Faculty News
Bill Langan, associate professor of acting, appears as hostile professor in the film 鈥淩eagan,鈥� starring Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller and Jon Voight.
Caroline Liem, assistant professor of on-camera acting, hosted the Canadian Model and Talent Convention 2025 Spotlight. In addition to her faculty position at OCU, Liem is an accomplished casting director who has been behind award-winning films, TV series, pilots and animated projects, including 鈥淕one in Sixty Seconds,鈥� 鈥淧earl Harbor,鈥� 鈥淕angs of New York,鈥� 鈥淴-Men 2,鈥� and 鈥淛immy Kimmel Live!鈥� among others. She also has cast popular video games like 鈥淎ssassin鈥檚 Creed III鈥� and 鈥淔ar Cry.鈥�
Chaslee Schweitzer, associate professor of voice and speech, served as the dialect coach for the Kansas City Repertory Theatre Company鈥檚 production of 鈥淒racula鈥� by Vanessa Severo in collaboration with Joanie Schultz.
Performing 鈥淓lektra鈥� in Cyprus
In partnership with the University of Nicosia,鈥疨rofessor D. Lance Marsh directed a cast of nine talented OCU theatre students in a compelling dramatic presentation of 鈥淓lektra鈥� from Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. The performance was staged at the historic Paphos Ancient Odeon in Cyprus and performed for an enthusiastic crowd of more than 200.
OCU Represented in State Production of 鈥淥klahoma鈥�
School of Theatre faculty represented much of the core of the production team for the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma鈥檚 official state production of Rodgers and Hammerstein鈥檚 beloved musical, 鈥淥klahoma,鈥� this summer at the Civic Center Music Hall. This production featured several School of Theatre faculty and students in key artistic roles, including: Jason Foreman (scenic designer), co-associate dean and head of design and production; Shannon Richey (stage manager), artist-in-residence in stage management; and Jacob Henry (sound designer), associate professor of sound design.
Showcasing TheatreOCU: On the World Stage
Interim Dean W. Jerome Stevenson and Associate Professor Kris Kuss led a delegation of students to Beijing, China, for the 2025 World Theatre Education Alliance International Festival. OCU students Maddy Grimes and Maleah Minyard were awarded top acting awards by the WTEA adjudicators. 野狼社区 University is the only North American member of the WTEA, which includes some of the world鈥檚 most renowned theatre schools, including the Central Academy of China, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, Guildhall School of Music & Drama (UK), and the Athens Conservatoire Drama School (Greece). The students worked with Kuss to devise and present 鈥�154 Ways to Say I Love You,鈥� a piece based on the sonnets of William Shakespeare, which explores three unique circumstances of romantic love.
