and Trae Havens have a chemistry on stage that is exploding with their talents in “Guys and Dolls.”
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Submitted by admin on February 23, 2013 | 8:32 am
With "Radio Golf," which opens Saturday at the Tulsa PAC, Theatre North has reached the halfway point in its presentations of plays by August Wilson.
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Submitted by admin on January 06, 2013 | 8:28 pm
It was supposed to be just another play, just another set of lines to learn, just another character to bring to life on a stage.
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Submitted by admin on January 05, 2013 | 4:46 pm
Trying to sum up a year's worth of activity in the performing arts in Tulsa has always been a challenge, but 2012 was a particularly rich year for memorable moments.
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Submitted by admin on December 14, 2012 | 1:56 pm
The evening celebrated the people who started Theatre Tulsa and honored the hard work and dedication that has made the local arts organization the longest continuously running theater company west of the Mississippi for 90 years.
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Submitted by admin on December 14, 2012 | 1:54 pm
Sometimes, amid all the sugar and sweetness and light and good will that the holidays engender, a little dark and twisted might come as a welcome tonic.
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Submitted by admin on December 02, 2012 | 9:30 pm
Choosing a Christmas show for your community theatre company's season isn't always easy. There are the stalwart shows that everyone does, so you might want to avoid those just so there aren't dueling productions of the same show.
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