Oakland University to Present Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic opera, ‘Patience’

Performances are on the Varner Hall Courtyard Outdoor Stage June 24 - 27 Photo credit: JLBoone Photography Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance will present Patience — a comic opera in two acts with music and libretto by Gilbert and Sullivan — from June 24-27 on the Varner Hall Courtyard Outdoor Stage as part of the “OU Outside the Box” performing arts festival.“Sullivan's charming melodies and Gilbert's witty dialect provide top-notch material to showcase Oakland's … [Read more...]

‘OU Outside the Box,’ an Outdoor Performing Arts Festival on Campus

Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance (SMTD) will unveil its new outdoor stage, “OU Outside the Box,” a performing arts festival running April 5 – June 27. The festival will feature performances by SMTD students, artists-in-residents, and faculty in a safe, outdoor setting on the Oakland University (OU) campus. “We are beyond excited to have this opportunity to safely showcase our students and put their work front and center in this performing arts series,” said Amy … [Read more...]