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April 2009
SHOWING THIS MONTH...
By Peter Quilter
March 13 – April 5, 2009
The joyful Florence Foster Jenkins had a passion for singing, but a voice of disastrous proportions, which left audiences crying with laughter. Spinning from her bizarre recording sessions, unbelievable recitals, and an ultimate triumph at New York’s Carnegie Hall – this is a true, heartwarming story about a group of eccentric friends who lived their dreams. A glittering comedy with a heart.
By Ron Hutchinson
April 17 – May 10, 2009
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Tickets on sale to the public April 7
This comedy is set in Hollywood in 1939 and inspired by real events. It is a behind-the-scenes account of a collaboration between film producer David O. Selznick, swaggering director Victor Fleming, and script doctor Ben Hecht, as they write the screenplay for “Gone With the Wind.” This one is a Hollywood dream-factory farce, a hyperventilating slapstick comedy. Frankly, my dear, this is a funny play.
Sponsored by KPMG and ACT II
Presented in participation with Lauritzen Gardens
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By: Reginald Rose
May 1 – May 31, 2009
Tickets on sale to subscribers April 14
Tickets on sale to public April 21
This play explodes like twelve sticks of dynamite! Twelve jurors, twelve walks of life, and only two ways to rule - guilty or not guilty. What seems like an open-and-shut murder case becomes a twisted puzzle of prejudice and intrigue. Twelve jurors are corralled in a room for the duration of their deliberation. As prejudices are tested and evidence weighed, the entire jury is forced to look past the show of the courtroom to unearth the shocking truth. Faced with playing the hangman, these dozen men must first face themselves.
Sponsored by FRASER STRYKER PC LLO
Education Workshop Sponsor Wells Fargo
SPOTLIGHT ON...
OCP Partners with Film Streams and Lauritzen Gardens
This spring, Film Streams, Lauritzen Gardens and the Omaha Community Playhouse will offer a taste of all things GONE WITH THE WIND.
Now celebrating its 70th anniversary, the classic film starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh remains one of the most iconic, popular and staggeringly cinematic motion pictures of all time. From April 17 – 23, the film will return to the big screen at Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater as part of a special collaboration among the three nonprofit organizations.
Coinciding with the film’s weeklong run at the Ruth Sokolof Theater will be the Omaha Community Playhouse’s production of the slapstick comedy Moonlight and Magnolias (April 17 – May 10). Written by Ron Hutchinson, the play gives a behind-the-scenes account of famed producer David O. Selznick’s ploy to lock himself, director Victor Fleming and script doctor Ben Hecht in a room for five days in order to finish the screenplay for GONE WITH THE WIND.
Both the film and play will be presented in conjunction with an indoor exhibit at Lauritzen Gardens—also titled Moonlight and Magnolias— transforming the floral display hall into a spectacular Southern garden featuring the sights and scents of oleander, gladiola, dahlia, gardenia and, of course, magnolia. The exhibit continues through May 10.
Visitors to all three venues will be able to see GONE WITH THE WIND in its full cinematic splendor at Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater, experience a hilarious live production about the writing of the movie at the Omaha Community Playhouse, and transport themselves to the time and place of the film’s setting at Lauritzen Gardens.
This collaborative presentation of GONE WITH THE WIND is part of Film Streams’ Community Development Program, which encourages partnerships with other nonprofits and community groups on film-related events that speak to their missions and programming.
Reuse Bags at Whole Foods Market and Raise Money for the Playhouse!
The Omaha Community Playhouse will be the beneficiary of Whole Foods Market's One Dime at a Time Program during April, May and June 2009. Customers can choose to receive a $0.10 refund for each bag reused at checkout as cash back on their receipt OR they can donate the refund to the Playhouse. Please help by shopping at the Omaha Whole Foods Market store during the upcoming months and designating your refund to OCP. Together we can make a difference, One Dime at a Time!
EDUCATION NEWS
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A Summer Theatre Intensive for students ages 12-18
June 29th – July 10th OR July 6th – July 17th
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
This year, First Stage participants will have the exciting and extremely rare opportunity to perform selections from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat at the conclusion of First Stage AND become part of our Fall 2009 production - automatically! Participants will have the option of joining a rotating cast of young performers who will become the “Youth Chorus” for two of our performances per week throughout the scheduled production dates of September 25th – October 25th. Can’t commit to the fall? Students unable to participate in the Fall production are still welcome to participate in the First Stage Summer sessions.
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Not quite old enough for First Stage? Our Joseph Bootcamp might be for you!
For ages 9-11
July 20th – July 24th
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Just like our First Stage participants, these students will join a rotating cast of young performers who will become the “Youth Chorus” of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat for two of our performances per week throughout the scheduled production dates of September 25th – October 25th. Students will learn all of the music and dance numbers for the fall production and have a “show and tell” at the end of the camp for friends and family. Specialty workshops in various topics will also be included. Students should bring their own sack lunch each day.
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