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Sometimes you’re thirsty for something
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March 6 - March 30 , 2008
P R O D U C T I O N S
Angels in America
Part 2: Perestroika
—By Tony Kushner
April 17- May 11, 2008
Acrobat
—By Eric Solanis
May 29 - June 22, 2008
The Little Dog Laughed
P R O D U C T I O N S
—By Douglas Carter Beane
July 10 - August 3
Summer New
Play Showcase
August 21 - September 14, 2008
P R O D U C T I O N S
Doubt
—By John Patrick Shanley
October, 2008
ShelterSkelter 13
November 13 - December 7, 2008
P R O D U C T I O N S
Advise and
Consent
— by Loring Mandel
RESERVATIONS: 341-2757
3225 CALIFORNIA STREET
WWW.SHELTERBELT.ORG
WWW.SNAPPRODUCTIONS.COM
The delicious new
season
from
Shelterbelt Theatre
and
SNAP! Productions
Support 2008-2009
P R O D U C T I O N S
SNAP! Financiers $5,000 +
Liz Heim
Theatre of the Midlands
George Selders
Union Pacific Corporation
SNAP! Benefactors $2,500-$4,999
Nebraska Arts Council
Michael Kinsel (in memory of Alan Wagner & Alan Baer)
Mark & Tess Cramer
SNAP! Builders $1,000-$2,499
Baer Foundation
Alan & Marcia Baer
Gary Beck
Cox Communications
Scott & Connie Fowler
In memory of
Verle & Marjorie Van Cleave
Frank Kerr - Image Security Equipment
Karen Sokolof Javitch Foundation
- in Honor of Elaine Jabenis and
Michal Simpson
Michael Jones
Christine Lafinhan
Jim Leonard
SNAP! Partners $500-$999
Mary & Ben Carrick
Jerry Evert
First Data Resources
Jennifer Gilg & Joe Basque
David Catalan
James Cooper
Dr. William Gress
- In Memory of James Simpson
Tim Held & Jay Worden
Judith Hancock
SNAP! Patrons $100-$499
Joan Bird & David Townley
Blue Barn Theatre
Roger Bennett
Bob Benzel
Chanticleer Theatre
Echelle Childers
Brad Davis
Gary Emenitove
Darrel Frisch
Robert & Jane Hailey
Rhonda Hall
Alice Heim
Janet Heim
Dr. Joseph Hoagbin &
David McCracken
Mrs. F.M. Huckins
Elaine & Mace Jabenis
Chris Janicek
Jerry K. Jensen
Michael Jirkovsky
George Kleine
Lynn & James Martin
Mark Marchese
Bill MacKenzie
Jenny McCready
Robert & Maggie Opal
Joseph Phillips
Michele Phillips
D. Laureen Pickle &
Don Nguyen
Jeff Porter
Michael Poynor
Jan & Tom Reardon
Barb & Bill Ross
SNAP! Friends $25-$99
Dori Appel & Perry Prince
John Armour
Deb Beck
Gloria Bennett
Timothy Bennett
Thomas Bertino
Dan Brick
Sandi & Bill Bruns
Mary & Ben Carrick
Karen Cordes
Theresa & William Currier
Derrick Crawford
Virginia Dodge
Aksa Doornkamp
Ann & Mike Downey
Sherry & Dick Fletcher
Richard Goehring
Ernie Gubbels
Ellen Hargus
Bryan Hartmann
Haumont-Bufkin Family
Bonnie Horwich
Norm Filbert
Linda & William Hendricks
Garret Higgenbottom
Ron Hines
David Howard
Edoth A. Huddleston
Debbie Hunsberger
Kerry Jasa
Barb Kittell
Don Klein
Laura Kunkle
Sue & Jeff Lively
Michael Mitilier and MTS Training
Debbie & Jeff Nelson
Therese & Douglas Rennels
Anne Shaughnessy
Wild Oats Market
Chuck Kilgore
Scott Jackman
Jerry K. Jensen
Thomas Liefer
Mark Lanham
Dan Montez
John Prouty
Thomas Lowe
Anne Shaughnessy
Mark Wegener
Nancy Ross
Susan Rothholz
Alfred J. Salanitro
Barb & Cliff Schaffer
Mark Schulze
Tish & Gene Selk
Sissy & Howard Silber
Michal Simpson
Christine Smith & Lynne
MacDonald
Lynne Freyer & Chris Socha
Tedd Serflaten
Bette & Edward Swanson
Tailored Travel-Paige Beeck
Les Tebbenkamp & Michael
Gangitano
Emily & Eric Thompson
James Tobey
Voda One
Roxanne & Dan Wach
White Crane Gallery
Jonathan Wilhoft
George E. Wolfe
Rev. Donna &
Rev R. Don Wright
Nick Zadina
Debbie Zadina
Z-92
Eugene & Debbie Zweiback
Kimaree & Zachary Lowe
Phyllis Mains
Mama’s Pizza
Kip Lund & Mark Marchese
David Lutton
Billy Mahnke
Wally Martin
Ken Mayer
Mary McGrath
Elmorine R.H. McKiernan
Kerry McManus
Dan Miller & Ken LaRose
Dan Montez
Harold Myers
Brad Finkle & Tom Neumann
Carol & William Neumayer
Ruth & David Nicklin
Omaha Symphony
Opera Omaha
Kristi Pederson
Martha & Don Pesek
M. Michele Phillips
Leta Pierce
