NOW PLAYING!

WORLD PREMIER OF MOUNTAIN BIRDS!

The Shelterbelt Theatre is pleased to announce the WORLD PREMIER of the original drama Mountain Birds by Omaha playwright Madeline Radcliff. Filled with moments of humor and tension, this play centers around four sisters who meet at the family cabin in Colorado. A superb cast truly brings the sisters to life.
This is Madeline Radcliff's third full length play. Mountain Birds was a featured reading at the 2009 Great Plains Theatre Conference.

Mountain Birds runs from July 8 to August 1, 2010 at the Shelterbelt Theatre, 3225 California, Omaha.
There will be a talkback session with the playwright and cast following the show on Friday, July 16.

Play synopsis:
Four sisters gather at the family cabin to reminisce, to discuss hopes and fears - and to face some unexpected news, both tragic and wonderful.

There will be a TAG Nite Out on Thursday, July 8 - donations will be taken for a scholarship fund. We will also be having $8 tickets opening weekend, and $10 tickets on Thursdays and Sundays. General admission is $15 for adults, and $12 for students, seniors and TAG members. Tickets can be purchased online at www.shelterbelt.org or reservations can be made by calling (402) 341-2757.
Show times are 8 pm Thurs-Sat, 6 pm on Sundays, with a 2 pm show on August 1. The Shelterbelt Theatre is located at 3225 California, Omaha NE.

You can buy and guarantee your tickets online by clicking the button below (credit card required):

BID ON OUR COUCH! We are auctioning off the lovely leather couch currently on our set. It's in excellent condition. You can make your bid for your tax-deductible donation by emailing executive@shelterbelt.org
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Cast
Starring - Debbie Krambeck, Angie Heim, Anna Rebecca Kunkel, and Erika DeBoer
Featuring Judy Radcliff, Abby Cameron, Quincy Ellefson, and Eva Ellefson

Production Staff
Director - Derrick Crawford
Stage Manager - Polly Hidalgo
Lighting Design - Homero Vela
Set Design - Adam Nathan
Video - Mark Wegener
Properties - Melissa Linn
Fight Choreography - Amy Schweid
Producer - Craig Bond
Crew includes Jill Steinbeck, Andy Niess, Adam Felber and Adam Haverman

The Playwright

Madeline Radcliff began writing plays in 2007 with her first full length, All in All, which was selected as part of the play lab series in the 2008 Great Plains Theatre Conference, followed in 2009 by Mountain Birds. This production of Mountain Birds marks her first professional production as a playwright. Madeline is a student of writing at Metropolitan Community College and an active participant in the local community theatre scene. By the way...she is super excited and overwhelmed by this production and she's really happy you're here to see it. And she'd like to thank Angie, Debbie, Erika and Anna for falling in love with the women I wrote with nothing but love in my heart. And she'd also like to thank Derrick for seeing her words the way they've played in my head so many times. And she'd like to thank you for coming. You're going to love this show. Enjoy.

PRESS MATERIALS

Mountain Birds Press Release

Omaha World Herald Press Release - Bob Fischbach

Mountain Birds poster

Postcard front

Postcard back

Debbie Krambeck, Angie Heim, Anna Rebecca Kunkel, Erika DeBoer

Email executive@shelterbelt.org with questions or interview requests,
or call 341-2757.