About
For over 75 years, the Omaha Theater Company has served generations of children and families in the Omaha area. Families come together to laugh, cry, sigh and witness the magic of theater and its power to bring people together in a shared experience.
Today, adults who once passed through our doors as children in wonder now bring their own families to share in the joy that is The Rose Theater. We are proud to be an ongoing tradition for so many families and a fixture in the childhood of so many of our area’s young people. Although much has changed over the years, we remain dedicated to our mission: to enrich the lives of children and families through live theater arts and education.
What We Believe
We believe children are the key to the future and as such, deserve to see themselves represented everywhere. We engage in a wide range of stories and productions to broaden experiences and learning opportunities. We offer a variety of classes to meet young people where they are: their interests, experience, and goals in musical theater, dance, voice, and acting skills. Providing each student with the chance to learn and grow in creativity, imagination, resilience, empathy, tolerance, and connection is what we do. This work is accomplished by an inclusive and diverse, professional staff of artists, educators, technicians, and administrators, devoted to live theater and arts education for young people. These are equal parts of the whole that make us The Rose Theater.
Staff & Board
The Rose Theater’s staff is composed of award-winning actors, teaching artists, technical artists and administrators dedicated to inspiring young people and their families to discover the magic of theater, find their voices and enrich their communities.
The Rose Theater’s board of trustees steers the theater toward a sustainable future by overseeing the legal and fiscal management our nonprofit organization. In addition to ensuring the theater has sufficient resources to achieve its mission, the board also advocates for The Rose throughout the community.
The Rose Theater Guild
For more than 30 years, The Rose Theater Guild has supported the efforts of The Rose through a group of dedicated volunteers who raise funds and awareness for our programming. The Guild has raised more than $1.5 million since 1985, all of which is directly invested into our mission of enriching the lives of young people and their families through live theaters and arts education.
