Post Playhouse Competitors

Since 1984, TADA!’s mission is to provide young people from all different backgrounds with musical theater programs that inspire them to be creative, learn, and think differently. Our vision is for all young people to grow up feeling successful, creative, confident, accepted, and accepting of themselves. Through the ability of people learning to express themselves well we can break down barriers of racism and inequality and create positive, active citizens. TADA! is a unique Drama Desk award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth theater that produces original musicals for children, teens, and family audiences. TADA! offers a free, year-round, pre-professional training & youth development program for the Resident Youth Ensemble (ages 8-18); musical theater classes/camps for the public; as well as musical theater residencies in NYC schools and community centers. Through TADA!’s high-quality work, young people’s self-confidence and creativity are enhanced. They also develop advanced skills in leadership, communication, responsibility, collaboration, and problem-solving – skills that help with growing up and are essential to their success both in school and in life.

The Omaha Community Playhouse is the largest community theatre in the country and a cornerstone of the Omaha arts community. Now in its second century of high-caliber live theatre, OCP is dedicated to enriching the lives of audiences and participants through entertainment, thought-provoking stories, and first-hand involvement. OCP stages a 10-show season, houses two-theatres, offers classes and workshops for all ages through its theatre wing, the Shirlee & Henry Fonda Theatre Academy, and offers immersive theatre experiences through its mobile sensory theatre, VROOM.

The BLUEBARN Theatre was founded in 1989 in Omaha, Nebraska by graduates of the Conservatory at State University of New York at Purchase. Since then, it has become renown for producing professional contemporary theatre. The BLUEBARN is a 501c3 non-profit organization and relies on charitable donations and ticket sales for revenue stream. The theatre welcomes individual and corporate gifts in support of the daring and innovative theatre it routinely produces. Mission Statement: The Blue Barn Theatre exists to enhance the cultural life of Omaha, Nebraska by producing professionally executed, boundary breaking plays that ignite a passion for the art form. Blue Barn is dedicated to theatre’s most important tradition: to provoke thought, emotion, action, and change.