Ozark Actors Theatre
| Formation | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Rolla, Missouri |
Stage Manager | Jim Welch |
| Website | ozarkactorstheatre.org |
Ozark Actors Theatre is an Equity[1] theater company in Rolla, Missouri[2] founded in 1987 by pianist Gail Andrews-Hintz and founding Artistic Director F. Reed Brown[3][4] with the help of actress Cindy Beger and her friend Kathy Pukas.[5] In 1993, The Cedar Street Playhouse became the home of Ozark Actors Theatre.[6][7] Ozark Actors Theatre quickly gained a reputation for doing quality theatrical productions, and drew acclaim in Missouri and nationwide.[8] In 2010 Jason Cannon became the artistic director,[9] and Pamela Reckamp took the position in 2015.[1]
The only Equity theatre in the area,[8] they have produced more than 100 shows and are affiliated with the Missouri Arts Council.[10][11]
List of Shows[edit]
1988
- Godspell
- The Diviners
- Greater Tuna
- Magic to Do
1989
- Bernstein: Music of the Maestro
- I Do! I Do!
- Voices
- The Boys Next Door
- The Foreigner
1990
- Broadway: The Last 10 Years
- The Duck Variations
- Graceland
- Litko
- Savage Love
- Talley's Folly
- The House of Blue Leaves
- Lou Gehrig Did Not Die of Cancer
- Quilters
- A Christmas Carol
- The Actor's Nightmare
1991
- A Christmas Carol
- The Fantasticks
- Barefoot in the Park
- The Elephant Man
- The Songs of Stephen Sondheim
- The Voice of the Prairie
1992
- Nunsense
- The Golden Age of Broadway
- I Hate Hamlet
- Jazz at Castleman
- A Scent of Honeysuckle
- The Actor's Nightmare
1993
- Love Letters
- Nunsense II: The Second Coming
1994
- Dames at Sea
- The Gifts of the Magi
- Marvin's Room
- Sea Horse
- Lend Me a Tenor
1995
- Abundance
- Smoke on the Mountain
1996
- In White America
- On the Air
- Cotton Patch Gospel
- The Golden Age of Entertainment
- The Nerd
1997
- A Command Performance
- Happy Birthday, You're Dead!
- Bye Bye Birdie
- Steel Magnolias
1998
- Big River
- All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
- Wedding Bell Blues
1999
- Aunt Tilly's Funeral
- The Music Man
- Driving Miss Daisy
- Little Shop of Horrors
2000
- Once Upon a Mattress
- Grace and Glorie
- To Kill a Mockingbird
2001
2002
2003
2004
- Route 66: A Celebration of America's Mainstreet
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Wait Until Dark
- Nuncrackers
2005
- The Sound of Music
- Forever Plaid
- The Odd Couple
- A Christmas Survival Guide
2006
- Gypsy
- Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2007
2008
- Pump Boys and Dinettes
- The Music Man
- Altar Boyz
- It's a Wonderful Life
2009
- Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?
- Clue
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Scrooge
2010
- The Mousetrap
- Annie
- The Fantasticks
- Babes in Toyland
2011
2012
- 25th Anniversary Gala
- The Wizard of Oz
- Noises Off
- The Diviners
- Follies
- Little Women
2013
2014
- The Comedy of Errors
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- The Drowsy Chaperone
- Follies
- Cabaret 1: Hannah Bagnall & Brittany Proia
- Cabaret 2: Blane Pressler & Maglione and Ruiz
- Cabaret 3: Alyssa Flowers & Jake Mills
- A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol
2015
- Meet Me in St. Louis
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Lucky Stiff
- The Story of Velveteen Rabbit
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ozark Actors Theatre Appoints New Artistic Director - Visit Rolla". Visit Rolla.
- ^ "The Ozark Actors Theatre in Rolla". MissouriLife.com.
- ^ "Wizard of Oz showing at Ozark Actors Theatre - News - The Daily Guide - Waynesville, MO - St. Robert, MO". www.waynesvilledailyguide.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-23.
- ^ "About Us". Ozark Actors Theatre.
- ^ Eddie O'Neill, "The little theater that could ... and still does 26 seasons later", The Rolla Daily News, July 25, 2013.
- ^ Woodfin, John (November 13, 2015). "Theater Review: 'Velveteen Rabbit' by OAT is heartwarming". The Rolla Daily News. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
- ^ "News". Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ^ a b ""Good Theater Is Where You Find It- in Rolla" by Newmark, Judith - St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO), June 16, 1996". Archived from the original on May 31, 2016.
- ^ Judith Newmark, " Jason Cannon will head Ozark Actors Theatre", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 10, 2010.
- ^ Mark Bretz (13 July 2015). "'Importance of Being Earnest' Still Charms with Its Wit: Theater Review". Ladue News.
- ^ Mark Bretz (16 July 2014). "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Musical Review". Ladue News.