November 27th, 2009 | 
Author: Oklahoma Shakespeare In The Park
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park OSP is a live classical theater in downtown Oklahoma City the brainchild of Kathryn McGill and Jack J. OMeara. The theater generally performs in different locations. The summer season performances are staged at the Myriad Gardens Water Stage while in the fall and winter performances are staged at the Stage Center. The Mitchell Hall in the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma Edmond Oklahoma also becomes a venue occasionally. Larry Alley serves as President while cofounder Kathryn McGill is the Artistic Director.
Founded in 1985 in Edmond Oklahoma as an outdoor summer Shakespeare festival the theater began performing at the small stage available in Hefer Park. The theaters first productions were Shakespeares “Twelfth Night” and “A Midsummer Nights Dream” both of which were staged with the help of a grant of 500 from the Oklahoma Arts Council to add to the financing from McGill and OMeara themselves. Both plays were extremely successful running for 5 weeks each for a season of 10 weeks in July and August 1985. 6000 people in total were enchanted by the performances.
The initial success was a sign of things to come. The theater went through certain milestones in its history such as its incorporation in 1986 admissions being charged from 1988 onwards and the theater moving to Oklahoma City in December 2006. From June 14 to September 1 2007 the theater staged “A Midsummer Nights Dream” “Cyrano de Bergerac” and “Macbeth” at the Myriad Gardens Water Stage. The Stage Center witnessed the special Centennial production of “The Grapes of Wrath” in November and “The Scarlet Letter” in January 2008. A year later in January 2009 the theater staged “Julius Caesar” at Stage Center.
The presence of Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park in Oklahoma City is sure to enrich the citys wellknown cultural heritage. Vacationers could experience a mystical evening at an OSP performance and spend the night in a brilliant Oklahoma City hotel.
About the writer: Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park OSP is a live classical theater in downtown Oklahoma City. OKC Hotels The Bricktown Hotel and Convention Center is one of the finest hotels in Downtown OKC and is located only 1.5 miles from Downtown’s Bricktown center. Bricktown Hotel offers shuttle services to popular tourist destinations in the city.
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