09 Nov

Perpetual Motion Dance

Event Date
7:30 pm

Ataloa Theatre, Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center

Perpetual Motion Dance is a modern and aerial dance company based in Oklahoma City with a mission to "create, develop and inspire innovative dance."  They blend post-modern and aerial dance techniques with a signature grace and technical ingenuity to create dance on all planes.  Perpetual Motion Dance is in their 15th season of creating original concerts in addition to regional and national touring.

Advance tickets are $15. Click here to purchase tickets.

Perpetual Motion Dance Presents Quinze 15th Anniversary Concert

16 Apr

Chorale Concert

Event Date
7:30 pm

St. Joseph's Catholic Church

ECU Chorale will serenade attendees off-campus at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church located at 1300 E. Beverly in Ada, Oklahoma. Admission is free and open to the public.

Singers and Chorale

23 Apr

ECU Singers

Event Date
7:30 pm

St. Joseph's Catholic Church

ECU Chorale will serenade attendees off-campus at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church located at 1300 E. Beverly in Ada, Oklahoma. Admission is free and open to the public.

Singers & Chorale

10 Nov

Showtime presents A Night at the Wax Museum

Event Date
7:30 pm

Dorothy I. Summers Theatre

ECU Theatre and Music's Singing Performance group will present a children's theatre show for young audiences.  Following two matinees on the mornings of the 9th and 10th, Showtime will present an evening show on Friday for the general public.  Bring the kids. Showtime is under the direction of Vickie Reifsnider with assistance from Rudy Lupinski.

Tickets range from $5-$10. ECU students and employees are free with ECU ID.

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Showtime

06 Apr

Showtime

Event Date
7:30 pm

Dorothy I. Summers Theatre

Showtime once again presents its spring program of songs in the musical theatre genre in the Dorothy Summers Theatre.  The group is directed by Vickie Reifsnider and Rudy Lupinski.

Tickets range from $5-$10, ECU employees and students get in free with ECU ID.

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Showtime

16 Nov

ECU Theatre presents "The Elephant Man"

Event Date
7:30 pm

Chalmers Herman Theatre, Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center

ECU Theatre brings Bernard Pomerance's prize-winning play "The Elephant Man" to the Chalmers Herman Theatre. The play chronicles the last years of Joseph Merrick, the actual elephant man who suffered from what is now thought to be an extreme case of neurofibromatosis and/or Proteus syndrome.  The play premiered in 1979, winning 3 Tony awards including Best Play, Best Leading Actress, and Best Director.  It has been revived twice with with Billy Crudup in the lead role in 2002 and Bradley Cooper in 2014. Singer David Bowie toured Denver, Chicago, and Broadway with a production in 1980 and Mark Hamill of STAR WARS fame made his Broadway debut in the play in 1981. The film version with John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins was not based on this innovative theatrical play.  The play will be directed by Dr. Richard Groetzinger with senior music theatre concentration major Philip Robert Newcomer in the role of Joseph, now thought to be either an extremely severe case of neurofibromatosis.

Tickets range from $5-$10; ECU students and employees free with ECU ID.

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The Elephant Man

19 Jan

Broadway Tonite Live!

Event Date
7:30 pm

Ataloa Theatre, Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center

Don't miss this fascinating and high-octane musical revue with an exciting cast of singers and dancers who have shined on the Broadway stage and on-tour around the world. Broadway Tonite Live! is a memorable and educational evening of pure entertainment and non-stop hits that continues to receive standing ovations and rave reviews in the U.S., Europe,and Asia. Broadway Tonite Live! takes you on an unforgettable journey through the greatest Broadway shows, including show-stoppers from "Oklahoma," "Anything Goes," "West Side Story," "Les Miserables," "Phantom of the Opera," "Rent," "Wicked," "Chicago," "Cabaret," "Jekyll & Hyde," and many more! The beautifully costumed performers will sing and dance their way into your heart with the timeless songs you know and love.

Advance Tickets are $15. Click here to purchase tickets.

Broadway Tonite Live

25 Jan

ECU Theatre presents "Crimes of the Heart"

Event Date
7:30 pm

Chalmers Herman Theatre, Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center

Performances are each night at 7:30, Thursday through Saturday.

Senior Margie Beck will direct Beth Henley's award winning "Crimes of the Heart" in the Chalmers Herman Theatre. The tragicomedy is set in Hazlehurst, Missouri in the mid-20th century and won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.  The story follows the three McGrath sisters who reunite in Old Grandaddy's house after Babe has shot her abusive husband.

Ticket prices range from $5 for children to $10 for adults. ECU students and employees get in free with ECU ID.

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Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley

15 Feb

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying presented by ECU Theatre

Event Date
7:30 pm

Ataloa Theatre, Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center

Performances are 7:30 each night, Thursday through Saturday.

ECU Theatre and ECU Music bring Frank Loesser's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING to the Ataloa Stage. Based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book, the musical opened in October 1961, winning 7 Tony awards, New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and the 1962 Pulitzer.  It starred Robert Morse and Rudy Vallee, who reprised their roles in the film. Recent revivals included Matthew Broderick's in 1995 and Daniel "Harry Potter" Radcliffe in 2011 winning Tonys for Best Revival, Best Director/Choreographer,and Best Featured Actor in a Musical for John Larroquette.  The show will be directed by Dr. Rick Groetzinger with musical direction by Vickie Reifsnider.

Ticket prices range from $5 for children to $10 for adults. ECU students and employees get in free with ECU ID.

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Frank Loesser & Abe Burrows' How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying