Ojai ACT

Name: Ojai ACT
Address: 113 S Montgomery Street, Ojai, CA, 93023, US
Telephone: +18056408797
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.4

Community theater in Ojai since 1939, with multiple full-length shows, a youth show, and events all year!

01/05/2025

Get ready for a gripping start to our theatrical season… Tickets are now on sale for “Agnes of God,” find them in our description or at OjaiACT.org 🎭✨

12/27/2024

2025 Season Tickets are now available to purchase online! Save overall on individual ticket prices when you buy a season ticket. Go to OjaiACT.org or visit our description to make your purchase online, or buy them in person at the Ojai Art Center. You’ll receive a physical ticket to bring with you and commemorate the season 🎭

12/19/2024

One weekend and only four shows left! Get your tickets to “It’s A Wonderful Life: The Radio Show” to enhance your holiday season! Tickets available online at OjaiACT.org and in our description, by calling 805-640-8797, or emailing [email protected]. Walk ups the day of the performance are also welcome, though tickets may be limited. Photos by Stephen Adams.

12/17/2024

This weekend is your last chance to catch “It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Show” here at OACT! Join us for 4 more spirited performances playing this weekend, December 20th -22nd, 2024, with evening shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 PM. Tickets are on sale now, reserve ahead of time to get preferred seats for the show of your choice! They can be purchased online, at the door, over the phone at 805-640-8797, or email [email protected] to make reservations.

12/07/2024

We just had a great opening night! Come see the rest if the premiere weekend of OACT’s “It’s a Wonder Life: A Live Radio Play” today at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM and tomorrow at 2:00 PM- you won’t want to miss this holiday treat! Tickets are available in our description, at OjaiACT.org, at the door, over the phone at 805-640-8797, or by emailing [email protected] to make reservations. ❄️🎭

12/03/2024

Meet the cast of Ojai Art Center Theater’s “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.” Standing, left to right: Ashton Johnson (aka AJ), Trilby Conried, Michael Shanahan, Steve Grumette, Mar De Carlo, Susan Webb, Carl A. Gross, Shayne Bourbon, Ezra Eells, Marisa Miculian and Claudia Davoli. Seated, left to right: Jane Bueno, Robin Streichler, Rachel Lee Rose Hunt, Julian O’Mara and Rabia Wagner. Not pictured: Lynn Van Emmerik, Bill Spellman, David Friel and Paloma Braney. Photo by Stephen Adams. http://stephenadamsphoto.com/

11/23/2024

✨🌹Tomorrow Night: A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters” is back! It’s been 14 years since our stage has seen this famous show. We are pleased to have Amanda McBroom and George Ball as our stars in this one-of-a-kind production. VIP tickets get you front row seats to the show, and everyone is welcome to join our post-show reception in the Gallery hosted by Dianne Miller! This will only be here for one night, this Saturday evening (November 23rd) at 7:00PM. Tickets are on sale in our description and at OjaiACT.org now! Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind show at OACT.

11/11/2024

🎉 We had a wonderful celebration! Thank you to all who came to the Ojai Art Center’s 85th Anniversary Gala this past weekend, we had a blast and hope you did too! This was a fun time spent with the community, cherishing the many years our center has been enriching Ojai Valley- we partied like it was 1939! Photos by Stephen Adams.

11/07/2024

It’s almost here! Join us this Saturday, November 9th at 7 PM for a fun night out: You’re invited to our “Party Like it’s 1939 Gala!” This party is free for all to attend- no tickets or reservations are necessary, so come join us for an evening of fun. We’ll have live music by the Dianne Miller Band, a Photo Booth, a bar with select spirits and nonalcoholic beverages, and plenty of snacks and treats including Connie’s hot dogs and birthday cake! Bring your friends and family, and gather with the community to celebrate with The Ojai Art Center. Take advantage special artistic opportunity comes with this event: We welcome artists of all mediums to create works of art centered around this theme. Find a cultural image from the late 1930’s and make it your own through homage or parody! You only have until tomorrow, November 8th to submit up to three pieces. Learn more at OjaiArtCenter.org. See you there! 🥳

