University of the Ozarks Theatre has been recognized for numerous awards and honors by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) for its recent performance of “Proof.” University Theatre performed four live, virtual performances of “Proof” last weekend to conclude its 2020-21 schedule. The troupe also performed virtual productions of “For Hurting Hands,” and […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre will present four online performances of David Auburn’s poignant Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, “Proof.” The performances will be at 7 p.m. on April 22, 23 and 24 and at 2 p.m. on April 25. It will be shown live and in real-time on the University’s Youtube Channel at Youtube.com/c/universityoftheozarks. The play […]
University of the Ozarks students in professor Rebecca Bailey’s voice and diction class are putting their skills and training to use while also entertaining area children. The students are reading children’s books to their young audience members via Zoom each Thursday for three consecutive weeks in April. The reading project is in partnership with the […]
Rebecca Bailey, assistant professor of theatre at University of the Ozarks, has been named the recipient of the 2021 Visionary Award for Arkansas by the National Sexual Assault Resource Center and the Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ACASA). Several members of ACASA were on campus Monday to present the award to Bailey in a surprise […]
Majoring in theatre may not seem like the most logical route to law school, but don’t tell that to Haley Grace Clark. The University of the Ozarks senior from Tulsa, Okla., will attend Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles this summer as she pursues a career in entertainment law. The theatre and communications (radio/television/film) major […]
The University of the Ozarks Theatre will present the student-written and performed production, “For Hurting Hands,” on Nov. 19-21. The 40-minute production has been pre-recorded and will be available through Zoom at 7 p.m. each of the three evenings. Assistant Professor of Theatre Rebecca Bailey said the story “has its finger on the pulse of […]
When Geoshan Lee graduates from University of the Ozarks this month, he will continue a family legacy that began approximately 40 years ago when his parents met as students on the Ozarks campus. Lee, from Penang, Malaysia, will graduate with a communications degree and minors in marketing and theatre. His parents, George Lee and Naomi […]
University of the Ozarks has cancelled all public, student and academic events on campus for the remainder of the Spring 2020 Semester and is limiting off-campus visitors in an attempt to control the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). There are currently no reported or suspected cases of COVID-19 on the U of O campus […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre will present three showings of William Mastrosimone’s dark and gripping drama, “Extremities,” on March 6, 7 and 8. The play, which is recommended for mature audiences because of its adult theme, will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6, and Saturday, March 7, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, March […]
Jonathan Kipp Becker, a master mask maker, teaching artist and performer, will visit University of the Ozarks as an artist in residency in the theatre program from Feb. 9-15. As part of his visit, Becker will present a production titled, “Facing Humanity: Masks of History and Culture, a Performance Demonstration,” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday […]