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Thank you from each one of us at The Rose for sharing your family’s time with us. Theaters across the country are struggling to navigate these years after the pandemic. We feel so incredibly lucky to have you here with us, particularly at this moment.
The artists whose work you are here to see are professionals, even if they are student artists. The vast majority of them are also from this community. They make their lives as your neighbors. The same is true of the dedicated staff responsible for everything from maintaining this historic building to designing this program, to teaching wonderful classes in design, acting, singing, and dance.
As your only professional theater for young audiences, we are also proud to bring you some of the best working artists from around the country. Though they are guests in our community, these folks care deeply about helping children see themselves reflected onstage.
We hope our work uplifts you and your young people, that it contributes to your sense of connection to this place, and to the people around you. We need your presence to complete the act of making theater, so the gift of you being here is deeply appreciated by all of us who call The Rose our home.
Matt Gutschick Artistic Director
Arthur & Friends Make a Musical
Sept. 8 - 24, 2023
WORLD PREMIERE
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me: I Am Fearless Royalty
Oct. 6 - 22, 2023
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Dec. 1 - 23, 2023
Night at the Farm: A Bedtime Party
Jan. 19 - Feb. 4, 2024
Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds
Feb. 23 - Mar. 10, 2024
Red Riding Hood
Mar. 22 - Apr. 7, 2024
Charlotte’s Web
Apr. 19 - May 5, 2024
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
June 7 - 23, 2024
President
Michelle Smithberg
Past President
Bill Stott
President-Elect
Debora Wisneski
VP of Marketing/Development
Paul Tranisi
VP of Finance
Maureen Ereckson
Production/Education
Jennifer Petersen
Secretary/By-Laws
Troy Romero
Ex-Officio Non-Voting Member
Allison Balus
Foundation Representative
Amy Ryan
Board Members
Maranda Adams
Jen Bartholomew
Kanyon Chism
Dr. Kerry-Ann Escayg
Katherine MacHolmes
Merri Melvin
Divyaprakash (DP) Modi
Doris Moore
Megan Horn
Gennean Scott
Thomas Sowinski
Joanna Swanson
John Tinius
Sarah Weller
The Rose Guild is a group of dedicated volunteers who support The Rose by hosting and attending friendraisers and fundraisers throughout the season. Fundraisers include Rockin’ Rosie (Apr. 6, 2024 at Champions Run) and the Guild Boutiques that accompany select main stage productions.
The Guild is also proud to continue a “Rosebud” membership that allows children 18 and under to help support family-oriented performing arts. Rosebuds can meet actors, tour the stage, and receive an item at The Guild Boutique. For additional information about Rosebuds and to download an application, visit http://www.rosetheater.org/support/the-rose-theater-guild/ and click on “Rosebuds.”
Guild Exec Board: Megan Horn, Molly Junge, Stephanie Poots, Haley Lubeck, Jessica Holdenreid, Michelle Pernicek, Elizabeth Thielen, Sarah Volpone
Rockin’ Rosie Chairs: Molly Junge Hoskins, Caitlin Jones
Guild Members: Christin Merwald, Alyssa Lindahl, Rachel Skradski Luhrs, Ashley Kunes, Kayla Raimondo, Claire Stevens, Kerri Lewis, Tanin Arkfeld, Erin Moran, Steph Drewnoski, Caitlin Jones, Lauren Sparks
Show sponsors make it possible for The Rose to offer high-quality performances for the entire family!
Season Sponsors: Show Sponsors:
Baird Holm LLP
FNBO
Kiewit
Max I. Walker
Mutual of Omaha
National Endowment for the Arts
Nebraska Arts Council
Nebraska Cultural Endowment
Omaha Steaks Physicians Mutual Runza® Restaurants
Wells Fargo
Sherwood Foundation
Omaha Public Schools Foundation
Dixon Family Foundation
Holland Foundation
Iowa West Foundation
The Bob & Evelyn Veach Foundation
Special thanks to the Veach Foundation for providing free memberships to more than 250 families!