10/29/2024

Coming this December! “It’s A Wonderful Life” comes to the OACT with a unique twist: it will be presented in the form of a live 1940’s-style radio broadcast, directed by G*i Laing Jones! Follow George Bailey as he rediscovers how valuable life is with some divine intervention. Actors will bring multiple characters to life through lively voice work and clever sound effects. Let this heartwarming story will fill you with nostalgia, joy, and plenty of holiday cheer! If you’d like to learn more about our cast, follow the link in our description or go to OjaiACT.org ✨

Tickets are available now! They can be purchased online in our description or OjaiACT.org, at the door, over the phone at 805-640-8797, or email [email protected] to make reservations.

10/24/2024

Tickets for “Love Letters” are on sale now! It’s been 14 years since we last saw this on our stage, and it’s back for one night only! Join us November 23rd at 7 PM with guest stars Amanda McBroom and George Ball as they perform A.R. Gurney’s show full of romance, dreams, and some heartbreak through their characters’ 50-year-long relationship. Follow the link in our description or go to OjaiACT.org for tickets!

10/21/2024

The Ojai Storytelling Festival is here, running October 24th-27th! We’re kicking off this Thursday, October 24th with a pay-what-you-can community night, featuring music by GirlDad and a variety of novice storytellers from Ojai and surrounding areas. Everyone is competing for cash prizes and mega bragging rights in the second annual Story Slam! Performances, shows, and workshops will take place both at Libby Bowl and the Ojai Art Center across all four days! Learn more from or at OjaiStoryFest.org ✨

10/17/2024

This weekend is your last chance to see “The Crucible” at OACT! Tickets are available online, over the phone, via email, and at the door. All relevant links and info can be found in our description! Please note: this production contains mature themes and may not be suitable for children. Pictured: The girls of Salem react in horror to unseen forces. Photo by Stephen Adams.

10/15/2024

“The Crucible” is entering the final weekend of its powerful run! With only three performances remaining, this intense portrayal of fear, suspicion, and betrayal will keep you on the edge of your seat. Final shows playing this weekend, October 18th - 20th, 2024, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM, and Sunday at 2:00 PM. Tickets are available online, over the phone at 805-640-8797 or email [email protected] for ticket reservations. You can also get your tickets at the door! Please note: This show contains mature content, and may not be suitable for younger children.
Pictured left to right: Elizabeth Proctor (Rosie Gordon) and her husband John Proctor (evan austin) think over how these accusations may affect their friends and neighbors. Photo by Stephen Adams.

10/12/2024

Will Deputy Governor Danforth be able to sort these trials and put the rumors of witchcraft to rest… or will they be proven true? Take in this spooky tale at OACT now! Playing weekends only, Friday — Sunday until October 20th. Find our full show calendar and tickets when you visit our description or go to OjaiACT.org 🎭✨Tickets are also available by phone or at the door. Please note- this show has mature themes and may not be suitable for younger children. Pictured: Deputy Governor Danforth (Stan McConnell, center) and his trusted fellows attempt to hear out the residents who speak against any magic happening in their town (stage right) and the accused witches (stage left). Photo by Haley Culliton.

10/03/2024

What madness is happening in Salem? Could it be witchcraft, or something more sinister? Find out when you see “The Crucible” at OACT! Tickets are in our description or OjaiACT.org, and are also available by phone or at the door. Please note: this production has mature themes that may not be suitable for younger children. Pictured: 1) The Reverend’s Daughter Betty Parris falls ill and has a fanatical fit in front of visitors; 2) John and Elizabeth Proctor take in the shocking news of the Salem witch trials from their housemaid; 3) Town elder Giles Corey warns the visiting Reverend Hale about making too many claims agains the residents of Salem, particularly against their wives. Photos by Stephen Adams.

