HOPE, a New Works Festival
HOPE, a New Works Festival features OBU student playwrights' new works surrounding the Lynn Institute’s research on The Science of Hope. As an extension of Plays About Recovery, a project by faculty member C. Alex Webster and guest director Jennifer Ezell, the new works festival offers opportunities for students to write, design, and perform new plays in a single semester.
Playwrights
- Madeline Carlson
- Jordyn Clinton
- Graci Lowe
- Josie Watson
Performances
November 14-17, 2024
OBU Black Box Theatre
- Thursday, November 14, 7:00 p.m.
- Friday, November 15, 7:00 p.m.
- Saturday, November 16, 2:30 pm and 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday, November 17, 2:30 p.m.
Ticket sales open Oct. 11 at 10 a.m.
Coming in 2025:
Little Women the Broadway Musical
Book by Allan Knee
Music by Jason Howland
Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein
Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott, Little Women the Broadway Musical is a timeless, captivating story is brought to life in this glorious musical filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope and everlasting love. Based on Louisa May Alcott's life, Little Women follows the adventures of sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March. Little Women embodies the complete theatrical experience, guaranteeing a night filled with laughter, tears and a lifting of the spirit.
Performances
April 3-6, 10-13, 2025
OBU Black Box Theatre
- Thursday, April 3, 7:00 p.m.
- Friday, April 4, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, April 5, 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday, April 6, 2:30 p.m.
- Thursday, April 10, 7:00 p.m.
- Friday, April 11, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, April 12, 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday, April 13, 2:30 p.m.
Earn a Theatre Degree at OBU
OBU's Division of Communication Arts offers a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and a Minor in Theatre. For more information about this academic career field visit our Theatre page.