By Andy Dillehay Doublewide, Texas, The Lofte Community Theatre, March 24, 2023 The Lofte Community Theatre kicked off its 2023 season with a heaping dose of down-home fun. Directed by The Lofte’s artistic director, Kevin Colbert, Doublewide, Texas is a fast-paced crowd pleaser. Written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten, this production feels…
By Chris Berger Stomp, The Lied Center for Performing Arts, Friday November 4, 2022, 7:30PM I saw Stomp in the early 90’s in Kansas City, MO and it was one of the first “big” shows I had ever seen. The only other “big time” touring show I had seen before this was Les Misérables about a year or so…
By Chris Berger Bread and Puppet Theatre’s The Apocalypse Defiance Circus, Hosted by Nebraska Repertory Theatre at Kimball Recital Hall at UNL, Thursday October 6, 2022 7:30PM There were going to be puppets, so of course I had to go! This one-night performance of Bread & Puppet’s The Apocalypse Defiance Circus at The Kimball Recital…
By Sheri Berger The Diary of Anne Frank at The Lofte Community Theatre, Friday September 2, 2022 7PM Experiencing this play is a must for all ages. It’s possible that people will immediately think this play is just a sad play. While it is a drama, and it is sad, this still isn’t exactly accurate….
By Chris Berger Theatrix, Monday February 28, 2022 7:30PM Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s BASED ON A TOTALLY TRUE STORY is the latest production from Theatrix and I was surprised I’d never heard of it. A play about a comicbook writer that breaks into the movie and TV screenwriting world is something I thought I would have heard…
By Chris Berger Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Wednesday February 23, 7:30PM I have to say upfront I am a fan of Artistic Director Andy Park, his students, and what they have been doing over at The Nebraska Repertory Theatre under Executive Director Christina Kirk. I became enamored with their style and all the many productions they…
By Sheri Berger The Lofte Community Theatre in Manley, Nebraska proudly presents the musical, I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do!, which opens July 17th. I Do! I Do! is a musical about the highs and lows of a lifetime of marriage together for the couple, Michael and Agnes. As they experience each life…
