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SUMMARY:Theatre and Playwriting Workshop: Deepening Your Creative Practice Through the Works of August Wilson
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with The Union for Contemporary Art\, Metropolitan Community College and Great Plains Theatre Commons\, the Omaha Community Playhouse is hosting a series of community events in conjunction with the opening of August Wilson’s Fences on the Hawks Mainstage Theatre. \nThree workshops led by Kim Louise\, Dr. Khalid Y. Long\, and Wali Jamal on theatre and playwriting will be held on the Metropolitan Community College campus in Building 22 on Saturday\, January 21. The event is free\, but registration is required. \n Chopped: The Playwright’s Edition\, Kim Louise\, Facilitator \nDuring this generative workshop\, we will explore new ways to create plays by delving into mash ups with other literary and writing forms. We will write without boundaries and invent\, for ourselves\, unique recipes for constructing drama. Building on the premise that genre informs genre\, our goal is not to eliminate but to elevate our writing by introducing a new practice or strengthening a current one. \n Call & Response: August Wilson Workshop\, Khalid Long\, PhD\, Facilitator \nTaking their cue from Wilson and his four Bs\, workshop attendees will creatively “respond” to an “artistic call.” In other words\, they will explore the potential of various sources to inspire their creative imaginings. Using a piece of visual art or music as their inspiration\, workshop attendees will produce a creative writing project in a timed session (the beginnings of a creative essay\, a ten-minute play\, a song\, a short story\, or a collection of poems\, etc.). They will be responsible for briefly explaining the project to the group. This exercise aims to get workshop attendees to think deeply through practice about their artistic inspirations and callings. \n The August Wilson Artists’ Corner\, Wali Jamal\, Facilitator \nWali Jamal\, from Pittsburgh\, PA is the only actor in the world to have appeared in all 11 of August Wilson’s works\, the 10-play Century Cycle and the autobiographical show How I Learned What I Learned. Join Mr. Jamal for a compelling workshop to celebrate the work of August Wilson and to strengthen your skills as an actor\, storyteller\, and collaborator. Wali will share personal stories of his time working with August Wilson and dive into the dynamic pathways and strategies used to bring Wilson’s words to life. This workshop will leave the participants inspired and motivated to share their stories with the world. \nDr. Khalid Y. Long is a scholar\, dramaturg\, and director specializing in African American/Black diasporic theatre\, performance\, and literature through the lenses of Black feminist/womanist thought\, queer studies\, and performance studies. Accordingly\, his work pays close attention to the intersections of race\, class\, gender\, and sexuality within marginalized and oppressed communities. Dr. Long has published scholarly essays in The Black Theatre Review (tBTR)\, Continuum: The Journal of African Diaspora Drama\, Theatre and Performance\, the Journal of American Drama and Theatre\, and the Routledge Companion to African American Theatre and Performance. His forthcoming scholarship includes essays in The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre (2nd edition) edited by Harvey Young\, Zora Neale Hurston in Context edited by Christopher Varlack\, Theatre Design & Technology\, Theater: Yale’s Journal of Criticism\, Plays\, Reportage\, and the edited collection Critical Essays on the Politics of Oscar Hammerstein II\, edited by Donald Gagnon. Dr. Long is also a regular contributor to Black Masks and Performance Response Journal 2.0. Dr. Long is working on his manuscript\, An Architect of Black Feminist Theatre: Glenda Dickerson\, Transnational Feminism\, and The Kitchen Prayer Series (University of Iowa Press). Dr. Long is co-editor of two forthcoming critical anthologies\, including Contemporary Black Theatre and Performance: Acts of Rebellion\, Activism\, and Solidarity (co-edited with Dr. DeRon S. Williams and Dr. Martine Kei Green-Rogers) with Bloomsbury Methuen Drama\, Agitations: Politics\, Text\, Performance Series). The second anthology is August Wilson in Context (co-edited with Dr. Isaiah M. Wooden) with Cambridge University Press. Dr. Long is the newly elected Vice President and Conference Planner for the Black Theatre Association\, a focus group of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE). Dr. Long is also the Vice President for Advocacy for ATHE. Dr. Long also served as the Vice President and Conference Planner for the August Wilson Society (2018-2020). A freelance dramaturg specializing in production dramaturgy\, new play development\, and audience engagement\, Dr. Long is a regular dramaturg with the Great Plains Theatre Commons (Omaha\, Nebraska). \nWali Jamal has been performing on stage since the late 80’s. His first encounter with August Wilson’s work was in early 1999\, while doing a seated reading of Jitney with August participating\, reading the part of Turnbo. Over the years he has performed in such blockbuster plays like The Full Monty\, Our Town\, Kinky Boots\, Parade\, and most recently\, Death of a Salesman. But his true love of performing in plays lies primarily with the work of August Wilson. He has performed in all ten plays in Wilson’s American Century Cycle and his one man play\, How I Learned What I Learned and he is the first and only actor in the