The Ottawa University Musical Theatre course serves to introduce students to a variety of musical theatre productions in the pre-golden, golden and postgolden ages of musical theatre. This year, Instructor Julie Noonan set out to bring the course to life by hosting three “Lunchbox Theatre” events. The premise of the Lunchbox Theatre was to provide a venue for the public to bring their lunch and enjoy a mini-show of each of these three ages of musical theatre. The first Lunchbox Theatre to

Seven area high schools were invited to enjoy OU’s first-ever High School Jazz Invitational Workshop, where they received hands-on instruction from the University’s jazz faculty. Throughout the course of the day, students were introduced to life on campus, complete with a campus tour and a meal in the dining commons. At the end of the day, each group shared one piece they had prepared. The University jazz ensembles also shared several selections.

The Ottawa University Theatre Department presented “Clue: The Musical” as its fall music production. One of the highlights of the production was the audience participation in a “who dunnit” game while watching the show. The cast included students Matt Merrill, Rebecca Campbell, Luke Parnell, Regan Aeschliman, Charlie McMichael, Rachel Snow, Jamel Toliver, and Brittany Fain. “For the actors, it was a fun challenge to have multiple endings,” said Director Julie Noonan. “We had

Following a rich background in the Peace Corps, as a probation officer with the State of New Jersey, and an activist for women’s issues and human rights, Dr. Karen L. Mitchell began her career with Ottawa University as a “grader” (teaching assistant) when OU-Kansas City was located on the Kansas City Country Club Plaza in 1975. She then became an instructor and worked her way through a number of positions, including office manager, director of marketing and public relations (KC campus), di