John Rosman
Susie Sikverman
Suzanne Singer
Clarence Slavens
Shelly Ranson
John Valentine, LMT
Mary Williams
Laura & David Wilwerding
Support 2008-2009
P R O D U C T I O N S
SNAP! Buddies $1-$24
Robyn Bartlett
Barry Carman
Buffalo Wild Wings
California Taco
Daniel Dixon
Robert Dorr
Flat Iron Café
Goldberg’s
Anthony & Kim Clark-Kaczmarek
Matt Fowler
Patrick Gillespie
P R O D U C T I O N S
Dirk Gillespie
Abby Gregor
Tim Humes
Joanie Jacobson
Susan Koenig
Ranita & Trish Lilyhorn
Todd Maxwell
Jennifer O’Neill
Leslie Norman
Omaha Steaks
Gwen Parmenter
Beth Pomerleau
Mary Lou Rhu
Daena Schweiger
The Silaus
Timothy Smith
Don Leon Stortz
Jessica Skyler
Mary Starr
Upstream Brewery
Sam & Christina Vasta
Scott Winkler
Scott Jackman
Memorial Fund
Dr. Joe Hoagbin - $1000
First Data Resources - $550
Tara Kennedy & Tim Reilly - $300
UP Foundation Matching Funds - $200
Jerry Evert - $100
Liz Heim - $100
Leon Martin - $100
Maggie & Bob Opal - $100
Barb & Bill Ross - $100
Dr. William Gress - $50
Todd Lewis - $50
Michael Jirkovsky - $50
Anonymous - $20
P R O D U C T I O N S
Bill Bohannon
Memorial Fund
Nellie & Jeff Chenoweth - $500
Liz Heim - $500
UP Foudation Matching Funds - $500
Tara Kennedy & Tim Reilly - $300
Susan & Dennis Collins - $100
Penny Likes - $100
Robert Blevens - $50
Jim & Lynn Martin - $50
Denny Maddux - $20
P R O D U C T I O N S
In the Gallery
The featured artist in our lobby gallery is: Craig Bond
A percentage of the proceeds from sales of featured artwork benefits both SNAP! and Shelterbelt.
Tom Reardon-Curator
P R O D U C T I O N S
Wish List
Do you have something that the theatre could use?
Contact one of our board members in the box office!
Some items on our Wish List:
Framing for posters (11” X 17” frames)
New security doors ($1,000 each)
Storage lockers (tall ones)
Shelving
Printing Services (for posters, postcards
and programs)
Beverages (donated soft drinks and water)
Construction Materials (3/4“ plywood
sheets, 2’ X 4” - 8’, 10’, 12’ lengths)
P R O D U C T I O N S
Props, furniture
Costumes-any period
Dehumidifiers
Outdoors Storage Shed/Tuff Shed
Motel/Hotel Rooms
Backstage Communication System
Video Surveillance System
Pro Audio Amplifiers
Wish List Contributors
Corvel Company-Copy Machine & Fax Machine
Chanticleer Theatre-Copy Machine
Tom Liefer-Table Saw & Band Saw
Liz Heim-Poster Framing
Bev Cogar-Soft Drinks
James Czarnecki-Refrigerator
James Tobey - Garage for Truck
Michael Poyner - Television, Dictophone
D. Laureen Pickle/Don Nguyen Stereo System & Speakers
i-structure - Mirrors, Fixtures
Howard Swain-Reel to Reel Tape Recorder/Player
Mark Wegener-Sound Mixer, 2 Floor Fans
Jeff Nelson - Credenza, Light Grid Pipes, Furniture
David Catalan - Framed Posters and Awards
Jim Othuse - Stage Curtains
Kevin Lawler - Pickup Truck
Michael Kinsel - Lightboard Computer Adapter
Rhonda Hall - Air Conditioner
Mark Cramer - Amplifier, TV, Furniture, Synthesizer
Hearthstone Homes - Set Pieces
Michael Kinsel - Lighted Theatre Sign
(in memory of Alan Baer)
Mary Lou Rhu - Soft Drinks
Image Security Equipment - Security System
Pr. R. Dan Wright - Electronic Keyboard
Hartness Family - Sound Speakers
Jill Coyne - Vintage Costumes
Jackie McPherson - Soft Drinks & Water
Kelli Sears - New & Vintage Costumes
Mark Dickmeyer - Dehumidifier
Michael Jones - Laptop Computer
Judith Hancock - Propane Grill
Dan Montez - LCD Projector
Burt Hilliers - Costumes
Gary Kelvek - 2 cordless drills & drill bits
Nellie Chenoweth - Tools
Sallie Rada - Costumes
Donald Smith - printer/fax/copier
Elaine & Mace Jabenis - Drapes & Costumes
Shelia & Robert Glaser - Costumes
P R O D U C T I O N S
Mission
SNAP! Productions is a nonprofit theatre organization with
the mission to provide Educational and Humanistic Support
of AIDS-Related Programs and to Promote Understanding
and Acceptance of All Members of the Community Through
Artistic Expression.
