Auditions will be held on Monday September 8 and Tuesday September 9. All prospective ensemble members must audition. Audition materials are available below.

Send an e mail to j-roby@onu.edu if you intend to audition. Please include your availability on those two days as a time will be assigned to you.

If you have any trouble printing them out, please call Dr. Hunt (419 772 2151).

Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific.” Performances begin Thursday, Aug. 28, at 8 p.m., with subsequent shows Friday, Aug. 29, and Saturday, Aug. 30, both at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 31, at 2.p.m. The second showing will begin Friday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m., followed by performances Saturday, Sept. 13, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m.

Two Ohio Northern University academic programs were mentioned in the second edition of "Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Writers." The department of music, and the department of art and design were included in the list of the top 200 creative programs nationwide. Ohio Northern's theatre opportunities also were acknowledged.

Phil Reno, Broadway conductor, musical director and arranger, will present a master class for Ohio Northern University theatre, musical theatre and music students on Monday, Jan. 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Biggs Theatre at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.

"We are very fortunate to have someone of his caliber come and work with our students," explained Kirsten E. Osbun-Manley, resident artist in music and lecturer in music and musical theatre at Ohio Northern.

The music department at Ohio Northern University will present two musical performances this holiday season.

The annual Christmas Band Concert, featuring the ONU Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.

The Christmas Band Concert features members of the ONU Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble performing many popular holiday selections under the direction of Dr. Charles Bates. The concert is suitable for all ages.

The Ohio Northern University Departments of Theatre and Music will present the 13th annual ONU Holiday Spectacular at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Nov. 30, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, December 2, at 2 p.m. The show also will be presented at the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center in Lima on Friday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, December 8, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, December 9, at 2 p.m.

The Ohio Northern University Marching Band will travel to China to perform a series of shows from Nov. 15 through 23.

More than 100 members of the ONU Marching Band will make stops in Shanghai, where they will play at a late-morning parade/stand-still concert on the bustling Nanjing Road. The band also will play at the legendary Great Wall of China.

In recent years, the ONU Marching Band has performed in Rome, Hawaii, Paris, London and Canada.

The Ohio Northern University Symphonic and Marching Bands will present the annual Band-O-Rama concert on Sunday, Nov. 4, at 4 p.m. at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.

The Freed Center for the Performing Arts welcomes the Temptations Review with Dennis Edwards on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 8 p.m.

Involved with the legendary Motown group for nearly 40 years, Edwards will join the Ohio Northern University Symphony to deliver nostalgic favorites and recent hits.

Known for his smooth style and unique delivery, Edwards is hailed as one of the most influential singers in pop music history. Harkening back to the days of the "Classic Five" lineup, this performance aims to please fans both young and old.