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Department of Theatre

Contact Us

Department Chair

Dr. Ron Blackley
Chair, Departments of Music and Theatre, Professor of Music
209, Center for the Arts
419.289.5114
rblackle@ashland.edu

Artistic Director

Dr. Teresa Durbin-Ames
234 Center for the Arts
419.289.5821
tdurbin@ashland.edu

Auditions and General Information

Brittany Kohut
Administrative Assistant
419.289.5100
music@ashland.edu

Curriculum

Brochures, Course Rotations & Four-Year Guides

Each department provides information specific to its majors and programs to help ensure you choose exactly which major is right for you. Use the supplemental material below to assist you in finding a major that most interests you.

COURSE ROTATIONS & FOUR YEAR GUIDES

CURRENT CATALOG DOCUMENTS for students entering Fall 2020 or earlier
B.A. Musical Theatre Four Year Guide: Even / Odd
B.A. Theatre Studies Four Year Guide: Even / Odd
2016-2017 CATALOG DOCUMENTS
B.A. Musical Theatre Four Year Guide: Even / Odd
B.A. Acting Four Year Guide: Even / Odd
B.A. General Four Year Guide: Even / Odd

Department News

Watch here for information about the 2020-21 Theatre Season

Congrats to Our 2020 Graduates

Congratulations to our Spring 2020 graduates Nik Demers, Holly Fongheiser, Alejandro Ridolfi and Megan Saupé. We are so proud of your accomplishments and know you have great things ahead of you. All the Best from your AU Theatre Family.Read more

Birthday Bash for the Bard, 4/16

Originally scheduled to be held in Redwood Hall, the Alpha Psi Omega theatre honor society at Ashland University is now going virtual via Facebook with its Birthday Bash for the Bard. Check the Ashland University Theatre Facebook page throughout the day on Thursday, Apr. 16 for video posts of AU students and faculty performing sonnets, monologues and scenes to celebrate Shakespeare's birthday!Read more

RESPOND BY 5/5: Tickets for "The Odd Couple"

If you purchased tickets to Ashland University Theatre's production of "The Odd Couple," please contact Tricia Applegate via an email message to tapplega@ashland.edu before May 5 on how you would like to process your ticket refund. Please specify one of the following:
Refund the amount of your ticket transaction less any processing fees, orRefund the amount as a donation to Ashland University Theatre or another designation at Ashland UniversityIf your payment was by credit card:
The processing will be made directly to your credit card and you will receive a confirmation email from our ticketing system.If your payment was made by cash or check,
A refund, made payable to you, will be sent by check which may take a couple of weeks to process through our business office, orAn email will be sent to this address acknowledging your donation.Please Note: No refunds will be processed after May 5 which is 30 days after the originally scheduled performances.

We look forward to hearing from you and hope you stay healthy through this unusual circumstance....Read more

Auditions for Original Play, Feb. 26

Auditions for Holly Fongheiser’s original ten-minute play “Once Upon a Naptime”, directed by Eric Breeden will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 9 p.m. in Room 302 of the Center for the Arts.

"Once Upon a Naptime" follows the journey of Shane Armstrong, a celebrity who has found himself in the dream world of Julia. But why is he here? Who is the girl? Come along and find out!

One actor, one actress, and one non-speaking role are needed to tell this story. Auditionees will be asked to perform a modern one-minute monologue and then will be asked to read scenes from other plays....Read more

Faculty

Teresa Durbin-Ames
Dr. Teresa Durbin-Ames
Artistic Director of Theatre, Associate Professor of Theatre
235, Center for the Arts
419.289.5821 / tdurbin@ashland.edu
Department of Theatre

Current Season, Events & Tickets

Theatre Tickets

Tickets can be purchased from the AU Campus Store either in person or by calling 419-289-5336. Tickets can also be purchased online at ashland.universitytickets.com.

Contact Us

Contact Us

Department Chair

Dr. Ron Blackley
Chair, Departments of Music and Theatre, Professor of Music
209, Center for the Arts
419.289.5114
rblackle@ashland.edu

Artistic Director

Dr. Teresa Durbin-Ames
234 Center for the Arts
419.289.5821
tdurbin@ashland.edu

Auditions and General Information

Brittany Kohut
Administrative Assistant
419.289.5100
music@ashland.edu

Curriculum

Curriculum

Brochures, Course Rotations & Four-Year Guides

Each department provides information specific to its majors and programs to help ensure you choose exactly which major is right for you. Use the supplemental material below to assist you in finding a major that most interests you.

