Theater Programs
Members & Non Members
From acting workshops to musical theater performances, we have options for everyone! We are a community of actors that support each other’s growth. Musical theater is open to Members and Non Members, ages 8-108!
We’re excited to roll out our performance opportunities a little differently this year!
Fall Season
New this year, we are producing a musical just for students ages 8–18 years old, as well as a play exclusively for adults ages 18 and up.
Spring Season
We all come together in the spring for a full-scale musical for ages 8-108. *Students who are 8–10 years old in order to participate in the spring musical will need to have participated in a theater class in fall 2025, attended theater summer camp 2025, or have participated in the fall musical.
Fall Junior Musical
Members & Non, 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:
Sunday, August 17 | 1-2:30 PM
Member $234
Non member $304
Advanced registration is required to audition. Space fills quickly. Fee includes two free tickets to the final production and a show t-shirt.
Registation opens:
Members: Monday, July 21 | 9 am
Non Members: Wednesday, July 23 | 9 am
The quickest way to register is online through your Daxko account! You can also call (402) 334-6419 to register.
Rehearsals
Sundays | Starts Aug 24 | 2-4 pm
No rehearsal August 31
Tech Rehearsal
Wednesday, Dec 10 4:30-8:30 pm
Dress Rehearsal
Thursday, Dec 11 4:30-8:30 pm
Performances:
Saturday, December 13 | 7 pm
Sunday, December 14 | 2 pm
Adult Theater
Members & Non, Ages 18+
Dirt 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.
Auditions:
Sunday, September 7 | 4:30 PM
Member $120
Non member $157
Advanced registration is required to audition. Space fills quickly. Fee includes two free tickets to the final production and a show t-shirt.
Registation opens:
Members: Monday, July 21 | 9 am
Non Members: Wednesday, July 23 | 9 am
The quickest way to register is online through your Daxko account! You can also call (402) 334-6419 to register.
Rehearsals
Sundays | Starts October 12 | 4:30-6 PM
No rehearsal December 14 (Hanukkah) and January 25
Tech Rehearsal
February 4
Dress Rehearsal
February 5
Performances:
Saturday, February 7 | 7 pm
Sunday, February 8 | 6 pm
Audition Prep Workshop
Members & Non, Ages 8 – Adult
Put your best foot forward! This 90-minute class is designed to show you how to best display your talents and prepare you for auditions.
Sunday, August 10
Age 8-18 …..1:00-2:30 p.m.
Age 18+ ……2:30-4:00 p.m.
Members: $25
Non Member: $32
Register online through your Daxko account! You can also call (402) 334-6419 to register.
Sponsorship
Support the arts and our wonderful programming here at the JCC Performing Arts Department! Want to do even more? Sponsor our head mics for the shows. This is a sponsorship of $2500. You generous support of our program is so greatly appreciated by us and the entire community! Contact Esther for more information.
THANK YOU
Thank you to the following Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation Funds for their generous support of our recent productions
Karen Sokolof Javitch Music Fund
Foundation IMPACT Grant
Special Donor-Advised Funds
JCC Theatre Program Endowment Fund
Morton A. Richards Youth Endowment Fund Myron (Mike) Milder II Memorial Fund
Security by the Etta & Harold Epstein Security Fund of the JFOF
Past Performances
2025
Mary Poppins
2024
Oliver
Seussical
2023
Matilda
Newsies
2022
Wizard of Oz
Peter and the Starcatcher
2021
Tenderfella
The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf
2020
Alice in Wonderland
The Musical Revue
2019
The Addams Family
Hello, Dolly!
2018
Peter Pan
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
2017
Annie
Clue
Oklahoma!
2016
A Kidsummer Night’s Dream
Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Love! At the Café!
2015
Crazy for You
Beauty & The Beast, Jr.
Into the Woods, Jr.
2014
Alice In Wonderland, Jr.
Bye-Bye Birdie, Jr.
2013
Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.
Seussical, Jr.
2012
Guys & Dolls, Jr.
Music Man, Jr.
2011
Wizard Of Oz, Jr.
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Jr.
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