SNAP! is a member of the Theatre Arts Guild.
P R O D U C T I O N S
Board of Directors
Liz Heim—President, Historian
Michal Simpson—Artistic Director
Todd Brooks—Vice-President Publicity
/President-Elect
Ben Carrick - Treasurer
Brian Callaghan
Mark Cramer—Vice-President Marketing,
Webmaster
Derrick Crawford
Scott Fowler
Jennifer Gilg—Secretary & Advertising Director
Rhonda Hall
P R O D U C T I O N S
Dr. Joe Hoagbin—Vice President Development
Liz Kendall - Technical Director
Thomas Lowe—Educational Liaison
Denny Maddux
Jeff Nelson—Tech Liason
Ron Osborn
M. Michele Phillips—Associate Artistic Director
D. Laureen Pickle
Nancy Ross
Jerry Evert—Leave of Absence, Peace Corps
Thanks
The following people and businesses have been instrumental in making this production come to life.
Thank you!
North Side Christian Church, Creighton University, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Ron Osborn, Mark
Cramer, Liz Kendall, Rox Wach, Doug Rennels, Heartland Scenic Studio, Jeff Nelson, Joe Basque, Brian
Callaghan, Wesley Pourier, Jennifer Gilg, Matt DeNoncour, Jerry Woiderski, Dusty Davis, Dave Podendorf,
Rhonda Hall, Kim Callaghan, Ben & Mary Carrick, Denny Maddux, Pat Thomas, Tom Lowe, Liz Heim,
Omaha Community Playhouse, Todd Brooks, Jennifer Hoberman, Nancy Ross
Ten Ways to Fight Hate
H
ate in America is a dreadful, daily constant. The dragging death of a black man in Jasper, Texas; the
crucifixion of a gay man in Laramie, Wyoming; and hate crimes against hundreds of Arab-Americans
are not “isolated incidents. They are eruptions of a nation’s intolerance. Bias is a human condition,
and American history is rife with prejudice against groups and individuals because of their race, religion,
disability, sexual orientation or other differences. The 20th Century saw major progress in outlawing
discrimination, and most Americans today support integrated schools and neighborhoods. But stereotypes
and unequal treatment persist, an atmosphere often exploited by hate groups. When bias motivates an
unlawful act, it is considered a hate crime. Race and religion inspire most hate crimes, but hate today wears
many faces.
The greatest growth in hate crimes in recent years is against Asian-Americans and homosexuals, according to FBI statistics. Once considered a Southern phenomenon, today most hate crimes take place in the
North and West. In the late1990s there were more public Ku Klux Klan rallies, complete with white sheets,
in Pennsylvania than in Alabama. In states with large immigrant populations, such as California, hate often
erupts between people of color. Spread on the Internet and accessible by personal computers, hate clearly
knows no geographic bounds.
The good news is …
All over the country people are fighting hate. Standing up to hate mongers. Promoting tolerance and inclusion. More often than not—when hate flares up—good erupts too.
This guide sets out 10 principles for fighting hate. The steps outlined here have been tested in scores of
communities across the U.S. by a wide range of human rights, religious and civic organizations. Experience
shows that one person, acting from conscience and love, can neutralize bigotry. A group of people can
create a moral barrier to hate.
SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA …
Every hour—someone commits a hate crime.
Every day—at least eight blacks, three whites, three gays, three Jews and one Latino become hate crime
victims
Every week—a cross is burned
SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA …
Our experience shows that one person, acting with conscience and love, can neutralize bigotry. A group of
people can create a moral barrier to hate.
Ten Ways to Fight Hate
1 - Act
Do something. In the face of hatred, apathy will be interpreted as acceptance —by the haters, the public
and, worse, the victim. Decency must be exercised too. If it isn’t, hate invariably persists.
2 - Unite
Call a friend or co-worker. Organize a group of allies from churches, schools, clubs and other civic sources.
Create a diverse coalition. Include children, police and the media. Gather ideas from everyone, and get
everyone involved.
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Ten Ways to Fight Hate
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3 - Support the Victims
Hate-crime victims are especially vulnerable, fearful and alone. Let them know you care. Surround them
with people they feel comfortable with. If you ’re a victim, report every incident and ask for help.
