Page to Stage Library Outreach Program
Crane River Theater is thrilled to offer our Page to Stage workshop for the thirteenth year to libraries across Nebraska for their Summer Reading Programs. Encouraging the creativity of our youth is essential. Page to Stage focuses on taking a well-known storybook and bringing it to life with the hope of inspiring imaginations and instilling a love for the arts. Allowing children the opportunity to see characters jump from the page to the stage in this hour-long interactive performance is invaluable.
Crane River Theater presents Page to Stage to thousands of youth each summer and is excited to reach out to even more communities in the years to come. We are proud to have been recognized by the Central Nebraska Literacy Council with a “Celebrate Literacy Award”, as well as a Governor’s Arts Award as “Emerging Leaders in the Arts”. Igniting excitement in the arts at such a young age will help to ensure a strong future for arts involvement in the entire community.
SUMMER 2026
For the past thirteen years, Crane River Theater has traveled to libraries across Nebraska with our “Page to Stage” program. Using nationally-acclaimed actors from Crane River Theater’s upcoming production of Frozen, we quite literally transform the page into a stage in an interactive and engaging hour-long performance. Join Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Hans, Olaf, and all your favorite characters as they read, perform, and interact with students in this one-hour workshop. Join us as we “Let It Go”!
The fun does not stop there. Join Crane River Theater July 28-August 9 at the Merryman Performing Arts Center for our production of Frozen. Tickets available at CraneRiverTheater.org!
2026 Events Schedule
| Community | Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen Memorial Library, Minden | Monday, July 6 | 10:00-11:00am | Minden Opera House, 322 E. 5th Street, Minden |
| Holdrege Area Public Library | Monday, July 6 | 1:00-2:00pm | Holdrege Area Public Library, 604 East Avenue, Holdrege |
| Axtell Public Library | Monday, July 6 | 2:30-3:30pm | Axtell Community Hall, 419 Main St, Axtell |
| Keene Memorial Library, Fremont | Tuesday, July 7 | 10:00-11:00am | Fremont City Auditorium, 925 N. Broad St, Fremont |
| Columbus Public Library, Columbus | Tuesday, July 7 | 1:30-2:30pm | Columbus Public Library, 2500 14th St, Columbus |
| Broken Bow Public Library | Wednesday, July 8 | 10:00-11:00am | Broken Bow Public Library, 626 South D Street, Broken Bow |
| Finch Memorial Library | Wednesday, July 8 | 12:30-1:30pm | Arnold Community Center, 205 S. Carroll St., Arnold |
| North Platte Public Library | Wednesday, July 8 | 2:30-3:30pm | Cody Park, 1601 N. Jeffers St, North Platte |
| Lexington Public Library | Thursday, July 9 | 10:00-11:00am | Lexington Middle School Auditiorium, 1100 N Washington St, Lexington |
| Wilson Public Library, Cozad | Thursday, July 9 | 1:00-2:00pm | Veterans Park, 9th & F Street, Cozad |
| Gothenburg Public Library | Thursday, July 9 | 2:30-3:30pm | Gothenburg Public Library, 1104 Lake Ave, Gothenburg |
| Hastings Public Library | Monday, July 13 | 10:30-11:30pm | Hastings Public Library, 314 N. Denver Avenue, Hastings |
| Central City Public Library | Monday, July 13 | 2:00-3:00pm | Central City Elementary School, 1711 15th Avenue, Central City |
| Alice M. Farr Public Library, Aurora | Monday, July 13 | 2:00-3:00pm | Alice M. Farr Public Library, 1603 L St., Aurora |
| Geneva Public Library | Wednesday, July 15 | 10:30-11:30am | Geneva Public Library, 1043 G Street, Geneva |
| Gibbon Public Library | Wednesday, July 15 | 10:00-11:00am | Gibbon Public Library, 116 La Barre St, Gibbon |
| Auld Public Library | Wednesday, July 15 | 2:00-3:00pm | Auld Public Library, Red Cloud Community Center, 3rd and Cedar St, Red Cloud |
| Maltman Memorial Library | Wednesday, July 15 | 1:00-2:00pm | Maltman Memorial Library, 901 Main Street, Wood River |
| Kearney Public Library | Thursday, July 16 | 9:30-10:30am & 11:00am-12:00pm | Kearney Public Library, 2020 1st Avenue, Kearney |
| Grand Island Public Library | Monday, July 20 | 10:30-11:30am | Grand Island Public Library, 1124 W 2nd St., Grand Island |

Crane River Theater’s Arts Education Programs are generously supported by the Arram Family Foundation and the Peter Kiewit Foundation.



