Current & Upcoming Shows for our Member Theatres

SNAP! Productions presents  Doubt: A Parable directed by M. Michele Phillips beginning on 8/21/2008 and running through 9/14/2008.
*SNAP! Productions presents this 2005 Pulitzer-Prize-winning play by John Patrick Shanley. Are an older nun’s suspicions about an upstart young priest correct, or does she just resent his modern ways? Michele Phillips directs Judy Radcliffe as Sister Aloysius, Scott Working as Father Flynn, Colleen Dougherty as Sister James, and Echelle Childers as Mrs. Muller. Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m. at the SNAP/Shelterbelt Theatre, 3225 California St. Tickets are $15/adults, $12/students, seniors & TAG members. For reservations, call (402) 341-2757 or visit www.snapproductions.com. The Aug. 21 performance is a benefit for the TAG Scholarship Fund.
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Omaha Community Playhouse presents  Intimate Apparel directed by Susan Baer Collins beginning on 8/22/2008 and running through 9/21/2008.
Esther is an unmarried African-American seamstress making her living in a New York City boarding house at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. Her specialty is creating elegant, finely-detailed lingerie for a clientele that ranges from an unhappy, childless New York socialite to a musically gifted prostitute from the Tenderloin district. As she faces her 35th birthday, Esther asks the question, “Do you think there’s something wrong with a woman alone?” Rejecting her landlady’s well-meaning attempts at matchmaking, Esther finds herself inappropriately attracted to an Orthodox Jewish fabric merchant, with whom she seems to have much in common. The arrival of an intriguing letter from an immigrant man working on the Panama Canal prompts Esther to engage in a romantic exchange of letters with him, which ends in a marriage proposal. After she meets him in person, however, she comes to realize he is not the same person who wrote the impassioned thoughts in the letters he sent her. Esther’s dreams and her desire for true intimacy collide in this moving, character-driven drama. Susan Baer Collins directs, with Deborah Conley assisting. Stage manager is Jeanne Shelton. The cast includes Julie Adams, Denise Chapman, Derrick Crawford, Kirstin Kluver, Lanette Metoyer Moore, and Chris Shonka. Performances run Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. in the Howard Drew Theatre. Tickets for this drama are $32/adults and $21/students. Mention that you’re a TAG member to get a $10 discount; membership card required when picking up your ticket. For reservations or more information, call (402) 553-0800.
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Brigit Saint Brigit Theatre Co @ The Downtown Space presents  Orpheus Descending directed by Cathy Kurz beginning on 9/11/2008 and running through 9/28/2008.
The production is directed by Cathy Kurz. Performances are Thursday-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Brigit St. Brigit Theatre Company is now located in the Downtown Space it shares with BlueBarn at 614 S. 11th St. For more information, call (402) 502-4910.
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Bellevue Little Theatre presents  Into the Woods directed by Julian Adair beginning on 9/12/2008 and running through 9/28/2008.
Bellevue Little Theatre kicks off its 40th Anniversary Season with the delightful Stephen Sondheim musical that tells the rest of the fairy tale. Julian Adair directs and choreographs, with Linda Shirck musical directing and Sandra Thompson producing. The large cast stars Kevin Olsen and Laureen Pickle as the baker and his wife, Julie Crowell as Cinderella, Louisa Foster as the witch, Dan Chevalier and Ruth Rath as Jack and his mother and Kathy Hirsch as Little Red. Other cast members include Nick Albrecht, Roger Bennett, Geoff Chenoweth, Melissa Fick, Jane Keller, Andy King, Megan Klein, Kathleen Lomax, Emily Neve, Jessica Northam, Mackenzie Olsen, Elizabeth Planck, Sara Planck, Chris Rich, David Rubio, Terry Schmidt and Allison Wissman. Technical staff includes Jane Keller, stage manager; Mitch Chvala, sound design; Liz Kendall, lighting design; Matt DeNoncour, assistant lighting designer; Jack Hogston, set design and construction. Todd Uhrmacher is in charge of props; Roger Bennett is hair and wig designer; Nellie Chenoweth is lighting technician; David Stickney is sound technician; and Victoria Case is spotlight operator. The show, not recommended for small children, runs Fridays & Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15/adults, $13/seniors and $7.50/students. TAG members receive a discount. Reservations are strongly advised. Call (402) 291-1554. Bellevue Little Theatre is located at 203 W. Mission Ave. The Sept. 11 preview is a TAG Night Out to benefit the TAG scholarship fund.
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Chanticleer Theatre presents  Annie directed by Jerry Gray beginning on 9/12/2008 and running through 9/28/2008.
