THE JAMES T. BILL '55 THEATER
"To enter a theater for a performance is to be inducted into a magical space,
to be ushered into the sacred arena of the imagination."
- Simon Callow -
Built in 2000, the James T. Bill '55 Theater seats an audience of 325, and has been the home for O’Dowd’s long-standing musical theater tradition, with performances of Ragtime, Cabaret, Chicago, and more recently Shaina Taub’s musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Equipped with all the technical capabilities of a professional performance house, the James T. Bill Theater also offers students the opportunity to master behind-the-scenes production skills, including lighting, sound, costumes, props, make-up, and stage management.
Upcoming Productions
All My Sons - Winter '25
O’Dowd’s Theater Department is proud to announce our winter production of the brilliant classic American play All My Sons by Arthur Miller.
Inspired by true events, All My Sons, written by Arthur Miller, is a story of a successful self-made business man, Joe Keller, who presumably sold the government defective airplane parts during WWII. Now, after the war, Joe and his wife Kate live with the ghosts of the past – especially the status of their oldest son Larry, missing in action and assumed dead by all but his mother. In what becomes a day of reckoning, devastating truths emerge about honesty, social responsibility and the cost of the American Dream.
This dramatic play won several honors including The Pulitzer Prize for drama, and the 1947 Tony Award for best play.
The play has been revived many times on Broadway and continues to be award winning. Come see this timeless story!
Trigger Warning
Suicide is implied in the show. A reminder that there are services available to contact. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988 or 1-800-273-8255
Show runs from Feb 7 to Feb 16.
Friday February 7 tickets are Sold Out.
Saturday and Sunday opening weekend tickets will now only be sold at the box office in the Kelly Family and Erin Jaeb Blackbox Studio. Please come early as seats are first come first serve. We accept cash, check, and card!
Closing weekend tickets are still available online!