On Saturday nights the Tulsa Spotlight Theatre stages The Drunkard, a hilarious melodrama. The family-friendly evening includes a variety show called the Olio and an audience sing-along of old-time tunes.

Seating is cafe-style. Food and beverages may be ordered and will be served to your private table.

Doors open at 7 p.m. The show ends around 10 p.m.

Kids $12, Seniors $17, Adults $20.

Press or click to dial 918-587-5030 Fill out a reservation request Map to 1381 Riverside Drive

It began on Nov. 14, 1953 and has never stopped! That’s how The Drunkard became America’s longest-running play. More than 3,000 Tulsans have participated on or offstage. More than a quarter-million have seen the show, making it a laughter-filled Tulsa tradition in which temperance triumphs and evildoers receive their merited fates. There are even tomatoes to throw at the villain!

The director is Tony-nominated writer-actor Joe Sears of Greater Tuna fame! “Today the play is performed in historical form as it was in the early days but with added salt and pepper fun for modern audiences to enjoy,” Mr. Sears says.

Doors open at 7 p.m. A singalong of old-time popular songs begins at 7:15. The show starts at 7:30 with the Olio: dancers, musicians, jugglers, magicians, or comedians. The play begins at 8 p.m. and concludes around 10 p.m. with the audience and cast singing God Bless America.

The auditorium is set up like a beer garden. Audience members are seated at private tables, which is why reservations are so important. During intermissions our serving crew will bring your order of made-to-order sandwiches, chips, beer, wine, coffee, and soft drinks.

How about an exclusive special performance for your workplace, club, or organization? Specials can be arranged for any night except Sunday.

Surprise Celebrity Honor Roll
04-12-2014	Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett
04-19-2014	Tulsa County Commissioner Ron Peters
04-26-2014	Tulsa University Professor Joseph Rivers
05-03-2014	Writer/Author Connie Cronley
05-10-2014	Pianist Dorothy McFadden
05-17-2014	“First Lady of Country Fiddle” Jana Jae
05-24-2014	KTUL Meteorologist Jennifer Zeppelin
05-31-2014	KWGS Station Manager Rich Fisher
06-07-2014	All Souls Choir Director Rick Fortner
06-14-2014	South Lakewood Baptist Church Minister Donald Morrow
06-28-2014	KOTV Channel 6 Personality LeAnne Taylor
07-12-2014	Flamenco Guitarist Lon De Ada
08-09-2014	Zoo lady Terrie Correll & friends
08-16-2014	Guitarist Joesf Glaude
08-23-2014	Vocalist Janet Rutland
09-20-2014	Philbrook’s Rand Suffolk
11-15-2014	Actor/Math Teacher Jeff Gaffen
11-22-2014	Bama Companies CEO Paula Marshall
11-29-2014	Oklahoma Aquarium COO Teri Bowers
1-24-2015	Vocalist Cynthia Simmons
2-14-2015	Vocalist Emily Chappell
5-16-2015	Vocalist Angie Cockrell

We couldn’t have thrived for 60+ years without the more than 3,000 Tulsans who participated as cast or crew along the way!Perhaps after seeing our show, you might want to be part of the fun! Our all-volunteer organization has plenty of opportunities. Auditions for The Drunkard are held the first Wednesday of every month, 6:30 p.m. at the theatre. Olio auditions are held occasionally when announced.

In order to hear about auditions for our children’s plays or the Olio, please subscribe to our e-mail announcements.

Eager to get involved? Call 918-587-5030

$12.00 for children under 13.

$17.00 for seniors (62+)

$20.00 for adults (13+)

Groups of 10+ adults save $3/ticket.

Seating is cafe-style. A table will be arranged for your group. Therefore, advance reservations are essential!

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Submit your request. We’ll get in touch!

Thirty boxes of disorganized paper archives posed no challenge to Jennifer Carlson. The Museum Management intern from Tulsa University seemed to fall in love with the mess. She visited week after week for well over a year to sort and groom the files into what is sure to prove a very valuable historical record for Tulsa.

Mere months before passing away unexpectedly in July 2017, Jennifer had completed the project and had transferred the last acid-free box into a new special collection at the downtown public library. In honor of her devotion, at our request the library has designated it as the Tulsa Spotlight Theatre/Jennifer Carlson collection.

The collection may be explored in the special room on the third floor of the library. It is also listed in the online catalog, if you know where to look: MyTCCL / Research and Learn / Local History. Then click the Digital Collections tab, and then scroll down to Finding Aids Collection.

Drunkard Hospitality Olio

Current issue

The Drunkard and the Olio, the Spotlight Children’s Theatre, and the Tulsa Spotlight Theatre/Riverside Studio are functions of Tulsa Spotlighters, Inc., a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization recognized by the IRS in September 1957 and incorporated in Oklahoma on May 7, 1962.

Bob Roberts, President

Shirley Gilmore, Secretary

Keith Weldon, Treasurer

Pending, VP Operations/President Elect

Ted Reeds, VP Facilities

Leslie Shelton, Co-chair Facilities

Julie Miner, VP Development

Ken Busby

Priscilla Mayfield

Joe Sears, Artistic Director of The Drunkard

Shirley Gilmore, Director of the Children’s Theatre

Jere Uncapher, Office Manager

Spotlighters acknowledge the opportunities we enjoy, and recognize our responsibility to pursue excellence, on stage and off.

We owe this to our audiences, our children, the heritage with which we are charged, and to each other.

In a spirit of festive collaboration, we volunteer to

• Preserve responsibly and promote public use of our iconic building;
• Educate young performers through scholarships, performing opportunities, workshops, and training, and
• Perpetuate America’s longest-running play.

We provide the historic stage on which generations of Tulsans live their dreams.

• Stewardship of resources
• Respect
• Artistic excellence
• Opportunity for personal development
• Integrity
• Service to others
• Teamwork

Approved by task force members Larry Cochran, Scott Pendleton, Bill Jensen, Julie Skye, Patti Mullen.

Oct. 21, 2014

Accessible parking, seating, and bathrooms are available at the Tulsa Spotlight Theatre. Please make your need known when making reservations.

Your event can happen here! Let the Spotlight host your wedding, music recital, CD release party, homeschool graduation, photoshoot and more! Film crews have made movies here.

Having a fundraiser? For a tax-deductible donation, we will provide the building and entertainers for your charity fundraiser. You will sell the tickets and keep the proceeds.

Business hours are 1 – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday. At other times please leave a message.