4 - Do Your Homework
Determine if a hate group is involved, and research its symbols and agenda. Seek advice from anti-hate
organizations. Accurate information can then be spread to the community.
5 - Create an Alternative
Do NOT attend a hate rally. Find another outlet for anger and frustration and people’s desire to do something. Hold a unity rally or parade. Find a news hook, like a “hate-free zone.”
6 - Speak Up
You too, have First Amendment rights. Hate must be exposed and denounced. Buy an ad. Help news
organizations achieve balance and depth. Do not debate hate mongers in conflict-driven talk shows.
7 - Lobby Leaders
Persuade politicians, business and community leaders to take a stand against hate. Early action creates a
positive reputation for the community, while unanswered hate will eventually be bad for business.
8 - Look Long Range
Create a “bias response” team. Hold annual events, such as a parade or culture fair, to celebrate your
community ’s diversity and harmony. Build something the community needs. Create a Web site.
9 - Teach Tolerance
Bias is learned early, usually at home. But school
programs and curricula can influence children from
different cultures. Sponsor an “I have a dream“
contest. Target youths who may be tempted by
skinheads or other hate groups.
10 - Dig Deeper
Look into issues that divide us: economic
inequality, immigration, and homosexuality.
Work against discrimination in housing,
employment and education. Look inside
yourself for prejudices and stereotypes.
Copyright ©2000 by the Southern Poverty Law Center
Second edition, second printing.
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit
legal and educational organization based in
Montgomery, Alabama. The Center ’s co-founders
are Morris S. Dees, Jr. and Joseph J. Levin, Jr.
Its directors are Patricia Clark, Frances Green,
Judge Rufus Huffman, Joseph J. Levin, Jr.,
Howard Mandell and James McElroy.
Director’s Notes
Perestroika is a favorite because of the way in which Tony Kushner blurs the sexual, political and geographical
lines— between angel and human, male and female, gay and straight, religious and nonreligious, Republican and
Democrat, heaven and earth. I wish it could always be that way in life. It would make it more difficult to go to war
with one another.
Angels. Who doesn’t love the thought that “somebody up there likes me” and is watching over things down
here. Kushner’s angels, however, are just as clueless as we humans. The thought is a bit disheartening until we
discover that in the course of the play, each of his characters serves as some one else’s earthbound angel, which
is probably just as it should be. We could all be looking out for one another more.
In attempting to recount Part 1, I realize how much it sounds like we’re about to go back down the Rabbit Hole
with Alice. This play is a crazy but beautiful “construct” about deconstructing and reconstructing. Kushner dismantles the outmoded ideologies of his characters, and their beliefs about what “is” and what “isn’t,” and allows
them (and us) to come away with a new perspective on hope.
MY hope is that at some point AIDS will no longer be pandemic and we can aspire to a world like the one Kushner
creates in Perestroika
The great work begins.
M. Michele Phillips
Heartfelt appreciation to:
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Liz Kendall for an incredible, versatile set design
Jeff Nelson, Joe Basque, Brian Callaghan, Wesley Pourier, Jennifer Gilg, Thomas Lowe,
Jerry Woiderski, Matt DeNoncour Mark Cramer and Eric Peterson for matchless set construction
Super Lighting Designers Matt DeNoncour and Jerry Woiderski, and to Dusty Davis for shedding light
on all
Dave Podendorf for his devotion to sound design and to Wesley Pourier for pushing all the buttons
with characteristic panache
To Rhonda Hall for making sure the actors have props in their hands and to Nancy Ross for making
sure they enter in costume
To Mark Cramer for video magic and technical assistance above and beyond the call of duty
Brian Callaghan, Stage Manager Extraordinaire
Kim Callaghan for a generous and never ending smorgasbord of treats
Ben and Mary Carrick for saving the day
Denny Maddux and Pat Thomas for their invaluable assistance
Producer Tom Lowe for his innumerable contributions and unfailing good will
Liz Heim for her incomparable dedication to SNAP!
An absolutely, amazing cast
Roxanne Wach for her stellar technical advice
Heartland Scenic Studio and The Omaha Community Playhouse for myriad numbers of things
The Show So Far...
The Cliff Notes For Angels In America, Part 1
(Even if you saw Angels 1, Millineum Approaches, you may still want to bone up a little beforehand.)
When last we saw our heroes . . .
Prior Walter, ex drag queen, ex caterer, ex lover of Louis, AIDS sufferer, was being treated to
a celestial apparition, addressing him as “Prophet” and speaking to him from a large crack in
his ceiling.
Roy M. Cohn, lawyer, defender of The Right, and right-hand-man of Senator Joe McCarthy,
and a stage 4 AIDS sufferer was facing his worst fear—disbarment.
Harper Amaty Pitt, agoraphobic, Mormon, Valium fan and wife of Joe, was being confronted
with a fate that rivals death — a visit from her mother-in-law, Hannah. And the possible dissolution of her marriage.