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Papillion-LaVista Community Schools Foundation
Ruth & Bill Scott
Nebraska Arts Council
The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported this program through its matching grants program funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
Visit www.nebraskaartscouncil.org for information on how the Nebraska Arts Council can assist your organization, or how you can support the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
In 1989, through LB262, the Nebraska Legislature authorized Douglas County to establish a “County Visitors Improvement Fund” to promote tourism through funds derived from a special hotel tax. The Rose is pleased to acknowledge this grant to support programs that promote tourism. It represents tangible recognition of the importance of arts in the Omaha area.
Adapted from the book by E.B. White
By Joseph RobinettePRODUCED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH DRAMATIC PUBLISHING, WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS
Stephanie Jacobson
Stage Manager
Kathy Voecks Director
Scenic Designer
Original Costume Designer
Sherri Geerdes
Lighting Designer
Matt Benes
Erin McNeley-Phelps
Original Hair & Makeup Designer
Erin Bragg
Original Sound Designer
Kyle Toth
Costume, Hair, & Makeup Coordinator
Zach Kloppenborg
Sound Designer/Engineer
Christy Hernandez
Sponsors: Opening Night
Costume underwriting provided by Hy-Vee.
Special thanks to our fun sponsor Oriental Trading Company for its donation to the Guild Boutique!
Sponsor:
The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported this program through its matching grants program funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Visit www.nebraskaartscouncil.org for information on how the Nebraska Arts Council can assist your organization, or how you can support the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
Charlotte Miriam Gutiérrez
Wilbur .................................................. Scarlett Simpson*, Lilah Zander**
Fern Ava Cutinella**, Mahalet Kinde*
Avery .......................................................... Grace Katt**, Harper Querry*
Lamb .................................................... Della Henney*, Angelica Franco**
Goose/Mrs. Zuckerman ............................................... Emma Jorgenson
Gander/Uncle Pig/Mr. Zuckerman ............................ Donovaughn Daniels
Mr. Arable/Templeton (US Judge) ................................. Marcus Buttweiler
Sheep/Mrs. Arable (US Charlotte) ..................................... Mykala Bazzell
Lurvy/Judge (US Sheep/Fern) ........................................... Leticia Taveras
Judge (Guest Performance 5/3 @ 7p) .............................. Austin Lempke
* Green Cast - 4/19 (7p), 4/21 (2p), 4/26 (7p), 4/27 (2p & 5p), 4/28 (2p)
** Purple Cast - 4/20 (2p & 5p), 5/3 (7p), 5/4 (2p & 5p), 5/5 (2p)
Artistic Director ............................................................... Matt Gutschick
Director of Production ......................................................... Sarah Buck
Director of Strategy and Community Impact ....................... Kathy Tyree
Technical Director ....................................................... Jackson Curtright
Props Mistress......................................................... Devon Denn-Young
Resident Lighting Designer & Lead Electrician ...................... Matt Benes
Resident Sound Designer & Audio Engineer .............. Christy Hernandez
Resident Stage Manger ............................................... Meghan Boucher
Scenic Charge Artist ......................................................... Trent Grooms
Costume & Makeup Director..................................... Zach Kloppenborg
Costume Shop Manager...................................................... Katie Greve
General Production Technician ........................................... Ren Walther
Stage Management Apprentice ............................. Erin McNeley-Phelps
Electrics/Audio Apprentice .................................................. Sierra Smith
Swing Tech ...................................................................... Aiden Carmen
Drapers ................................................. Katie Greve, Zach Kloppenborg
Stitchers ...................... Katie Greve, Seana Holmes, Zach Kloppenborg
Run Crew ....................................................................... Monica Moran
The Rose Theater offers special thanks to singer/songwriter
Elizabeth Mitchell for the use of her music in this production.
To hear more from Elizabeth, visit youaremyflower.org.
