OU University Theatre's final main stage performance of the Semester comes to a close

The University Theatre’s Mary Stuart has wrapped up its final performances of its main stage production this past weekend.  The performances took place at the Weitzenhoffer Theater on campus, on various dates from February 10^th through the 18^th.

            Mary Stuart, by Friedrich Schiller, is based on true events and real characters from 16^th century England in which Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, vie for power in England in the year 1587.  This is the University Theatres only main stage production for the semester, which was a two-month process for everyone in production.

            The University Theater puts on mostly small plays, called “Lab Theatre” and will put on three or four more this Spring.  The shows are performed by students and produced by students as well, with this one including a cast of 19 students and a production staff of more than 60 students. Students moved in a week early to begin rehearsals in early January.

            Andrew Rathgeber, who plays William Cecil/Lord Burleigh in “Mary Stuart” believes that the students run the very complex show very well.

            “The cast and crew really put 100% into each show every time out. People talk for long periods of time, but storyline is complex enough that [the audience] stays engaged and listens to the cast.  The crew is always back there hustling and bustling to make it all look good.”

           The University Theatre’s next “Lab Theatre” production is They Promised Her the Moon, from April 12^th to the 15^th.  Tickets are $6 for OU students/faculty or $8 for the public. For more information contact the OU Fine Arts Box Office at 405-325-4101.

Program for Mary Stuart
(Courtesy: University Theatre)