Auditions:  May 17 at 6pm and May 21 at noon to 4pm at Rebel alliance Theatre and Omro’s Center for the Arts 404 S. Webster St. Omro.
www.rebelalliancetheatre.org

Omro’s Got Talent will be presented in the Scott Park American Bank Pavilion on June 18th.

The folks at Rebel Alliance Theatre have long believed that the residents of Omro are an exceedingly talented bunch.  Now we’re giving them a chance to provie it!

This Saturday, June 18th, Rebel Alliance Theatre will be hosting the very first Omro’s Got Talent!  The event will be held in Scott Park in the American Bank Pavilion.  Musicians, singers, dancers, story tellers and comedians, even mimes!–are welcome tot ry for a chance to compete in Omro’s Got Talent.  Prizes will be awarded by a celebrity panel, and a special people’s Choice Award will also be presented to the act that receives the most votes from the audience.

Performers who would like to compete in Omro’s Got Talent must first audition for a performance slot.  Auditions will be held May 17, 6pm to 9pm and May 21, noon to 4pm, at Rebel Alliance Theatre and Omro’s Center for the Arts (404 S. Webster Street, Omro).

Contestants in Omro’s Got  Talent must be residents of Winnebago County.  Performers under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian the evening of the show (groups with more than one underage participant may be accompanied by one responsible adult).  Groups may have a maximum of 5 members, and each group must provide its own equipment.  Auditions will be unplugged, but one electrical outlit will be available at the auditions.  Each act may have 10 minutes to perform, including set up and take down.

ALL ACTS MUST BE FAMILY FRIENDLY.

Acts which pass the audition process will be charged a $10 entry fee to participate in Omro’s Got Talent.

To register to participate in Omro’s Got Talent, fill out the entry form which can be found at www.rebelalliancetheatre.org and return to Rebel Alliance Theatre at 404 S Webster Street, Omro Wisconsin, 54963.  An entry form can also be requested by contacting jen@rebelalliancetheatre.org or calling 920-426-8580.

Join us, this June, and help Rebel Alliance Theatre show the world that Omro’s Got Talent!

The Rebel Alliance Theatre Spring Children’s Workshop presents Super Potato.  A hilarious family comedy by Rebel’s resident playwright Marty Duhatschek.

Children’s performances:  April 14, 15, and 16 at 7pm.

Rebel Core Actor performances:  April 28, 29, and 30 at 7pm.

Where:  Rebel Alliance Theatre and Omro’s Center for the Arts 404 S. Webster St, Omro.

This spring twelve area children, aged 8 to 12, will have the opportunity to experience the magic of live theatre as participants in the Rebel Alliance Theatre Children’s Workshop.  The kids will work with experienced Rebel actors and staff to learn about memorizing lines, moving across the stage, listening and reacting to other actors, improvisation, and the technical aspects of live theatre.  Each child will be assigned an older mentor who will work with them as they learn their lines and develop their characters.

The Children’s Workshop will culminate in three performances of Super Potato, a show which has long been a favorite of Rebel Audiences.  Super Potato, by Marty Duhatschek, is the story of Jamie, a young girl obsessed with television, and her video game-playing babysittery Terri.  Through the intervention of Lloyd the Bovine, one of the famous Rebel Cows, Jamie and Teri are taken on a magical tour of the FTRC (Fairy Tale Recycling Center).  Here they encounter a series of familiar fairy tale characters, who help them to discover the wonderful world of imagination that waits for those who are willing to put down the game controller and turn off the TV.

Attend either weekend of Super Potato (or both) for a rollicking evening of family fun!

All performances of Super Potato will begin at 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm).  Tickets are $5 for children 12 and under.  Adult tickets are offered on a sliding scale for either $8 or $15.  Reservations are strongly encouraged as seating is limited.

To reserve seats, or for more information about Super Potato, call 920-426-858 or email jen@rebelalliancetheatre.org.  Tickets for Super Potato may be purchased online by visiting www.brownpapertickets.com or by visiting www.rebelalliancetheatre.org and clicking on the red link at the top of the homepage. 

Super Potato is rated FRS-G and is appropriate for all ages.

Brought to you by Rebel Alliance Theatre’s Love To Learn Program
No Tests, No Grades, Just Love To Learn

Featuring “Super Potato”
an original children’s play by Marty Duhatschek

The theatre artists at Rebel Alliance Theatre invite children ages 8-12 to participate in our spring’s children workshop and performances.