This list reflects gifts received April 1, 2023 - April 1, 2024. Gifts received after April 1 will be acknowledged in the next show program. Thanks to these generous corporate sponsors, foundations, government agencies and individual donors, The Rose Theater is able to enrich the lives of children and families through live theater and arts education.
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Wizard of Oz ($10,000+)
Adah and Leon Millard Foundation
Children’s Nebraska
Collective For Youth
Dixon Family Foundation
Douglas County Visitor Improvement Fund
EPIC!
Faith Foundation
FNBO
Hager Family Foundation
Hawks Foundation
Holland Foundation
Iowa West Foundation
Kiewit
Lozier Foundation
Mammel Family Foundation
Max I. Walker
Mutual of Omaha
National Endowment for the Arts
Nebraska Arts Council
Nebraska Cultural Endowment
Nebraska EDA Tourism Grant
Nebraska Furniture Mart
Pacific Life Foundation
Parker Family Foundation
Pape Family Foundation
Richard Brooke Foundation
The Rose Blumkin
Performing Arts Center Foundation
The Rose Guild
Ruth & William Scott
The Sherwood Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
Bob & Evelyn Veach Foundation
Weitz Family Foundation
Whitmore Charitable Trust
Fairy Godmother ($5,000 – $9,999)
Shirley & Leonard Goldstein
Supporting Foundation
Hy-Vee Food Stores
Kum & Go
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Allan & Ann Mactier
Charitable Foundation
Physicians Mutual Runza® Restaurants
Wells Fargo
Prince Charming ($2,500 – $4,999)
Joanie & Larry Friend
Molly & Toby Schropp
Mother Goose ($1,000 – $2,499)
Roger Blauwet
Children’s Theatre
Foundation of America
Cindy Calhoun
Milton S. & Corinne N.
Livingston Foundation Fund
Sharee & Murray Newman
Alexander Payne
Lynn Perry
Heather & Meyer Schwartz
Michelle Smithberg
Mary Weinheimer P
Roberta Wilhelm & Vic Gutman
Princess Aurora ($500 – $999)
Jerry Brabec P
Nicki Cleveland
Michael Dively - in honor of Brian Guehring
Ike & Roz Friedman Foundation
Mark & Deborah Heeney Foundation
Terry Helphrey
Amy & Mike Ryan
Scheels
TCG: In The Stacks
Kate & Roger Weitz
V. Sue Whitesel
Jiminy Cricket ($250-$499)
Christi Janssen
Christopher Wiig P
Susan Koenig P
Little Red Riding Hood ($100 – $249)
Stephen Abate P
Susan Allen
Ruth Brace P
Tracy Chaplin
Michael Faust
Amy Fountaine
Elizabeth Golmanavich
Michael Gross
Laura & Jim Hale
Sally & Dan Hartley
Carol Haas
Bill Slovinski
Catherine Sutko
Catherine Tenn P
Pippi Longstockings
Desiree Cannon
Felicia Cervantes
David Corbin
Brenda Cornelius
Amy Cotton P
April 27 & 28
Hoff Center
May 11 & 12 Orpheum Theater
Alanna Janssen
Edward Kalick
Emily Koch
Sam Kooienga
Jennifer Koom
Nick Korth
Kourtney King Conrad
Debra Kroll
Rhonda Lemieux
Sara Levy
Lissette Aliaga Linares
Taylor Litz
Stephen Lopez
Jaclyn McClanahan
Breanna Marsh
Don Keelan-White
Kris McKinley
Merri Melvin
Stacee Milan
Charles Morris
Harry Ngondo
Kelly Nielsen
Marshall Okeefe
Hope Peabody
Jason Peplinski
Sarah Rider P
Wren Robinson
Jade Rogers
Kristine Rohwer
Mary Roth
Jeff Sauvageau
Corinne & Alden Schmitz
Steve Salavec P
Travis Steen
Juliet Summers
Megan Tamisiea
Andrea Butler
Holly Chandler
Dick & Dot Connealy
Andrew Cutinella
Nina Eary
Karen Fitzgibbons
Ryan Foor
Megan Thornton P
Colan Tollison
Eva Vachal
Heidi Venteicher Dingman
Dorcas Waruingi
Kurt Weidauer
Margaret Welsch
Peggy Witthauer
Debora Wisneski
Keli Wragge
Bruce Yoder
Jeff Young
Ryan Youtz
Michele & Robert Zadalis
In-Kind Donations
Deb Preston
WE SEND OUT A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR 2023-24 PATRON MEMBERS:
Daniel & Sally Hartley
Debbie & Mark Heeney
Neely & John Miller
Rosemary Pauley
Michelle Pernicek
Lynn Perry
Nicolle Peterson
Faith Foundation
Skip & Katy Joyce
Leland & Dorothy Olson Foundation
Valmont Industries, Inc.
