Category: Theater
August 31st 2010 | Posted in: Theater | Posted by: Angels Theatre Company
In My Daughter’s Name, by Becky Key Boesen, is a play inspired by the life and death of Amanda Thomas, the 27 year old mother of two young children. On February 28, 2009, in Hannibal Missouri, Amanda was attacked while she slept, and stabbed to death by Manuel Cazares, her former domestic partner.
In My Daughter’s Name begins when the playwright, a young mother herself, meets Jody - Amanda’s mother. Their discussion focuses on memories of Amanda as a child and explores the events leading up to Amanda’s death, including the system loopholes she encountered while seeking protection from the father of her child. It is a play written to raise questions and awareness regarding domestic violence and to encourage dialogue between victims, advocates, law enforcement, first responders and community members.
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August 31st 2010 | Posted in: Theater | Posted by: Angels Theatre Company
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The Angels Theatre Company announces its upcoming collaboration with the Sheldon Museum of Art.
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August 27th 2010 | Posted in: Theater | Posted by: The Nebraska Girls Shakespeare Company
Cymbeline, Shakespeare's Original Dramedy, will be performed by the Nebraska Girls Shakespeare Company:
Friday September 10th at 7pm
Saturday September 11th at 7pm
Sunday September 12th at 2pm
Sunday September 12th at 7pm
At the Legacy Estates, 70th and Van Dorn. Enter in the WEST ENTRANCE.
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August 25th 2010 | Posted in: Theater | Posted by: Lincoln Arts Council
"Always: The Love Story of Irving Berlin", is a musical in which KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler tell, sing and reenact one of the Great American love stories. The performance is on Tuesday, September 26 at 7:30pm at the Rococo Theatre, 13th & P Streets.
Sullivan and Nadler, well known on the Brownville stage, will chronicle the love affair of Irving Berlin with music in a highly choreographed evening that will thrill you and leave you with a smile on your face. KT and Mark have that effect on their audiences. The show is rich in American history as well as a moving theatrical event.
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August 18th 2010 | Posted in: Theater | Posted by: Lincoln Arts Council
This Pulitzer Prize winning play follows the relationship between Li’l Bit and her Uncle Peck. As a 34 year-old narrator, Li’l Bit looks back on her life through a series of episodes, each time explaining more about her uncle and their relationship. The play explores sensitive issues and prejudices through Li’l Bit’s metaphor of learning how to drive.
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