Reactions/Responses/Reviews of productions at LTA Member Theaters.
By Julia Doerr Eurydice, Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Thursday October 2, 2025 Nebraska Repertory Theatre’s current production of “Eurydice” is for the audience 90 minutes very well spent. Playwright Sarah Ruhl has created a new look at the ancient myth of Orpheus and Eurydice that focuses on the experience of Eurydice. In my previous readings of…
By Marikita Saure The Odd Couple, Community Players, Sunday September 7, 2025 Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple remains a comedy classic, and Community Players’ current production in Beatrice proves why. Whether you know it from the original play, the film, or the long-running TV series, this mismatched-roommate story still packs plenty of laughs. Fate (and…
By Dylan Warren Pirated!, Nebraska Communities Playhouse, Friday August 15, 2025 Move over Three Stooges and Charlie Chaplin, Pirated! crashes in with a raucous and roaring good time and explodes with chaotic Buster Keaton-esque shenanigans. Pirated! is the story of one Roger Marshal of Marshall Pictures attempting to create a cinematic masterpiece of The Pirates…
By Emily Pynes Frozen, The Lied Center for Performing Arts, Friday August 15, 2025 Disney’s Frozen hit the big screen in 2013 and captivated us all, young and old, with its creativity, its characters, and its thought provoking storyline. The Disney princess journey had a refreshing plot twist – the classic act of true love…
By Marikita Saure Come From Away, Lincoln Community Playhouse, Saturday August 9, 2025 Come From Away has landed in Nebraska for the first time, and Lincoln Community Playhouse is among the first community theatres in the nation entrusted with bringing this extraordinary story to life. Under the inspired direction and choreography of Ted Blessing, this…
By Marikita Saure Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Pinewood Performing Arts, Sunday July 13, 2025 Attending a summer performance by Pinewood Performing Arts is a beloved Lincoln tradition for families and theatre lovers alike — and this season’s production is no exception. The dazzling Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, marking Pinewood’s 75th annual…
By Barb Dorn Arsenic and Old Lace, Olde Glory Theatre, Seward, NE Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 Well that was just flat out FUN! A lovely night for a short road trip to Seward (as in 22 minutes from Fallbrook short!), a wonderful reunion with some high school classmates, and a serendipitous seating with a new…
By Regina Hinkley The Sound of Music, Community Players in Beatrice, Thursday June 5, 2025 “Maria, these walls were not meant to shut out problems. You have to face them. You have to live the life you were born to live.” Opening up the program of The Sound of Music at the Community Players Theater…