Benefactors
Alvine & Associates, Inc.
E Creative
Heider Family Foundation
Kiewit
Pape Family Foundation
Pinnacle Bank
Anonymous
Carson Wealth
Mutual of Omaha
Patron Sponsors
Carl & Jennie Bartholomew
Blair Freeman & Alley Poyner
Macchietto Architecture
FNBO
Kutak Rock
Bill & Jodie Mackintosh Family Foundation
Merri Melvin
Microsoft
Parker Family Foundation
Brandon & Ashley Rich
Toby & Molly Schropp
Roxanne & Dan Wach
Howard Woodward
Bruce Yoder
Baird Holm
Black Hills Energy
Deloitte
Dundee Bank
Gary & Lisa Gotsdiner
Hancock & Dana PC
Lincoln Financial Group
Lueder Construction
Lund Company
Lutz & Company, PC
McCarthy Capital
Millard Lumber
Oriental Trading Co.
Look for the bins in the lobby following the show.
Crew Hale
Graecyn Hale
Elizabeth Horn
Fletcher Horn
Aia Huckins
Magnus Huckins
Dierk Johnson
Ruby Johnson
Henry Kerns
Katie Kerns
Adalyn Lee
Cummings Lee
Emily Lee
Ezra Lee
Tristin Lee
Rosebuds are kids 18 and under who support The Rose Theater! Membership is $20 and includes invitations to special events, goodie bags at shows, recognition in each program and much more. Please see The Rose Guild boutique in the lobby or the Box Office to join!
Quentin Lindahl
Cecilia Lubeck
Henry Lubeck
Teddy Lubeck
Olivia McCormick
Frank Merwald
Jack Merwald
James Merwald
Michael Moran
James Pernicek
Lily Pernicek
Carter Poots
Olive Poots
Taylor Poots
Fordham Rich
Preston Rich
Elise Risicato
Hattie Scallon
Maren Scallon
Augustus Schroen
Phoebe Schroen
Eleanor Senft
Howie Senft
Charlie Sparks
George Sparks
Gianluca Stevens
Gianna Stevens
Josyln Thompson
Lilly Townsend
Sophia Townsend
Annabella Volpone
Giuliana Volpone
William Volpone
Imagine if every time you came to The Rose, there was a parking spot waiting for you at one of the closest and most convenient spots in the area. This dream is now a reality!
Thanks to the Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission, Rose audience members can now park for just $2 in the parking garage at 1910 Harney Street (the corner of 19th & Harney) on weekend show days. This convenient location across the street from The Rose allows families quick and easy access to the theater at an affordable price.
“This is a wonderful benefit to our visitors,” says Rose managing director Julie Walker. “The families visiting The Rose now have access to the closest parking facility -- literally just across the street to the southeast -- at a rate less than they would pay at other uncovered lots or at a parking meter. We are so grateful to the Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission for the use of the garage.”
