“The Threepenny Opera” features notorius bandit, womanizer Mack the Knife

Nathaniel Baldwin of Ogallala, playing Tiger Brown, and Tanner Peshek of Hastings, playing Macheath, perform a scene from “The Threepenny Opera.” The University of Nebraska at Kearney production runs Wednesday through Sunday at Miriam Drake Theatre. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey/UNK Communications)
Nathaniel Baldwin of Ogallala, playing Tiger Brown, and Tanner Peshek of Hastings, playing Macheath, perform a scene from “The Threepenny Opera.” The University of Nebraska at Kearney production runs Wednesday through Sunday at Miriam Drake Theatre. (Photos by Corbey R. Dorsey/UNK Communications)

KEARNEY – The University Theatre at Kearney presents “The Threepenny Opera” Wednesday through Sunday at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
WHAT: University Theatre at Kearney presents “The Threepenny Opera” by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday (Oct. 19-22) and 2 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 23).
PLACE: Miriam Drake Theatre
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE: A musical recounting of the daring misdeeds and romantic entanglements of the turn-of-the-century gangster, “Mack the Knife.” (Yes, the song “Mack the Knife” comes from this musical.)
TICKETS: Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for non-UNK students, seniors and UNK Faculty/Staff; $9 for groups of 10 or more; and $3 for UNK students with a valid ID. For reservations, contact the Theatre Box Office at (308) 865-8417 or boxoffice@unk.edu.

Threepenny Opera PosterCAST
Axtell – Jacey Anderson as Jenny Diver
Bennington – Billy Deardoff as Constable Smith
Blue Hill – Colton Storm as Sawtooth Bob
Hastings – Makenzie E. I. Hinrichs as Lucy
Hastings – Tanner Peshek as Macheath
Johnstown – Lars Johnson as Filch
Kearney – Elaine Christensen as Polly Peachum
Kearney – Brianna Melroy as Dolly
Lincoln – Trisha Marie Miller – Olga
Lincoln – Brenden Zwiebel as Walt Dreary
North Platte – Benjamin Hill as Jonathan Peachum
North Platte – Seth D. Mavigliano as Ballad Singer/Policeman
Ogallala – Nathaniel Tiberius Baldwin as Tiger Brown
Scottsbluff – Hunter Scow as Crook-Finger Jack
Scottsbluff – Mikayla Stephenson as Mrs. Peachum
Kansas City, KS – Kenan Stephon Meadows as Matt of the Mint
Kansas City, KS – Christopher Miller as Reverend Kimball/Policeman
Strasbourg, France – Doreen Lohr as Vixen
Yokohama, Japan – Minori Yamauchi as Cherry Blossom/Dance Captain
 
STUDENT PRODUCTION STAFF
Elm Creek – Josh Fitch, Stage Manager
Humboldt – Anthony Knudson, Properties Master
Lincoln – Nicholas T. Angelos, Assistant Stage Manager
Lincoln – Matthew Benes, Lighting Designer
 
FACULTY/STAFF ARTISTIC TEAM
Jack Garrison, Production Director
Anne Foradori, Musical Director
Leslie Abegglen, Choreographer
Darin Himmerich, Scenic Designer
Sara Curran Ice, Costume Designer
Matthew Powell, Sound Designer

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