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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 spring 2020. Plans for our spring musical 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
The House of Bernarda Alba (streaming)
Feb. 26-27 | 7:30 p.m.Feb. 27- 28 | 2 p.m.
by Frederico García Lorca
in a translation by Caridad Svich
After the death of the family patriarch, well-to-do widow Bernarda Alba is determined to uphold the social propriety of the house and exacts an unyielding control over the lives of her five adult daughters. In a theme underscored by a pandemic-era production, the women are cut off from the outside world until a blossoming romance threatens to topple the walls that hem them in. A rarely produced masterpiece (in a lean and powerful translation by Caridad Svich), The House of Bernarda Alba is a story about women locked in a struggle with a deadly inheritance, where wealth and status are inextricable from isolation and shame.
SHIFT: Spring Dance Concert (streaming)
March 19-20 | 7:30 p.m.March 21 | 2 p.m.
The ONU Dance Company will present a dance for camera film titled SHIFT representing works based on the shift of weight, time and space. Faculty and student choreographers will present a dance concert based on personal narratives, experiences and emotions using the moving body through the lens of contemporary, pointe, modern, jazz and tap genres. A multifaceted approach to what it means to shift and how the common theme of dance can help to discover unique perspectives on change, personal growth and moving toward new.
International Play Festival: Global Climate Action Takes the Stage (streaming)
March 26-27 | 7:30 p.m.March 28 | 2 p.m.
This year’s biennial production of the International Play Festival is divided into six one-act plays centered around the theme of climate change. Familiar fairy tales turned on their heads, satirical comedies, heart wrenching dramas and elegant dance explore the ramifications of human actions on the environment. From Iraq to New Zealand – and even one from our own backyard, this lineup of plays holds true to its roots in supporting playwrights around the globe. A discussion with panelists involved in climate change will follow each performance.
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.