Artistic Director
Matthew Gutschick
Production Staff
Managing Director
Julie Walker
Director of Production – Sarah Buck
Resident Stage Manager – Meghan Boucher
Costume & Makeup Director – Zach Kloppenborg
Costume Shop Manager – Katie Greve
Technical Director – Jackson Curtright
Properties Mistress – Devon Denn-Young
Scenic Charge Artist – Trent Grooms
Resident Lighting Designer & Lead Electrician – Matt Benes
Resident Sound Designer & Audio Engineer – Christy Hernandez
General Production Technician – Ren Walther
Lighting/Audio Apprentice – Sierra Smith Stage Management Apprentice – Erin McNeley-Phelps
Swing Technician – Aiden Carman
Company Artists – Mykala Bazzell, Donovaughn Daniels, Carina DuMarce, Brian Guehring, Jay Hayden, Stephanie Jacobson, Michael James, Jackie Kappes, Biannah Peji-Palm, Elizabeth Peller, Zoella Sneed
Playwright in Residence & Literary Manager – Brian Guehring
Education Director – Jackie Kappes Director of Musical Theater Education & Dance – Aubrey Fink
Director of Youth Productions & Associate Director of Musical Theater Education – Michael James
Associate Director of Musical Theater Education & Dance – David Nuno
Competition Dance Director – Mimi Lawry
Early Education Director – Stephanie Jacobson
Director of Teen Programming – Jay Hayden
Director of School-Based Programming – Zoella Sneed
Teaching Artists - Kenna Antaya, Mykala Bazzell, Emily Boganowski, Claire Booton, Jerry Brabec, Roger Bunnell, Shelby Burr, Carina DuMarce, Wendy Eaton, Angie Frey, Brian Guehring, Natalie Hanson, Jay Hayden, Alfred Ibsen, Stephanie Jacobson, Michael James, Jen Kalvoda, Jackie Kappes, Lucy Kupka, Mimi Lawry, Grace Manley, Elizabeth Peller, DeAnn Mauro, Nikki McMullen, Michael Montez, Avery Newman, Rhyan Nolan, David Nuno, Biannah Peji-Palm, Sarah Ryland, Zoella Sneed, Laurelin Sterns, Hannah Taylor, Stephanie Tepox, Alex Vandenberg, Shelby Weis
Teaching Artist Fellows – Marcus Butteweiler, Breanna Mack, Erin O’Hara, Rachel Smart
Rose Studios Manager – Austin Gabler
Rose Studios for Youth Artists Desk Attendants – Robin Franco, Elizabeth Gocek, Jen Lemke, Jules Logue, Grace Luis, Alex Vanderberg, Meghan Witte
Summer Interns – Taylor Coffer, Abby Schreiber, Izzy Scozzaro, Natalie Renk, Lydia Rice, Eric Schutt, Rachel Smart, Danielle Tanner, Elizabeth Veloso, Sophie Williams
High School Interns – Shelby Gerken, Vox Hoffman, Katie Howell, Iman Pearson, Wren Robinson, Astria Smith, Tristan Tyson
Director of CommUNITY Connections – Isaiah Ruiz
Associate Director of CommUNITY Connections – Carina DuMarce
CommUNITY Connnections Coordinator – Doriette Jordan
Finance Director – Janelle Kupka
HR/Finance Specialist – Biannah Peji-Palm
Director of Strategy and Community Impact – Kathy Tyree
Facilities Director – Scott Kupka Facilities Staff – Hubert Clark, DJ Tyree
Audience Services Director – Mandy Aleksiak School & Class Coordinator – Lindy Glenn
Audience Services Manager – CiCi Gruber
Box Office Assistants – Alex Beil, Ransom Buda, Sarah Caruso, Grace Luis, Rowan Owens, Zachary Pachol, Pretzel Urwin, Molly Zabawa
Marketing Director – Kori Radloff Marketing Associates – Audrey Wardian, Zachary Pachol
Development Consultant – Vic Gutman Development Specialist – Lisa Winton
Grants Manager – Mary Hubl
Never underestimate the power of the arts to illuminate and inspire. Each performance is an expression of what makes us human, and a reminder that we’re all meant to shine.
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