Platte River Bard Podcast

Ever After Productions presents Julian Adair's talented choreography in "A Suite for Small Spaces III" a New Dance Work by Julian Adair. This will be a beautiful and innovative production that you will want to get your tickets NOW for! We talked with Julian Adair, President/Director/Instructor of Adair Dance Academy and Artistic Director of Ever After Productions. Julian has spent 40 years of her life dedicated to teaching students of all ages about the benefits and beauty of dance, and this production is another installment - and a celebration - of her amazing career! Dates: Thursday, July 2 at 7pm and Friday July 3 at 6:30 and 8:30. Tickets are $15. Tickets and Website: https://shelterbelt.org Shelterbelt Theatre, 4383 Nicholas Street, Ste 204, Omaha, NE HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Listen on your computer or any device on our website: https://www.platteriverbard.com. Find us on You Tube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCPDzMz8kHvsLcJRV-myurvA. Please find us and Subscribe!

We spoke to Director, Jeannie Lorimor and Assistant Director Scott Hite about Mills Masquers Theater's production of "Between the Lines." This is a large musical that is sure to please with catchy music, romance, a new school, and the world of books and fantasy. Join Mills Masquers for this story of a teenager who struggles to fit into a new school while meeting her Prince! Between the Lines is a play based on a book of the same name, written by Jodi Picoult, with music and lyrics written by Elyssa Samsel adn kate Anderson, and book by Timothy Allen McDonald. It Premiered at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre on September 15, 2017, and in 2022 went Off-Broadway at the Tony Kiser Theatre (originally scheduled in 2021 and delayed twice due to the pandemic). Play Run: February 27 - March 8th, 2026 Tickets and Website: https://millsmasquers.com/ Mills Masquers, 56543 221st Street, Glenwood, IA 712-527-3600 HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or our website: https://platteriverbard.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. Also find annual events, theatre resources and news on our website https://platteriverbard.com. Send your Press Releases to be added to our news site. No annoying ads or popups! We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

Join us as we talk with Fred Ohles (President Emeritus, Nebraska Wesleyan University) about his new and as-yet-unproduced play “Drawn Back”. We talk with Fred about his current work as well as some of his previous works and how he got into play-writing after his retirement from Nebraska Wesleylan. His new play, “Drawn Back” has a historical correlation with the famous criminals, Bonny & Clyde! We talk about that and so much more in a very nice, longer than usual conversation with Lincoln playwright Fred Ohles! Fred Ohles Contact Information and Bio The New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/82824/fred-ohles HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

We spoke with Director, Adam Fulbright about Bellevue Little Theatre's production of "Other Desert Cities" which opens January 16th and runs through February 1st! With a cast of five, this play was written by Jon Robin Baitz and premiered off-Broadway in 2011 and then transferred to Broadway November 2011. It was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Though it can also be considered a dark comedy, this play explores the dynamics of a family and differing political beliefs, and a family secret is revealed when one of the characters decides to write a memoir about their life. Find out all about it here and don't miss this timely play. Tickets and Website: Bellevue Little Theatre, 203 W Mission Ave, Bellevue NE 68005 HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

We spoke with Vincent J. Orduna, Artistic Director, and Mary Carrick, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the Omaha Community Playhouse about their production of "The Piano Lesson." This production opens January 16th and runs until February 8th, 2026. This is August Wilson's fourth play in his ten-play Century Cycle, which explores the African American experience. This play has some unusual twists and turns, and explores family conflicts, and the tension between the generations of past and the future. Listen in to find out more about this production! "The Piano Lesson" had many awards and nominations, but most notably, it received the 1990 Pulitzer Prize Award for Drama, and also won the New York Drama Critics Circle award, as well as five Tony Award Nominations. It was also adapted into a television film which earned a Peabody Award. For Tickets: www.omahaplayhouse.com Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass Street, Omaha, NE HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

We have legislative updates on the previous funding cuts, as well as learning about NFTA's "Arts and Culture Day" on February 4th, with evening opportunities to network on February 3rd! This is a great opportunity to learn how to advocate for support and funding for the Arts in Nebraska! We spoke with Lance Nielsen, Executive Director, who checked in with us again to give us the scoop on all of the progress and advocacy they have been able to make with our legislature. Join us for this important conversation! NEBRASKANS FOR THE ARTS CONTACT INFO: Arts and Culture Day - February 4th - Registration is open! Nebraska Arts Advocacy Network Action Alerts - Get up to date on how you can contact your local Senator. Begin or Renew Your Nebraskans For The Arts Membership HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

Sara Scheidies Directs (and Costume Designs) the Bellevue Little Theatre's production, "Miracle on 34th Street" and we talked to her about Directing her first Musical! We also talked to Riley Pope, who focuses on Props and Marketing for this show, but both of these women are multi-faceted and picking up wherever things are needed! We hear about this cast of 30+ people and talk about a beloved Christmas classical story. Join us for our first Christmas show podcast of the Season and don't miss this nostalgic and heart-warming play. BELLEVUE LITTLE THEATRE CONTACT INFO: Tickets: https://blt.simpletix.com/ Website: http://www.theblt.org/ 203 Mission Avenue, Bellevue, Nebraska 402.291.1554 HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!