Joseph Porter Pitt, Mormon, husband of Harper, chief clerk for Justice Theodore Wilson of
the Federal Court of Appeals, had refused Roy Cohn’s offer of a job in Washington and was
about to abandon his drug altered wife in favor of a sexual liaison with Louis, Prior’s ex.
Louis Ironson, Appeals court word processor, ex-lover of Prior, in the throes of guilt, remorse and self loathing was abandoning Prior and about to seduce Joe Pitt.
Devout Mormon Hannah Pitt, mother of Joe, was arriving in NYC to bring her son and daughter-in-law back into the fold.
Norman Arriaga (aka Belize), ex-drag queen, ex-lover of Prior, Registered Nurse, seer, was
doing his best to cope with the vicissitudes of the human soap opera unfolding around him.
The Angel: Four divine emanations, Fluor, Phosphor, Lumen and Candle; manifest in One: the
Continental Principality of America. Once earthbound, she does not have visible wings.
Got it? If not, no worries, you soon will. Thanks for joining us.
M. Michele Phillips, Director
Acts & Personnel
There are 3 acts in Perestroika, divided into 5 segments:
Part 1: Spooj
Part 2: The Epistle
Part 3: Borborygmi – The squirming facts exceed the squamous mind
Part 4 : John Brown’s Body
Part 5: Heaven, I’m in Heaven
There will be two ten-minute intermissions
CAST
Hannah Pitt........................................................................................................................... Therese Rennels
Roy Cohn.................................................................................................................................. Michal Simpson
Joe Pitt........................................................................................................................................Brian Zealand
Louis Ironson............................................................................................................ Stephen Michael Shelton
Prior Walter...................................................................................................................................... Matt Allen
Harper Pitt..................................................................................................................................... Jennifer Gilg
Belize/Mr. Lies............................................................................................................... Roderick Leon Cotton
The Angel..................................................................................................................................... Kirstin Kluver
STAFF
Co-Producers .......................................................................................................... Thomas Lowe & Liz Heim
Director ...............................................................................................................................M. Michele Phillips
Stage Manager........................................................................................................................ Brian Callaghan
Scenic Designer, Technical Director.......................................................................................... Liz Kendall
Co-Light Designers...................................................................................Jerry Woiderski & Matt DeNoncour
Lighting Operator.................................................................................................................Denise Chevalier
Sound Design....................................................................................... Dave Podendorf & M. Michele Phillips
Properties Designer.................................................................................................................... Rhonda Hall
Costume Designer.........................................................................................................................Nancy Ross
Angel & Prophet Costume Design and Construction.......................................................... Ron Osborn
Publicity........................................................................................................................................ Todd Brooks
Set Construction.........................................................Liz Kendall, Joe Basque, Jennifer Gilg, Brian Callaghan
Jerry Woiderski, Matt DeNoncour, Dave Podendorf,
Thomas Lowe, Jeff Nelson, Eric Peterson, Wesley Pourier
Promtional Materials Design and Photos.............................................................................Mark Cramer
Cast & Staff
Matt Allen (Prior Walter)
Matt was last seen on the SNAP!/Shelterbelt stage as Mason Marzac in the SNAP! production of Take Me
Out. Before that, Matt has been active with a number of theatres in Omaha and vicinity. He is a graduate
of Dana College and currently works for Methodist Hospital.
Roderick Leon Cotton (Belize/Mr. Lies)
SNAP! is thrilled to once more have Roderick on our stage after his performances Cabaret, A New Brain
and Christmas with the Crawfords. He has performed at Adventureland in Des Moines, IA and Playland
Park in New York. Roderick studied theatre at Iowa Western and performed as the Emcee in their production of Cabaret. Other credits include Fame (Tyrone); Little Shop of Horrors (Voice of plant, Audrey II);
the King in The King and I; Sugar Babies at Omaha Community Playhouse and Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat (Nepthali) at the Dundee Dinner Theatre. “I’m glad to be working on the second
half of Angels with this amazing cast. I Love them all.”
Brian Callaghan (Stage Manager)
Brian has resided in the SNAP!/Shelterbelt Theater continuously since May, stage managing SNAP!s
Jeffrey, Shelterbelt’s The Day Omaha Exploded and Shelterskelter Presents: The Duchess of Malfi, and
running lights for SNAP!s Zanna, Don’t!. He lives in a tiny room under the stairs, so don’t be startled if
you run into him. Any food scraps you could leave for him would be greatly appreciated. Brian achieved
his career pinnacle in winning a Tony for Best Male Actor for his role as Boy in The Duchess of Malfi. He is
now content to step out of the limelight to give others a chance to shine. Brian would like to give big love
and thanks to his wife Kim and daughter Johanna for putting up with his theater compulsion (you can take
down the missing person posters now). Brian needs to go now, to take his medication, as he is constantly
referring to himself in the third-person, and he isn’t even running for public office. Enjoy the show!
