Dear Dinner Theatre Patrons,

February 14th, 2013 will be the LAST Dinner Theatre for the 2012-2013 season. For more information on future theatre events please contact the Humanities Division at (405) 733-7380 or contact Rick Nelson at (405) 736-036 and visit the student theatre web page at http://www.rose.edu/theatre .

Dinner Theatre is held on one evening of each theatre production.  Beginning at 6 p.m., patrons are provided with an evening of fine dining and musical entertainment in the Student Center followed by the play in the H.B. Atkinson Theatre (except as noted). 

Doors open at 5:45 p.m.
Dinner served at 6 p.m. (assigned seating)
Rose State College Student Center (except as noted)

DINNER THEATRE COSTS
Cost includes dinner, entertainment, theatre ticket, sales tax and gratuity.

General Public  $23
*Students/Staff/Faculty/Senior Citizens (50+) $20

*Cost for The Wizard of Oz will be $23 for all.

Reservations and payment are required for Dinner Theatre prior to the event.

RESERVATIONS
To make a Dinner Theatre reservation, please call 405-736-0313. Once the reservation has been made, payment for  Dinner Theatre may be made by cash, check, credit card or money order at the Cashiers Window in the Administration Building (map).  Checks and money orders are payable to Rose State College.  Please note the individual Dinner Theatre payment deadlines. For additional information, please contact the Rose State College Special Events Office at 405-736-0313.

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Agnes of God
By John Pielmeier

September 13-16, 2012 - 7:30pm evenings and 2pm Sunday
HB Atkinson Theatre

Summoned to a covent, Dr. Martha Livingstone, a court-appointed psychiatrist, is charged with assessing the sanity of a young novitiat accused of murdering her newborn. Miriam Ruth, the Mother Superior, determindly keeps young Agnes from the doctor, arousing Livingstone's suspicions further. Who killed the infant and who fathered the tiny victim? Livingstone's questions force all three women to re-examine the meaning of faith and the power of love leading to a dramatic, compelling climax.
For Mature Audiences

Dinner Theatre: Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 6 p.m.

*Reservations and payment are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Sep. 7, 2012

Hand Served Dinner Menu

London Broil • Twice Baked Potatoes • Grilled Asparagus
Dinner Rolls • Tossed Green Salad • Red Velvet Cake
Coffee/Iced Tea/Water

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The Wizard of Oz

By L. Frank Baum

November 2-4, 2012
7:30pm evenings and 2pm Sunday

Performing Arts Theatre

With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company
Based upon the Classical Motion Picture

Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to another world. Come join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they travel the universe of Dorothy's imagination.
For all audiences

Dinner Theatre: Friday and Sat., Nov. 2 and 3, 2012 at 6 p.m. Performing Arts Theatre Lobby.

*Reservations and payment are due by Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 at 5 p.m.

Barefoot in the Park
By Neil Simon

February 14-17, 2013
7:30pm evenings and 2pm Sunday
HB Atkinson Theatre

Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He's a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she's a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. Their new apartment is her most recent find-too expensive with bad plumbing and in need of a paint job. After a six day honeymoon, they get a surprise visit from Corie's loopy mother and decide to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor-in-the-attic Velasco, where everything that can go wrong, does. Paul just doesn't understand Corie, as she sees it. He's too staid, too boring and she just wants him to be a little more spontaneous, running "barefoot in the park" would be a start...
PG-13

Dinner Theatre: Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 6 p.m. Main Dining Room.

*Reservations and payment are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 2013

2011-2012 Dinner Theatres

Please see the Theatre page for production details and play descriptions.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

A new and shocking version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of depravity, lust, love, and horror. On the fog-bound streets of Victorian-era London, Henry Jekyll's experiments with exotic "powders and tinctures" have brought forth his other self--Edward Hyde, a sensualist and villain free to commit the sins Jekyll is too civilized to comprehend. When Hyde meets a woman who stirs his interest, Jekyll fears for her life and decides to end his experiments. But Hyde has other ideas, and so the two sides battle each other in a deadly game of cat-andmouse to determine who shall be the master and who the slave. This play is a participating entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Rated PG. H.B. Atkinson Theatre.

Thursday, October 27 in the Student Center Main Dining Room.

Click here for more info (PDF)
*Payment deadline is October 21 at 5 p.m.

The Music Man

An affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man" follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he vows to organize - this despite the fact he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall.

Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 in the Performing Arts Theatre lobby.

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*Payment deadline is November 28 at 5 p.m.

Macbeth

Sorcery, betrayal and intrigue abound in William Shakespeare's most chilling and enduring tragedy. Esteemed for his military prowess, Macbeth is the King's most trusted warrior until he is wooed by the murmurs and prophecies of witches into a bloody struggle for the throne. Drunk with ambition, his quest for glory leads to war, murder and destruction and propels Macbeth and his wife on a dizzying spiral to paranoia and madness.

Thursday, March 8 in the Student Center Main Dining Room.

*Payment deadline is March 2 at 5 p.m.

Cinderella
The most famous of all fairy tales comes to the Atkinson Theatre at Rose State College. "Cinderella" by Norman Robbins, combines humor and romance beautifully woven together with a generous touch of magic in this lively version of the timeless favorite and always beloved French tale.

Thursday, April 26 in the Student Center Main Dining Room

*Payment deadline is April 20 at 5 p.m.