world to have done so. He has performed the solo show at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte\, the National Black Theater Festival in 2019\, and twice at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture in Pittsburgh. His next performance of How I Learned What I Learned will be at the aforementioned August Wilson Center for the Biannual Symposium of the August Wilson Society\, March 2-4\, 2023. Wali Jamal is also a television producer\, musician and an award-winning playwright. \nKim Louise’s love of writing started in elementary school and by the time she was in junior high school\, the first of her many poems was published as part of a Black History exhibit at the Great Plains Black History Museum. A native Omahan\, Kim has penned over eleven novels and five novellas\, writing for Kensington Press (BET Books)\, Genesis Press\, and Harlequin Enterprises and earned a spot on Amazon’s bestseller’s list for mass market fiction. Her poetry has been published by the Cathartic Literary Journal and Third World Press. One of her short stories appears in the national anthology Chicken Soup for the African American Soul. Kim is the past president of the New African Writer’s Workshop and has facilitated the North Omaha Summer Arts Women’s Writing Group for the past 10 years. Kim has written 20 plays—one of which received a full production at the Union for ContemporaryArt. Her monologue Yoke Bells was performed as part of the Verbal Ofrendas Mexican American Historical Society of the Midlands program\, and her play The Bystanders was a toured\, staged reading at Metropolitan Community College Campuses. She holds Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. When she’s not writing\, Kim enjoys walking\, listening to podcasts\, reading\, cardmaking\, and found-object art. She is a GPTC Commoner.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/theatre-and-playwriting-workshop-deepening-your-creative-practice-through-the-works-of-august-wilson/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Community College\, Fort Omaha Campus\, Swanson Conference Center\, 5300 North 30th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68111\, United States
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SUMMARY:Standing Up with Javier Ávila
DESCRIPTION:As part of its Hispanic / Latino Heritage Month events\, Metropolitan Community College is presenting an in-person and online presentation with Javier Ávila. The event is free and open to the public in Elkhorn Valley Campus 114; online participation requires registration to receive a link. \nStanding Up is guided by the critical question\, “When representation is scarce\, where do we turn?” To address this question\, Ávila relies on his signature style of blending storytelling with his original poetry—only this time\, he offers his most personal reflection yet. Ávila recounts his journey from a boy learning to speak English in his native Puerto Rico to becoming an award-winning author\, a beloved English professor\, and the only Latino ever to be named Pennsylvania’s Professor of the Year. He invites audiences to consider the unlikely\, overlooked elements needed to write one’s own narrative when grander\, more visible alternatives seem out of reach. At its core\, Standing Up is a heartwarming tribute to the power of education\, family\, and community. \nJavier Ávila is a professor of English as well as a poet\, novelist\, and public speaker. He writes in both English and Spanish\, and his work has earned him numerous awards\, including his most recent honor as the recipient of the Cultural Arts Award given by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education. In 2015\, he was named Pennsylvania’s Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/standing-up-with-javier-avila/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Community College Elkhorn Valley Campus\, 829 North 204th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68022\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hispanic Flamenco Ballet
DESCRIPTION:As part of its Hispanic / Latino Heritage Month events\, Metropolitan Community College is presenting two in-person and online performances with Hispanic Flamenco Ballet. The events are free and open to the public in South Omaha Campus Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) building 120; visit the Hispanic / Latino Heritage Month website and scroll down to find the registration link for the event(s) you with to attend. \nLatin Iberian Show 10:30 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. is an immersive journey through the soul of Latin America and Spain. Commence with the captivating energy of Mexico\, featuring pieces inspired by Frida Kahlo. Be enthralled by classic Spanish dances and the vibrancy of Brazilian samba. Experience the lively rhythm of Valencia’s Pasodoble and a stirring pop Latino musical medley. Feel the pulse of Spain through “Elementos”\, a classic Spanish performance using abanicos (fans)\, manton (shawl)\, and castañuelas (castanets). Lose yourself in the passionate zapateado dance styles\, and celebrate Puerto Rican culture with plena tambores and popular hits. \nThe Arts & Dance Experience Noon-1:05 p.m. is an educational journey through the pulsating world of Latin and Spanish music and dance where audience members become part of the performance blending fun and education. Starting with a stirring blend of Latino-Flamenco rhythms\, the performance then moves to ‘Suite Latina’\, a vibrant showcase of legendary Latin songs. ‘Suite Española’ leads deeper into Spanish musical traditions\, concluding with an exciting ‘Interactividad Musical’ – an opportunity to take part in a professionally choreographed dance. Standing distinct from the Latin Iberian show\, ‘The Arts & Dance Experience’ places an emphasis on education\, turning spectators into participants.\nEngage with the vibrant cultures of Latin America and Spain in an unprecedented way – learn\, dance\, and celebrate in a show where you become the star.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/hispanic-flamenco-ballet/2023-10-11/1/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Community College South Omaha Campus\, 2909 Edward Babe Gomez Ave\, Omaha\, NE\, 68107\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hispanic Flamenco Ballet
