Off Broadway On Campus

OBOC is the University of Rochester’s only musical theater performing group. Each semester, we present a musical revue with numbers from a great variety of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. The revues are produced, directed, choreographed, accompanied with a pit orchestra, musically arranged, costumed, and performed by students.

Auditions play a role in casting several smaller numbers, but the group is open to anyone who enjoys musical theater. As we approach our 15th anniversary, our ranks has swelled to over seventy singers, dancers, and musicians!

Check out the side panels to learn more about the group. In the articles below, we keep each other up to date about musical theater happenings on campus, in the local area, and on the Internet.  Feel free to email ur.oboc@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or concerns- our executive board would love to answer them!

Hello OBOC!  One big goal we have this semester is improving our techniques and improving our show quality.  We are hoping to have a ton of amazing workshops this year–it will be a great learning experience and it will help us on our way to having an amazing show!  But they’re no use if you don’t show up.  Be on the look out for some workshops we’re trying to plan!  Our first workshop this semester is THIS MONDAY, September 26th, at 9 pm in Lattimore 201.  We’re going to learn about some great vocal techniques from Sophie to help improve our singing skills!  Food will be provided- who doesn’t love food?

And keep your eye out for some other great workshops we’re planning this year!

• Acting Workshop (with TOOP!) – October 3rd, 8:00-9:30 in Drama House
• Dance Workshop
• Musicality, Expression, and Acting in Song
• Director’s Workshop
• Arranging Workshop
• Music Theory Workshop
• Small Group Critiques (with David Runzo–a great learning experience!  It’s essentially workshoping and improving all your small groups!) – November 5th, 11-5:30

Hey you. YES, you!  Do you have a suggestion for OBOC? Do you want to know why certain things are the way they are? Do you have feedback you want to share after your first semester or after 4 years of being a member? Just submit your totally anonymous questions and feedback and our Executive Board will do our best to take everything you say into consideration.  We want your input to make our group even better than it already is!  All of your feedback and suggestions will be addressed at our Eboard Open Forum on October 12th immediately following our last round of auditions.

Interested in OBOC?  Want to find out more about what we do?  Come to our general interested meeting!

Monday, September 5th - 10 pm in the May Room 

It will be followed by our first rehearsal of the semester!  Feel free to contact a member of our executive board with any questions.