Chanticleer opens its 2008-09 season with this popular musical, staged and music directed by Jerry Gray, with choreography by Jason DeLong. Cast members include: Morgan Herbener as Annie, Tim Daugherty as Oliver Warbucks, Sarah Porter as Grace Farrell, Denise Putman as Miss Hannigan, Angie Tucker as Lily St. Regis, and Brad Tucker as Rooster. Other cast members include Chris Allen, Rosie Borgaila, Sara Borgaila, Grace Borgaila, Michelle Boyd, Richard Boyd, Adriana Cleveland, Jacob Cleveland, Jason DeLong, Jena Edwards, Cindy Frank, Josh Fremstad, Allie Green, Kathy Gray, Aja Jackson, Charlotte Lotenschtein, Michael Marsden, Madisun Mattingly, Caroline Morse, Meg Noyes, Paige Oamek, David Overholtzer, Ellen Overholtzer, McAlister Overholtzer, Olivia Overholtzer, Suzanne Overholtzer , Lukas Peterson, Audrey Schnitker, Molly Schnitker, Rachael Schnitker, Zach Schnitker, Krisann Stephany, Anita Tucker, Boston Tucker, Rindi Tucker, Emily Umphreys, Jacob Umphreys, Tim Umphreys, Macy Wheeler and Mia Wheeler. Technical staff includes Bob Putman, scenic design; Aaron Jordan, sound design; Darrin Golden, light design; Beth Rutz, stage manager; and costumes by Ibsen Costume Gallery. Performances are Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15/adults, $12/seniors and $7/children & students. For reservations or more information, call the box office at (712) 323-9955 or e-mail manager@chanticleertheater.com.
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Omaha Community Playhouse presents  The Cocoanuts directed by Carl Beck beginning on 9/12/2008 and running through 10/12/2008.
On your Marx, get set, go! The 2008-2009 Mainstage season kicks off with one of three Broadway hits that made stars of the Marx Brothers in the 1920s and beyond. The plot, such as it is, concerns the Florida land boom of the 1920s, but that’s really just a framework for songs and silliness, Marx Brothers style. The owner of the Florida Cocoanuts Hotel (Groucho’s character) tries to work a scheme on a rich widow while two con men (Harpo and Chico) attempt to fleece other rich hotel guests. There’re bad guys and good guys and dancers … and songs by Irving Berlin. Carl Beck directs, with Mary Dew as stage manager. Rob Baker plays Groucho, Anthony Clark-Kaczmarek is Harpo, and Gordon Krentz is Chico. The cast also includes Tim Abou-Nasr, Samantha Brown, Ryan Eberhart, Samantha French, Stan Lassegard, Austin Learned, Debra Massey, Joseph O’Connor, Jenny Priesman, Barb Ross, Nora Shelton, Theresa Sindelar, Frederick Slegers, Courtney Stein, Logan Vamosi, Jared Walter, and D.J. Zenchuk. Performances run Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 and 6:30 p.m. There is no evening performance on closing Sunday, Oct. 12. Tickets are $38/adults and $24/students. Mention that you’re a TAG member to get a $10 discount; membership card required when picking up your ticket. For reservations or more information, call (402) 553-0800.
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JMR Productions presents  It’s All About the Music! directed by Michal Simpson beginning on 9/18/2008 and running through 9/20/2008.
This original and uplifting musical revue written by Karen Sokolof Javitch and Elaine Jabenis is produced in cooperation with 3rd Degree Productions. The show features some of Omaha’s finest talents, including Michal Simpson, Howard Swain Jr, Robert Williams and many more. Other talents include the competitive dance team from Cherrie Anderson Dance Studios, the Country Kickers and many favorites from local theatre and Press Club shows. Simpson is the director, Mannheim Steamroller’s Chuck Penington is the music director and Patrick Roddy is the choreographer. All money raised by the production will go to Little Sioux Scout Ranch and the Nebraska Foundation for Visually Impaired Children. Performances are Thursday at 7 p.m. (followed by a reception), and Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m., at the Scottish Rite Theatre, 20th & Dodge. Tickets are $15/adults, $12/seniors, children 12 and under, TAG members and groups of 10 or more. Reserved patron seating starts at $50. For reservations or more information, call Norma at (402) 393-3893.
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Cabaret Theatre presents  The Six of Us directed by   beginning on 9/20/2008 and running through 9/20/2008.
Sumtur Amphitheater in Papillion continues its exciting new series of Cabernet and Cabaret. Wine and cheese tasting begins at 6:30 p.m. (tickets are $10 per person) followed by a free concert at 7:30 p.m., featuring Cabaret Theatre. The group, now in its 18th season, features Keith Allerton, Beth Asbjornson, Jerry Brabec, Camille Metoyer Moten, and Rebecca Noble, accompanied by Mitch Fuller. The show will include a mix of Broadway, jazz standards, and contemporary cabaret. Beer, wine and appetizers are available for purchase. Sumtur Amphitheater is very easy to find on S.108th Street just south of Highway 370.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University presents  Art directed by   beginning on 9/19/2008 and running through 9/21/2008.
Performances take place at University Theatre, 51st & Huntington Ave., Lincoln. For reservations or more information, call (402) 465-2394.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University presents  The Govennment Inspector directed by   beginning on 9/25/2008 and running through 9/28/2008.
Performances take place at University Theatre, 51st & Huntington Ave., Lincoln. For reservations or more information, call (402) 465-2394.
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Current & Upcoming Shows in Other Theatres

 TADA Productions presents  Beehive directed by   beginning on 9/5/2008 and running through 9/28/2008.
Performances Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18 for all but Sunday performances, which are $15. For reservations or information, call (402) 438-TADA (8232) OR visit www.tadatheatre.info.
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 Omaha Theatre Company at The Rose presents  The Little Engine That Could directed by James Larson beginning on 8/29/2008 and running through 9/14/2008.
Artistic director James Larson wrote the script for this musical version of the class children’s book. The production will tour the U.S. in 2009. For reservations or more information, call (402) 345-4849.
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