Shelterskelter 2025

Directed by Gary Planck and Sara Scheidies

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Dates/Times:
Saturday, August 16th at 2:00 pm

Sunday, August 17th at 6:00 pm​

 

Location:

Shelterbelt Theatre at The Omar

4383 Nicholas Street, Suite 204

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Performance Dates:
October 16th - 31st, 2025

Thursdays and Fridays at 7:00pm
Saturdays at 2:00pm

Sundays at 6:00pm

 

Auditions Protocol:

Auditions will consist of readings from sides of the selected scripts, but prepared one-minute "horror" monologues are encouraged.  Interested actors who cannot attend the auditions can email a video of a prepared monologue to submissions@shelterbelt.org.

 

Rehearsals:

Rehearsal begin mid-September.  The show requires an ensemble of eight or nine, with each performer expected to perform in at least three vignettes.  A full Tech Day will be the weekend of October 11th with the schedule to be determined at a later date.  The rehearsal schedule is subject to change depending on actor conflicts.  All conflicts provided in advance will be accomodated but no conflicts are allowed after October 1st.​

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About the Show

Shelterskelter returns this fall.  It's an energetic evening of Halloween-themed short plays.  Nine Nebraska playwrights have provided dynamic vignettes in a wide variety of subgenres and styles.

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Show Lineup

 

“Ghost Light” by Joe Basque

The director and stage manager celebrate the return of Shelterskelter. . .until the old Shelterbelt’s ghost arrives to haunt the new theater.

“Eye for an Eye” by Justin Parsley
Eye exams have always made Tim squeamish. When he arrives at his appointment, he expects discomfort, but as the office doors shut and Dr. Legacy’s questions sharpen, the line between discomfort and dread begins to blur. 

“Ad Infinitum” by Regina Hinkley
Loralei opens the door to her boyfriend’s apartment only to be met with her crazed lover holding a knife and saying that he’s going to kill her. The
only thing crazier is the fact that he claims to have killed her 14 times already. 

“I See Your Skin” by Dutch Mill
Todd comes home from a long day out with his friends and finds his mother in the kitchen, but is it really her?

“Dead Jokes” by Jeremy Johnson
Searching for acceptance and closure, Sacha summons the soul of their dad into their friend, Briar... who is high. Should be fine, right?

“Imposing PTSD” by Verla Collier
A therapy session for haunting dreams turns into a nightmare.

“It's All in Your Head” by Olivia Nunamaker
Lisa’s seemingly normal life unfolds in disorienting ways and leaves us wondering what is real.

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“It Goes on Until It Doesn't” by Thomas Gjere
Two siblings shelter in place during the apocalypse and seek a final moment of comfort as everything comes to an end.

“Verisimilitudinous” by Scott Working
Things are getting too real at the Bellevue Berry Farm’s hayrack ride.

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