Theatre
The academic area of theatre has been providing theatrical entertainment to the community for over 20 years. Auditions are always open to everyone, making this a community theater.
2024-25 Season
Five Mile Lake
by Rachel Bonds
Nov. 8–10 and 15–17, 2024
Audition dates: Sept. 3–4, 2024
Pilots of the Purple Light
by Steve Kluger
April 4–6 and 11–13, 2025
Audition dates: Jan. 21–22, 2025
Visitor Information
Black Box Theater
All performances are held in the Black Box Theater located inside LeFevre Hall.
1189 University Drive
Newark, Ohio 43055
Tickets
Tickets are available at the door.
$10 general admission
$5 students
Contact
Edie L. Norlin, theater director
Meet the director
Edie L. Norlin, MEd, is an education and theater lecturer at Ohio State Newark. Her first acting performance was at five years of age and her first professional role was at age 12. Active in theater and musical theater at The University of Oklahoma, she graduated with a teaching license in English, speech and drama and taught secondary school for many years.
Watch Now
Auditions Can be Murder, Dude
Black Box Theatre performance of Macbeth
Black Box Theatre performance of Julius Caesar
Past productions
2023-24 Season
The Nerd