09/28/2024

✨We had a fantastic opening night and post-show reception last night for “The Crucible!” After watching our captivating tale unfold, audience members got the chance to mingle with cast and crew over delicious food, drinks, and treats. Some participated in an interview about their experience watching the show. It was a wonderful night, thank you to all in attendance! 🎭✨

09/27/2024

“The Crucible” opens TONIGHT at OACT! When illness strikes a Reverend’s child and the young women of Salem are seen doing strange activities in the dead of night, alarm bells ring in the devout and suspicious town of Salem. Could it be witchcraft or something more sinister? Find out when you see “The Crucible!” Get your tickets at OjaiACT.org!
Pictured: 1) The town frets over Reverend Parris’ ill daughter Betty Parris; 2) Reverend Hale arrives and pleads with housemaid Tituba to banish evil spirits from the residents of Salem; 3) The Proctors question their housemaid Mary Warren about the witch trials she attended; 4) John Proctor confronts accused witch Abigail Williams; 5) John’s wife Mary Proctor is questioned by Governor Danforth and the court. Photos by Haley Culliton 🎭✨

Address

113 S Montgomery Street
Ojai, CA
93023

Telephone

+18056408797

Website

http://www.ojaiact.org/, https://linktr.ee/ojaiact

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✨🏰We have feedback from opening night! The word on everyone’s lips for OACT’S SPAMALOT is “fun,” which you can certainly find plenty of in our production! Audience members from our opening night reception had a lot of praise for SPAMALOT, saying they were “very pleasantly surprised” and that the show is “wild and crazy.” One theater-goer raved: “I never laughed so hard. It was so fun and so silly - everybody’s having a wonderful time!” Another declared this to be “[t]he best SPAMALOT... ever seen in California.”🏰✨ Watch the full video interview of our opening night crowd in our description, then go get your tickets to see SPAMALOT at OACT! #oac #oact #ojai #ojaicalifornia #spamalot #montypython #ventura #communitytheater #theater #ojaitheater

Audience feedback is in! There’s a lot of exciting buzz around “Deer” at the Ojai Art Center Theater from its opening weekend, with praise such as “I haven’t seen (a show) of this genre before, it was very fun,” and “the writing was real… on target” as well as “I did not see that ending coming.” If those remarks peaked your interest, then get your tickets for “Deer” at OjaiACT.org now! Running weekends through April 21st, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM #ojaiact #oact 🦌🎭✨ . . . #ojai #ojaivalley #ojaitheater #ojaiartcentertheater #ojaiartcenter #deer #ventura #venturacounty #venturacalifornia #ojaicalifornia #localtheatre #communitytheatre #thousandoaks #camarillo #oxnard #aaronmark

Director David Henderson sat down with “Deer” playwright Aaron Mark to delve into this dark comedy about a couple on the edge of splitting until they have a life-altering encounter with a deer on vacation. See part 2 of their interview at the link in our description! 🦌🎭✨ “Deer” plays weekends at the Ojai Art Center Theater through April 21st, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM. If you liked our first show of the season “Meteor Shower,” you’re going to love “Deer”! Reservations can also be made at the link in our description. Take in a laugh-out-loud, outrageous show this spring at the Ojai Art Center Theater! 🎭✨ #ojaiact #oact . . . #deer #aaronmark #localtheater #communitytheater #ojai #ojaivalley #venturacounty #socaltheater #californiatheater #darkcomedy #stageshow #ojaicalifornia #thousandoaks #camarillo #oxnard #ojaiartcenter #ojaiartcentertheater #ojaitheater

Hear it from the audience themselves- “Meteor Shower” presented by the Ojai Art Center Theater is “hilarious,” “unexpected,” and “personally written for Ojai,” with “four powerhouse actors on stage” in a show that is “so Steve Martin.” Catch this rare spectacle passing quickly through Ojai and playing weekends only, get your tickets now for this special show! Recommended for adults only 👌 visit out description or go to OjaiACT.org for tickets, showtimes, show dates, and more information! #ojaiartcentertheater #ojaiact #oact 🎭✨ . . . #ojai #ojaivalley #ojailove #ojailife #ojaicalifornia #ventura #venturacounty #communitytheatre #localtheatre #camarillo #oxnard #thousandoaks #meteorshower #stevemartin #comedy #limitedrun #reviews