Omaha Community Playhouse

Main entrance to the Omaha Community Playhouse.

Each year Dicken's A Christmas Carol is performed at the Community Playhouse.

The Omaha Community Playhouse (OCP), founded in 1924, is the largest community theatre in the United States in terms of facility size, subscription membership base, season size, and number of volunteers. It is located at 6915 Cass Street and has presented an exceptional range of plays and musicals while offering unique educational programming for adults and children interested in the performing arts. Each season over 2,000 volunteers work alongside a professional staff of 35. They not only supplement the organization’s work force, but bring creative energy and talent to the theatre – and ultimately the community.

[edit] Facility

The Omaha Community Playhouse features two state-of-the-art performance spaces. The 601-seat Mainstage Auditorium proscenium theatre features comfortable, stadium-style seating, advanced visual technology and acoustic excellence – a perfect environment to present our larger productions. The Howard Drew Theatre is a “black box” theatre. Depending on the production’s specific scenic/stage requirements, the flexible risers allow for audiences of between 200 and 230. The intimate surroundings are ideal for more progressive, avant garde scripts.

The OCP also features a large rehearsal hall, dance studio, costume shop, scene shop, classrooms, Green Room, and a new beautifully-landscaped outdoor plaza.

[edit] History

Founded in 1924, the Playhouse quickly established a pattern of steady growth paralleling Omaha’s own development. Now a cultural landmark and icon of Omaha, the Playhouse has become known as a place where people could practice their avocation - fostering the artistic talents from people throughout the community.

Hollywood legends Dorothy Brando (Marlon’s mother), Henry Fonda, Dorothy McGuire, and Jane Fonda as well as Broadway stars Kevyn Morrow and Tony Award winner John Lloyd-Young honed their talents on our stage. American painter Grant Wood shared his talent with the Playhouse, designing one of the Playhouse's early production’s sets.

[edit] Prior Productions

Production	Dates
Shakespeare in Hollywood	April 11 – May 4, 2008
The Crucible	May 2 – June 1, 2008
South Pacific	May 23 – June 22, 2008
Late Nite Catechism	July 11 – August 3, 2008
Intimate Apparel	August 22 – September 21, 2008
The Cocoanuts	September 12 – October 12, 2008
Stones In His Pockets	October 17 – November 16, 2008
A Christmas Carol	November 21 – December 23, 2008
Yesterday And Today	December 5 – December 31, 2008
Blithe Spirit	January 23 – February 15, 2009
Bat Boy – The Musical	February 20 – March 29, 2009
Glorious!	March 13 – April 5, 2009
Moonlight And Magnolias	April 17 – May 10, 2009
Gypsy – A Musical Fable	May 29 – June 28, 2009
Twelve Angry Men	May 1 – May 31, 2009

[edit] Contact Information

The Omaha Community Playhouse Box Office phone number (402)553-0800 or toll-free at (888)782-4338. The backstage/administrative offices phone number is (402) 553-4890.

[edit] External Links

The Omaha Community Playhouse Website

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