COURSE ROTATIONS & FOUR YEAR GUIDES

CURRENT CATALOG DOCUMENTS for students entering Fall 2020 or earlier
B.A. Musical Theatre Four Year Guide: Even / Odd
B.A. Theatre Studies Four Year Guide: Even / Odd
2016-2017 CATALOG DOCUMENTS
B.A. Musical Theatre Four Year Guide: Even / Odd
B.A. Acting Four Year Guide: Even / Odd
B.A. General Four Year Guide: Even / Odd

Department News

Department News

Watch here for information about the 2020-21 Theatre Season

Congrats to Our 2020 Graduates

Congratulations to our Spring 2020 graduates Nik Demers, Holly Fongheiser, Alejandro Ridolfi and Megan Saupé. We are so proud of your accomplishments and know you have great things ahead of you. All the Best from your AU Theatre Family.Read more

Birthday Bash for the Bard, 4/16

Originally scheduled to be held in Redwood Hall, the Alpha Psi Omega theatre honor society at Ashland University is now going virtual via Facebook with its Birthday Bash for the Bard. Check the Ashland University Theatre Facebook page throughout the day on Thursday, Apr. 16 for video posts of AU students and faculty performing sonnets, monologues and scenes to celebrate Shakespeare's birthday!Read more

RESPOND BY 5/5: Tickets for "The Odd Couple"

If you purchased tickets to Ashland University Theatre's production of "The Odd Couple," please contact Tricia Applegate via an email message to tapplega@ashland.edu before May 5 on how you would like to process your ticket refund. Please specify one of the following:
Refund the amount of your ticket transaction less any processing fees, orRefund the amount as a donation to Ashland University Theatre or another designation at Ashland UniversityIf your payment was by credit card:
The processing will be made directly to your credit card and you will receive a confirmation email from our ticketing system.If your payment was made by cash or check,
A refund, made payable to you, will be sent by check which may take a couple of weeks to process through our business office, orAn email will be sent to this address acknowledging your donation.Please Note: No refunds will be processed after May 5 which is 30 days after the originally scheduled performances.

We look forward to hearing from you and hope you stay healthy through this unusual circumstance....Read more

Auditions for Original Play, Feb. 26

Auditions for Holly Fongheiser’s original ten-minute play “Once Upon a Naptime”, directed by Eric Breeden will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 9 p.m. in Room 302 of the Center for the Arts.

"Once Upon a Naptime" follows the journey of Shane Armstrong, a celebrity who has found himself in the dream world of Julia. But why is he here? Who is the girl? Come along and find out!

One actor, one actress, and one non-speaking role are needed to tell this story. Auditionees will be asked to perform a modern one-minute monologue and then will be asked to read scenes from other plays....Read more

Faculty

Faculty

Teresa Durbin-Ames
Dr. Teresa Durbin-Ames
Artistic Director of Theatre, Associate Professor of Theatre
235, Center for the Arts
419.289.5821 / tdurbin@ashland.edu
Department of Theatre

Current Season, Events & Tickets

Current Season, Events & Tickets

Theatre Tickets

Tickets can be purchased from the AU Campus Store either in person or by calling 419-289-5336. Tickets can also be purchased online at ashland.universitytickets.com.

Facilities

Ashland University has two theatre spaces: the Hugo Young Theatre and the Studio Theatre. Hugo Young Theatre is a proscenium house that seats 724 and is used for many of the Theatre Department's main stage and student productions, the Music Department's major concerts, occasional Ashland Symphony Orchestra performances, and other campus and community activities. The Studio Theatre is a black box space which seats about 75 in a semi-permanent thrust configuration.

Read more about Ashland's Theatre facilities!

Drop of a Hat Players

Drop of a Hat Player 2020 Spring Showcase

Due to the Pandemic, no performance bookings are being taken at this time.

Ashland University Theatre’s Drop of a Hat Players, a traveling musical revue troupe, accepts bookings throughout the academic year from September through the beginning of May based on performer availability. Performing classic and contemporary Broadway show tunes with a pianist, the troupe is available to perform at banquets, meetings, parties, civic group engagements or other special events.

Drop of a Hat Players must be booked at least two weeks in advance of the requested event.  Due to students' busy class, rehearsal and production schedules, shows are scheduled around their on-campus responsibilities usually in the evenings or on weekends.  Performances are 20 to 60 minutes in length depending upon need.  Donations for the performances are customary and encouraged.   Founded in the early 1990s as an outreach program for the Ashland University Theatre Department, the group also provides a performance training opportunity for students.

For more information or to book Drop of a Hat Players, contact Teresa Durbin-Ames at 419.289.5821 or tdurbin@ashland.edu.

Theatre Alumni

Support the Department of Theatre

Make a donation to this departmentBy donating any amount you're making a big difference in our department's future. To designate your gift to the Department of Theatre , select “Other” in the "Designated Options" and type the department's name in the associated box.