Only those auditioning may be present, unless the auditioner is a minor.
Ages 18 and up ONLY. (17 year olds may audition as long as they are 18 by performance dates)
A photo will be of great assistance to the director; a professional headshot is not necessary, just a photo to help the director remember everyone correctly.
Each auditioner will be required to sing the songs listed below, for the character they are auditioning for. We will ask you to sing once with no music, portraying the character and emotions to the best of your ability, and then again with the piano. Accompanist and sheet music will be provided.
If you want to be considered for more than one role, choose your top choice and perform that song. If you are called back, you will have an opportunity to sing for others. (Callback info listed below)
We have attached the sheet music with the cuts notated and a link to the rehearsal tracks from MTI HERE.
Songs for each character for auditions:
Diana “I Miss the Mountains”
Gabe “I’m Alive”
Dan “I’ve Been”
Natalie “Superboy and the Invisible Girl”
Henry “Perfect for You”
Dr Fine/Madden “Make Up Your Mind”
Callback information is on the Registration page.
The Story
Next to Normal will be performed April 10-11 and April 17-18 at 7:00pm, Sunday April 12 and April 19, 2026 at 2:00PM.
Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize,Next to Normal was also chosen as “one of the year’s ten best shows” by critics around the country, including The Los AngelesTimes, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.
Dad’s an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years.Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.
The Theatre Co. of the Ozarks is now accepting play submissions here for their 2025/2026 season! Please email tc***********@***il.com for any questions that the form doesn’t answer!
It’s that time of the year again: play submission time! You may submit today through December 31st!
Non-directors, now would be the time to start flattering the directors, bringing them coffee from Six Sisters, buying them cupcakes from The Cake Shop, etc., if you want them to choose a certain play! 😜
In all seriousness, if you are *not* an Ozark Arts Council-approved director but would like to see a specific show, there is a list of approved directors that you may choose from and submit.
OAC-Approved Directors: please make sure you are as detailed as possible when filling out the form! Happy rights and royalties hunting!
Friday–Saturday, November 14–15 & 21–22, 7:00PM Sunday, November 16 & 23, 2:00PM
The Ozark Arts Council and NorthArk Drama present Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, live at The Historic 1929 Lyric Theater November 14-15 and 21-22 at 7:00pm, November 16 and 23 at 2:00pm. Tickets are available at TheLyric.org and are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (12 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise $4 if purchased at the door.
Described by Edward Albee as “the greatest American play ever written,” Our Town is not merely a play; it is a devastating mediation on the swiftness of life itself. Presented in three acts, “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity,” the small town of Grover’s Corners unfolds under the watchful Stage Manager (Myles Gilbert). Performed with minimal props and sets, the play strips bare the spectacle and forces us to look beyond and straight into the aching heart of existence. Our Town depicts the simple daily lives of the local newspaper editor, Mr. Webb (Matt Hamblin), his wife, Myrtle (Kathern Scott), and their children Emily (Wynn Mahoney and Valeria Carbajal) and Wally (George Fancher); and Dr. Gibbs (Michael Mahoney), his wife, Julia (Mary Beth Anderson), and their children, George (Wesley Gilbert and Oliver Bemis) and Rebecca (Emma Braswell). As the children grow up, fall in love, marry, and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre – die, we see the minutiae of their daily lives and the lives of the townsfolk, the comfort and joy of simple routine.
The beautiful and sleepy town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire is brought to life by many others—Joe and Si Crowell (Hayleigh Rodery and Mattison Fay), the Constable (Shawn Aiden Nicks), Howie, the milkman (Bailey Kolb), Professor Willard (Landyn Gilbert), and choir director Simon Stimson (Brooks Cheek). Surrounded by a full cast who embody the full spectrum of living and lived, (Kayla Long, Jayden Bradshaw, Madison Tucker, Lena Harris, Ellie Jones, Jake Fancher, Johnny Phillips, Rachel Hayes, Jaxon Marcum, Chasity Price, Juni Salsman, Trinity Scott), we are transported to both the mundanity of ordinary life and the beauty of that same daily life.
