Meet The Team

Mark is a passionate supporter of performing arts, having served on the board of River City Mixed Chorus for more than 10 years, most of that time as Treasurer (and he sings a bit, too!).  Mark has also served on the boards of a number of local diversity-related nonprofits.  And he helped found and lead the LGBTQ+ employee resource group at his employer, Deluxe Corporation, where Mark’s day job is managing teams of software developers.  Mark is looking forward to working to bring diversity-focused community theater back to greater visibility in Omaha.  Mark and his husband Bob share a home with two spoiled black labs, and enjoy frequent visits from three rambunctious grandsons!

Longtime board member of SNAP! Gary looks forward to getting SNAP! back on its feet.

Gary Planck has worked in theaters around the Omaha area as an actor, director and producer. He has appeared on stage at the Omaha Community Playhouse in “The Manchurian Candidate”, “The Grapes of Wrath”, “Gypsy”, “On Borrowed Time” “Tony and Tina’s Wedding” and “The Full Monty”.  At the Bellevue Little Theatre He performed in both musicals and plays such as “To Kill and Mockingbird”, “1776” and “Oliver!” He has also performed at the Blue Barn Theatre  in “Psycho Beach Party” as the Great Kahuna and in “Talk Radio”. He performed a variety of roles in three later productions of “Tony and Tina’s Wedding” his favorite being the priest.  As a director he has overseen many one act plays in "Shelterskelter" and From "Shelterbelt with Love" at the Shelterbelt Theatre and  the play “M*A*S*H*" at the Bellevue Little Theatre.  Gary worked with the Nebraska Theatre Caravan as  both a Technical Director and Assistant Technical Director for the Professional Touring Company and for 7 seasons of  “A Christmas Carol”. With his production company 2x4Productions, Gary has produced and directed Christmas shows such as “Murder Under the Mistletoe”, “North Platte Canteen”, “The Office Party” and “The Bad Elf”. In 2021 he produced “Tilly’s Christmas Extravaganza” at Harold’s Coffee House.  Gary is pleased to continue serving on the SNAP! Board.

Joey (director/actor/musician/properties/costuming) has tackled many directing opportunities with enthusiasm, "Music Man", "Beauty & the Beast" at Sioux City Community Theatre earned several ICTA (Iowa Community Theatre Association) Awards: Director, Costumes, Music Direction, Music Ensemble, Choreography and Best Scene Transitions. The following are shows that also earned ICTA Nominations: "Green Day's American Idiot", "Heathers", "Dog Fight", "Spring Awakening", "A Night With Shel Silverstein", "Jekyll and Hyde". (She has acted/music directed in many others as well.)

Since moving from Sioux City to Omaha in 2020, Joey's acting productions in the Omaha area include, Omaha Community Playhouse: "Bridges of Madison County" (Barbara Ford Award) (OEAA Nomination) "Ragtime" (OEAA Nomination), Once (OEAA Nomination), "On an Anxious Night in November 2020" (Alternative Programming), "Blue Barn's: Heroes of the Fourth Turning The Rose: Ella Enchanted" (OEAA Best Musical), "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed". "Fringe Festival: Run for Cover", "All for One Theatre: Cinderella". Other theatrical appearances include: Lamb Theatre, Shot in the Dark, Evelyn Larson Theatre and Sioux City Community Theatre. Joey is active on the SNAP! and Bellevue Little Theatre Play Selection Committee, Theatre Arts Guild (TAG) Board Member, Opportunity Corps STEAM and took part of the Directing Fellowship at OCP 2021/2022. A teaching artist at SNJ Studios snd Rave-On productions, contemporary worship Music Leader - at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Papillion. (2019-now)

Artistic Director/Board Member at The Evelyn Larson Theatre/ Shot in the Dark Productions from (2013-2019). Directing/music directing/acting in 32 shows.

Joey hopes to continue the positive momentum that SNAP! had on the community. She has big love for theatre, for its actors, the process and respects the time and effort it takes to put on a quality show. Joey is ready to roll up her sleeves and get to work. Looking forward to seeing everyone soon! Huzzah!

Kaitlyn Rudeen is an award winning director, actress and playwright from State College, Pennsylvania. She is thrilled to be directing and acting at her beloved Snap Productions! She last appeared on Snap’s stage appearing as Donna in Harbor (OEAA Best Actress) and Ruth in Tribes (OEAA Best Supporting Actress). Other notable productions in town are appearing as Tess Maynard in The City in the City in the City (OEAA Nominee Best Actress) at the Blue Barn Theater, Jenny in The Christians at the Blue Barn Theater (OEAA Winner Best Supporting Actress, TAG Award Winner Best Featured Actress) and Vern Schultz in 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche. She was last seen directing in town for The Rocky Horror Show (Omaha Community Playhouse, Rave On Productions) Gutenberg the Musical (Omaha Community Playhouse, The Candy Project) and was the Artistic Associate for the Omaha Community Playhouse, where she oversaw the Alternative Programming and Directing Fellowship Programs respectively. Her scripts have been produced all over the country, and featured locally on various Omaha stages. Those Two Are Definitely Getting Murdered, appeared locally in a reading at the Shelterbelt/Snap Productions stage, and has made the top nine shows in the country for the New Play Exchange multiple years in a row for holiday shows. It has also been produced all over the country, appeared on many university stages, and was part of The Hippodrome Theater’s reading series in Gainesville, Florida. She is thrilled to bring the script she loves so much Snap Productions, and to Omaha stages again, and thanks them so much for their belief and overwhelming support of her show both as a playwright and an actress. She can’t wait to direct 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche this spring, and wants to continue to take part in productions that specifically champion female actresses, playwrights and directors. love to her family

Cole, Olivia and Jax.