- Kids First for all Children
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Theater for little ones.
- Gray Matters for those over 50
- Acorn Project for High school students
...and more programs coming soon!
- Kids First for all Children
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Theater for little ones.
- Gray Matters for those over 50
- Acorn Project for High school students
...and more programs coming soon!
- Kids First Theater for all Children
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Theater for little ones.
- Gray Matters for those over 50
- Acorn Project for High school students
...and more programs coming soon!
In the 1940's, in the town of Hammond, 9-year-old Ralphie wants one thing for Christmas -- an official Red Ryder BB rifle. When he asks his mother for the BB gun for Christmas, she says, "No, you'll shoot your eye out". When he writes an essay about it at school his teacher gives him a C+ with a note saying "You'll shoot your eye out." Next he asks Santa for the gun, Santa's response is familiar, he says, "You'll shoot your eye out, kid." Ralph fears that he'll never get the BB gun for Christmas. But there may be a surprise in store for him.
The Oakland has performed a wide variety of Broadway and Off Broadway theater to Youngstown, Ohio crowds.
We're bringing back our Magic Carpet Professional Theater Troop. A professional child's touring company founded in 2002. They bring regionally and locally written shows to children from preschool through 8th grade in N.E. Ohio and W. Pennsylvania into schools and libraries. #fromthepagetothestage
We hold auditions and performances in our new venue, at Trinity Fellowship Church, participate in local festivals to bring awareness to the community of our new spirit to shine for us all.
We are excited with our new venues and want to share them with you!
The OAKLAND CENTER and KIDS FIRST THEATER INITIATIVE want to thank Trinity Fellowship Church for the immense support in reaching new goals for the Oakland Center.
Many successful actors, directors, writers, and choreographers have launched their careers from the Oakland, and also in
other humble, small town playhouses.
Plays are an ancient form of storytelling. It is a creative ritual still very much alive despite the age of Youtube. Come tell your story through a character you portray.
