Pick: The Men

by Chris Aponick

April 27
The Men w/ Baby Tears and Gordon
The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St.
9 p.m., $10 in advance/$13 day-of-show, theslowdown.com

Brooklyn's the Men burst forth onto a guitar-focused punk/indie scene of bands like F**ked Up and Titus Andronicus with their own heady rush of dense guitar rock. 2011's Leave Home drew on post-hardcore aggression in its acidic, elongated guitar jams. The follow-up Open Your Heart...

UNO Theatre’s Tragedy and Triumph

by William Grennan

A lot of tragedy has filled this past week at home and abroad. It’s times like these that the importance of theatre is magnified. Our artform and the stories it tells give us a means to cope, a tool to escape, a lens to help make sense of the world, and above all, a constant reminder that we’re not alone in this adventure called life. Nowhere was this more evident than at UNO Theatre’s production of Female...

Raúl Colón: Tall Tales & Huge Hearts

by Mary Day

April 27, 2013
Raúl Colón: Tall Tales & Huge Hearts
Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St.
Regular hours: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat, 10 am - 4 pm, Thurs 10 am - 8 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm, Closed Mon and major holidays; Free to members, children under 4, Sat 10 am – noon;
General Admissions: $8 adults, $6 college students with ID & sr. citizens (62+), $5 age 5 – 17;
Joslyn Art Museum announces free general Museum admission...

Playhouse Premieres Family Fun

by Warren Francke

It’s tempting to play doctor and diagnose the world premiere play that opened at the Omaha Community Playhouse last weekend. But that urge doesn’t happen until late in the second act of A Night with the Family.

For the entire first act and well into Act Two, you’re having way too much fun to even think about what it might take to make an entertaining evening even better. Playwright Matthew Ivan Bennett wasn’t...

Omaha playwright comes into her own

by Leo Adam Biga

Everything about one of Omaha's bright new playwrights bespeaks exotica, starting with her name, Beaufield Berry. This biracial, bicoastal creative with model good looks has worked as an actor, a singer, a VIP dancer, a burlesque performer, a mud wrestler and a horse ranch entertainment director.

She's into body-building. She's fallen in and out of love. She's suffered broken hearts and broken a few herself....

“Psycho” Author Berry Talks Happiness, Relationships, and Rupaul

by William Grennan

            “Psychos aren’t dated. They’re created.”

            So says the tagline of Beaufield Berry’s new play Psycho Ex Girlfriend that premieres this weekend at Shelterbelt Theatre and runs through May 12th. The play’s journey to Shelterbelt started over 2 years ago when it was featured with other works at the Howard Drew Theatre as part of a New Timey Radio Hour podcast. The show was then featured as part...

Noah’s Ark Was A Spaceship

by Kyle Eustice

            Noah’s Ark Was A Spaceship has been quiet for a while, but that’s all about to end. The local indie band has finally returned with a new record after a brief hiatus in 2012. Titled You Need You, it’s a welcome return from a band that has collected a slew of fans in its short existence. After a lineup change in 2012, the band recommences once again as a trio comprised of Rick Black, John Svatos...