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FREED CENTER EVENTS
The Freed Center for the Performing Arts and our academic partners continue to work together to ensure that we can still create and present art while maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our audience, performers, production crew and staff.
We are pleased to begin announcing our plans for sharing art with you during fall 2020. Plans for spring 2020 are still being developed in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We would like to invite you to receive email notifications as more information becomes available.
SCHEDULED PERFORMANCES
Blocked! (Streaming)
Oct. 29-31, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.Oct. 31, 2020 at 2 p.m.
Music, lyrics and book by Ben Wexler
Blocked! is the story of four teenagers trying to make connections online at a time when online is the only means they have. These four teens each face social anxieties and isolation in their own lives that are only exacerbated when schools are shuttered and in-person activities are disbanded. Through coming together over their shared interest in a funny animal video, they form unexpectedly real friendships online that weave into a meaningful support network. They find ways of leaning on each other for help, lifting each other up when they are down, and provide some much-needed light in a difficult time.
Ohio Northern Symphony: "Chamber Ensembles" (Streaming)
Nov. 6, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.The Ohio Northern Symphony will present a virtual concert featuring four chamber ensembles: String Orchestra, Chamber Winds, Brass and Percussion Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra. This virtual concert will be free and open to the public.
The Ohio Northern Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Antoine T. Clark, is a hybrid orchestra comprised of a highly select group of students, faculty, and professionals. The symphony performs two programs a year, and enrollment is open, by way of an audition, to all University students regardless of major.
PROGRAM:
String Orchestra
Brook Green Suite – Gustav Holst
Erotik, Op. 43, No. 5 – Edvard Grieg
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, "Allegro" – Wolfgang A. Mozart
Chamber Winds
Adagio, Op. 30 – Frederick S. Converse
Suite for Winds – Esther Williamson Ballou
Brass and Percussion Ensemble
Suite No. 2 in D Major, "Alla Hornpipe" – George Frederic Handel
Music for King Charles II – Matthew Locke
Suite for Brasses and Piano – Florence B. Price
Chamber Orchestra
Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80 – Gabriel, Fauré
Adoration – Florence B. Price
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68, BB 76 – Béla Bartók
Holiday Spectacular 2020 Canceled
Due to COVID-19 restrictions and safety concerns, “The ONU Holiday Spectacular” has been canceled for 2020. Although this decision is regrettable, it also is the only reasonable choice in the current environment, especially in regards to protecting the health of the many performers – Ohio Northern students and members of the University and area communities, theatre staff – and guests.Plans are to again host the extravaganza in 2021 and beyond.
The fully staged musical revue has ushered in the holiday season for 25 years and has become a holiday tradition for countless individuals at both the Ohio Northern Freed Center for the Performing Arts and the Lima Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center.
The show also features the finest in community partnerships. Harry and Myrna Shutt, the owners of Kewpee Hamburgers, have underwritten “The ONU Holiday Spectacular” since its inception in 1994.
About the Freed Center
Become an Angel for the Arts
Each year, a group of generous donors known as Angel for the Arts supports Ohio Northern University productions that energize, invigorate, challenge and captivate our community. Become an Angel for the Arts, and you’ll help enhance the theatre, music, visual art and dance performances and exhibitions that impact our students’ educations. Any gift, no matter the size, will make a difference.Your generous gifts give students a better understanding of artistry, the ability to apply acting theory, perform dance such as tap and ballet and so much more that will carry into a lifetime of spreading art to the world. Become an angel of the performing arts community and follow the journey of a student from Ada coming alive on stage!
Angel for the Arts proudly supports students and programs in visual and performing arts.
ANGEL FOR THE ARTS MEMBERSHIP RUNS FROM JUNE 1 TO MAY 31.
Stars fill the stage
Student productions fill the house during the season.
When I stage-managed The Pirates of Penzance at ONU, something changed in how I saw myself in the future. I could see myself performing and managing.Haley Ward
SEASON UNDERWRITERS
A great season of shows awaits! We bring these performances to you with the generous support of donors who help deliver enriching experiences to our community and add high-impact learning opportunities for students. For this we say, THANK YOU!
Box Office Information
Freed Center for the Performing Arts525 South Main Street
Ada, Ohio 45810
419-772-1900
email: freed-center@onu.edu
Hours:
Monday-Friday: Noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
The Inn at Ohio Northern University
Before the performance, enjoy the Thursday through Saturday evening dinner club featuring a “Dine and Wine” exclusive and head to the Pub to unwind after the show. You’ll love The Inn’s luxurious and spacious accommodations that include a Fresh Start Breakfast, Wi-Fi and parking.