Production Previews

Bob Fischbach / Omaha World Herald Snuggled in the Hamptons of east Long Island, Kevin and his husband, Ted, have what looks like a cushy, harmonious life in Sag Harbor, New York. But then in “Harbor,” playwright Chad Beguelin’s biting adult comedy that SNAP Productions opens tonight, Kevin’s badly behaved sister and her teen daughter …

Theatre Preview: Family ties rock the boat in SNAP’s production of ‘Harbor’ Read More »

Bob Fischbach / Omaha World Herald Don’t worry about those references to literary great Anton Chekhov in the script of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” You can follow the story just fine without them. That’s the word from Daena Schweiger, who’s directing the 2013 best-play Tony winner for SNAP Productions. The four-weekend run …

Theatre Preview: Don’t Sweat the Literary References in ‘Vanya and Sonia’ Read More »

Bob Fischbach / Omaha World Herald A play within a play often appeals to theater types. It features actors playing actors, after all, and peeking behind a rehearsal curtain can be appealing. Noah Diaz appeared last March in a staged reading of Jackie Sibblies Drury’s “We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero …

Theatre Preview: Race, intolerance, and a play within a play Read More »

Bob Fischbach / Omaha World Herald “Voices From the Closet,” an evening of eight monologues in which gay characters talk about the decision to hide or reveal an important part of who they are, had a long incubation period before its SNAP Productions opening tonight. Omaha author Daena Schweiger was initially intrigued by 2010 headlines …

Theatre Preview: ‘Voices From the Closet’ at SNAP / Shelterbelt Read More »