Photo Flash: BEERTOWN Begins Tonight at Omaha Community Playhouse

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!

Dog & pony dc's ensemble-devised BEERTOWN is an interactive exploration of history, civic ritual, identity, community and memory that incorporates live music, dance, group song...and a dessert potluck. Part-civic ceremony, part-theatrical pageant, the show welcomes audiences into the 20th BEERTOWN Time Capsule Day celebration, where every five years the imagined small American town unearths its beloved Time Capsule and ritualistically reviews its contents.

The BEERTOWN tour provides an exciting opportunity for the production to be re-shaped to fit each theatre and its community, with each stop of the tour featuring a newly customized BEERTOWN. Dog & pony dc ensemble members and local artists will form a creative team to rehearse and perform the show, shaping it to reflect local concerns, hot-button issues and history. During performances, the audience is then empowered to generate dialogue specific to their values and experiences, mirroring the pulse of each particular community.

Audience members are encouraged to bring a dessert to share during the performance. Ticket holders may bring their own dessert or order one from Delice European Bakery with 24-hour notice prior to their performance date by calling 402-505-9500. Delice will deliver the desserts to the Omaha Community Playhouse the night of the performance. 10% of all sales from Delice European Bakery will be donated back to the Omaha Community Playhouse.

BEERTOWN, devised by dog & pony dc and directed by Rachel Grossman, with original music by Wyckham Avery, J. Argyl Plath, Mitch Mattson & Jon Reynolds, features Wyckham Avery (dog & pony dc) as Megan Soch, Anthony Clark-Kaczmarek as David J. Guy, Christopher Scott as Edwin McFarlan, Kim Clark-Kaczmarek as Karine Oppenheim, Noah Diaz as State Representative Lawrence Pickle-Cooper, Melissa King as Joann Ryals, Adelaide Waldrop (dog & pony dc) as MJ Soch, and Brennan Thomas as Arthur Whiting.

For tickets, contact the OCP Box Office, by calling (402) 553-0800 or go online at www.OmahaPlayhouse.org or www.TicketOmaha.com. Single tickets are $36 for adults and $22 for students for Thursday through Sunday performances, and $28 for adults and $18 for students for Wednesday performances only. Tickets for groups of 12 or more are $24 for adults and $16 for students (Thursday through Sunday) and $20 for adults and $14 for students (Wednesday only).

Photo Credit: Colin Conces

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