THEATRE + COMEDY

The Grand 1894 Opera House presents  The Rose - Omaha Theater Company: "There's an Alligator Under My Bed", "A Nightmare in My Closet" and "Something in My Attic,"  Monday, May 9, 2011 at 10am and a NEW! Evening performance at 7pm. Three classic tales by Mercer Meyer come to life on stage!

There's an Alligator Under My Bed is a "scary fun" production full of colorful costumes, fun music and loveable big creatures. At the play you will find out how a little boy gets over the big alligator that lives under his bed, how another boy commands his toy soldiers to protect him from the Big Nightmare that lives in his closet, and what a little girl in a farmhouse does when she decides to lasso the Silly Scary Thing living in her attic to show her parents. The lesson of this show is that most things really aren't scary once you find out more about them. Your children will really enjoy the costumes, music and being 'fun scared.'

The stage adaptation of Mercer Mayer's well-known children's books is very faithful to the original stories and includes 15 minutes of lively singing and dancing. Each of the three stories and their characters remain separate in the production, but are performed by the same primary cast of five actors and actresses. There's an Alligator Under My Bed includes not only an original script, but also original music, choreography, costume, sets, props and lighting.

About The Rose- Omaha Theater Company:
The Omaha Theater Company is the third largest professional children's theater in the nation, with its programs reaching over 700,000 people each year in Omaha and on National Tour. The Omaha Theater Company's National Tour is one of the largest in the country, with productions touring to more than 65 venues in 25 states each year.

In Omaha , professional productions that entertain and engage young audiences are performed almost year-round on two stages at the beautiful Rose Theater , while professional actors and educators work with hundreds of students all across the Omaha Metro Area. The Omaha Theater Company has been a recipient of some of the highest awards in the field of dramatic arts, including the Sarah Spencer Artistic Achievement Award and Nebraska Governor's Outstanding Artistic Organization Award, and claims a long and distinguished list of Guest Artists and Collaborators that include Tony-Award, Academy-Award and New York Drama Desk Award-winning artists.