DESCRIPTION:As part of its Hispanic / Latino Heritage Month events\, Metropolitan Community College is presenting two in-person and online performances with Hispanic Flamenco Ballet. The events are free and open to the public in South Omaha Campus Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) building 120; visit the Hispanic / Latino Heritage Month website and scroll down to find the registration link for the event(s) you with to attend. \nLatin Iberian Show 10:30 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. is an immersive journey through the soul of Latin America and Spain. Commence with the captivating energy of Mexico\, featuring pieces inspired by Frida Kahlo. Be enthralled by classic Spanish dances and the vibrancy of Brazilian samba. Experience the lively rhythm of Valencia’s Pasodoble and a stirring pop Latino musical medley. Feel the pulse of Spain through “Elementos”\, a classic Spanish performance using abanicos (fans)\, manton (shawl)\, and castañuelas (castanets). Lose yourself in the passionate zapateado dance styles\, and celebrate Puerto Rican culture with plena tambores and popular hits. \nThe Arts & Dance Experience Noon-1:05 p.m. is an educational journey through the pulsating world of Latin and Spanish music and dance where audience members become part of the performance blending fun and education. Starting with a stirring blend of Latino-Flamenco rhythms\, the performance then moves to ‘Suite Latina’\, a vibrant showcase of legendary Latin songs. ‘Suite Española’ leads deeper into Spanish musical traditions\, concluding with an exciting ‘Interactividad Musical’ – an opportunity to take part in a professionally choreographed dance. Standing distinct from the Latin Iberian show\, ‘The Arts & Dance Experience’ places an emphasis on education\, turning spectators into participants.\nEngage with the vibrant cultures of Latin America and Spain in an unprecedented way – learn\, dance\, and celebrate in a show where you become the star.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/hispanic-flamenco-ballet/2023-10-11/2/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Community College South Omaha Campus\, 2909 Edward Babe Gomez Ave\, Omaha\, NE\, 68107\, United States
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SUMMARY:ORDER: Louie Palu
DESCRIPTION:ORDER: A Study of Narrative Shaping & Photo-editing will feature work by Louie Palu\, a world-renowned documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on social political issues such as war\, human rights and poverty. Nothing will be formally framed and there will be workstations that can be touched and re-curated by visitors. This deconstruction of traditional formats and thinking about the editorial process is central to Palu’s editorial projects he calls “concept newspapers.” \nMCC Elkhorn Valley Campus Art and Design Gallery hours: Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.   Friday: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. \nLouie Palu is a documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on social political issues such as war\, human rights and poverty. His work has appeared in festivals\, publications\, exhibitions and collections internationally. His project covering politics in Washington from 2019-2021 was selected for a World Press Photo award.  He is a 2016-17 John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and a Harry Ransom Center Research Fellow in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the recipient of numerous awards including Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grants\, 2011-12 Bernard L Schwartz Fellowship with the New America Foundation and Milton Rogovin Fellowship at the University of Arizona. He is well known for his work which examines social political issues such as human rights\, conflict and poverty. He is currently working on a long-term project on the Arctic partnered with National Geographic Magazine\, National Geographic Society and is a National Geographic Explorer. In 2019 his work was selected for the Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture. His work is held in numerous collections including the Smithsonian\, U.S. Library of Congress and National Gallery of Art. Louie graduated with an associate of the Ontario College of Art diploma and has an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/order-louie-palu/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Community College Elkhorn Valley Campus\, 829 North 204th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68022\, United States
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SUMMARY:ORDER: exhibit opening reception and artist talk with Louie Palu
