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Photo of Artistic and Associate Artistic Director VJ Orduña and Brandon Box-Higdem

July 21st, 2025

A New Act Begins: Omaha Community Playhouse’s New Artistic Leadership

A deep dive into the new leadership at the Omaha Community Playhouse.

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Headshots of TammyRa' and Nadia Ra'Shaun over the logo for Like Mother Like Daughter

July 18th, 2025

Like Mother, Like Daughter: The Unbreakable Bonds of Family

The story about a daughter following in her mother’s footsteps, and the event they where they will be sharing their love of theatre.

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Poster for the Shelterbelt Theatre show Buried Phoenix

July 11th, 2025

From Cinders to Stage: Buried Phoenix is Born

An original play based upon the memories of local Omaha artist Laura Leininger-Campbell.

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Logo for SMTA's SpongeBob The Musical

June 25th, 2025

Bringing Bikini Bottom to the RiverFront: SMTA Making Waves With SpongeBob The Musical

A deeper dive into the Summer Musical Theatre Academy’s upcoming performances of SpongeBob The Musical

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Children in colorful costumes perform a lively scene from Beatwood Hollow on stage at Omaha Community Playhouse.

June 20th, 2025

Omaha Community Playhouse Drives Accessibility With VROOM!

How the Omaha Community Playhouse’s mobile theatre is expanding theatre accessibility in the Omaha Metro.

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Poster for a high school production of Hadestown, featuring dramatic imagery of the Underworld and young performers from the Omaha Public Schools Summer Theater Academy.

June 17th, 2025

Omaha Public Schools Presents: The Summer Musical – Hadestown

Omaha Public Schools has recognized the importance of theatre within the community, and encourages students with having a district-wide summer musical.

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Poster for Titanic the Musical. The title appears in large letters on the left. To the right, the main cast stands together, gazing into the distance with hopeful and solemn expressions, evoking the spirit and drama of the story.

May 28th, 2025

Titanic Wraps Playhouse’s 100th Season

Based upon the ship that was told to be unsinkable, Titanic the Musical retells the story of the Titanic’s maiden voyage as well as its untimely demise.

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Poster for Sensorium Ex with the tagline “To Have a Voice Is Everything,” announcing the opera’s world premiere.

May 19th, 2025

Revolutionary Opera to Debut in Omaha

This visionary production pushes the boundaries of what it means to have a voice, paving the way for future artists with disabilities.

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The character Lucha sits peacefully in a vibrant bed of flowers, surrounded by colorful blooms, with the text “American Mariachi” above her.

May 12th, 2025

American Mariachi: Omaha Community Playhouse’s First All Hispanic Production

American Mariachi takes audiences into a 1970s Mexican American community, where Lucha cares for her ailing mother but dreams of something more.

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