Ohio Wesleyan to Host ‘A Portable Theatre’ Jan. 24
DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio Wesleyan University’s 2014-2015 Performing Arts Series will continue Jan. 24 when four actors from Upper Arlington-based A Portable Theatre come to campus for a one-night-only performance of “Tales from the Grave” based on ghost stories by Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, and Robert Louis Stevenson.
The crowd-pleasing show uses an old-time “live radio” format and promises eerie entertainment for all. “Tales from the Grave,” adapted by A Portable Theatre founder Geoffrey Nelson, will be performed at 8 p.m. on the Main Stage of Ohio Wesleyan’s Chappelear Drama Center, 45 Rowland Ave., Delaware. In addition to classic ghost stories, the performance will include live sound effects and radio commercials. Afterward, the actors will discuss the play with the audience.
The cast of “Tales from the Grave” features veteran actors Damian Bowerman, Jon Farris, Jonathan Putnam, and Ed Vaughan. All are members of Actors Equity Association and the union of professional stage actors, and have many years of stage experience in central Ohio and beyond. APT is a professional touring company whose mission is to “create professional theatre for the enrichment of communities throughout Ohio.” Learn more at www.aportabletheatre.com.
Tickets for “Tales from the Grave” are $20 for general admission and $5 for senior citizens and non-Ohio Wesleyan students with valid school IDs. Admission is free for Ohio Wesleyan students and employees with valid OWU IDs. For tickets, visit pas.owu.edu, call (740) 368-3629, or email paseries@owu.edu.
The university’s 2014-2015 Performing Arts Series will conclude at 7:30 p.m. May 2 when the Central Ohio Symphony, led by conductor Jaime Morales-Matos, performs the U.S. premiere of “The Great Animal Orchestra” in Gray Chapel inside University Hall, 61 S. Sandusky St., Delaware. The performance is inspired by Bernie Krause, a musician, acoustician, and sound environmentalist who uses sound to document human activity on the environment.
Reserved-seat tickets for this Central Ohio Symphony performance are $25 for general admission, $20 for senior citizens, and $6 for non-Ohio Wesleyan students with valid student IDs. A limited number of free tickets are available to Ohio Wesleyan students and employees with valid OWU IDs. For tickets, call the Central Ohio Symphony at (740) 362-1799 or visit www.centralohiosymphony.org. For OWU student or employee tickets, email owutickets@centralohiosymphony.org.
Learn more about Ohio Wesleyan’s annual Performing Arts Series at pas.owu.edu.
Founded in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation’s premier liberal arts universities. Located in Delaware, Ohio, the private university offers 86 undergraduate majors and competes in 23 NCAA Division III varsity sports. Ohio Wesleyan combines a challenging, internationally focused curriculum with off-campus learning and leadership opportunities to connect classroom theory with real-world experience. OWU’s 1,750 students represent 46 U.S. states and territories and 43 countries. Ohio Wesleyan is featured in the book “Colleges That Change Lives,” listed on the latest President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, and included in the U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review “best colleges” lists. Learn more at www.owu.edu.