Curious George & the Golden Meatball

Anna is thrilled to be returning to the Rose stage after appearing in Van Gogh & Me, Madagascar: A Musical Adventure, Prancer, and Plastic Drastic. Anna received her Bachelor of Arts in acting and directing from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 2015, where she directed a studio production of The Vagina Monologues, played Logainne Schwartzandgrubinerre in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and the titular role in Hedda Gabler, (Irene Ryan semi-finalist, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival). She has appeared in Nebraska Shakespeare on the Green for multiple seasons, in addition to their regional tour of As You Like It, and in A Midsummer Night’s Dream—a collaboration with the Omaha Symphony. From 2016 to 2017, Anna served as an actor-educator with RESPECT, a touring educational theatre company that teaches students about healthy relationships, and is currently a teaching artists for the Disney Musicals in Schools program with Omaha Performing Arts.

J. Isaiah Smith is an award winning actor and singer native to Omaha, NE. He has been doing theatre (professionally) for 3 years. J. Isaiah Smith was most recently seen in Madagascar: A Musical Adventure at The Rose, BOOB Girls at The Circle Theatre, and in the staged reading of Angels In America at The Omaha Community Playhouse. He has been nominated for BroadwayWorld’s Regional Awards and is a proud winner of The Freddy G Award at The Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta, Georgia for Outstanding performance by a male actor. J. Isaiah Smith, has worked with Kristen Chenoweth, Stephen Bray (Composer and Lyricist for The Color Purple), and Jason Michael Webb (Music Director of The Color Purple, Memphis, Billy Elliot), Brian Feinstein (Mimi Le Duck- Off Broadway), and Sammy Buck (Stinky Kids- Off Broadway). He is a published playwright, music composer and is currently hard at work on an original musical.

Alphonse Kroeten returns to The Rose after playing roles in Madagascar: A Musical Adventure, Peter Pan, Harold & the Purple Crayon, The Berenstein Bears Save Christmas and The Wizard of Oz. He also played the Monkey in The Little Engine That Could Rose touring show. We are pleased to have him back on stage at The Rose!

Jessica is thrilled to return to The Rose stage. Recent Credits include: Wynken, Blynken & Nod, Babe The Sheep Pig, Huck Finn, Goodnight Moon, Anything Goes, Into The Woods, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Ragtime, Hello Dolly, and Guys & Dolls. She also has been the voice for commercials and videos in the metro and has worked with shows on CBS and the Discovery Channel. Jessica is a professional photographer in the Omaha area, and when not playing a small animal on stage she enjoys spending time with her own fuzzy little joys (adorable dwarf bunnies & guinea pigs), her two amazing artistic girls- Jules & Jocey, as well as remodeling her old 1967 Shasta Compact camper and knitting. She would like to thank her family & friends for always supporting her crazy dreams, allowing her dancing amongst the stars & helping forever find joy in the journey.

Kim Clark-Kaczmarek possesses a B.A. in theatre from Nebraska Wesleyan University and a Master’s in Theatre from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Rose credits include: Maggie & Me, Babe the Sheep Pig, Prancer, Jackie and Me, A Little House Christmas and National Tours of Richard Scarcy's Busytown and Treasure Island. Kim is very involved, both on and off stage, in the Omaha theatre community including working with the Living Picture Project, Nebraska Shakespeare, Omaha Community Playhouse, Great Plains Theatre Conference, and Nebraska Repertory Theatre. She is a teaching artist for SNJ Studios, The Arts In Motion, Why ARTS and is on the artist roster for the Nebraska Arts Council Artists in Schools program.

Michael Miller has been a member of The Rose staff since 2011, having previously worked for Macon State College, Mercer University, Omaha Children’s Museum, Omaha Performing Arts, El Museo Latino, and Omaha Boys and Girls Clubs. Michael is a Master Teacher with the Nebraska Arts Council’s Artists-in-Schools program with a focus on creative drama and design residencies. He has an undergraduate degree from Yale University and a Masters degree in Non-Profit Management from UNO. He has directed Stellaluna and Other Tales, Elephant & Piggie: We Are In A Play and Leo Lionni’s Frederick on the main stage and Mouse on the Move as a part of The Rose’s First Stage Series. Michael has directed for the Teens ‘N’ Theater season, performed in Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, James and the Giant Peach, and the national tours of Frog and Toad, Richard Scarry’s BusyTown, and Treasure Island.

Stephanie is a full time Teaching Artist and the Director of Youth Productions at The Rose Theater. She previously directed George and Martha, Charlotte’s Web, A Child’s Garden of Verses and The Rose’s world premiere of The Grocer’s Goblin and The Little Mermaid as well as The Misfits, and Thumbelina: A New Friend’s Journey (which she wrote and directed). She appeared on stage as the Louise Ravoux in Van Gogh & Me, Mother in Pinkalicious, and Arrietty in The Borrowers, Frog in A Year with Frog and Toad, Gina in Big Nate, Irma Cody in Buffalo Bill’s Cowboy Band, Nancy in Ivy & Bean, Ida in Honk, and Kaa in The Jungle Book. Stephanie has her MFA in Acting from the University of Iowa, is a certified Yoga instructor, participated in the Diavolo Project: Nebraska, is a Dance Company Member of The UNO Moving Company and is a trained puppeteer specializing in shadow puppetry and Bunraku. She has presented and led workshops for Opera Omaha, UNO College of Education/ Celebration of The Young Child, The Nebraska State Education Continuing Education Department, Creighton University and the National LGBTQA College Conference. Before moving to Omaha, she lived in NYC where she worked with Liz Swados, Lee Bruer’s Mabou Mines, Taylor Mac and The Jim Henson Company. She would like to thank her Rose family, her husband Chad, son Finn, and Blue. Thank you, Rose Theater goers, for supporting this theater and arts for children in Omaha!