At the play’s shattering peak, Emily cries out for us to recognize the glorious moments that we take for granted and asks us to see the true treasures of life, from the taste of coffee to the sight of a loving parent—”oh earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you.” Join us as we explore glorious, precious, ordinary life at the Lyric Theater for Our Town, November 14-15 and 21-22 at 7:00pm, November 16 and 23 at 2:00pm. Tickets are available at TheLyric.org and are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (55+) and students, and $11 for children (12 and under), when bought in advance; prices rise $4 if purchased at the door.
It’s time to renew your membership in the Ozark Arts Council (or to become an OAC member for the first time)! See below for the perks. Click HERE to join online.
History has taught us that the most vibrant societies are produced by giving, not by taking—and the very most vibrant are those that have a thriving and active Arts community! Having such a thriving Arts community has always been a matter of patronage, and it is no different today.
In a time when many are still struggling, some may think the Arts a luxury, something only of which those with ‘extra’ time and money on their hands may partake. Often, people feel that it’s too lofty a pursuit for communities that are rooted in farms and factories and retirees. But both history and statistics tell us that these contentions are untrue: the Arts are what help such communities survive!
The very nature of the Arts is to be both welcoming and challenging, to bring you in and to lift you up…and in a time of upheaval and widespread dissatisfaction, isn’t that exactly what you want to encourage and support? The Lyric and the OAC’s Member Organizations provide a place full of experiences that put all of the noise of this world’s discontent aside, a place that welcomes you into a moment where you neither have to be consumed with the woes of the world, real and imagined—or even what you’re going to make for supper, or find on your next day at work. For all of the ‘escapism’ that television promised, it is no match for joining with the rest of your community in a place where all that divides us is set aside and a team of volunteers seeks to be their best selves and to help us, at least for a few hours, to be ours.
This is what membership in the OAC promotes, so please consider becoming part of a community that truly builds community…that welcomes, educates, enjoys, and feasts on those things in our culture that build better people, stronger communities, and the general promotion of love and joy: please join the Ozark Arts Council today!
Below, you can find the perks that come from being an OAC member (with some fun new swag!), but we also want to hear from YOU! What would YOU like to see as a perk from being an OAC member? Email in**@**************il.org and let our Executive Director know!
The Ozark Arts Council is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with the mission to enrich lives by promoting the arts in Harrison and North Arkansas through exhibitions, performances, and education. Memberships and donations allow the OAC and its six Member Organizations to provide quality cultural programming and maintain the historic Lyric Theater for performances and community events.
A quick click here or a scan with your phone camera will take you to our online donation and membership processor!
You can also download and mail in the OAC Membership Form, if you prefer. (It is a PDF: click to print and fill out by hand; right-click to download and fill out in Adobe Reader or MacOS Preview, etc.).
Annual Memberships are available at the following levels:
Executive Producer: $10,000 and up
One-time use of the Lyric Theater (for a non-ticketed event)
Recognition in playbills and/or on-screen before events
Two (2) complimentary tickets to the annual fundraiser
One (1) vote at the OAC Annual Membership Meeting
Two (2) complimentary tickets to the annual fundraiser
Two (2) invitations to the Annual OAC Christmas Party
Logo and name link to your website on OAC website
Quarterly newsletter with upcoming events and other news
Personal and/or business name listed in playbills
Recognition on-screen before events
Pre-sale ticket purchasing opportunities (get your seats before sales open to the rest of the world…and eliminate ticketing fees!)
One (1) vote at the OAC Annual Membership Meeting
Backstage Tour after a production!
Are there even larger discounts on Season Passes‽ Yep!
Director: $5,000-$9,999
Two (2) complimentary tickets to the annual fundraiser
Two (2) invitations to the Annual OAC Christmas Party
Logo and name link to your website on OAC website
Quarterly newsletter with upcoming events and other news
Personal and/or business name listed in playbills
Recognition on-screen before events
Pre-sale ticket purchasing opportunities (get your seats before sales open to the rest of the world…and eliminate ticketing fees!)
