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Theater professor blends science and theater in a cosmic journey of interactive art

January 22, 2025 4 min

In 2002, John Kaufmann and Dan Dennis devised a perfect intersection of science and theater. This “dreamy musical astronomy show,” called “STARBALL,” has since played across the country and in Europe

Cutler Hall and the College Green are shown covered in snow on a cold day in January 2025

OHIO Research

Provost Undergraduate Research Funds awarded to 26 OHIO students

January 22, 2025 3 min

The �� Provost Undergraduate Research Fund award program provided 26 students with a total of $29,353 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work.

Experiential Learning

Tantrum Theater’s “Pride and Prejudice” allows students to take risks with creative designs

October 30, 2024 4 min

According to the opening line of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” one of life’s universal truths is that “a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” Tantrum Theater’s adaptation of the seminal novel explores the implications of this statement, all while proving yet another universal truth: a play is nothing without scenic design.

Faculty Excellence

OHIO announces 2024-25 Presidential Research Scholars

October 22, 2024 4 min

Each year, the Presidential Research Scholars program recognizes faculty excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity.

Moore and some of her students at the Complexions Contemporary ballet performance in Columbus, ��.

Mini-Grant Program

Mini-grant program enhances engagement with first-year students

October 9, 2024 3 min

The Enhancing First-Year Student and Faculty Engagement Mini-Grant program offers instructors up to $1,000 annually to fund activities that foster engagement with first-year students. The program supports learning through hands-on, real-world experiences.

Judge Newman speaks at Spring undergraduate commencement 2024

From stage to courtroom: Judge Newman on the power of a Fine Arts education at OHIO

August 8, 2024 2 min

Watch an interview with Judge Newman and see how a Fine Arts education can open doors to countless paths and possibilities.

OHIO Lancaster Theatre students build the set for this summer's performance of Beauty and the Beast.

OHIO Lancaster Theatre students prepare to astound audience at Lancaster Festival

July 18, 2024 5 min

Students and faculty from the OHIO Lancaster Theatre program are thrilled to present their upcoming performance of Beauty and the Beast and they are taking this summer's show to the next level.

Undergrad takes the lead: An OVST summer classic

July 11, 2024 5 min

An OHIO musical theater student leads the �� Valley Summer Theater production of "Young Frankenstein" in more ways than one.

Research Division announces awardees for the 2023-24 OURC/Baker Fund spring cycle

May 8, 2024 2 min

The OURC/Baker Fund program provides support for research, scholarship and creative activity at ��.

Faculty

OHIO’s new head of Musical Theater excels in the classroom and on stage

March 29, 2024 6 min

Head of OHIO's Musical Theater program Steven Strafford is difficult to pin down, literally. Between teaching, being a professional actor and everything else on his plate, Strafford is always going.

OHIO faculty win �� Arts Council Individual Excellence awards

March 29, 2024 4 min

This semester, three OHIO faculty members have received Individual Excellence Awards from the �� Arts Council.

Students and visiting artists find experience and enjoyment “working 9 to 5”

February 27, 2024 6 min

Adapted from the 1980 film and set to the music of Dolly Parton, Tantrum Theater’s production of “9 to 5 the Musical” tells the story of three working women seeking revenge on their misogynistic boss.

An artist stands at an illuminated easel, working on a print

How the Billman Award helps fine arts graduate students 'realize their dreams'

February 21, 2024 6 min

A Q & A with Billman Scholarship recipient Tyler Thenikl.

Tantrum Theater brings Dolly Parton’s hit musical '9 to 5' to the stage

February 20, 2024 4 min

��'s professional theater company Tantrum Theater will present “9 to 5 the Musical,” from Feb. 29 to March 9 in the Forum Theater.

OHIO Distinguished Professor of Playwriting Charles Smith’s “Free Man of Color” to be produced at Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium on Feb. 10

February 6, 2024 5 min

Taking place in the building that inspired the story, “Free Man of Color” will return to OHIO on Feb. 10, at 3 p.m. for a reading 20 years after the play’s initial development and performance.

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