Senator Vargas, Hoping For A Second Term
OMAHA -Senator Tony Vargas’ main focus is helping the working class, those living on the poverty line, education and health care.
Road to Omaha – Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Omaha, NE – On today’s episode of “Road to Omaha,” KVNO’s Brandon McDermott spoke with Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar.
Amplify Arts’ Alternate Currents and ‘Hostile Terrain 94 Nebraska’
Amplify Arts currently has an exhibition open as well as new content available on their website. Alternate Currents is a blog, conversation series, and artist working group.
The Rose Announces New Season
By Corbin Hirschhorn
The Rose Theater has recently announced plans for their 2020-2021 season. Like many organizations, the Rose had a difficult year due to COVID, but adapting to the pandemic has opened the door to new opportunities.
Omaha Community Playhouse Presents Audio Drama, ‘One Way to Mars’
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Tonight, Omaha Community Playhouse will present a
piece of theater off the stage in the form of audio drama. One Way to Mars, with composition and sound design by Tim Vallier
and book and lyrics by Mallory Vallier, is a sci-fi story reimagining the
classic Scottish ballad, “The Daemon Lover.” Both works share themes
of romance, tragedy and adventure.
The Rose Theater Summer Camp Goes Online
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—The Rose’s summer camps will go digital from May 26 to June 19. These camps will offer kids a fun and interactive theater experience through an online platform that brings all the excitement and creativity of a Rose camp right to your home! Teaching Artist and Early Education Director, Stephanie Jacobson.
‘Red Summer’ Opens Bluebarn’s Season
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—The Bluebarn Theatre opens its 31st season with a somber, yet enlightening story from Omaha’s history. Red Summer, by playwright and novelist Beaufield Berry brings to the stage the life of Will Brown, who was tragically lynched in this city 100 years ago. Berry’s play is not just about the brutality of Brown’s murder, however, examining his life and relationships during a complicated time in America’s history.
‘Ragtime’ on Stage Now at Playhouse
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Omaha Community Playhouse’s season finale, open now, brings the sights and sounds of early century New York to the stage. Ragtime, the musical based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, weaves narratives of America’s upper and lower classes and the city’s burgeoning immigrant community. Some of the era’s historical figures appear on stage as well, like Harry Houdini, Booker T. Washington, and J.P. Morgan, and while these competing groups come into conflict, they also find some harmony.
Omaha Community Playhouse Presents ‘Men on Boats’
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Community Playhouse opens their next production tonight. Men on Boats is based on a real adventure in 19th century America, bringing the same excitement to the stage through its cast and elaborate set design.
