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Community March 9, 2022 OKLATOWA COMMUNITY THEATRE ASSOCIATION Untitled Popup ‘Theatre of Elk City is competing in a State Wide play festival, presenting Commencing, by Jane Shepard. Prior to the festival, they will perform it at the Elk’s Lodge, 108 Blue Ridge Dr, on March 13, at 2:30 p.m and 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door. ‘The Oklahoma Community Theatre Association Festival (OC- TAfest) is a state-wide play festival that is the organization's sig- nature event. In accordance with OCTA’s mission to encourage excellence in theatre arts, the festival provides an opportunity for theatres to present their best artistic productions to the state, be adjudicated by nationally known theatre experts, and for audi- Fires in Elk City on the way to Sayre. Photos submitted by ences to see the best of community theatre performances. This year’s OCTAFest will be inWeatherford, Oklahoma and take place Ruth Gieswein. from March 17-19, 2022. It will be held at the Weatherford Per- forming Arts Center, 1500 N, Washington. ‘The event opens with a 7 p.m. Thursday, March 17, perfor- Scholarship applications mance by Oklahoma Arts Council Teaching Artist, Al Bostick, Fabululous Fibs, Fables, and Folklore. Friday brings a 1:30 work- shop conducted by the Oklahoma Arts Council on grants, and a 3:30 p.m. performance of Exit Laughing, by Duncan Little The- being sought atre and a 7 p.m. performance of Commensing by Untitled Popup Theatre, Elk City. Saturday brings a 3:30 p.m. performance of Al- tered Memories by PlumBlum Productions, Commanche. Tick- ets are available at the box office prior to each performance for Scholarship applications are being sought for the 2022 Okla- the public. Each entry will have 10 minutes to set up its production, 60 homa Chapter Hearing Loss Association scholarships. Oklaho- minutes to perform, and 10 minutes to strike its set for everyone mans with hearing loss who plan to attend higher education in to watch. They are adjudicated and at the close of the festival, one entry will be selected to compete at the next level of AACT the fall of 2022 are encouraged to apply. The application deadline in April 2023. is April 4, 2022. This will be the 7th year scholarships have been ‘This year’s OCTAFest introduces its first Technical Olympics offered. The local chapter has given away $16,000 to Oklahoma Event. Fully realized theatre productions would not be possible students and this year there will be 3 awards of $1,500 each. The without the technical staff to Buald and implement the scenery, properties, costumes, sound, and lighting. ‘There are some basic Scholarship Application and Rules are available on our website: skills every good technician should learn and practice to be a well- oklahomahearingloss.org rounded theatre maker. The purpose of this Olympiad is to test The Hearing Loss Association of America Central Oklahoma Chapter their knowledge of some of these basic skills. The combination of team and individual events underline the principle that the- is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization. Our chapter is run entirely by atre technicians work alone and in ensemble groups depending volunteers. There are no paid positions. [HLAA hopes to open the world on the required task in order to make the production successful. of communication to people who have a hearing loss by providing infor- Each timed event will be available for all to witness and definitely mation, education, support, and advocacy.] entertain. OCTAFest is done with the grant assistance from the City of Ifyou would like more information about this topic, please call COC Weatherford Hotel Tax. For more information or to register HLAA Chair Ana Covey at 405-640-5152, okhearinglossegmail.com checkout www.oktheatre.org. AS LOW AS °3Qymo ONLY PAY FOR WHAT YOU NEED Call us today and choose your unlimited plan to mix, match, and save.