Oakland Theater Project

Oakland Theater Project’s mission is to create exquisite theatrical experiences to inspire compassion and forge bonds across socio-economic and racial barriers.

Oakland Theater Project was founded in 2012 by Michael Moran, William Hodgson, and Colin Mandlin. Formerly named Ubuntu Theater Project, we were founded on the value of Ubuntu, which means “I am because we are” and therein “my humanity is tied to yours.” Our work seeks to explore the ways in which theater can act as a vehicle to reveal and invigorate the latent interconnectedness in humanity and society. Rooted in a value of radical inclusivity, we find new ways to bring disparate communities together and offer every professional production with pay-what-you-can pricing. We are the only year-round professional theater company in Oakland. OTP has produced over 75 unique productions and have inspired the SF Chronicle to call Oakland Theater Project “the Bay Area’s most daring theater” and “one of the most exciting young companies to emerge in the Bay Area in the past decade."