Where Omaha Theatre Begins
Here in UNOTheatre, all productions involve both UNO students and others from the greater metropolitan Omaha area.
We deliver performances live on stage, as well as on different virtual platforms including video and streaming video on demand.
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- Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
- Urinetown
- The Diary of Anne Frank
- Peter and the Starcatcher
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UNOTheatre 2023-2024 Season
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DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Director: Kara Davidson
A new and shocking version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of depravity, lust, love and horror. On the fog-bound streets of Victorian-era London, Henry Jekyll’s experiments with exotic “powders and tinctures” have brought forth his other self—Edward Hyde, a sensualist and villain free to commit the sins Jekyll is too civilized to comprehend. When Hyde meets a woman who stirs his interest, Jekyll fears for her life and decides to end his experiments. But Hyde has other ideas, and so the two sides battle each other in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse to determine who shall be the master and who his slave. With multiple Hydes portrayed by members of the cast.
- October 5–7, 2023 (7:30 P.M.)
- October 8, 2023 (2:00 P.M. matinee)
- October 11–13, 2023 (7:30 P.M.)
URINETOWN
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann, Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Director: D. Scott Glasser
Musical Director: Hal France
Choreographer: Julian Adair
- Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetownis a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America's greatest art forms.
- In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he's had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!
- November 16-18, 2023 (7:30 P.M.)
- November 19, 2023 (2:00 P.M. matinee)
- November 30– December 2, 2023 (7:30 P.M.)
- December 3, 2023 (2:00 P.M. matinee)
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Adapted by Wendy Kesselman from the play by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett
Director: D. Scott Glasser
- In Wendy Kesselman's gripping new adaptation of the original stage play survivor accounts and newly discovered writings from the diary of Anne Frank are interwoven to create a contemporary impassioned story of those persecuted under Nazi rule. This is an adaptation for a new generation able to confront the true horrors of the Holocaust.
- Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, The Diary of Anne Frankcaptures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence – their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief.
- February 22–24, 2024 (7:30 P.M.)
- February 25,2024 (2:00 P.M. matinee)
- February 29–March 2, 2024 (7:30 P.M.)
- March 3, 2024 (2:00 P.M. matinee)
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
A play by Rick Elise Music by Wayne Barker
Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
A play with music.
Director: Maire Creegan
- Embark on a whimsical journey with 'Peter and the Starcatcher.' Join Peter, Molly, and a cast of colorful characters on a swashbuckling adventure full of pirates, mermaids, and hidden treasures. This enchanting prequel to Peter Pan is a delightful mix of humor, imagination, and magic. Experience the power of friendship, bravery, and the limitless possibilities of the imagination. Get ready for a theatrical voyage that will transport you to a world of wonder and leave you believing in the magic of dreams.
- Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair... and the bonds of friendship, duty and love.
- April 18–20, 2024 (7:30 P.M.)
- April 21, 2024 (2:00 P.M. matinee)
- April 25–27, 2024 (7:30 P.M.)
- April 28, 2024 (2:00 P.M. matinee)
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Previous Seasons
2022-2023
- The Thanksgiving Play
- Into the Woods
- Men on Boats
- Macbeth
2021-2022
- She Kills Monsters
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
- Crossing the Street
- Ernest in Love
2020-2021
- The QWIT Festival (Queer and Women's Inclusive Theatre)
- Songs for a New World
- Unsex Me Here, Shakespeare
- The Wind in the Willows
2019-2020
- Dogfight
- Orlando
- Blood at the Root
2018-2019
- The Clearing
- The Secret Garden
- Colonel's Chicken: A Fairy Tale
- The Wolves
2017-2018
- Our Town
- Spring Awakening
- The Revolutionists
- Marat/Sade
2016-2017
- Shakespeare's Dog
- A War of Roses
- The Guard
- Tales of the Lost Formicans
2015-2016
- Dracula
- The Threepenny Opera
- Cloud 9
- Kwaidan: Japanese Ghosts and Demons
2014-2015
- Hedda Gabler
- UNO Theatre Festival
- Freakshow
- As You Like It
2013-2014
- The Cripple of Innishmaan
- Elektra
- Death by Design: A Comedy with Songs and Murder
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2012-2013
- Titus Andronicus
- Mirror of the Invisible World
- The Archaeology of Dreams
- Or,
- Female Transport