Top Ten Reasons Why You Should See "Emma"

Tonight is opening night for Nebraska Repertory Theatre's production of Emma!!  To get you excited about the production, +Emily Martinez, who plays Harriet in the production, created a "Top Ten Reasons Why You Should See Emma."  

1. Everyone loves a good love story. 
- Don’t roll your eyes. You know it’s true! The story line is quick, witty, romantic, and nothing short of heartwarming. A perfect night out! Bring your spouse! Bring your girl/boyfriend! Bring that person you WANT to be your girl/boyfriend! They will be dying to date you by the time we take our bows! 

2. Two amazing Equity Actors!! 
Alan Knoll (Mr. Woodhouse) and +Dan Rodden (Mr. Elton). There is just something about these two professionals that puts the cherry on top of an already delightful show. 

3. The rest of the cast includes actors from all over! 

• Sasha Dobson and +Alexander Jeffery just finished a run with Flatwater Shakespeare leading the cast of Much Ado About Nothing as Beatrice and Claudio.  
• Kim Clark Kaczmarek just finished directing in Omaha for Nebraska Shakespeare.  
• Chet Kincaid is constantly on the go working for Nebraska Entertainment Television.  
• Sean Schmeits is a Haymarket/Flatwater regular
• Dick Nielson is already prepping for his next role in the Haymarket Theater’s Waiting For Godot 
• Jamie, Jessie and Myself (Emily Martinez) are all recent graduates of the Hixson Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, having just performed in Candide (Jaimie), Melancholy Play (Jessie) and The Taming of the Shrew (myself)!  

4. The Costumes! 
-They went all out with this show! Bold colors, beautiful patterns, and hats that you will wish you could purchase yourself!  The costumes fit the characters perfectly and are as much apart of the story telling as everything else! 

5. The set!
-A playing space on every level, it's classic! Takes you right to the gardens of England! Think I’m exaggerating? Well, you will just have to come and see for yourself. The garden is waiting! 

6. The hair! 
Alex Jeffery, the actor who plays the dashing Frank Churchill, curls his hair for the role. THAT is dedication! (And a good laugh. Ha!)

7. Moments that make time stand still! 
When the lights, sounds and characterization all line up perfectly (which happens quite often), it will honestly take your breath away. Yes, that was cheesy. No, I won’t take it back. Tis the truth!

8. The Quick Changes! 
Come see +Jessie Tidball (Emma), remain on stage for almost the entire show, and yet magically change clothes in her two seconds between scenes! Hooray for an amazing dressing crew!!  ** You can read the Lincoln Star's interview with Jessie here.  

9. We dance! And sing! And pick strawberries! 
Really though, what more could you ever want? Beautiful things happen when any or all of those things are involved.

10. Our Fearless Leaders! 
To conclude, this show has been lead by two of the most amazing directors/stage managers I have ever met.  Catherine Weidner’s vision for Emma is magnificent and so full of energy and love. The passion this woman has for the art she is creating is just aw-inspiring. She has brought out the best in each and every one of us. +Brad Buffum, our fearless stage manager, doesn’t get half the credit he deserves. He keeps us on task, and he guides us through the show with sarcastic remakes that, we all know deep down, are oozing with love. 

Come see “Emma” and leave with a new sense of what it means to love and be loved, as this is true in all cases (on and off the stage) at the Nebraska Rep!