Oklahoma Arts

Director Matthew Alvin Brown has given us a very successful interpretation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic, “The Sound of Music.” With a more than competent cast, a nicely spare unit set, and a real orchestra, Brown has delivered a humane and insightful version of the show that so...

Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park gets off to an excellent although quiet start to the summer season with Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” running through June 22, 2013.  “Measure for Measure” is not produced frequently, and this is a great opportunity to see the show. ...

CityRep is a well-respected company rampant with Oklahoma talent.  Steve Emerson, Production Stage Manager and Director of “Greater Tuna” has the luxury of simply allowing Donald Jordan and Jonathan Beck Reed to lose themselves in characterization.

Carpenter Square Theatre has outdone itself with its current production of “Something Intangible” by Bruce Graham.

This world premiere of a new play based on Henry Fielding’s immense tome, “The History of Tom Jones—a founding” gives us a well constructed story beautifully produced and performed by a talented and energetic cast, creatively directed by Tyler Woods, Reduxion’s Artistic Director.

Shock & Awe certainly describes “Avenue Q” at the Pollard Theatre in Guthrie.

by guest blogger Joshua McGowen When you were a child you learned your values every morning by visiting Sesame Street.

Some of OKC’s best popular acting talent has come together to present “Southern Baptist Sissies” by Del Shores, best known for his play “Sordid Lives.”  The dinner theatre production at The Boom in Oklahoma City, directed by Kenneth Benton, plays to sympathetic houses.

For the past several years the Oklahoma City Theatre Company has been hosting the Native American New Play Festival.  This year’s production is “Chalk in the Rain” by playwright and novelist Bret Jones.  The Festival provides opportunities specifically for Native American...

In today’s complicated world it is great fun to step back in time to the complications of another era.  Melodrama.  Heightened Emotion.  A very nasty villain.  A beautiful damsel in distress.  A not very bright hero.  These are the essential ingredients of ...

“My Name is Asher Lev” first an excellent novel by acclaimed author Chaim Potok and now also a play adaptation from playwright Aaron Posner is being produced through April 27, 2013 at Carpenter Square Theatre.

African Americans have made great strides in the struggle to gain equality and respect within their communities and they can be very proud of their achievements today.  Yet, the work is not complete and the attitudes of the mid-twentieth century can still shape the experiences faced...

Gloriously overdone!’ … ‘as it should be’… ‘Oscar Wilde isn’t dated at all’ … ‘it’s just as funny now’ … ‘too funny, excuse me!

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams plays at the Lyric Theatre at the Plaza through April 13th.  Set in the 1930s, the production begins with Tom (Alex J Enterine) giving us a rundown of each of the characters we’ll meet.  His mother Amanda (Helen Hedman), his sister Laura...

Looking back on the good old days is a favorite pastime of every generation at critical points in life and the good old days always reflect a time of learning and discovery.  The youthful period of discovery is not always carried throughout a lifetime, unless, of course, one indulges in...

A Preview Article By special guest blogger Alexandra Bonifield “A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” Oscar Wilde, The Critic as Artist Balance and harmony by design: consider the integrity of a...