What:  A theatre workshop designed to help young people learn about all elements of live theatre, including acting, design, technical aspects, and performance.

When:  Monday through Thursday, April 4th-7th and April 11th-13th, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.  A set design and building workshop will be held on Saturday, April 9th.  Children Workshop performances of Super Potato will be held April 14th-16th.

Who:  All children ages 8 through age 12 may participate.

Why:  This is an amazing opportunity for young people to work one-on-one with experienced Rebel actors and technical staff, and to be a part of the magic that is live theatre.

How:  Fill out a registration form and return, along with payment to:

Rebel Alliance Theatre
c/o Jen Frank
6320 County Road K
Omro WI 54963

The cost to participate in Rebel Alliance Theatre’s Spring Children’s Workshop is $50.00 per child.  This will include costumes and free admission for parents and immediate family (including grandparents) to the performance on Thursday, April 14th.

Due to health considerations, children are required to provide their own make-up.

A registration form for Rebel’s Spring Children’s Workshop is available at www.rebelalliancetheatre.org (click on Spring Children’s Workshop Registration on the right sidebar).  For more information, contact Jen at 920-426-8580 or email jen@rebelalliancetheatre.org.

Rebel Alliance Theatre’s continuing mission is to reveal and recognize the arts as an essential dimension of a thriving and sustainable community.

What constitutes genius?  Which qualities cause a person to be characterized as “crazy”?  Is it possible for one person to be both brilliant and mad?  Are genius and insanity really different manifestations of the same condition?  And while we’re at it – what is the nature of realtiy anyway?

If your intellect has been feeling a bit sluggish and chilled by the long Wisconsin winter, then Rebel Alliance Theatre has the show to warm up your mental machinery!  “Proof”, a Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Auburn, tells the story of Catherine, the daughter of Robert, a recently deceased mathematical genius and professor at the University of Chicago.  It follows her attempt to prove her authorship of a groundbreaking mathematical proof discovered in her father’s office after his death, and her struggle to forge her own identity in the shadow of her father’s.

As the playwright tells Catherine’s story, he also challenges our understandings of the boundries between brilliance and insanity, appearance and reality, truth and illusion.   The play’s title refers not only to the proof of a mathematical theorem, but also Catherine’s struggle to prove her worthiness as a scholar, her importance to her family, her identity as a woman, and her value as a human being.

“Proof” will be presented Feb 17 – 19 and 24 – 26, 2011 at Rebel Alliance Theatre and Omro’s Center for the Arts (404 South Webster St in Omro).  All shows will begin at 7 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm).  Tickets are $8 or $15 and are offered on a sliding scale (visit our website for an explanation of the sliding ticket scale pricing).  Tickets may be purchased online by visiting www.rebelalliancetheatre.org and clicking the red link below the “Proof” poster.

Special Offer:  Attend “Proof” during Valentine’s Day Weekend and receive a Sweet Treat for your Sweet Heart!

To reserve seats for “Proof” or for more information, contact Rebel Alliance Theatre at 920 426 8580 or email jen@rebelalliancetheatre.org.  To learn more about upcoming shows, educational programs and community outreach, visit rebelalliancetheatre.org.

The Undead Valentine’s Day Party

(The Zombie Lover’s Valentine’s Day Party)

Saturday, February 12, 7pm to 10pm
at Apple Blossom Books
200 City Center
Oshkosh Wisconsin

Rebel Core actor and local author Emily Luebke will be on hand signing her new book
“Phoenix”

The festivities will also include gross food, trivia, classic horror movies, and a chance to get a free copy of “Phoenix” if you come in costume!

Call (920) 230-3395
email abbooks@ntd.net

Who killed millionaire Ken Bressers on his birthday steamboat cruise?  Enjoy dinner and drinks on the shores of the scenic Wolf River while trying to figure out who-dunnit and how while raising money for the not-for-profit Brandon Thielke Foundation as they ease the financial strain on those battling cancer.

Cocktails will be served beginning at 6pm in the upper dinning room of the Fin with dinner to follow at 6:30.  At 7:30 the mystery begins, with several local “celebrities” serving as potential suspects. 

