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Anthony Baldasare
Alumni

OHIO alum Anthony Baldasare returns to the Athena Cinema, only this time on screen in the horror movie ā€œShelby Oaksā€

October 28, 2025 7 min

51ĀŅĀ× alum Anthony Baldasare is back at the Athena Cinema, however this time he's not in the audience, but on the big screen! The actor is in the new movie "Shelby Oaks," a buzzworthy horror film haunting theaters just in time for Halloween.
The Prom
Tantrum Theater

Tantrum Theater celebrates its 10th anniversary, announces 2025-2026 season

October 10, 2025 4 min

Tantrum Theater is OHIO's professional theater company that has served the region over the last 10 years as a training ground, providing apprenticeships for students in the School of Theater.

Milad Azarm
Graduate research

Ph.D. student Milad Azarm helps rewrite theater history with groundbreaking research

October 3, 2025 4 min

Milad Azarm has resided in Athens less than four years but has already made a lasting impact on the townā€™s theatrical community and the academic world.
White Christmas
Theater

OHIO Lancaster brings Christmas in July to the Lancaster Festival with Irving Berlinā€™s ā€œWhite Christmasā€

July 15, 2025 4 min

51ĀŅĀ× Lancaster Theater brings festive cheer to summer with its production of Irving Berlinā€™s "White Christmas" as part of the 2025 Lancaster Festival.
Unfamiliar Moon
Tantrum Theater

A place for creation, Tantrum Theater continues to elevate new work with performance of ā€œUnfamiliar Moonā€

July 10, 2025 5 min

Tantrum Theater, 51ĀŅĀ×'s professional theater company, continues to advance its mission of innovation by developing "Unfamiliar Moon," a new jukebox musical by Steven Strafford-Elkins. Built around the rich catalog of folk-jazz artist Vance Gilbert, the project exemplifies OHIOā€™s commitment to cultivating original work through deep collaboration among students, alumni, faculty and industry professionals.
Mel Brandau, Angela, Hosek, Sabrina Curran and Murial Gallego hold their awards in front of an 51ĀŅĀ× media wall
Faculty Excellence

OHIO faculty presented awards for outstanding teaching, research, service

May 2, 2025 7 min

51ĀŅĀ× faculty members were honored recently for their outstanding teaching, research and commitment to student success.
Roxanne Schroeder-Arce
OHIO Announcements

OHIO names Roxanne Schroeder-Arce dean of Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts

April 14, 2025 3 min

51ĀŅĀ× Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Donald J. Leo has named Roxanne Schroeder-Arce as the dean of the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts, effective July 15.
The Prom 1
Tantrum Theater

Tantrum Theater to present ā€œThe Promā€ from Feb. 27-March 8 in OHIOā€™s Forum Theater

February 11, 2025 6 min

Life imitates art as actors from the Big Apple come to the Midwest to help change the lives of students.

STARBALL
Faculty

Theater professor blends science and theater in a cosmic journey of interactive art

January 22, 2025 4 min

In 2002, John Kaufmann and Dan Dennis devised a perfect intersection of science and theater. This ā€œdreamy musical astronomy show,ā€ called ā€œSTARBALL,ā€ has since played across the country and in Europe
Cutler Hall and the College Green are shown covered in snow on a cold day in January 2025
OHIO Research

Provost Undergraduate Research Funds awarded to 26 OHIO students

January 22, 2025 3 min

The 51ĀŅĀ× Provost Undergraduate Research Fund award program provided 26 students with a total of $29,353 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work.
P and P set
Experiential Learning

Tantrum Theaterā€™s ā€œPride and Prejudiceā€ allows students to take risks with creative designs

October 30, 2024 4 min

According to the opening line of Jane Austenā€™s ā€œPride and Prejudice,ā€ one of lifeā€™s universal truths is that ā€œa single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.ā€ Tantrum Theaterā€™s adaptation of the seminal novel explores the implications of this statement, all while proving yet another universal truth: a play is nothing without scenic design.
View of South Green at sunset.Ā 
Faculty Excellence

OHIO announces 2024-25 Presidential Research Scholars

October 22, 2024 4 min

Each year, the Presidential Research Scholars program recognizes faculty excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity.

Moore and some of her students at the Complexions Contemporary ballet performance in Columbus, Ohio.
Mini-Grant Program

Mini-grant program enhances engagement with first-year students

October 9, 2024 3 min

The Enhancing First-Year Student and Faculty Engagement Mini-Grant program offers instructors up to $1,000 annually to fund activities that foster engagement with first-year students. The program supports learning through hands-on, real-world experiences.

Judge Newman speaks at Spring undergraduate commencement 2024

From stage to courtroom: Judge Newman on the power of a Fine Arts education at OHIO

August 8, 2024 2 min

Watch an interview with Judge Newman and see how a Fine Arts education can open doors to countless paths and possibilities.
OHIO Lancaster Theatre students build the set for this summer's performance of Beauty and the Beast.

OHIO Lancaster Theatre students prepare to astound audience at Lancaster Festival

July 18, 2024 5 min

Students and faculty from the OHIO Lancaster Theatre program are thrilled to present their upcoming performance of Beauty and the Beast and they are taking this summer's show to the next level.
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