Hidden Hero – Mandy Aleksiak By Tom Miller If you attend the Rose Theatre productions on a regular basis, Mandy Aleksiak is no stranger to you. A thespian in high school (often taking on character roles such as a drunk, a witch, or a villain), she is now the smiling face who welcomes you to the productions at the Rose. … 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
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