Cat on a Hot Tin Roof July 18-Aug. 3 Jewel Box Theatre 321 NW 36th St. jewelboxokc.com $20-$25 Winner of the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for drama, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof features nine principal human cast members — all humans. No cats. Oklahoma City’s Jewel Box Theatre, 321 NW 36th St., will stage the […]
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Curtain call
Little Old Ladies in Tennis Shoes Nov. 14-Dec. 8 Jewel Box Theatre 3700 N. Walker Ave.
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Relevant Raisin
A Raisin in the Sun Oct. 3-27 Jewel Box Theatre 3700 N. Walker Ave.
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Box-office poison
Arsenic and Old Lace Aug. 22-Sept. 15 Jewel Box Theatre 3700 N. Walker Ave. fccokc.org/jewel-box-theatre 405-521-1786 $20-$30 When she first saw the film version of Arsenic and Old Lace, Denise Hughes did not expect a movie about insanity and murder to be funny — mostly because it was released in 1944. “As a general rule, […]
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Church to church
Oklahoma City Council voted to pass a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the city, First Christian Church and Crossings Community Church. Part of the agreement states the city will immediately withdraw the application to designate First Christian a historic landmark overlay district. “This MOU provides terms that are agreed to by all three parties,” said […]
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Building history
City council members brought forth resolutions to acknowledge the historic and cultural significance of two properties. One resolution was approved, bringing two organizations together in compromise, while the other was deferred for a month. Merging support After being deferred three times, Ward 7 councilwoman Nikki Nice’s resolution on Brockway Center and Child Abuse Response and […]
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Simon’s stories
Barefoot in the Park Thursday-Feb. 17 Jewel Box Theatre 3700 N. Walker Ave. jewelboxtheatre.org 405-521-1786 $20-$25 First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes … a disastrous first apartment. Or at least that’s the case in Neil Simon’s 1963 classic Barefoot in the Park, which runs Thursday-Feb. 17 at Jewel Box Theatre, 3700 N. Walker […]
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Holmes stretch
The Game’s Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays) Through Dec. 9 Jewel Box Theatre 3700 N. Walker Ave. jewelboxtheatre.org 405-521-1786 $20-$25 The first mystery to solve in Ken Ludwig’s Sherlock-inspired farce The Game’s Afoot (or Holmes for the Holidays) is what exactly is going on. “This is so confusing,” said Billie Thrash, director of the […]
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Theatrical tension
Wait Until Dark Thursday-Oct. 28 Jewel Box Theatre 3700 N. Walker Ave. jewelboxtheatre.org 405-521-1786 $25-$30 Traditionally, there’s a moment just before a play begins when the house lights have been turned off and the auditorium fills with suspenseful anticipation. In Jewel Box Theatre’s upcoming production of Wait Until Dark, that thrill pervades the entire production […]
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Laugh passport
The Foreigner Aug. 23-Sept. 16 Jewel Box Theatre 3700 N. Walker Ave. jewelboxtheatre.org 405-521-1786 $20-$25 There are comedies, and then there is the “laugh fest,” a distinctive sub-genre that leaves the audience in stitches from laughter. For Jewel Box Theatre director Chuck Tweed, The Foreigner definitely falls into the latter category. Tweed will direct Larry […]