| Formation | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Rolla, Missouri |
| Stage Manager | Jim Welch |
| Website | ozarkactorstheatre.org |
Ozark Actors Theatre is an Equity theater company in Rolla, Missouri founded in 1987 by pianist Gail Andrews-Hintz and founding Artistic Director F. Reed Brown with the help of actress Cindy Beger and her friend Kathy Pukas. In 1993, The Cedar Street Playhouse became the home of Ozark Actors Theatre. Ozark Actors Theatre quickly gained a reputation for doing quality theatrical productions, and drew acclaim in Missouri and nationwide. In 2010 Jason Cannon became the artistic director, and Pamela Reckamp took the position in 2015.
The only Equity theatre in the area, they have produced more than 100 shows and are affiliated with the Missouri Arts Council.
List of Shows
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
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""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.