Theater at the Baldwin Center

The theater department at OU could benefit tremendously from doing volunteer theater at the Baldwin Center. Many students have never worked at any other venue aside from school, and some in-the-field experience would be beneficial to their education.

The Baldwin center is close to campus, and is always looking for new volunteer opportunities. They are a diverse institution that would be more than happy to collaborate with OU for the of benefit the Pontiac community. MTD’s spring children’s show could easily make the Center a stop on their tour. There is a large cafeteria which could be used as a stage for a few hours.

Many students are also in the theater program to become teachers. With minimal resources they could work with children at the Center. Schools often cut art programs, and this would serve the dual purpose of bringing some of that back to children, while giving OU students some practical theater experience.