[caption id="attachment_4893" align="alignright" width="202"] Evan Lovelace (Franco) wearing his Black Power Ranger Mastodon insignia t-shirt in SUPERIOR DONUTS. Photo by Shelly Stewart Banks.[/caption] Costume designer Darcy Russel's costumes in Superior Donuts by Tracy Letts are striking in their realism, quality, and specificity, but a couple of shirts...
You may have seen Diane Bulan on our stage in the extraordinary drama A Piece of My Heart (2013), but Superior Donuts marks her debut as a director at OCTA. Below, gain insight on this Kansas City area premiere by reading her thoughts on the...
“Mama, why’s a man have eyes? If I tell you don’t you tell, so he can try you on for size.” The opening lyric of Violet is not so much meant to be understood as to be felt in your soul. The lyric is indicative...
Prior to rehearsals, OCTA board member and PR/Media manager Charlotte Gilman caught up with Violet music director Kevin Bogan and director Julie Ewing to learn about why they love the show, what they hope audiences will take away from it, and more! Below find part two of this...
Prior to rehearsals, OCTA board member and PR/Media manager Charlotte Gilman caught up with Violet director Julie Ewing and music director Kevin Bogan to learn about why they love the show, what they hope [caption id="attachment_4662" align="alignright" width="455"] Ewing with actors Nathaniel Rasson and Larissa Briley...
If you’ve not yet seen Joseph Robinette’s play adaptation of Anne of Green Gables directed by Heather Tinker, at OCTA one more weekend, November 17-19, you definitely should. Centering on the joys and scrapes of the red-haired and big-hearted Anne Shirley, an orphan adopted into the...
We're thrilled to have Heather Tinker join us in her debut as a director at OCTA! She answered several questions about this production, the story, and her process which are below along with her official Director's notes and bio. (Warning: If you're new to the...
From the moment the spotlight comes up on Sylvia St. Croix (Trevor A. French) it is clear that what you’re about to see is no sweet, stereotypical, fluff musical. So say goodbye to your expectations and say hello to Ruthless!, the relentless mockmusical that leaves...
While putting the finishing touches on the final round of the New Works Playwright Competition (NWPC) which opens tonight, we caught up with the creator and one of the curators of the competition, Andrew Joseph "Andy" Brown. How exactly did you get the NWPC to take...
In case you don't already know the playwright of our current production Poor Relations, meet Robert Flaherty Hart and read his insightful comments about the show. ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT: Robert Flaherty Hart has acted professionally in All the Way, The Jefferson Bottles, Amadeus, Much Ado About Nothing,...