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London Calling
Kasey Cheydleur
During winter term, 12 students traveled to England’s capital to experience the history and variety of the city’s theater scene.
“Wedding Band” Confronts Race, Privilege, and Forbidden Relationships
Amanda Nagy
Oberlin Theater’s first main stage production, directed by Assistant Professor Justin Emeka, opens October 1.
Your Summer Arts Destination
Communications Staff
Oberlin Summer Theater Festival keeps interest in arts alive with free, professional plays in rotating repertory.
From Capstone to Curtain
Kathleen Thornton
From the classroom to the stage, Oberlin senior Annie Rasiel has built a middle school Shakespeare program that promotes literacy through theater performance.
Liberated by Art
Amanda Nagy
Performances by Oberlin Summer Theater Festival, as well as faculty and student connections, aim to transform the lives of prison inmates.
The Theater Belongs to Everyone
Amanda Nagy
Oberlin Summer Theater Festival attracts growing audiences by offering free theater classics.
A Haunting House
James Helmsworth
With his immersive piece, House, Linus Ignatius ’14 created a theatrical piece that experiments with the form and one of Oberlin's most important buildings.
Oberlin Takes Manhattan... and Cleveland and San Francisco
Amanda Nagy
Two whirlwind networking tours. Ten days with theater and performing arts alumni in New York. A month with business and finance alumni in three cities. A small investment, big dreams realized. This is how Oberlin does intensive.
Harlem and Shakespeare Meet in New Production
James Helmsworth
Professor Justin Emeka’s production of A Midsummer Night's Dream infuses Shakespeare with traditions of the African Diaspora.
Professional Theater for Free
Liv Combe
Orsino (Tip Scarry ’11) and Viola (Heather Harvey ’11) in the Oberlin Summer Theater Festival's production of Twelfth Night. The season continues through August 3.