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Matthew Wright Brings Angels to Life

May 14, 2018

Chloe Vassot ’18

The Oberlin community had the opportunity to see Angels in America, the two-part, award-winning play that centers on New York City during the 1980s AIDS crisis. Producing this play has long been an ambition of Professor of Theater Matthew Wright.

four people in white shirts who are part of Angels in America play

Ten Years of the Oberlin Summer Theater Festival

April 26, 2018

Hillary Hempstead

Operating under the direction of Professor of Theater Paul Moser, the 2018 season marks the 10th year for the Oberlin Summer Theater Festival.

two actors dressed in Shakespearean attire

Theater in London Winter Term: 12 Students, 10 Plays, 2 Weeks

March 13, 2018

Chloe Vassot '18

How can a student see a show in a candlelit Jacobean theater, visit a 500-year-old pub, and get a backstage tour of a theater complex in just two weeks? By going on an Oberlin winter term trip, of course.

Performing Arts Buildings Receive Makeover

November 2, 2017

Hillary Hempstead

Construction is under way on the Eric Baker Nord Performing Arts Annex and Hall Annex.

Individuals use shovels during a groundbreaking ceremony for The Eric Baker Nord Performing Arts Annex and Hall Annex.

Academic by Day, Actor by Night: Afia Ofori-Mensa in 'Simply Simone'

September 14, 2017

Hillary Hempstead

Afia Ofori-Mensa deactivated her personal Facebook account, hoping to recover time she spent on the site to writing a book manuscript. Instead, Ofori-Mensa found herself playing a young Nina Simone in a production of 'Simply Simone: The Music of Nina Simone' at Karamu House in Cleveland.