Current Season

A lovely tree-lined section of Elmwood Park, nestled just south of UNO's Bell Tower
(64th & Dodge, Omaha), serves as the home of our two Shakespeare On the Green plays:
 
                      Julius Caesar                                     The Comedy of Errors               

June 21-24, July 6, 8                                                    June 28-30, July 1, 5, 7 

        Directed by Alan Klem                                            Directed by Vincent Carlson-Brown

 

Performances start at 8:00 PM.  Parking is available all over UNO's campus
including the East parking facility and West around the Alumni House.


 

Make an Evening of it!
Show up early to get the best seats and join us before the play for great food, preshow
entertainment,
activities, and more!
 
Join us in our Founder's Towne Square
    6:00 PM - Food, Friends, Souvenirs, and Shakesperience!
 
    Souvenir Booth
    "can one desire too much of a good thing?"
        -As You Like It IV.1
    Get your Shakes-Gear: T-shirts and other favorite items.
 
    Friends/Information Booth.
    "I would not wish any companion in the world but you."
            -The Tempest III.1
    Become a Friend or Bard's Club member, learn more about Nebraska Shakespeare, or enter in a raffle to
    win great prizes such as Handmade Quilts generously donated by the Omaha Quilter's Guild and their
    Helping Hands Committee, meals at local restaurants, and more.  Click HERE for more information.
 
    Shakespearience!
    "Pleasure and action make the hours seem short."
        -Othello II.3
    Head to the Shakespearience tent for interactive activities for young people.
 
    6:30 PM - Musicians
    Live Music
    "if music be the food of love, play on."
        -Twelfth Night I.1
    Enjoy local and up-and-coming talent live on our Musician's stage.
  

Camp Shakespeare Performances (July 6, 7, 8)
    6:00 PM - Camp Shakespeare's Indoor Performance
    Come to UNO's Weber Fine Arts building to watch some of our youngest Shakespeare scholars "speak the speech"
    as they perform some of the bard's best scenes.
 
    7:00 PM - Camp Shakespeare's Outdoor Performance
    Following their indoor debut, you have a second chance to see the Camp Shakespeare
    performances On the Green.
 

Educational Seminars
    6:30 PM - Seminars
    Want to know more about the season's plays or Shakespeare?  Here's your chance. Before the performances,
    join us at 6:30 pm for our Preshow Seminars where you can meet and speak with the artists and scholars who
    work together to create our summer Shakespeare productions. Learn more about Shakespeare and the world of
    his plays, but also about our unique, original productions.
 
 
 

 

 

This program is funded in part by the Nebraska Humanities Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. The views expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect the views of the Nebraska Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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