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.
An Inspector Calls
by J.B. Priestley
Nov. 7–9 and 13–16, 2025
Auditions:
Sept. 2–3, 2025
Crimes of the Heart
by Beth Henley
April 10–12 and 16–19, 2026
Auditions:
Jan. 21–22, 2026
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
2024-25 Season
Five Mile Lake
Pilots of the Purple Twilight
2023-24 Season
The Nerd
