All contributions will assist Crane River Theater for our 2021 Season and Educational Programs. Our season will include the following shows: Pretty Fire, The All Night Strut, Every Brilliant Thing, Cinderella, Mamma Mia, Celebrate Broadway, The Miracle Worker, The Woman in Black, and Miracle on 34th Street the Musical. Cinderella will be performed at the Cope Amphitheater in Yanney Heritage Park in association with Kearney Park and Recreation. Admission will be very minimal, so sponsorship is very important. Pretty Fire, The All Night Strut, and The Woman in Black will be hosted at The World Theatre in downtown Kearney. Mamma Mia, Celebrate Broadway, and Miracle on 34th Street will all be presented at the Merryman Performing Arts Center. Every Brilliant Thing will be hosted at The Village in downtown Kearney, and the Trails and Rails Museum will be the site for The Miracle Worker.

Crane River Theater is excited to once again offer a series of arts education programs for youth. Every summer we offer our widely popular Explore Theater classes made possible by our partnerships with Kearney Park and Recreation and Kearney Area Children’s Museum. In an effort to raise awareness and excitement toward the arts among high school students, our Backstage Workshop allows students a chance to receive a backstage look at a professional production and take part in a series of theatrical workshops. Crane River Theater is excited to reprise our Page to Stage series to libraries across Central Nebraska for their Summer Reading Programs. We have already exposed more than 18,400 kids of all ages to the joy of theater and we hope to continue that trend. Help us nurture the artistic talents of these young individuals by supporting our arts education programs.