It’s $25 for a single and $40 for a couple.  That includes 1 drink ticket, dinner and a show.  Tickets are available at the Fin n Feather in Winneconne and at Gentlemen’s Choice Barbershop in Omro.  Call (920) 252-1138 to RSVP by February 10 so they can make the experience as amazing as possible.  There will also be a silent auction.

For more information on the Brandon Thielke Foundation visit their website at www.brandonthielkefoundation.com

Join members of the Brandon Thielke Foundation for a delicious dinner at one of Winnebago county’s finest resteraunts and enjoy a murder mystery performed just for you by local celebrities.  Figure out “who-dun-it” while you bid on some of the many silent auction items, and enjoy a great dinner set along the Wolf River.

Limited seating available (200).  Tickets on sale NOW!
For more information call 920-252-1138.
Website: www.brandonthielkefoundation.com

It follows Catherine, who is reeling from the death of her father Robert, mathematical genius and former professor at the University of Chicago.  After completing his best work and rocking the mathematical world in his early twenties Robert gradually descended into madness, only regaining lucidity for nine months in his final year and never working again.  Or did he?  Reluctantly Catherine allows Hal, Robert’s former student, to search for a method in the madness by reading through the 103 notebooks Robert filled with nonsensical work over his lifetime.  In the wake of the funeral Claire, Catherine’s older sister, presents her with some life-changing decisions to make after years of being the sole care-giver for their father.  Where will she live?  What will she do now?  Is she just like her father?

Then a proof is discovered.  “The proof of all proofs.”  And Catherine claims she wrote it.  The play follows her struggle to prove herself as its author, to trust and be trusted, and to forge her own identity in the shadow of her father’s genius and madness.

Please join us for Rebel Alliance Theatre’s production of Proof, held on Feb 17-19 and 24-25.To purchase tickets online, click 
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/143602

Seats for a particular performance may also be reserved by calling 920-426-8580 and the tickets are purchased the night of the performance.
Unclaimed seats that have been reserved but not paid for will be released at 6:55 pm on the night of the performance.

Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 8pm

The Gathering Space is located at:
8494 State Rd 21
Four miles West of Omro

Adult tickets are $13.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door
Children 5 and under $5.00 in advance and $7.oo at the door
Advance tickets may be obtained by contacting jen@rushfordgatheringspace.com or calling 920-685-2094.

The first week of the Gathering Space Christmas Market, held the 3 days following Thanksgiving, was a great success.  Jenni Hopfinger, whose jewel bright painted glassware brightens any was present, along with her husband, Paul Dominguez.  Paul creates beautifully colored pencil drawings of birds, fish, and wildlife on wood.  Steve Miller’s graceful bowls, vases, and ornaments, which he turns on a lathe, represented another aspect of artistry in wood.  Carole Longworth’s gorgeous traditional hand hooked rugs, and Apple Orchard Alpaca’s unbelievably soft alpaca fiber scarves, mittens, socks, and yarn added warmth and comfort to the exhibit.  10 artists in all were represented the first weekend of The Christmas Market, and people came as far away as Milwaukee and Door County to see their wares.

If you missed visiting the Gathering Space Christmas Market the first weekend, all is not lost — there is one more Friday, Saturday, and Sunday left before the Market closes for the season.  The Market will be open 9am to 5pm Dec 3 – 5.  If you came to the show last weekend, there is still much more to see – an almost entirely new group of artists will be present the second weekend of the Market.  Apple Orchard Alpaca’s will be there again, as will Dave Ostwald with his photography.  Joining them will be Sheila Duffy with her beautiful ceramic and gourd creations, Sara Water’s Jewelry, Cindy Silvon’s Victorian Bath and Beauty items, and a host of other wonderful Christmas Gift ideas.

As a special treat the Sandvidge sisters, authors of Apple Betty and Sloppy Joe, will be there with their new book, Penny Loafers and Bobby Pins.  Meet the sisters and get an autographed copy of their new book!

Join us at the Gathering Space this Christmas and bask in the glow of the Old North Rushford Church, beautifully decorated for the Holidays.  Sample some Christmas treats, hear music of the season, and support local artists by shopping for one of a kind gift items lovingly handcrafted just for you.

For more information contact Jen Frank at 920-685-2094 or email jen@rushfordgatheringspace.com.
Visit www.rushfordgatheringspace.com.

Happy Holidays from the folks at The Gathering Space!