KEARNEY – The University Theatre at Kearney and UNK Dance program present “place[S]paces” Thursday through Saturday at the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Miriam Drake Theatre. Director of Dance Noelle Bohaty explores the “interconnected nature of place and space through movement in both commercial and concert dance.” “place[S]paces” discovers the lenses through which we see movement in time, place and space. The evening features repertory and premiere works by UNK … [Read more...] about UNK Dance opens ‘place[S]paces’ with Thursday performance
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UNK production ‘Eurydice’ selected for Kennedy Center event
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Director Noelle Bohaty broke the news to her performers in a very Grinch-like way. “Sometimes we do the work and we think it’s awesome and we’re not recognized for that, and that’s OK,” she told the University of Nebraska at Kearney students, keeping them in suspense for a few moments. “And sometimes we are,” she added. “This is the latter.” Screams, cheers and hugs followed as the students learned their production of … [Read more...] about UNK production ‘Eurydice’ selected for Kennedy Center event
UNK production ‘Orphan Train: The Musical’ opens Wednesday
University Theatre at Kearney’s season-opening production of “Orphan Train: The Musical” is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Miriam Drake Theatre inside UNK’s Fine Arts Building. The University of Nebraska at Kearney show dramatizes the Orphan Train Movement that relocated an estimated 250,000 orphaned and homeless children during a 75-year period from 1854 to 1929. “Orphan Train: The Musical” features a 22-member cast playing 37 … [Read more...] about UNK production ‘Orphan Train: The Musical’ opens Wednesday
UNK Theatre’s ‘[title of show]’ musical opens Wednesday
KEARNEY – The University Theatre at Kearney and Alpha Psi Omega present “[title of show]” Wednesday through Sunday (Feb. 14-18) at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. “[title of show]” is a one-act musical about two struggling writers, Jeff and Hunter, who write a musical and submit it to the New York Musical Theatre Festival. The show follows the struggles of the author and composer/lyricist and their two actress friends during a 3-week creative period, along with … [Read more...] about UNK Theatre’s ‘[title of show]’ musical opens Wednesday
University Theatre opens five-show run of ‘Rashomon’ Wednesday
KEARNEY – University Theatre at Kearney presents “Rashomon” with a run of five shows Wednesday through Sunday at Miriam Drake Theatre. The University of Nebraska at Kearney production includes 7:30 p.m. performances Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and concludes with a 2 p.m. show Sunday. “Rashomon” is set in Japan, about 1,000 years ago, at a police court in a nearby forest. The wife of a Samurai officer is assaulted and her husband killed by a roving bandit. … [Read more...] about University Theatre opens five-show run of ‘Rashomon’ Wednesday
