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:
Twelfth Night
June 20-23, July 3, 5, 7
Directed by Anthony Clark-Kaczmarek
Titus Andronicus
June 27-30, July 2, 6
Directed by Vincent Carlson-Brown
Performances start at 8:00 PM
Performances of Twelfth Night and Titus Andronicus will be interpreted in American Sign Language, made possible through the support of the William R. Patrick Foundation.
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!
Show up early to get the best seats and join us before the play for great food, preshow entertainment, activities, and more!
Will's Best Friend Contest (Sunday, June 23)
6:00 PM
Dog-lovers: show off your best friend with categories such as the best Shakespeare character, the smallest, the biggest, the oldest, the friendliest, the heaviest and the people's choice.
Camp Shakespeare Indoor Performances (July 5, 6, 7)
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
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 .
Join us in our Founder's Towne Square
6:00 PM - Food, Friends, and Souvenirs
Souvenir Booth"c an one desire too much of a good thing?"-As You Like It IV.1Get 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.1Become a Friend or Bard, 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.
Cuisine on the Green"Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends."-The Taming of the Shrew I.2
Shakespearience!
6:00 PM
"Pleasure and action make the hours seem short."-Othello II.3Head to the Shakespearience tent (next to the Libby Lauritzen Education stage, South end of the Green) for interactive activities for young people.
Greenshow
6:30 PM
"if music be the food of love, play on."-Twelfth Night I.1Enjoy Jek the Juggler, the Heartland Flute Choir, and Madrigali et al On The Green .
Scholar's Forum
6:30 PM
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.
Shakespeare On The Page
; Winning Sonnets
7:00 PM
Hear the winning sonnets from the 16th Annual Anne Dittrick Sonnet Writing Contest! For more information on the contest and how to get involved, CLICK HERE.
Camp Shakespeare Outdoor Performances (July 5, 6, 7)
7:00 PM
Following their indoor debut, see the Camp Shakespeare performances On the Green.
Two Minute Shakespeare!
7:15 PM
See your favorite Shakespearean masterpieces performed in 120 seconds or less. In this hilarious, fast-paced program, actors take plays suggested by the audience to perform in under two minutes...or suffer the consequence
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.