DESCRIPTION:ORDER: A Study of Narrative Shaping & Photo-editing will feature work by Louie Palu\, a world-renowned documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on social political issues such as war\, human rights and poverty. Nothing will be formally framed and there will be workstations that can be touched and re-curated by visitors. This deconstruction of traditional formats and thinking about the editorial process is central to Palu’s editorial projects he calls “concept newspapers.” \nORDER will be on exhibit in the MCC Elkhorn Valley Campus Art and Design Gallery from October 16 to November 18. \nLouie Palu is a documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on social political issues such as war\, human rights and poverty. His work has appeared in festivals\, publications\, exhibitions and collections internationally. His project covering politics in Washington from 2019-2021 was selected for a World Press Photo award.  He is a 2016-17 John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and a Harry Ransom Center Research Fellow in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the recipient of numerous awards including Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Grants\, 2011-12 Bernard L Schwartz Fellowship with the New America Foundation and Milton Rogovin Fellowship at the University of Arizona. He is well known for his work which examines social political issues such as human rights\, conflict and poverty. He is currently working on a long-term project on the Arctic partnered with National Geographic Magazine\, National Geographic Society and is a National Geographic Explorer. In 2019 his work was selected for the Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture. His work is held in numerous collections including the Smithsonian\, U.S. Library of Congress and National Gallery of Art. Louie graduated with an associate of the Ontario College of Art diploma and has an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/order-exhibit-opening-reception-and-artist-talk-with-louie-palu/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Community College Elkhorn Valley Campus\, 829 North 204th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:African American Cotillions Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:A one-day-only exhibit on the history and significance of African American debutante cotillion balls will be available in room 201A of Building 22\, Swanson Conference Center on the Fort Omaha Campus of Metropolitan Community College\, in conjunction with a 5:30 p.m. lecture by Dr. Nikita Harris. \nFor more information contact interculturaled@mccneb.edu or call 531-622-2253. \n 
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/african-american-cotillions-exhibit/
LOCATION:Swanson Conference Center\, Metropolitan Community College\, 5300 N 30th St\, Omaha\, NE\, 68111\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:African American debutante cotillion ball history
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Nikita Harris will give a lecture on the history and significance of African American debutante cotillion balls. \nDr. Nikita Harris is a distinguished scholar\, public historian\, and advocate for preserving African American cultural heritage who used her Reese Phifer Fellowship to study African American Cotillions and Black Debutante Social Programs across the United States. She also spearheads the National Black Debutante Project and the International League of Cotillions. \nFor more information contact interculturaled@mccneb.edu or call 531-622-2253. \n  \n 
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/african-american-debutante-cotillion-ball-history/
LOCATION:Swanson Conference Center\, Metropolitan Community College\, 5300 N 30th St\, Omaha\, NE\, 68111\, United States
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SUMMARY:GPTC New Play Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The New Play Festival was founded in 2006 by Metropolitan Community College\, and continues\, now that the GPTC is its own nonprofit\, as a vibrant community partnership between the two organizations. The Festival takes place each spring at the Swanson Conference Center on MCC’s historic Fort Omaha Campus. \nEach year\, the Festival helps to develop a group of new plays that are selected from a pool of around 1000 submissions. During the Festival\, local and national playwrights\, actors\, directors\, dramaturgs\, designers and Omaha community members\, share a week of stories\, workshops\, readings\, meals\, performances and celebrations. All public festival events are free to attend. Click here for more information\, including links to the schedule and featured playwrights\, artists\, dramaturgs\, and directors.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/gptc-new-play-festival-2026/2026-05-25/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Community College\, Fort Omaha Campus\, Swanson Conference Center\, 5300 North 30th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68111\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:GPTC New Play Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The New Play Festival was founded in 2006 by Metropolitan Community College\, and continues\, now that the GPTC is its own nonprofit\, as a vibrant community partnership between the two organizations. The Festival takes place each spring at the Swanson Conference Center on MCC’s historic Fort Omaha Campus. \nEach year\, the Festival helps to develop a group of new plays that are selected from a pool of around 1000 submissions. During the Festival\, local and national playwrights\, actors\, directors\, dramaturgs\, designers and Omaha community members\, share a week of stories\, workshops\, readings\, meals\, performances and celebrations. All public festival events are free to attend. Click here for more information\, including links to the schedule and featured playwrights\, artists\, dramaturgs\, and directors.