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Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment

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Oklahoma City,Oklahoma 73106
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Performing Arts in Dance Performance

Bachelor of Performing Arts in Dance Teacher

Bachelor of Performing Arts in Dance Management

Bachelor of Science in Entertainment Business


The Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management was founded as an American musical theatre dance program to educate and train performers for careers in the American entertainment industry. The program was also created to recognize the legitimacy of the American dance art forms of tap, jazz, and theater dance. Since then, OCU has become one of the leading sources in America for dancers, artists, and managers in all aspects of the entertainment industry.

Notable Alumni Include:

Gabrielle Ruiz, Danielle DuFóre Garcia, Chip Abbott, Jess Palu, Jeremy Duvall, Richard Riaz Yoder, Megan Gordon Dunn, Sarah Cardillo, Amy Klingler.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
The Ballad of Baby Doe in Broadway The Ballad of Baby Doe
(11/15/24 - 11/17/24)
Oklahoma City University
FOOTLOOSE in Broadway FOOTLOOSE
(9/27/24 - 9/29/24)
Oklahoma City University's Kirkpatrick Auditorium
RENT in Broadway RENT
(4/19/24 - 4/21/24)
Oklahoma City University
The Merry Wives of Windsor in Broadway The Merry Wives of Windsor
(2/16/24 - 2/18/24)
PHOTOS
Oklahoma City University
Opera Twin Bill: Pietà and Suor Angelica in Broadway Opera Twin Bill: Pietà and Suor Angelica
(11/17/23 - 11/19/23)
PHOTOS
Oklahoma City University
The Light in the Piazza in Broadway The Light in the Piazza
(11/3/23 - 11/5/23)
Oklahoma City University
Dracula
(10/27/23 - 11/5/23)
Oklahoma City University
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Broadway Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(9/29/23 - 10/1/23)
VIDEOS
Oklahoma City University
Sunday In The Park With George in Broadway Sunday In The Park With George
(4/21/23 - 4/23/23)
Kirkpatrick Theatre / Oklahoma City University
Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE in Broadway Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE
(2/17/23 - 2/19/23)
Kirkpatrick Theatre / Oklahoma City University
A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard in Broadway A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard
(2/9/23 - 2/12/23)
Black Box Theatre / Oklahoma City University
Sagittarius Ponderosa
(2/10/23 - 2/11/23)
Oklahoma City University
Hansel & Gretel in Broadway Hansel & Gretel
(11/18/22 - 11/20/22)
Oklahoma City University
BRIGHT STAR in Broadway BRIGHT STAR
(9/30/22 - 10/2/22)
PHOTOS
Kirkpatrick Theatre / Oklahoma City University
The Addams Family
(7/1/22 - 7/1/22)
Oklahoma City University
In The Heights in Broadway In The Heights
(4/22/22 - 4/24/22)
PHOTOS
CAST
Kirkpatrick Theatre / Oklahoma City University
Six Years Old
(4/7/22 - 4/10/22)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
The School for Lies
(3/31/22 - 4/3/22)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
An Enemy of the People (Meyer)
(3/24/22 - 3/27/22)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
The Pillowman
(2/24/22 - 2/27/22)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
Little Women: The Opera in Broadway Little Women: The Opera
(2/18/22 - 2/20/22)
Oklahoma City University
The Normal Heart
(2/10/22 - 2/13/22)
CAST
Oklahoma City University
Marisol
(2/3/22 - 2/6/22)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
Roe
(12/9/21 - 12/12/21)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
The House of Bernarda Alba
(11/11/21 - 11/14/21)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
Stop Kiss
(11/4/21 - 11/7/21)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
Enron
(10/28/21 - 10/31/21)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
Children of Eden in Broadway Children of Eden
(10/1/21 - 10/3/21)
Oklahoma City University
Spring Awakening in Broadway Spring Awakening
(4/23/21 - 4/24/21)
Oklahoma City University
Love and Information
(11/13/20 - 11/14/20)
Oklahoma City University
FRIENDS WITH GUNS
(11/6/20 - 11/8/20)
Oklahoma City University
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
(10/30/20 - 10/31/20)
Oklahoma City University
NEIGHBORHOOD 3: REQUISITION OF DOOM
(10/23/20 - 10/24/20)
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Marjorie Prime
(10/18/20 - 10/18/20)
Oklahoma City University
THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE
(10/16/20 - 10/17/20)
Oklahoma City University
The Vagina Monologues
(10/11/20 - 10/11/20)
Oklahoma City University
Collaborator: A One Woman Show
(10/10/20 - 10/10/20)
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Ophelia Underwater
(10/9/20 - 10/9/20)
Oklahoma City University
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
(4/24/20 - 4/26/20)
Oklahoma City University
The Women of Lockerbie
(3/26/20 - 3/29/20)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
(3/28/20 - 3/29/20)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
Photograph 51
(11/23/19 - 11/24/19)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
(10/31/19 - 11/3/19)
Oklahoma City University Theatre
A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney
(10/6/19 - 10/6/19)
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CRAZY FOR YOU
(4/12/19 - 4/14/19)
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TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
(4/12/19 - 4/14/19)
Oklahoma City University
The Addams Family - A New Musical
(2/1/19 - 2/2/19)
Oklahoma City University
GOOD KIDS in Broadway GOOD KIDS
(12/1/18 - 12/2/18)
PHOTOS
CAST
Oklahoma City University
ON THE TOWN
(4/20/18 - 4/22/18)
Oklahoma City University
CRAZY FOR YOU (YPE)
(7/13/17 - 7/14/17)
Oklahoma City University
ANYTHING GOES (REV-1962)
(4/21/17 - 4/23/17)
Oklahoma City University
Floyd Collins
(11/4/16 - 11/6/16)
Oklahoma City University
Evita
(4/22/16 - 4/24/16)
Oklahoma City University
CURTAINS
(4/1/16 - 4/2/16)
Oklahoma City University
Bug
(4/28/11 - 4/30/11)
Oklahoma City University
Tallgrass Gothic
(3/5/11 - 3/5/11)
Oklahoma City University
Necessary Targets
(2/17/11 - 2/19/11)
Oklahoma City University
The Boys Next Door
(11/18/10 - 11/20/10)
Oklahoma City University
Othello
(11/11/10 - 11/13/10)
Oklahoma City University

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