Platte River Bard Podcast

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Meet those who are shaping the Arts in the Platte River area and beyond! Join us for real and honest conversations about the work of Creatives and their contribution to the Arts!  Even if you are a theatre-goer, or an involved actor or staff of the performing arts, you will meet and learn from talented individuals in our area. If you like what you hear and would like to buy us a cuppa: Buy a Cuppa at Ko-Fi.

  1. MAR 24

    We Visit the 2026 Omaha Fringe Fest Lottery Event Coffee & Connections!

    Join us for a conversation with Executive Artistic Director, Lara Marsh and Board President, Nic Jansen!  We attended the Omaha Fringe Fest Lottery Drawing event, "Coffee and Connections" on March 14th at Blackstone Theater and spoke to some of the winners, alternates and sat down with both Lara and Nic.  Now that the line-up is chosen, the Omaha Fringe Button Contest has begun, as well as applications for technical positions (Stage manager, Lighting Designer/Board Operator, Box Office manager and Sound Board Operators.  Applications for both the Button Contest and Technical positions will close on April 18th.  Omaha Fringe Festival is always looking for volunteers too, so check out their website to sign up! The theme for this years' festival was also announced and is "Proud to be US" We also spoke with these Fringe Fest Lottery Winners and Alternate Winners!   Patrick Kilcoyne, "Fill The Glass" Addison Franklin with $1.25 Productions, "I Plead the August 5th" Timothy Mantil, "The Friend I Grew Old With" Julian Adair, Ever After Productions "A Suite for Small Spaces Part 3" There's so much exciting art being made for the 2026 Omaha Fringe Festival!  Get your tickets now! Tickets and Website: https://omahafringe.org Fringe Festival Dates: August 6-9, 2026 at UNO, Blackstone and Shelterbelt Theatre HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or our website:  https://platteriverbard.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. Also find annual events, theatre resources and news on our website https://platteriverbard.com. Send your Press Releases to be added to our news site. No annoying ads or popups! We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

    57 min

  2. MAR 19

    Chris Berger in "Every Brilliant Thing" at PART Theatre with Gordon Cantiello, Directing!

    A one-man show, starring our own Chris Berger, and Directed by Gordon Cantiello at Performing Artists Repertory Theatre (PART), you'll want to come see this Broadway play "Every Brilliant Thing."  March 20th through the 29th.  Come create this show along with them in this interactive play! The play, “Every Brilliant Thing” by  Duncan Macmillan  with Jonny Donahoe, opens with a mother’s suicide attempt and her seven-year-old’s subsequent search to understand it and help lift her depression by documenting the joys all around them. Starting with the basics, like ice cream and the color yellow, the list is maintained throughout their lifetime and highlights the narrator’s ever-changing view of what is beautiful about the world as they reach adulthood. For Tickets: Call 402-706-0778. Website: http://www.performingartistsrepertorytheatre.org/  HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or our website:  https://platteriverbard.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. Also find annual events, theatre resources and news on our website https://platteriverbard.com. Send your Press Releases to be added to our news site. No annoying ads or popups! We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

    38 min

  3. MAR 9

    Bellevue Little Theatre's "Fiddler on the Roof" opens March 14th!

    We visited the Bellevue Little Theatre during their rehearsal for "Fiddler on the Roof" and spoke with Stage Director, Laureen Pickle; Music Director, Meg Latta; and the Actor who is playing Tevye, Dave Campbell to talk about this fun musical production!  With a cast of 32 people, this production will be sure to fill this little theatre with music and the range of emotions.  Laureen Pickle has taken great care to make this production as authentic and exact as possible, and you'll want to hear all about it! Fiddler on the Roof is a classic 1964 Broadway musical and 1971 film set in 1905 czarist Russia, focusing on Tevye, a poor Jewish dairyman in the village of Anatevka struggling to maintain his religious traditions amid changing times and rising anti-semitism. The story follows Tevye as he navigates the, often romantic, marital choices of his three eldest daughters, who defy tradition, while his community faces forced expulsion. Tickets and Website: blt.simpletix.com Dates: Runs weekends March 13-29, 2026 Friday/Saturday 7:30 pm Sunday 2:00 pm Address: 203 W. Mission Ave, Bellevue, NE HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or our website:  https://platteriverbard.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. Also find annual events, theatre resources and news on our website https://platteriverbard.com. Send your Press Releases to be added to our news site. No annoying ads or popups! We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

