Quilters Podcasts

This week, the Nebraska Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film at UNL, opens its season July 10. We'll have a preview of this summer's three shows, SOUVENIR, DOUBT, and THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN. Tada Productions has a new home, the Tada Theatre in Lincoln's Haymarket. Bob Rook and cast drop by to chat up the inaugural production, an encore of last season's smash hit, the charming musical GILLIGAN'S ISLAND. Omaha's Joslyn Art Museum's annual JAZZ ON THE GREEN series begins Thursday, July 10th. Amy Rummel says it's another great month of jazz and art. And, a statewide arts calendar and William Kloefkorn's POETRY OF THE PLAINS. That's all on this week's Friday Live.

This week, The Great Plains Chautauqua summer tour gets underway next Thursday, June 26th in Falls City, courtesy of the Nebraska Humanities Council. Jane Renner Hood previews the week-long residency of presentations and historical performances. The inaugural Great American Comedy Festival in Norfolk comes to a head this weekend, with a series of performances featuring the best comedians from a week-long series of workshops and competition stand-up. Rough Magic Productions has updated the Pinnochio story for PURE ANIMA by Rough Magic resident playwright Gregory Peters. Director and puppet designer Joe Luppo and Jack Carpenter drop by to talk about this modern fairy tale of a mad scientist and his little boy robot with a soul. And, a statewide arts calendar and William Kloefkorn's POETRY OF THE PLAINS. That's all on this week's Friday Live.

This week, Friday Live travels to the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln for the 2008-09 season announcement, featuring live music from Lied's interim executive director, pianist Ann Chang-Barnes. The Lofte Theatre near Manley, Nebraska, opened its summer season last week, but there's still time to catch that classic comedy, CHARLEY'S AUNT for June, while THE SOUND OF MUSIC opens in July, says Kevin Colbert and Will Cover. The Bright Lights summer activities program gets underway June 9th, with lots of art, humanities, and science classes to keep the kids out of the house... there's even an architectural project! And, a statewide arts calendar and William Kloefkorn's POETRY OF THE PLAINS. That's all on this week's Friday Live.

This week, Fred Child from Performance Today drops by Friday Live. NET Television's new documentary explores the history of Nebraska's beef industry. NET Producer Olive Bucklin and research contributor John Carter from the Nebraska State Historical Society drop by Friday Live to preview the statewide premiere of BEEF STATE on NET Television, Sun. June 1, at 6:00pm CT. The summer repertory series at the Post Playhouse at Fort Robinson State Park near Crawford begins June 13th. Director Roger Mays pulls no punches for the 41st season, featuring three musical heavy hitters: OKLAHOMA!, SOUTH PACIFIC, and GUYS & DOLLS, beginning June 13th. TAMING OF THE SHREW is the first summer production of the Flatwater Shakespeare Company, opening Thur. June 5 at the open air Swan Theatre at Wyuka Cememtary in Lincoln. Director Bob Hall brings along the very un-shrew-like Melissa Lewis for a preview this Friday Live. Darryl White and his Darryl White Group start off this year's JAZZ IN JUNE in the Sheldon Museum of Art Sculpture Garden Tue, June 3rd, before heading over to the Hornady-Marshal Theatre on the College Park campus in Grand Island on Sat. June 7th. Broadcast live statewide on NET Radio, it's an all-star line-up featuring White on trumpet, Dave Pietro, sax; Jeff Jenkins, piano; Brandon Draper, drums; Michael Pujado, percussion; Craig Akin, bass. Cheril Lee form Omaha chats with Dean Koontz about his newest book, ODD HOURS. And, a statewide arts calendar and William Kloefkorn's POETRY OF THE PLAINS. That's all on this week's Friday Live.