Sooner Theatre — Attraction in Norman

I recently went to see the Sooner Theatre production of White Christmas with a relative. We were both so happy to be able to get out and do something for the holidays that supposedly would pose little risk to covid due to the fact that the production was clearly advertised that masks were required. Apparently, we misunderstood. "In accordance with current CDC COVID 19 guidelines, masks are requested for all audience members, vaccinated or unvaccinated. Thank you.........please plan at this time to bring a mask." We had good seats in the center of the first section. What would have been a wonderful experience, the musical was GREAT, was unfortunately ruined for us when the women sitting next to us refused to put on their masks. We are both well over 65 and explained to them that we had pre-existing conditions. The second time we asked one of the women remarked that her religion "did not require her to wear a mask". I guess her religion is Q. Anyway, during intermission we asked, and management told us there was nothing they could do but find us two other seats, which I do appreciate, but they were definitely not seats that I would have paid for. I feel like at the beginning of the performance that Sooner Theatre management should have announced for people to please be considerate of others and wear a mask. After we complained at intermission, they still had the opportunity to make a short statement asking people to wear a mask. Even the cast were all wearing masks. Also, theatre management did ask that everyone return their programs at the end of the musical so that they could save money by using them over for the next performance. I think this is a great idea for the environment and a good way for the theatre to save money and would not have minded at all if I had known this from the beginning. I would have had No desire to thumb through a program that hundreds of other people had previously thumbed through while we are in the middle of a deadly pandemic as well as flu season, right before Christmas. I realize and accept we live in a state that can't or won't enforce measures that would save lives and I also realize there will always be someone who thinks their "rights" are more important than someone else's health. The one star rating is due to theatre management failing to do just a couple of small things that potentially could keep someone from getting sick. The performance of White Christmas deserves 5 stars and Sooner Theatre...

The show "Sister Act" was truly fun to watch. It would help their shows considerably to work on their audio and music balance. The show itself seemed a bit lost between "schtick", vaudville, and melodrama and then attempt to come back to a straight dialogue. The voices were superb, simply bravo. The men were directed, schtick in their scenes. The role, curtis, didn't have the gravity to pull the role off which may have forced the director to go into the direction of keystone cops. The show stopped dead during these scenes. The focus however, was the choir and bravo to the direction and their performance. Thanks to all for a great evening of...

One of the greatest treasures in the state of Oklahoma. The Sooner Theatre and the studio of the Sooner Theatre deliver, probably the finest children’s education in the performing arts anywhere in the country.

And when the adults take the stage, the caliber of talent that appears in this community theater often and have Broadway credits.

This place is amazing led by the amazing Jennifer Baker. Her dedicated staff are incredible teachers performers, and artist themselves. Norman is incredibly blessed to have the...