Tantrum Theater

See you in NYC? Join us and our casting director Stephanie Klapper for Equity Principal Auditions at Pearl Studios NYC (link below for more informatio)

Tantrum Theater Company 2024-25 Season - NYC EPA (06.28.24) EXPECTED TO ATTEND:Producing Director: Roberto Di DonatoArtistic Director: Ellie ClarkCasting Director: Stephanie KlapperCasting Assistant: Emma BalkCasting Personnel: Gracie Guichard

An update on Tantrum Theater’s Educational Programming!

These are the faces of Bulldogs Becoming Better Bystanders (BBBB)!

Through a collaboration with dedicated Athens Community Relations Commission members, the Ohio University School of Theater, and the City of Athens starting in October 2023 and concluding (for this round of the trainings) in April 2024! These Bulldogs have made the commitment to participate in weekly trainings to help develop the skills and courage to stand up and speak out when they witness racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, etc. in THEIR community! Students had the opportunity to develop the program to fit their own school experiences and hopes by creating posters, suggesting topics, inviting peers, and workshopping how to respond to personal and social challenges.

Through this training, over the course of the school year, students from the OU School of Theater (Oakley Aughtman (they/them), Ayana Johnson (she/her), Emma Mayes (she/her), Leilani Stillwagon (she/her)) act out scenarios, often based on real life examples from the Athens Middle School students. Participants then engage in small group discussions led by facilitators (Merri Biechler (she/her), Lacey Rogers (she/her), John Schmieding (he/him) and Rachel Siegel (she/her) to discuss what they saw happen in the scene, ideas for how to intervene, what gets in the way of intervening and often even standing in as actors themselves to practice their bystander skills! Let’s hear it for these outstanding AMS students for their part in creating a more inclusive community!

Want to learn more? Contact Rachel Siegel at [email protected].

What a way to wrap up International Women’s Day with Ohio University’s first Female President, Lori Stewart Gonzalez, and immediate past president, Hugh Sherman, cheering on the cast of Tantrum’s 9 to 5!

Happy International Women’s Day from our leading trio!! Come celebrate with us by watching 9 to 5 tonight in the Forum Theater. Photo by Sarah Comer

How exciting! We sold out our entire run of 9 to 5 The Musical!! If you missed your chance to get a ticket online, stop by our box office before the performance to try to grab a last-minute seat.

Congratulations to the company of 9 to 5 The Musical on a sold out performance for the area high schools this morning!! There are only a few more seats left for this weekend, so grab your tickets while you can.

We are screaming for joy after an amazing sold out performance last night! Tonight we have yet another packed house! If you missed your chance to get a ticket online, stop by the box office before the show for a chance to sn**ch up an open seat. Photo by Roberto Di Donato.

ONLY TWO TICKETS LEFT for Opening Night, TONIGHT!! Join us after the show this evening, for our opening night celebration with the cast and crew! Photo: James Hamilton

Tonight at 8PM is a preview performance of 9 to 5 The Musical!! Grab your tickets now. You will not want to miss this one, and we are almost sold out for our opening night tomorrow! Photo: James Hamilton

www.tantrumtheater.org

Just two days left before opening. Congratulations to the cast and crew of 9 to 5 The Musical. Break a leg! our.show/s6pv8sgc

Don't miss your chance to see 9 to 5 The Musical. Tickets still available but they're going fast! our.show/76xyi8m1

Uh-oh!! Looks like tickets are getting sn**ched up fast! We’ve already sold HALF of all seats for 9 to 5 The Musical. So, don’t wait, grab your tickets while you can! Link below and at www.tantrumtheater.org photo by James Hamilton

https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/tantrum-theater/65bd0a536aaf4a01eab3c7b5/

Did you see us in the news today? Hear from some of our guests about how the process is going in the article below!

