Building Community One Play at a Time
Since 1996, Theatre Oxford has been run by passionate volunteers who are dedicated to making theatre welcoming, accessible and enjoyable. We believe in the special ability of theater to bring diverse people together for enrichment and fun.
Behind the curtain and on stage, you’ll find accomplished professionals, dedicated hobbyists and brave newbies all working together to produce shows to make audiences think, laugh, cry, and celebrate. Theatre Oxford is committed to developing new works, producing known works, and creating community through and around theatre arts. Come play with us! We look forward to seeing in the audience, backstage or onstage.
Mission
Theatre Oxford provides opportunities for the Oxford, University, and Lafayette County communities to create and engage with theater and other performance arts.
Vision
Theatre Oxford believes in the power of drama and storytelling to unite and elevate a community. Our vision is to provide performing arts exposure to the adults, youth, and children of the Oxford, University of Mississippi, and greater Lafayette County areas. We seek to collaborate with a diverse range of professionals and amateurs to offer opportunities to learn, create, and perform. As such, we develop educational workshops, production experiences, and performance opportunities using both original and previously published plays, storytelling, readings, poetry, and other dramatizations. We seek to engage the leadership, creativity, and cultural potential of all communities in our area.
Organization
Theatre Oxford is a 501(c)3, nonprofit organization with a volunteer Board of Directors. All donations are tax deductible. All funds are directed toward the mission and vision of the organization.
Board of Directors
Kate Hooper
President
David James Hamilton
Vice President
Rene Pulliam
Treasurer
Madison Hickey-Riker
Secretary
Effie Burt
Community Engagement
Jennifer Mizenko
Festival Coordinator
Joseph B. Atkins
Public Relations Director
Marta Dees
Member
Barbara Wortham
Member
Committees
Assets
Chair: Carrie White, Adam Davis, Terri Hovious, Rene Pulliam, Paula Stack, Nathanial Stack
Community Engagement
Effie Burt (Chair), Elliott Bexley, Connor King, Barbara Wortham
Fundraising
Rene Pulliam and Kate Hooper
Marketing
David James Hamilton (chair), Kate Hooper
Play Selection
Naomi Levin (chair), Jackie Daniels, Julie Fanton, Kate Meacham, Gail Tapscott, Barbara Wortham
Production
Julie Fanton (chair), Adam Davis
Public Relations
Joe Atkins (chair), Mac McMullum, Melissa Pedron, Keith Schrum, Carmen Stein
Workshops
Kate Hooper and Jennifer Mizenko