Brennan Thomas News

The Omaha Community Playhouse (OCP) held its annual Awards Night celebration on Monday, August 1, to honor cast and crew members in the 2021/22 season. This year the Outstanding Youth Performance Awards has been renamed to the Jim Eisenhardt Outstanding Youth Award, to honor Jim's passion, work, and devotion to inspiring the youth of Omaha through theatre and the arts.

Omaha Community Playhouse opened its next hit “Murder on the Orient Express” last weekend to the sounds of gunshots, screams, and plenty of laughter.

Come to Omaha Community Playhouse's ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS prepared to die. Because you may die laughing at this all out wacky play by British playwright Richard Bean.

A staged reading of Appropriate will be held at the Omaha Community Playhouse Monday, March 26, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Alternative Programming series in OCP's Howard Drew Theatre.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, running at the Omaha Community Playhouse February 10 - March 12, 2017 in the Howard Drew Theatre, is a classic western story of good versus bad and the law versus the gun. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in costume!

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, running at the Omaha Community Playhouse February 10 - March 12, 2017 in the Howard Drew Theatre, is a classic western story of good versus bad and the law versus the gun. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in costume!

The BLUEBARN Theatre is proud to open Season 28 with Bertolt Brecht's compelling and timely drama, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.

The BLUEBARN Theatre is proud to open Season 28 with Bertolt Brecht's compelling and timely drama, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.

BEERTOWN runs tonight, Oct. 16-Nov. 15, 2015 in the Howard Drew Theatre at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Following successful runs at New York City Off-Broadway theater 59E59 and at Lincoln Center Theater's Director's Lab, dog & pony dc bring their critically acclaimed production of BEERTOWN on tour to Omaha. The tour features dynamic collaborations with dog & pony dc ensemble members and local actors and their communities across the country, each time crafting a new and uniquely relevant BEERTOWN. The Omaha Community Playhouse is one of four national stops for BEERTOWN this year. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in action below!

BEERTOWN runs Oct. 16-Nov. 15, 2015 in the Howard Drew Theatre at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Following successful runs at New York City Off-Broadway theater 59E59 and at Lincoln Center Theater's Director's Lab, dog & pony dc bring their critically acclaimed production of BEERTOWN on tour to Omaha. The tour features dynamic collaborations with dog & pony dc ensemble members and local actors and their communities across the country, each time crafting a new and uniquely relevant BEERTOWN. The Omaha Community Playhouse is one of four national stops for BEERTOWN this year. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in action below!

Race opens tonight, May 9 and runs through June 8 at the Omaha Community Playhouse.

Race opens May 9 and runs through June 8 at the Omaha Community Playhouse.

The Omaha Community Playhouse (OCP) presents August: Osage County tonight, Aug. 17- Sept. 16, 2012. Get a first look at the cast below!

The Omaha Community Playhouse (OCP) will present August: Osage County Aug. 17- Sept. 16, 2012. Get a first look at the cast below!

Crystal Theatre's High School Advanced Group will present LOUDER THAN WORDS by David Jackins at the Ben Franklin Theater on March 10 and 11.

Crystal Theatre's High School Advanced Group will present LOUDER THAN WORDS by David Jackins at the Ben Franklin Theater on March 10 and 11.

Crystal Theatre's High School Advanced Group will present LOUDER THAN WORDS by David Jackins at the Ben Franklin Theater on March 10 and 11.