World Tours

“Theater is like a gym for empathy. It’s where we can go to build up the muscles of compassion, to practice listening and understanding and engaging with people that are not just like ourselves. We practice sitting down, paying attention and learning from other people’s actions. We practice caring.”

~ Bill English, San Francisco Playhouse

Theater, at its core, builds bridges between hearts and minds, allowing us to deeply connect with diverse human experiences. Our international performances and Global Guests programs amplifies this power, transforming travel into a journey of profound learning and connection. We forge lasting bonds, turning strangers into colleagues and friends, and distant places into personal touchstones. These interactions illuminate the rich tapestry of life beyond our immediate surroundings, revealing both our shared humanity and our unique differences. Through post-performance discussions, we challenge our perspectives, uncover hidden biases, and foster genuine cultural understanding. This transformative experience not only sharpens our actors’ skills but also cultivates a globally aware and culturally competent theater community in Tulsa, ultimately enriching our art.

Our first International Tour took place in Amsterdam, Delft, and the Hague in The Netherlands October 5-15, 2018

Best of Enemies

By Mark St. Germain

Directed by Kelli McLoud-Schingen

Stage Managed by Carmen White Janak

With the coordination of our Dutch friends, Monika De Waal, Henning Zorn and SIETAR Nederlands, we took the play, “Best of Enemies” by Mark St. Germain to theatres, schools, and the Celebrate Creative Learning Conference in the Netherlands.

Dionne Lambert as Ann Atwater

Zero Steiert as C.P. Ellis

Cornelius Johnson as Bill Riddick

Paula Scheider as Mary Ellis

I and You

by Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Justin Daniels (RIP)

Production Coordinator Kelli McLoud-Schingen

One afternoon, Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline’s door bearing a beat-up copy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, an urgent assignment from their English teacher. Homebound due to illness, Caroline hasn’t been to school in months, but she is as quick and sardonic as Anthony is athletic, sensitive, and popular. As these two let down their guards and share their secrets, this seemingly mundane poetry project unlocks a much deeper mystery that has brought them together. I and You is an ode to youth, life, love, and the strange beauty of human connectedness.

Londyn Anderson as Caroline

Parker Gelsthorpe as Anthony

*Presented at the Sapperlot Youth Festival in Brixen Italy, June 2024