Omaha Community Playhouse to Stage Free Reading of DOGFIGHT

A staged reading of DOGFIGHT will be held at the Omaha Community Playhouse as part of the Alternative Programming series Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in OCP's Hawks Mainstage Theatre. The showing is free and open to the public with the opportunity for donation. No tickets or reservations are necessary.

It's November 21, 1963. On the eve of their deployment to a small but growing conflict in Southeast Asia, three young Marines set out for a final night of debauchery, partying and maybe a little trouble. However, when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, an awkward and idealistic waitress he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits, she rewrites the rules of the game and teaches him the power of love and compassion. Contains mature content.

DOGFIGHT features Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and Book by Peter Duchan, based on the Warner Bros. film and screenplay by Bob Comfort. Ablan Roblin directs.

Cast:

ROLE | ACTOR
Eddie Birdlace Thomas Gjere
Rose Fenny Alissa Walker
Boland Bill Grennan
Bernstein John Jones
Marcy Rachel Schmidt
Fector Sean Johnson
Ruth Two Bears, Librarian, Chippy Roni Perez
Mama, Suzette Katy Boone
Lounge Singer, Pete, Sergeant, Waiter Noah Diaz
Stage Directions Natalie Hanson

The reading is set for Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, 7:30 p.m. at Omaha Community Playhouse, Hawks Mainstage Theatre, located at 6915 Cass Street | Omaha, NE 68132. The showing is free and open to the public with the opportunity for donation. No tickets or reservations are necessary.

The Omaha Community Playhouse is supported in part by the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment and the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. Established in 1924, the Omaha Community Playhouse is the largest community theatre in the United States based on memberships sold and facility size, among other factors. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.