Mark Cramer (Promotional Design)
During his six years on the SNAP! Board, Cramer has designed posters, programs and promotional materials for more than 25 SNAP! productions. He has also designed materials for other local theatres. Cramer
has appeared on stage in productions for SNAP!, Shelterbelt, Baby D and the Omaha Press Club. Last year
he produced and designed sound for the critically-acclaimed SNAP! show The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
A graduate of St. Olaf College and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Cramer has worked in the media industry for more than 30 years and has won many awards for design and writing. He currently runs his own
design/consulting firm “Cramertivity” with clients across the country. Cramer lives in downtown Omaha
with Tess, his wonderful wife of 21 years.
Dusty Davis (Light Technician)
Dusty is an apprentice at the Omaha Community Playhouse. He is amazing. Wesley is his biggest fan, he
looks up to him in every way (“it’s true” – Wesley). Dusty just finished working Same Time Next Year at the
O.C.P. He likes things and stuff. It’s a hard life but someone has to do it.
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Cast & Staff
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Jennifer Gilg (Harper Pitt)
Jennifer always enjoys appearing on the intimate stage of the SNAP!/Shelterbelt theatre. Her favorite
roles in this space include Mary Bland in Eating Raoul, (2007 TAG Award Winner, Outstanding Leading
Actress), Bette in The Marriage of Bette and Boo, and Jessica Gatewood in Splendora. Other memorable
roles include Amalia in She Loves Me (Chanticleer and Dundee Dinner Theatre), Claudia in Nine (Little
Apple Productions), and Annabel Glick in Lucky Stiff (Bellevue Little Theatre). Jennifer is proud to have
produced SNAP!’s TAG Award-winning production of I Am My Own Wife, as well as SNAP!’s The Big Voice
and Chanticleer’s Sunday in the Park with George. By day, Jennifer works as an attorney with the Federal
Public Defender’s Office.
Rhonda Hall (Properties Designer)
Rhonda’s expertise and professionalism in acquiring stage properties is well known throughout the area,
since she has done props for most area theaters, including Opera Omaha, the Omaha Symphony and
Omaha Community Playhouse. She has done props and been Assistant Stage Manager for the Omaha
Press Club Show for the past 9 years. She has Stage Managed all the Cabaret Productions from Beehive to
Smokey Joe’s Cafe. She was a Stage Manager for the Night of 1,000 Stars Show 2005 and 2006. Rhonda
has served on The Norton Theatre Board, and Opera Omaha serving as five years as Craftsman’s Guild
President. She is currently on the SNAP! Productions Board and the Chanticleer Board. Rhonda was very
honored to have received the Norm and Louise Lifetime Achievement Award from TAG.
Liz Heim (Co-Producer)
Liz moved to Omaha from Los Angeles in 1997. She started getting involved in Community Theater in
Omaha in 1998. Liz has appeared in over 30 productions at many area theaters including SNAP! Productions, Shelterbelt, Blue Barn, Bellevue Little Theatre, Dundee Dinner Theatre, Chanticleer and the Omaha
Press Club Show. She is currently President of SNAP! Productions and has produced 19 SNAP! shows
including the Theatre Arts Guild (TAG) Award winning Corpus Christi, Splendora, Cabaret, Take Me Out,
Christmas with the Crawfords and Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks. Liz has served on the Chanticleer Board
and on the TAG Board. She has been TAG Awards Chairperson, and co-chairperson for the last seven TAG
Awards. Liz has been employed in the railroad industry for 27 years and is currently Sr. Business Director
Marketing & Sales for Union Pacific Railroad. Liz was born and raised in Fairfield, CT and she holds a BA
degree from the University of Connecticut.
Elizabeth Kendall (Set Designer/Technical Director)
Liz holds her degree in theatre from Creighton and currently works as the Rental Coordinator for Heartland Scenic Studio. She is currently stage managing The Tulip at the Blue Barn. “Thanks to all who helped
build this set.”
Kirstin Kluver (The Angel)
Kirsten was last seen on stage playing Alice in Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Other Playhouse credits include Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Ms.
Scarlet in Clue, The Musical, and Folly in Crazy for You. After completing a theater degree at Creighton,
Kirsten moved west, performing with the LA Opera, the Ruskin Theater in Santa Monica, California, and
Globe of America on the Queen Mary. In LA she played in the hip hop/rock band The Lunar Society.
Kirsten is pursuing a career in massage therapy. “Thanks to all those who gave me these ‘wings.’”
