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Save the stage

Interviews with several theatrical professionals and academics reveal that its unique and artistically exceptional performance spaces — the 210-seat, in-the-round Arena Theatre and the 580-seat Mary Noble Tolbert Theatre — will be a major loss if razed or altered for other uses. “The building itself is an architectural marvel that encourages people to dream boldly […]

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Pioneer woman

Surely, you saw the musical history lesson “Quilters” sometime late in the last century. Originally produced in Colorado, the show was popular in the 1980s. In case you didn’t or even if you did, Oklahoma City Theatre Company is presenting a passable production at the Freede Little Theatre. I’m glad they are, because running down […]

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Grim rapier

Oklahoma City Theatre Company is staging two original plays in its “New Voices” festival, including the semiautobiographical “Family Funeral,” written by actor, playwright, director and Oklahoma City University professor David Pasto. The program got its start during OCTC’s second season in 2001, and according to Rachel Irick, associate artistic director, “helps fulfill the company’s mission […]

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