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06/10/2026
ONE DAY ‘TIL THE OBT COLLECTION 👏
As we reach the end of this incredible season, we’re sharing some throwback photos of OBT Principal Dancers Brian Simcoe and Carly Wheaton from rehearsals for Dani Rowe’s UNSAID.
This breathtaking pas de deux will take the stage once more on Sunday, June 14, at OBT ENCORE—this time danced by Principal Dancers Eva Burton and John-Paul Simoens.*
You can see Brian and Carly dance one last time in each performance of THE OBT COLLECTION, and take their final bows in OBT ENCORE.❤️
Don’t miss this season’s grand finale at the gorgeous ! Tickets at obt.org.
📸: Principal Dancers Brian Simcoe and Carly Wheaton in rehearsals for Dani Rowe’s UNSAID by Blaine Truitt Covert.
*Casting subject to change.
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06/10/2026
A PLAY PRETEND | Choreography by Dani Rowe
OBT Artistic Director and choreographer has crafted a feast for the imagination in her new ballet, A PLAY PRETEND.
Set to Chopin’s expressive Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, this work invites the audience to awaken their own inner child and play pretend with us. It explores the connection between the imaginary games we play as children and the act of collective imagination we all participate in when entering the theater. 🎭
Don’t miss this wildly whimsical ballet in THE OBT COLLECTION! Tickets are almost sold out— secure your seats now at obt.org.
THE OBT COLLECTION 🌟
June 11 - 13 | Patricia Reser Center for the Arts
📸: Photography by Blaine Truitt Covert. 1. Dani Rowe 2. Carly Wheaton and Brian Simcoe 3. Carly Wheaton 4. Brian Simcoe 5. Brian Simcoe
Give your imagination a treat! 🖍️
OBT Artistic Director and Choreographer is bringing everyone’s inner child out with her newest work, A PLAY PRETEND.
“Children rarely ask, “Is this believable?” They simply decide the floor is lava and carry on. Adults, unfortunately, become obsessed with certainty. We like answers. We like knowing. And yet, every night in the theater, a group of people step onto a stage and ask us all to believe impossible things for an hour or two. Amazingly, we do,” Dani shared.
“A PLAY PRETEND celebrates that strange and beautiful act of collective imagination, and the artists who have somehow managed to turn “playing pretend” into a profession.”
Catch this exciting world premiere this June in THE OBT COLLECTION! Tickets are almost sold out— secure your seats now at obt.org.
THE OBT COLLECTION 🌟
June 11 - 13 | Patricia Reser Center for the Arts
📸: Principal Dancers Carly Wheaton and Brian Simcoe working with OBT Artistic Director and Choreographer Dani Rowe.
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