One (1) vote at the OAC Annual Membership Meeting
Backstage Tour after a production!
Still larger discounts on Season Passes!
Principal: $1,000-$4,999
Two (2) invitations to the Annual OAC Christmas Party
Logo and name link to your website on OAC website
Quarterly newsletter with upcoming events and other news
Personal and/or business name listed in playbills
Link to your website from OAC website
Recognition on-screen before events
Pre-sale ticket purchasing opportunities (get your seats before sales open to the rest of the world…and eliminate ticketing fees!)
One (1) vote at the OAC Annual Membership Meeting
Even bigger discounts on Season Passes!
Patron: $500-$999
Quarterly newsletter with upcoming events and other news
Personal and/or business name listed in playbills
Link to your website from OAC website
Recognition on-screen before events
Pre-sale ticket purchasing opportunities (get your seats before sales open to the rest of the world…and eliminate ticketing fees!)
One (1) vote at the OAC Annual Membership Meeting
Discounts on Season Passes!
Twenty-Niner: $129–$499
Quarterly newsletter with upcoming events and other news
Recognition in playbills and/or on-screen before events
Pre-sale ticket purchasing opportunities (get your seats before sales open to the rest of the world…and eliminate ticketing fees!)
One (1) vote at the OAC Annual Membership Meeting
Understudy: $50–$128
Quarterly newsletter with upcoming events and other news
Recognition in playbills and/or on-screen before events
All memberships valid through June 30, 2025 for the 2024–2025 Season. While we have sought to make sure that our Member benefits are such that they do not compromise the deductibility of your membership donation, members may file a letter with us choosing not to receive Membership benefits so that it is clear to the IRS that you are donating the full amount to the OAC. If Membership benefits are accepted, please check with your tax professional as to what portion of your membership may remain tax-deductible.
Early Bird Ticket Sales: For most events, we are able to offer tickets to our members between a few hours and a few days before they go on sale to the general public, so you have a better chance of getting your favorite seat.
No Ticketing or Card Fees: We consider your investment in the OAC as what provides us the ability to have ticketing and card processing in the first place, so we give you a code to eliminate fees when you purchase online (and enter the code for you if you purchase them in advance in person or over the phone).
Super Popcorn Discount and Collectible Bucket: While we are introducing a new giant-size popcorn for anyone to save on popcorn (and on trips to the concessions stand!) on a per-event basis, we are also introducing a refillable and reusable bucket with our logo and our theme for the year on it. Buy a popcorn for all of the year’s events in advance!
Special Merchandise Offers and Discounts: Promotional and event mugs, shirts, window clings (and who knows what else?!) are being developed to help you help the Lyric to thrive and to allow you to remember and celebrate fun times at the Lyriconce you return home.
Season Passes (and Discounts): All our members have been able to buy Season Passes to productions by the Theatre Company of the Ozarks…and now we’re adding Northark Drama and HHS Theatre productions, as well! Members who join at the $100 level or above also get discounts on season passes, with discounts growing along with membership donations.
The Arts Investor Appreciation Pass: Take the lead in providing plays, concerts, or both by making a Membership donation that helps us keep booking artists and paying rights and royalties, and we will provide you free passes that allow you to come and check on your investment.
A Theatre Investor ($500) receives a code for two free tickets to every playin our season!
A Concert Investor ($750) receives a code for two seats at every concertwe produce.
An All the Arts Investor ($1,200) receives two tickets for every concert and every play we put on!
Please Note:There may be some events that we do not produce, those that are via a rental arrangement by an outside organization or that are a fundraiser for another nonprofit. We keep these to a bare minimum…and if we can work out a contract with them to get you seated for free, we will do so, and we will let you know in advance. Examples of such events: the recent Buffalo River documentary; the Ozark Rape Crisis Center’s lip sync battle; the Ozarks Dynacom Five Star Talent Contest.