Cast & Staff
Thomas Lowe (Co-Producer)
Tom was thrilled to make his SNAP! directing debut with Millennium Approaches. A long-time member of
the SNAP! board of directors, he worked on his first SNAP! production in 1997, when he served as the
assistant stage manager for Whoop-Dee-Doo! His first on-stage appearance with us was later that year
when he played the Cowboy in The Boys in the Band. Since then he has played roles in many productions; his favorites include Peter and Mary in Corpus Christi, Christopher Morcom in Breaking the Code,
and Ralph in Earl, Ollie, Austin and Ralph. This year Tom was the stage manager for our TAG Award-winning production of I Am My Own Wife. His most recent onstage appearance was as Freddie Miles in The
Talented Mr. Ripley at the Omaha Community Playhouse. This past summer he was the assistant director
for the Shakespeare on the Green production of Henry V. Tom holds an M.A. in Theatre from UNO, and he
works as the Director of Education and Production for Nebraska Shakespeare.
Ron Osborn (Angel & Prophet Costume)
Ron has done many shows around town and most recently performed in Baby D’s Velvet. Ron won critical
acclaim for his portrayal of Joan Crawford in the annual SNAP! /Shelterbelt Christmas with the Crawfords
and has reenacted the role four times. Ron has performed with SNAP! in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Elegies
for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens and A Perfect Ganesh. Ron has appeared at the Omaha Community
Playhouse in La Cage Aux Folles and My Fair Lady. You may have seen him at the Dundee Dinner Theater
in Cabaret, The Sound of Music, Where’s Charlie, Barefoot in the Park; Annie Get Your Gun, Kiss Me Kate,
How to Succeed in Business, Jesus Christ Superstar and Pageant. Ron also performed in The Three Penny
Opera at the Grande Olde Players and at Chanticleer in La Cage Aux Folles. Ron enjoys designing costumes
(he made Joan, Christopher and Christina’s matching outfits for Christmas with the Crawfords and many
of the Spider Woman’s lovely costumes as well as Elaine Jabenis’s costumes in Six Dance Lessons where
he won the TAG Costume Design Award), sewing and refinishing furniture. He also designed and made Mr.
Bungee’s suit for A New Brain. WOW! Ron gives special thanks to his family and friends for putting up with
his addiction to theatre.
Wesley Pourier (Sound Technician)
Wesley does stuff…great stuff like bringing sound to y’all fine people. When the SNAP! theatre releases
him from servitude he is enslaved by the Creighton Theatre program sewing greatness in their costume
shop as well as upstaging folks is such shows as Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Laramie Project, and The
Polaroid Stories. He has also dabbled in directing with such shows as The Problem, Love Poem #98, and
Naomi in the Living Room. He loves that your faces are watching this show. He hopes you enjoy it! One last
thing: Bourbage, James not Richard!
M. Michele Phillips (Director)
Michele serves as the Associate Artistic Director for SNAP! Productions. She most recently performed
in SNAP!/Shelterbelt’s Christmas with the Crawfords as Gloria Swanson (she was also co-producer). She
Directed SNAP!’s The Princess and the Pee plus co-directed Jeffrey and Angels in America Part 1. Michele
also directed Friends Like These at Shelterbelt, Don’t Drink the Water at Chanticleer and The Laundrmat
and Laundry and Bourbon at The Circle Theatre. Michele is back in Omaha after a five-year stint in Minneapolis where she was a broadcast producer for Marshall Field’s. Michele has acted and/or directed at
nearly every theatre in the Metro area, including Creighton and UNO. Other productions for SNAP! include
Quilt, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (acting) and Falsetto’s, Love, Valour and Compassion, Torch Song
Trilogy and Beyond Therapy (directing).
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Dave Podendorf (Sound Designer/Operator)
Dave doesn’t know how many shows he’s done with SNAP!, he’s lost count! Always a challenge, great material and great people to work with. He was recently elected Associate Artistic Director at the Shelterbelt
Theatre and is looking forward to working in that capacity as well. Hope you enjoy the show.
Therese Rennels (Hannah Pitt)
Therese has performed on many area stages. Some favorites are: Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy
Dean, Jimmy Dean (SNAP!), Eating Raoul, (Shelterbelt), Gypsy (Dundee Dinner Theatre), Blood Brothers (Chanticleer), Oliver (OCP), Lucky Stiff (Bellevue Little Theatre), Poseidon (Blue Barn Theatre) and
Splendora, (TAG Award performance for SNAP!) Many thanks to our great Director, M.Michele Philips &
wonderful cast and crew! Special thanks to our stage manager, Brian Callaghan for constantly feeding
us, along with the other hundred or so things he does to keep things rolling and thanks also to Jennifer
Hoberman. Most importantly, Love and thanks to my husband Doug. He is so supportive, generous and
helpful. I could not do any of this without him. It is so vital for me to be able to do theatre. Spending time
with these brilliantly talented people makes me a better person in all other areas of my life. I hope you all
enjoy this wonderful, strange, sad, funny and thought-provoking story!
