Last fall I assumed the position of President of SRO Theatre Company, which has severely limited my ability to review local theatre (please hold the applause). I now receive many requests for information on local theatre, ranging from auditions, script submissions, unsolicited resumes – you name it. I have a list of website links on this blog to assist people in finding the answers to so many of these questions, but in this day and age it seems to “like” and “subscribe” to a company’s events on their Facebook page is the easiet and most efficient way of keeping on top of things. There are also several groups that are helpful to join as well, in addition to some performance and audition calendars.
Here I am posting links to many important resources; some are websites, but many more are Facebook pages or groups. This list is not complete (is any list ever?), and I aim to add to it in time. It doesn’t include the many fine high school theatre departments as I found that many either didn’t have websites and Facebook pages or that they weren’t always up-to-date. There is also no distinction between professional, semi-professional, and community theatre in this list. Still, this is a good starting point to add to your Facebook “likes” and bookmarks for the time being.
I believe that fans of theatre will see more theatre if they know of all the options available. I also don’t believe one theatre company has to do poorly for another to do well (I know several theatre companies appear to feel differently). Unless we are all doing the same shows at the same time, we aren’t in competition. At SRO, we now have a policy to display as many cards and flyers for other theatre companies as we receive at our performances. We don’t ask for or expect other companies to follow that practice; some are open to it while others are silent, and that’s fine. The bottom line is I want everyone to succeed and to help connect theatre with the community. While there may be individual people within certain organizations that I feel try to denigrate and dismiss other companies and their work, I find that, by and large, the artists, technicians, and audiences just want to come together and enjoy the experience of live performance.
Please help me add and correct this list by posting comments.
EVENT CALENDARS
Columbus Makes Art (GCAC events)
My Auditions Calendar (Columbus, OH)
My Performance Calendar (Columbus, OH)
GROUPS
Grandview Carriage Place Players – Audition Page
Shameless Production Plugs of Central Ohio Theatre
Theatre Audition and Job Notices
COLUMBUS AREA THEATRE COMPANIES
Columbus Children’s Theatre (CCT)
Little Theatre Off-Broadway (LTOB)
Ohio Musical Theatre Institute
Out of the Box Community Theatre (OOTBCT)
Performing Arts Creative Ensemble (PACE)
Pickerington Community Theatre
State of the Arts Productions (SoArtsPro)
The Tipping Point Theatre Company
Westerville Parks & Recreation Civic Theatre
UNIVERSITIES
Ohio State University Department of Dance
Ohio State University Department of Theatre
Ohio State University School of Music
Ohio University Lancaster Theatre
Otterbein University Theatre and Dance
SURROUNDING THEATRE COMPANIES/GROUPS
Beavercreek Community Theatre (Beavercreek, OH)
Bespoke Theatre (Columbus, OH)
The Black Box Improv Theatre (Dayton, OH)
Dayton Theatre Co-op (Dayton, OH)
Dayton Theatre Guild (Dayton, OH)
Frontgate Theatre Troupe Productions (Dayton, OH)
Human Race Theatre Company (Dayton, OH)
The Lancaster Playhouse (Lancaster, OH)
The Libby Art and Theatre Company (Dayton, OH)
Licking County Players (Newark, OH)
Magnolia Theatre Company (Dayton, OH)
The Musical Theatre Initiative (Dayton, OH)
Roundtown Players (Circleville, OH)
Sinclair Community College Theatre (Dayton, OH)
UD Studio Theatre (Dayton, OH)
University of Dayton Theatre, Dance, and Performance Technology Program (Dayton, OH)
Weathervane Playhouse (Newark, OH)The Zoot Theatre Company (Dayton, OH)