Shanna VanDerwerker, Ohio University, Ohio University College of Fine Arts

Tantrum Theater brings Dolly Parton’s hit musical “9 to 5” to the stage Ohio University's professional theater company Tantrum Theater will present “9 to 5 the Musical,” from Feb. 29 to March 9 in the Forum Theater.

Still don't have your tickets to 9 to 5 The Musical? Skip to the front of the line! our.show/6mmn8hl4

Come enjoy the reading of “Free Man of Color” by Charles Smith today at 3:00 at Templeton Blackburn Memorial Auditorium at Ohio University. Playwright, Charles Smith will be participating in a talkback after the reading.

Admissions is free to the event. And donations are encouraged.

OHIO Distinguished Professor of Playwriting Charles Smith’s “Free Man of Color” to be produced at Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium on Feb. 10 Taking place in the building that inspired the story, “Free Man of Color” will return to OHIO on Feb. 10, at 3 p.m. for a reading 20 years after the play’s initial development and performance.

Today is the start of “Paint Priority” which is when our awesome scenic artists make the world of 9 to 5 The Musical come alive! Grab your tickets 🎟️ from our bio or at www.tantrumtheater.org

The behind-the-scenes buzz says 9 to 5 The Musical is not to be missed! Get your tickets now!. our.show/w1khlhyv

The scenery is finally taking shape, don’t miss out on the chance to see “9 to 5 The Musical” opening at the end of the month!! Tickets 🎟️ available in our bio and on our website: www.tantrumtheater.org

Tickets 🎟️ for 9 to 5 are now available!! Link in our bio and on our website www.tantrumtheater.org

A huge shout-out to the fabulous graphic deisgner for our upcoming production of “9 to 5 The Musical”, Clinton Reno ! These bold and playful colors ring true to the music of Dolly Parton, making us even more excited for opening night!! Tickets 🎟️ will be available soon!

Happy Birthday to the Mysic and Lyrics writer of our upcoming production 9 to 5 the Musical, Dolly Parton! photo: RCA Records

Tonight was a fantastic evening of design presentations for our upcoming production of 9 to 5 the Musical! Featured is the model for our scenic deisgn by Zach Snow

We are pleased to welcome Shanna VanDerwerker as the Director-Choreographer for 9 to 5 the musical! Shanna joins us from Chicago with a deep and robust background in dance and choreography. photo by James Hamilton from our Sing-Through this week.

Today kicked off our first rehearsal for 9 to 5 the musical with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton! Stay tuned for more details and ticketing information.

Exciting news! HOTEL BERRY by Jacqueline E. Lawton has been nominated for “Best New Play or Musical” for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Awards for the Columbus, OH region.
Photo: Laura Bilson

Voting is open until the end of December:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/columbus/article/Latest-Standings-Announced-For-The-2023-BroadwayWorld-Columbus-Awards-KINKY-BOOTS-Leads-Best-Musical-20231120

TWELFTH NIGHT has two final performances today at 2PM and 8PM. Come join the end of our run and share in fun and laughter. Tickets available at www.tantrumtheater.org!

Photo: Roberto Di Donato

Tantrum Theater, partnered with Ohio University’s School of Theater, is seeking a new Production Manager to join our team. If you are a theater-lover and have experience in production and leadership, click to apply. You will be working closely with our new Producing Director, Roberto Di Donato! More information is available in the posting.

Production Manager THIS IS A TEN (10) MONTH APPOINTMENT THAT RUNS FROM AUGUST 1- MAY 31 OF EACH YEAR. The School of Theater and the College of Fine Arts at Ohio University is seeking applications for a Production Manager. This position provides services for the School of Theater and Tantrum Theater Productions.Primary...

Read about the director of TWELFTH NIGHT, Shelley Delaney, and sound designer Megan Culley!! See you tonight at the show! Tickets available at www.tantrumtheater.org

OHIO artists return to their roots for Tantrum Theater’s production of “Twelfth Night” Tantrum Theater opened Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” bringing in professionals to mentor and work alongside School of Theater students, including two guest artists whose ties to OHIO remain deep.