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/gptc-new-play-festival-2026/2026-05-26/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Community College\, Fort Omaha Campus\, Swanson Conference Center\, 5300 North 30th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68111\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:GPTC New Play Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The New Play Festival was founded in 2006 by Metropolitan Community College\, and continues\, now that the GPTC is its own nonprofit\, as a vibrant community partnership between the two organizations. The Festival takes place each spring at the Swanson Conference Center on MCC’s historic Fort Omaha Campus. \nEach year\, the Festival helps to develop a group of new plays that are selected from a pool of around 1000 submissions. During the Festival\, local and national playwrights\, actors\, directors\, dramaturgs\, designers and Omaha community members\, share a week of stories\, workshops\, readings\, meals\, performances and celebrations. All public festival events are free to attend. Click here for more information\, including links to the schedule and featured playwrights\, artists\, dramaturgs\, and directors.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/gptc-new-play-festival-2026/2026-05-27/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Community College\, Fort Omaha Campus\, Swanson Conference Center\, 5300 North 30th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68111\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:GPTC New Play Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The New Play Festival was founded in 2006 by Metropolitan Community College\, and continues\, now that the GPTC is its own nonprofit\, as a vibrant community partnership between the two organizations. The Festival takes place each spring at the Swanson Conference Center on MCC’s historic Fort Omaha Campus. \nEach year\, the Festival helps to develop a group of new plays that are selected from a pool of around 1000 submissions. During the Festival\, local and national playwrights\, actors\, directors\, dramaturgs\, designers and Omaha community members\, share a week of stories\, workshops\, readings\, meals\, performances and celebrations. All public festival events are free to attend. Click here for more information\, including links to the schedule and featured playwrights\, artists\, dramaturgs\, and directors.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/gptc-new-play-festival-2026/2026-05-28/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Community College\, Fort Omaha Campus\, Swanson Conference Center\, 5300 North 30th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68111\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grants
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SUMMARY:GPTC New Play Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The New Play Festival was founded in 2006 by Metropolitan Community College\, and continues\, now that the GPTC is its own nonprofit\, as a vibrant community partnership between the two organizations. The Festival takes place each spring at the Swanson Conference Center on MCC’s historic Fort Omaha Campus. \nEach year\, the Festival helps to develop a group of new plays that are selected from a pool of around 1000 submissions. During the Festival\, local and national playwrights\, actors\, directors\, dramaturgs\, designers and Omaha community members\, share a week of stories\, workshops\, readings\, meals\, performances and celebrations. All public festival events are free to attend. Click here for more information\, including links to the schedule and featured playwrights\, artists\, dramaturgs\, and directors.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/gptc-new-play-festival-2026/2026-05-29/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Community College\, Fort Omaha Campus\, Swanson Conference Center\, 5300 North 30th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68111\, United States
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SUMMARY:GPTC New Play Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The New Play Festival was founded in 2006 by Metropolitan Community College\, and continues\, now that the GPTC is its own nonprofit\, as a vibrant community partnership between the two organizations. The Festival takes place each spring at the Swanson Conference Center on MCC’s historic Fort Omaha Campus. \nEach year\, the Festival helps to develop a group of new plays that are selected from a pool of around 1000 submissions. During the Festival\, local and national playwrights\, actors\, directors\, dramaturgs\, designers and Omaha community members\, share a week of stories\, workshops\, readings\, meals\, performances and celebrations. All public festival events are free to attend. Click here for more information\, including links to the schedule and featured playwrights\, artists\, dramaturgs\, and directors.
URL:https://humanitiesnebraska.org/event/gptc-new-play-festival-2026/2026-05-30/
LOCATION:Metropolitan Community College\, Fort Omaha Campus\, Swanson Conference Center\, 5300 North 30th Street\, Omaha\, NE\, 68111\, United States
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