by Mike Palmreuter, Contributor Omaha Theatre Arts Guild and CU@theArts present Audition Technique Master Classes led by Tony Award winning actress, Michele Pawk on Saturday, April 11, 2015 from 9:00am – 11:00am and 1:00pm – 3:00pm at Creighton University. To register, email Susan Tracy at srtracy1@gmail.com with the following information by April 6th: Name, Email, Phone Number, Participation Type (Performer … Read More
The Candy Project Presents “Gutenberg, The Musical!”
by Joe Basque, Contributor Bud and Doug love musicals. Love. Musicals. They love musicals so much they wrote one, about Gutenberg and his printing press, and it’s bound to be a Broadway hit. All they need are a couple of investors. The Candy Project’s latest offering, “Gutenberg, The Musical!” takes the audience to their backer’s audition. This “musical within a … Read More
Bellevue Theatre’s Curtis Leach: A Fundraiser Not to Be Missed
by Joe Basque, Contributor If you have done a show at the Bellevue Little Theatre in the past fifteen years, you have run into Curtis Leach. A local theater veteran for over twenty years, Curtis has been on BLT’s board for fifteen years and president for the past three. A frequent star on stage, he is a star even more … Read More
Scholarship Winner Update: Q. Smith
by Sherry Fletcher, Contributor Omaha’s Quiana Smith, known professionally as Q. Smith, is another former TAG Scholarship winner who is living her dream. She auditioned for the scholarship with a beautiful operatic aria, and the judges were so impressed with her incredible talent that she was awarded the scholarship. Quiana was back in town this past November to give back … Read More
Recently Awarded Scholarship a Success
by Noah Diaz, Contributor I’m frequently reminded, by friends and strangers alike, how kind Omaha’s theatre community has been to me over the years. I always nod enthusiastically, voice my confirmation, assuring them that it doesn’t go unnoticed. And truly: it does not go unnoticed. I, more than anyone, know that I’ve been blessed time and time again. I’d be … Read More
Meet the new TAG board members
TAG is proud to announce the newest additions to our administering board, each beginning their three-year terms in September of 2014. Marie Amthor recently re-located from Vail, Colorado as a result of participating in her first Great Plains Theatre Conference in 2007, where her one-act play, Coming Up for Air, was a featured piece in the PlayLab series. Marie’s first … Read More
New Website Features
Be sure to check out all the features of our new website: The new site is designed to respond to scale so that it’s easy to view on your mobile devices! The HOME PAGE shows a revolving banner of photos from recent and upcoming local productions. Three featured news stories from our blog appear in the center, with today’s shows … Read More
2014 TAG Awards
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners! (Listed in the order they were presented.) Outstanding Featured Actress – Comedy/Drama Nichole Hawkins, “Isle of Nations, Isle of Tears”, Voices From the Closet Outstanding Featured Actor – Comedy/Drama Noah Diaz, Richard Miller, Sirens Outstanding One-Act Play Chekhov’s Gun, by Ben Beck, Shelterskelter 18: The Haunted Asylum, Shelterbelt Theatre Outstanding New Script … Read More