Nancy Ross (Costume Design)
Nancy got into theater work in part because of her daughter, Laura Marr, and in part because of her love
of searching for antiques! Always a collector of fine items, including laces from Holland, Nancy became
known as a person to ask if you needed something special. Nancy’s interests led her to become a “Prop’s
Stylist” for TV, film and independent photographers. Through her contact with Jim Krantz, she began doing
styling work for Better Homes & Gardens and Country Home magazines. It was her daughter who, knowing
Mom’s talent at finding things, sought Nancy’s help in finding clothing to use as theater costumes and
she’s been at it ever since. Nancy recently costumed I Am My Own Wife, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice,
Princess and the Pee, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks with Ron Osborn (TAG Award for Costume Design),
Come Back to the Five & Dime, A New Brain, The Sum of Us, Take Me Out, The Lisbon Traviata, and Stop
Kiss at SNAP! and undertook the costuming challenge along with Ron Osborn for Kiss of the Spider Woman
(TAG Award for Costume Design) and for SNAP!/Shelterbelt’s productions of Christmas with the Crawfords.
Nancy is a founding member of SNAP! and costumed SNAP!’s productions for the first 10 years or so.
At Chanticleer she costumed Of Mice and Men and City of Angels. She also costumed many of the Circle
Theatre shows including Plaza Suite, You Can’t Take It with You, Telltale Heart, East of Denver Christmas
Eve, Agnes of God, Educating Rita, Twelve Angry Men, The Busy Body, Outward Bound, Starkweather and
many Bradyfest shows.
Cast & Staff
Stephen Michael Shelton (Louis Ironson)
SNAP!’ welcomes Stephen back to his fourth show this season. He recently appeared as Zanna in Zanna,
Don’t! and Darius in SNAP!’’s revival of Jeffrey. His other recent credits include Doug in Six Degrees of
Separation at the Blue Barn, Rudy in King O’ the Moon, Epstein in Biloxi Blues, and Lonny in The Battle of
Shallowford, all at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Stephen won the 2006 Omaha Entertainment Best
Supporting Actor Award and the Playhouse’s Clarence Teal Cameo Award for his role in Biloxi Blues. Other
credits include 42nd Street and Guys and Dolls at the Cedar Falls Community Theatre, and Equus with
Independent Productions. He is a founding member of the Half-Masted 3.2 Improv Troupe in Cedar Falls,
Iowa. Stephen attended the University of Northern Iowa and enjoys writing music, poetry, and reading. You
can see him every Saturday morning as “Chili” in the CBS Cartoon Horseland. He thanks his friends and
family for supporting his career, and he dedicates his work to the memory of his good friend, Jason Edwin
Gage, who lost his life to hate.
Michal Simpson (Roy Cohn)
Michal is a long time Board Member and the Artistic Director for SNAP! Michal recently Co-Directed and
appeared in SNAP!’s revival of Jeffrey. He has appeared in SNAP!’s Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks and as
Carmen Miranda/Gloria Swanson in Christmas with the Crawfords and Mr. Bungee in A New Brain. He appeared in Chanticleer’s La Cage Aux Folles, The Fantastics and A Chorus Line. He appeared as the Emcee
in the SNAP! hit Cabaret (TAG Award Best Actor in a Musical), and Ross Gardiner in Visiting Mr. Green for
SNAP! Michal has performed in SNAP!’s productions of The Lisbon Traviata, The Most Fabulous Story Ever
Told, Always a Part of Me in SNAP!fest 2002 , Corpus Christi, The Laramie Project, Jeffrey, Falsettos (TAG
Award Best Actor in a Musical), Torch Song Trilogy and Boys in the Band. This TAG Award-winning choreographer (2002 Tag Award for West Side Story, 2003 TAG Award for Company and 2004 TAG Award for
Cabaret and 2005 TAG Award for A Chorus Line), was honored with the 2004 Theatre Arts Guild Lifetime
Achievement Award. Michal sends his love to baby girl Ava Michelle, Mommy Echelle, Andrea and Alexia
and would like to dedicate this performance to the memory of his josh ua.
Jerry Woiderski & Matt DeNoncour (Co-Light Designers)
We we we we puts up lights for this show. It was a long and perilous journey, filled with cliffhangers and
pointed elf shoes. But in the end, it was a fun. So we gave ‘em a tickle, and dedicated this whole thing to
Stanley McCandless, who made it all possible.
Brian Zealand (Joe Pitt)
This is Brian’s first appearance on SNAP!’s stage. He has previously appeared in the Ralston Community
Theatre’s productions of Into the Woods and Chicago. An Omaha native, Brian attended college at the
University of South Dakota. There he appeared as Malcolm in Macbeth and Bobby Strong in Urinetown.
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7. Nancy Ross • 8. Dusty Davis • 9. Dave Podendorf
10. Wesley Pourier • 11. Jennifer Gilg
12. Matt DeNoncour • 13. Liz Kendall
14. Jerry Woiderski • 15. Stephen Michael Shelton
16. Therese Rennels • 17. Roderick Leon Cotton
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