Live Theater for a Lively Town

Oxford, Mississippi is home to the University of Mississippi, William Faulkner’s house, the Double Decker Festival, and one phenomenal community theater.
For 25 years, Theatre Oxford has been run by passionate volunteers who are dedicated to making theater welcoming, accessible and enjoyable for everyone in Lafayette County, North Mississippi and beyond.
Behind the curtain and on stage, you’ll find accomplished professionals, dedicated hobbyists and brave newbies all working together to produce shows to make you think, laugh, cry, and celebrate.
Theatre Oxford is committed to developing new works as well as known shows—for children and adults. We believe in the emotional power of storytelling and the special ability of theater to bring diverse people together for enrichment and fun.
We look forward to seeing you soon—either in the audience, backstage or onstage. Come play!
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.
Kate Hooper
President
Ayla Gafni
Vice President
Rene Pulliam
Treasurer
Jennifer Lauriello
Secretary
Effie Burt
DEI Officer
Marta Dees
Production Manager
Gail Tapscott
Front of House Manager
Members at Large
Jaime Adams
Barbara Wortham
Assets
Chair: Ayla Gafni
Members: Terri Hovious, Rene Pulliam, Paula Stack, Nathaniel Stack, Adam Davis
Fundraising
Grants: Rene Pulliam
Campaigns: Kate Hooper
Marketing & PR
Co-Chairs: Kate Hooper & Jennifer Lauriello
Members: Melissa Pedron, Lynn Wells, Olivia Young
Membership
Recordkeeper: Rene Pulliam
Event Planners: Marta Dees, Kate Hooper, Jennifer Lauriello
Production
Chair: Julie Fanton
Members: Adam Davis, Ellen Kellum, Chris Noble
Season Planning
Chair: Naomi Levin
Members: Kate Meachem, Gail Tapscott
Workshops
Kate Hooper & Jennifer Mizenko








