JCC Theater Programs

From acting workshops to musical theater performances, we have options that suit all walks of life and are open to both members and non members. The JCC cultivates a community of actors who support each other’s personal and creative growth. The JCC is producing a musical this fall just for students ages 8–18 years old, as well as a fall play exclusively for ages 18 and up. In the spring, everyone comes together for a full-scale musical for all ages. Students who are 8, 9, or 10 years old who want to participate in the spring musical must have participated in a theater class in fall 2025, attended theater summer camp 2025, or have participated in the fall musical.

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Fall 2025 Theater Season

Ages 8-18

The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? Why, it’s SpongeBob SquarePants! Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show. When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world! This one-hour edition of the hit Broadway musical, brilliantly adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series, is specially tailored for young actors.

Auditions

Auditions for the Fall 2025 musical have passed.

Rehearsals

Sundays, beginning August 24 | 2-4 pm
No rehearsal August 31

Tech Rehearsal

Wednesday, December 10 | 4:30-8:30 pm

Dress Rehearsal

Thursday, December 11 | 4:30-8:30 pm

Performances

Saturday, December 13 | 7 pm
Sunday, December 14 | 2 pm

Ages 18+

Dirt

A Play by Mandy Conner

When the 1935 Dust Bowl batters the Texas Panhandle with drought, dirt, and devastation, the Loftin family is hit especially hard. Matriarch Edith already works a night job at the post office to help feed the household of ten, while her husband struggles to run their farm with an injured leg and an oldest son whose behavior grows increasingly erratic. Once the dust storms hit, not only do the Loftins suffer a devastating loss among their own, they also face the loss of their farm. Though Edith is sent reeling, she must find a way to move forward somehow. But where is hope to be found? A moment in American history sets the stage for this personal, immediate drama about finding purpose amid overwhelming disaster.

Open Casting Call!

Casting Call Auditions: Sunday, September 28 | 4:30 PM

Announcing an open casting call to fill our youth roles to play the children of the Loftin home! Adult roles have been filled. See open roles below. Advanced registration is required to audition. Fee includes two free tickets to the final production and a show t-shirt. Register for the audition by emailing ekatz@jccomaha.org or sknauss@jccomaha.org. Once registered for the audition, sides will be sent to rehearse ahead of time.

There is no fee to audition. If cast in the show, there will be a registration fee of $80 (Member) / $110 (Non Member).

CASTING CALL ROLES

Roles to be filled:

Debbie Loftin: Stage age 14

Actor age: 14-25
Only daughter of the Loftins. Earnest, sincere, hard headed

Unex (Timothy) Loftin: Stage age 15

Actor age: 15-25
Closest with Mike, trouble maker but protective

Gary Ray Loftin: Stage age 12

Actor age: 14-18
The baby of the family, artistic, asthmatic

Mike Loftin: Stage age 16

Actor age: 16-30
Dynamic duo with Unex, the tamer one of the two

Frank Loftin: Stage age 18

Actor age: 18-30
Oldest of the children, responsible, hard headed

There is some flexibility in the age range (give or take a couple years), and we are open to gender-bending the roles.

Rehearsals

Sundays beginning October 12 | 4:30-6 PM
No rehearsal December 14 and January 25

Tech Rehearsal

Wednesday, February 4

Dress Rehearsal

Thursday, February 5

Performances

Saturday, February 7 | 7 pm
Sunday, February 8 | 6 pm

Audition Prep Workshops

Put your best foot forward. This two 90-minute classes are designed to show you how to best display your talents and prepare you for auditions. Register online through your Daxko account or call 402.334.6419.