Oberlin Musical Theater Association

The Oberlin Musical Theater Association (or just OMTA) supports the production of student designed and directed musicals at Oberlin. From their charter:

"The purpose of the Oberlin Musical Theater Association (OMTA) is to coordinate, finance, and promote student musical theater activity on the Oberlin campus and produce alternative musical theater activities including workshops and works-in-progress."

1 General Information
2 Recent Productions
3 The Board
4 External Links

[edit] General Information

OMTA, along with it sister organization the Oberlin Student Theater Association, is one of the two main student-run organizations that produce theater on campus. OMTA is given a weeklong slot in Wilder Main each semester and a week after Winter Term to put up a performance. The board meets weekly to discuss which shows they will produce, other events to help finance, and the general operation of the organization. OMTA and OSTA share props and scenery located in Wilder 400 and the Warner basement, respectively.

[edit] Recent Productions

[edit] Winter 2007

Little Shop of Horrors, a musical by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman directed by Alan Kline.

[edit] Spring 2007

ReelPolitik, an original musical written and directed by Charlie Sohne with music by Cale Plute.

[edit] Fall 2007

Knock First, a cabaret directed by Christopher Dunn-Rankin with an all-female cast.

[edit] Winter 2008

Our Own Lives, an original opera composed and directed by Christopher Dunn-Rankin with lyrics by Lydia Gordon.

[edit] Spring 2008

Little Fish, a musical by Michael John LaChiusa directed by Anna Strasser.

[edit] Fall 2008

A Live Oberlin Confessional, a cabaret about the website with original monologues, "directed" by Liz Parisi.

[edit] Winter 2009

Year By Year, an original musical composed by Corey Arnold, directed by Christopher Dunn-Rankin, and with lyrics by Christopher Dunn-Rankin and Lydia Gordon.

[edit] Spring 2009

The Mermaid, an original opera composed and directed by Christopher Dunn-Rankin with lyrics by Lydia Gordon.

[edit] Fall 2009

The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee, a musical by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin directed by Drew Dickler.

[edit] Winter 2010

The Last Five Years, a musical by Jason Robert Brown directed by Patrick Webster and stage managed by Laura Cornwall.

[edit] Spring 2010

Little Women, a musical by Allen Knee, Mindi Dickstein, and Jason Howland, directed by Carter Sligh and Sasha Schecter and stage managed by Audrey Bader.

[edit] The Board

About half of the OMTA board is elected at the beginning of each semester, each member serving a full year term, save for the treasurer who serves for an additional year as a Treasurer-In-Training (affectionately called a TIT). The current board is: