Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
oklahoma shakespeare park osp founded edmond oklahoma usa current executive director artistic director kathryn mcgill née huey jack j omeara two different performing venue organization produce range classic play oklahoma shakespeare park nonprofit organization overseen board director jason foreman serf board president jon haque serf managing director michelle swink prmarketing associate relocated downtown oklahoma city osp founded kathryn mcgill jack j omeara outdoor summer shakespeare festival mcgill native edmond oklahoma met omeara—a local television promotion director—on visit home master fine art training new york city shared interest shakespeare opportunity presented small stage ec hafer park available use community group led formation oklahoma shakespeare park outdoor summer shakespeare festival mcgill omeara found interested local actor generated enthusiasm project july august grant oklahoma art council money staged first production twelfth night midsummer night dream play ran week week season drawing total attendance people since project turned popular mcgill omeara decided pursue project formally incorporated oklahoma shakespeare park omeara acting managing director mcgill artistic director office storage space rented edmond community center along purpose room used winter season performance winter performance ran season since space shared …dog show cotillion rental us … necessitated striking set almost every performance eventually put hold suitable space could found summer production fared better expanding two three production briefly switching rotating repertory format budget limitation forced return stock performance four play performance company goal still return rotating repertory format began charging admission still set attendance record visitor three show city edmonds park department created new performance site company funded construction permanent toilet facility osp also built semipermanent twostory wooden thrust stage osp grown point member board could arrange two benefit year raising company received fairly large grant company like phillips petroleum target store osps stage destroyed fire company rebuilt location fire struck company relocated university central oklahoma temporary home december leadership thenboard president david holt politician osp announced relocating downtown oklahoma city myriad botanical garden water stage june september presented inaugural summer season downtown oklahoma city performance repertory midsummer night dream cyrano de bergerac macbeth oklahoma shakespeare park nonprofit organization overseen board director oklahoma shakespeare park