KEARNEY – The University Theatre at Kearney presents “I Love You Because” Wednesday through Sunday at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
A musical love story, “I Love You Because” is a modern twist on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” set in New York City. A young, uptight greeting card writer’s life is changed when he meets a flighty photographer. Along with their eccentric friends and siblings, they learn to love each other not in spite of their faults, but because of them.
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Nov. 20-23; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24
Where: Miriam Drake Theatre, UNK Fine Arts Building
Cost: Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for non-UNK students, seniors and UNK faculty/staff; $7 per person for groups of 10 or more, and free for UNK students with a valid ID. For tickets, contact the UNK Box Office at 308.865.8417 or boxoffice@unk.edu.
Cast (listed by hometown)
David City – Bethany Tebbe (Diana)
Kearney – Steven Boldt (Danny)
Lincoln – Allyson Fricke (Marcy)
North Platte – Seth D. Mavigliano (Austin)
North Platte – Maximus Tyberious (Jeff)
Omaha – Emma Newman (Brigitte)
Student Production Staff
Alliance – Darian Wilson, assistant stage manager
Elm Creek – Joshua Fitch, sound designer
Grand Island – Thomas Prentice, rehearsal accompanist / musical assistant
Kearney – Will Frederick, properties master
Lincoln – Megan Coffin, stage manager
North Platte – Tiffany Hall, lighting designer
Omaha – Hannah Petersen, co-choreographer
Tilden – Jacob Wiese, co-choreographer
Faculty/Staff Artistic Team
Janice Fronczak – Director
Anne Foradori – Musical Director
Julie Douglass – Costume Designer
Darin Himmerich – Technical Director
Ahna Packard – Scenic Designer
