Oil Region Ballet

Specific Need

Oil Region Ballet is proud to bring two full-length ballets to local stages each year. We rely on monetary donations from the community to fund the costs of these performances.

Our company will perform The Nutcracker at Thiel College on December 18-19, 2026, in the Passavant Center.

ORB's second ballet will be Jane in the Jungle. Opening weekend is February 26-27, 2027, at The Academy Theatre in Meadville, with performances in Franklin at the Barrow-Civic Theatre the following weekend, March 5-6, 2027.

Mission

Oil Region Ballet is in the business of changing and shaping lives. The Oil Region Ballet (ORB) was created in 2009 to provide greater options for dancers with the skill to perform on a pre-professional level and pair them with professional dancers in an environment of support and discipline. ORB endeavors to bring guest instructors and Master Classes to area dancers within our communities, while also offering opportunities to explore the outside dance world.

ORB wishes to establish a love of ballet within our communities and pass the joy of dance on to audiences, especially young people who may have artistic dreams of their own. In this way, ORB hopes to nurture a passion for the art of ballet which will carry forward through future generations. Through all of our endeavors we hope to display the conviction behind our beliefs.

Profile

Oil Region Ballet Company is committed to investing our expertise and resources for our cause. Since 2009, we’ve been supporting our community and measuring our success not by monetary size, but by more qualitative measurements such as the scale and effectiveness of our efforts. As a non-profit organization, we cannot meet our goals without the support of our friends, neighbors and professional partners.

When you give to ORB, you make it possible for young men and women to further their dance education and careers while advancing the arts in our community. You ensure the continuing availability of quality ballet performances, classes and artistic enrichment of our region. Just imagine what we can achieve together!