    21 min

  4. MAR 8

    Angels Theatre Company presents "The Rocket Men" by Crystal Skillman

    We spoke to Director and Interim Artistic Director, Jamie Bullins and Actors Noelle Dominique Rodriguez and Harper LaRue Allen about their show "The Rocket Men" written by award winning playwright, Crystal Skillman.  The show opens March 12th at the Carson Theater at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.  This show is presented by seven women who play the role of seven former male Nazi scientists who immigrated to the US during World War 2 and were the backbone of the NASA program.  These scientists were key in the moon landing and "Operation Paperclip." There is a lot to unpack in this play based on a true story, and you'll want to go see it!  Show Dates: March 12-22, 2026 Tickets and Website: https://angelscompany.org/ Show Location: Carson Theatre at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, Lincoln, NE HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or our website:  https://platteriverbard.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. Also find annual events, theatre resources and news on our website https://platteriverbard.com. Send your Press Releases to be added to our news site. No annoying ads or popups! We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

    39 min

  5. MAR 1

    Voices in Alliance Omaha opens "Skintight" March 4-21st at Shelterbelt Theatre

    We spoke with three talented actors in Voices in Alliance Omaha's (VIA Omaha) production of "Skin Tight" written by Joshua Harmon. All of the actors we spoke to, Diana Watson, Nathan Wilson, and Bill Huston are excited about the story that this play tells and felt so strongly about this script that they made arrangements in their lives to be a part of it.  "Skintight" begins when a daughter visits her fashion-designer father during her own personal crisis, only to also meet his younger partner who is the same age as her son.  This play explores adult issues such as attraction, love, the pain of aging and wanting to remain youthful, and the dynamics of a Jewish family.  You won't want to miss this play, and the talented actors who are working to put this together! "Skintight" premiered Off-Broadway in 2018 and won the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award in 2017. Dates:  March 4-21 at the Shelterbelt Theatre Website and Tickets: https://viaomaha.org HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or our website:  https://platteriverbard.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. Also find annual events, theatre resources and news on our website https://platteriverbard.com. Send your Press Releases to be added to our news site. No annoying ads or popups! We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

    23 min

  6. FEB 25

    Mills Masquers Musical "Between the Lines" opens February 27th!

    We spoke to Director, Jeannie Lorimor and Assistant Director Scott Hite about Mills Masquers Theater's production of "Between the Lines."  This is a large musical that is sure to please with catchy music, romance, a new school, and the world of books and fantasy. Join Mills Masquers for this story of a teenager who struggles to fit into a new school while meeting her Prince! Between the Lines is a play based on a book of the same name, written by Jodi Picoult, with music and lyrics written by Elyssa Samsel adn kate Anderson, and book by Timothy Allen McDonald.  It Premiered at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre on September 15, 2017, and in 2022 went Off-Broadway at the Tony Kiser Theatre (originally scheduled in 2021 and delayed twice due to the pandemic). Play Run:  February 27 - March 8th, 2026 Tickets and Website:  https://millsmasquers.com/ Mills Masquers, 56543 221st Street, Glenwood, IA  712-527-3600   HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or our website:  https://platteriverbard.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. Also find annual events, theatre resources and news on our website https://platteriverbard.com. Send your Press Releases to be added to our news site. No annoying ads or popups! We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

    25 min

  7. FEB 17

    Camille Metoyer Moten - OEAA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

    We spoke to Camille Metoyer Moten, OEAA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner!  Camille is a humble and faceted artist.  She has been a dancer and actor, and is a singing musical artist who has released three albums, as well as a writer and a painter!   She is best known for her cabaret singing and her many performances of her show, often at the Omaha Community Playhouse. We talk with her about her life here in Omaha, her faith, and the many performances she has done - and continues to do! Congratulations, Camille, on yet another OEAA award! Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for the Omaha Performing Arts Community. For information about Camille, check her social media, or her website: https://musicbycamille.com/.    HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

    42 min

  8. FEB 14

    Playwright Spotlight: Fred Ohles writes "Drawn Back"

    Join us as we talk with Fred Ohles (President Emeritus, Nebraska Wesleyan University) about his new and as-yet-unproduced play “Drawn Back”. We talk with Fred about his current work as well as some of his previous works and how he got into play-writing after his retirement from Nebraska Wesleylan. His new play, “Drawn Back” has a historical correlation with the famous criminals, Bonny & Clyde! We talk about that and so much more in a very nice, longer than usual conversation with Lincoln playwright Fred Ohles! Fred Ohles Contact Information and Bio The New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/82824/fred-ohles   HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or anywhere you get your podcasts. We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa. Please share, follow us on social media and subscribe!

    1h 9m
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Meet those who are shaping the Arts in the Platte River area and beyond! Join us for real and honest conversations about the work of Creatives and their contribution to the Arts!  Even if you are a theatre-goer, or an involved actor or staff of the performing arts, you will meet and learn from talented individuals in our area. If you like what you hear and would like to buy us a cuppa: Buy a Cuppa at Ko-Fi.

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  • Creator
    platteriverbard
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    201
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2019 All rights reserved.
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    Platte River Bard Podcast