PAST PRODUCTIONS
Black Women Rebel
Unbeknownst to the world, Alexa, Cortana, and Siri are three wise and elder
African-American women who go on vacation together every year. This year, one of them
has plans to go on vacation . . . forever.
ALEXA, CORTANA, AND SIRI WALK INTO A JUKE JOINT an original radio drama by Kim Louise.
RIOT REPEAT by Viv Parr
You might ask yourself: Was I tricked into listening to three women complain about the government for half an hour? The answer is yes. And you will be moved by the end.
Cast: Karen S. Fox, @Peggy Jones, Jay Srygley, Allana Pommier
Director: Breanna Francesca Carodine
Playwrights: @Kim Louise, Viv Parr
Musician: @Jordan Smith
Foley Artists: Kim Alger, Brian Kokensparger
Changing the Narrative
Radio Theatre Omaha is so lucky to have great collaborators. It's what allows us to create inspiring theatre, like this night we sponsored at Reverb Lounge - MY CHOICE: ABORTION STORIES. It was an evening of emotionally raw, powerful, and empowering true stories. Storytelling is at the heart of what we do, so it made sense for us to sponsor the event produced by Agribella Orbis to support Nebraska Abortion Resources.
**Due to the raw and real nature of these stories, no audio recording was made of this production.**
Down the Rabbit Hole
By Kent Garlinghouse
Directed By Breanna Carodine
Cast and Crew
Jessica Johnson
Fred Hartman
Chelsey Walker
Franciscoo Franco
Jackson Newman
Sound Effects
Kim Alger and Scott Dombeck
Original Music
Luke Furman
*NO AUDIO AVAILABLE
Our director Breanna Carodine!
Angle of Incidence
By Kent Garlinghouse
Directed By Stephanie Kidd
Can a young woman rise above being the sacrifice for the dragon and overcome the power of a dark wizard? Find out in our newest audio drama THE ANGLE OF INCIDENCE by Kent Garlinghouse.
Cast and Crew
Britta Tollefsrud
Haley Haas
Jackson Newman
Joe Blackstad
Xavier Carr
Xena Broaden
Music Composed & Performed By Luke Furman
With Sound Effects By Brian Kokensparger
Atlas Slugged
By Brian Kokensparger
Directed by Stephanie Kidd
Radio Theatre Omaha is working on a new chapter in our history - live audio drama presented through Zoom! Please enjoy a performance of Atlas Slugged, an exciting, hilarious space adventure written by Omaha author Brian Kokensparger and directed by Stephanie Kidd!
CAST AND CREW
Narrator: Linda Hughes
Captain: Jackson Newman
Science Officer: Sydney Hendricksen
Engineering: Randy Hill
Payload: Kerron Stark
Music composed & performed by: Luke Furman
Sound Effects: Brian Kokensparger
Hollywood: Silent Movies and Sound Effects
In 2020 the Union Pacific Museum in Council Bluffs initiated a program called First Friday for families to come to the museum in the evening and enjoy a time of learning, crafts, food, and fun. The theme for February was Hollywood. To entertain the audience of the evening, Radio Theatre Omaha played a short clip from a Buster Keaton movie called The Goat, playing it once without sound—it was produced as a silent film—and once with our added live sound effects.
The Grinch Who Came To Dinner
Holiday story that tells us allowing others to live their own lives may be the greatest gift to give…not at all based on A Christmas Carol. We swear.
CAST AND CREW
Mack Morgan: Tom Schuler
Terri Morgan: Alicia Amedee
Horatio Wormrun: Jackson Newman
Doctor: Ronette Lammers
Spirit of Christmas: Sydney Hendricksen
Brad Wormrun: Kerron Stark
Brad Morgan: Asher Hoffman
Music composed by Luke Furman, performed by April Corbet
Shadow Point
By Doug Sasse
Directed by Stephanie Kidd
Performed at Gallery 1516
An eccentric millionaire’s will commands his greedy, squabbling family to go to a dangerous wilderness, then find and dig up the inheritance by Christmas Day.
CAST AND CREW
Narrator: Tom Schuler
JD Wilkinson: Todd Brooks
Arthur Jamison: Randy Hill
Nick Wilkinson: Chris Scott
Penny Wilkinson: Ronette Lammers
Terry Wilkinson: Jackson Newman
Brett Wilkinson: Tom Schuler
Donna Wilkinson: Alicia Amedee
Rhonda Wilkinson: Amie James
Louis Wilkinson: Kerron Stark
Maria Wilkinson: Sydney Hendricksen
Music composed by Luke Furman, performed by April Corbet
Sound Effects: Scott Dombeck, Kim Alger
Who’s the Beauty, Who’s the Beast?
By Kent Garlinghouse
Directed by Kent Garlinghouse
Performed at OutrSpaces
Role reversal takes effect as Lissa, a conniving, ill-tempered, abusing aristocrat—the beauty—meets a wild, ugly world in the forest. She is on her way to Blood Hill Manor to deliver a message from her father. The wolf is protecting his woods from the thoughtless actions of this egocentric, very uncaring young woman. The wolf transforms into the Lord of the Manor once inside Blood Hill Estate; and as Lord Bruce, he receives Lissa’s cryptic message. The two of them, deeply opposed to each other, must decide to work together, or be overcome by the Wicked Witch’s curse which holds all of them captive.
CAST AND CREW
Lissa: Brenda Smrdel
Butler Bob: Chris Scott
Beast: Joe Blackstad
Bently: Chris Scott
Lord Bruce: Joe Blackstad
Wicked Witch: Carrie Beth Stickrod
Music composed and performed by Luke Furman
Sound Effects: Scott Dombeck
Gleebra
By Kent Garlinghouse
Directed by Kent Garlinghouse
Performed at OutrSpaces
Gleebra is the story of a Princess raised as a commoner. She knows nothing of her royal blood and is upset that she looks and feels so out of place. In desperation she consults the castle’s Magic Mirror and discovers that the reason her peers make fun of her looks is because she is part Telleggian. The Crown Prince of Telleg, her biological father, arrives to collect her after the Telleggian King is assassinated. The Prince’s plans are thwarted when Barbra, Gleebra’s biological mother, denies him access to Gleebra and requests King Henry defend them from the new Telleggian King, even if it means war. King Henry and Gleebra build a plan to resolve the conflict.
CAST AND CREW
Gleebra: Syndey Hendricksen
Magic Mirror: Daena Schweiger
Barbra: Katy Eichhorn
Crown Prince: Tim Mantil
King Henry: Kabin Thomas
Music composed and performed by Luke Furman
Sound Effects: Scott Dombeck
The Dark Woods
By Kent Garlinghouse
Directed by Kent Garlinghouse
performed at OutrSpaces
The villagers live in constant fear because of the horrors within the Dark Woods. Young Walter decides to help his village end their fear and goes into The Dark Woods to show the village there’s nothing to fear… he hopes.
CAST AND CREW
Voice 1, Woman 2: Linda Hughes
Voice 2, Man 2: Nathan Hoffman
Voice 3, Woman 1: Caitlin Little
Voice 4, Man 1: Nathan Dunham
Walter: Miles Grace
Wizard: Kabin Thomas
Witch: Stephanie Kidd
Music composed by Luke Furman
Keyboard: Luke Furman
Tin Whistle: April Corbet
Sound Effects: Scott Dombeck
Royal Renovations
By Emily Smith
Directed by Kent Garlinghouse
Performed at OutrSpaces
A frog prince tries to undo his curse, but the arrogant princess who can save him may end up costing him more than he bargained for.
CAST AND CREW
Narrator: Xavier Carr
Frog Prince: Isaac Glover
Mayrose: Amanda Mischke
Terry: Caitlin Little
Farah: Linda Hughes
Blagum/Geoffrey: Nathan Hoffman
Ollie/Harrison: Nathan Dunham
Grandaddy: Jacob Philip Anderson
Princess Sulfi: Stephanie Kidd
Music composed by April Corbet
Keyboard, Snare Drum and Trumpet: April Corbet
Viola: Larissa Tibbles
Sound Effects: Scott Dombeck
The Ballad of Anna the Brave
By Jamie Taylor
Directed by Kent Garlinghouse
performed at Gallery 1516
Anna, the village scaredy-cat, is too frightened to take part in her village’s coming of age ceremony. Her twin sister, Kaylee, chooses to take Anna’s place, but when a wicked storm breaks, Kaylee and the other village children Disappear. Only Anna realizes it was the work of an evil witch, and she alone must face her.
CAST AND CREW
Narrator: Katie Otten
Kaylee: Emily Smith
Anna: Megan Torbert
Mother: Stephanie Kidd
Villagers: Stephanie Kidd, Jacob Anderson, Andrea Erickson, Nathan Dunham
Mouse: Emily Smith
Witch — good and bad: Linda Hughes
Music composed and performed by Luke Furman
Sound Effects: Scott Dombeck, Nathan Hoffman
