Van Gogh & Me

This is Ezra’s debut on The Rose stage and he could not be more thrilled! You may have seen him the past two summers On The Green with Nebraska Shakespeare, performing in King Lear and The Merry Wives of Windsor (2017) and Taming of the Shrew and Macbeth (2016). He is based in Albuquerque, NM and is a company member with Duke City Repertory Theatre. With DCRT, he most recently played Doug in Gruesome Playground Injuries; some of his favorite DCRT productions include Twelfth Night, Death and the Maiden, Julius Caesar, The 39 Steps, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Oedipus the King. Ezra began his career at Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA, where he performed in over 40 productions in the span of 5 years. In the summer of 2003, he had the good fortune to visit the Rijksmuseum Vincent Van Gogh in Amsterdam and observe Vincent’s paintings first hand. He has a BFA in Theatre Performance from Columbus State University. He is incredibly thankful to Matt, Hardy, his incredible parents, and his beautiful and fierce wife, Katie. 

Anna is thrilled to be returning to the Rose stage after appearing in 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.

Nils Haaland received his BFA from the State University of New York at Purchase and his MFA from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Nils has worked for the Rose Theater in many capacities. Nils currently works with Why Arts?  And with the Ollie Webb center. Nils is thrilled to be Included in this wonderful ensemble of actors, designers, technicians. And feels honored to be a part of this world premiere production of -Van Gogh and Me. Big thanks to Matt and John!

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 will be directing Curious George and The Golden Meatball on The Rose Mainstage this spring. She appeared on stage as the 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!

Tyrone Beasley is the Artistic Associate - Director of Outbound Programing. No stranger to the stage Tyrone has worked with acclaimed directors: Peter Sellars (The Merchant of Venice, It is Now Our Time), Claude Purdy (Jitney), Charles Marowitz (Shakespeare), David Wheeler (The Trials of Ezra Pound) and Antonio Banderas (Crazy in Alabama), among others. Tyrone has performed in many theaters around the globe including The Goodman Theatre (Chicago), Victory Gardens Theatre (Chicago), Thalia Theater (Hamburg, Germany), MC93 Bobigny (Paris, France) and The Royal Shakespeare Company (London, England). He has worked in front of the camera and behind the scenes in post-production on film and television projects for Disney, Fox, Sony, VH1, TriStar Pictures and the BBC. Tyrone earned a BFA in studio arts from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He attended California State University, Long Beach for graduate study in theater arts, taught acting classes there as a teaching associate and was an ensemble member of California Repertory Company. Tyrone served as the Artistic Director at The John Beasley Theater (JBT) in Omaha for ten years, he managed and taught the theater’s workshop programs that were a part of JBT’s mission of community outreach and developing a local pool of trained actors. He also acted in and directed numerous plays at the JBT. Most Recently he directed I Dream of an Omaha Where… and acted in Palette of Possibilities and Peter and the Starcatcher here at The Rose Theater.

Robby is happy to be at The Rose again in this show. He has also been seen in Shrek The Musical as Shrek, Big Nate as Nate Wright, Jackie and Me as Joey Stoshack, Cat in the Hat as The Boy, Peter and the Starcatcher as Mack, and more. He wants to thank his friends for supporting him, the artists he has a chance to work with, and his parents who have shown him nothing but love and support.

Mallory is thrilled to appear in her first production at The Rose. After getting her BFA in Theatre from Creighton University and Master’s from UNO, Mallory has appeared in a number of productions with Nebraska Shakespeare. Some of her favorite roles include Laertes in Hamlet Tour and Montanto in Othello on the Green. Thank you to my friends and family that encouraged me throughout my career, especially the man on the stage next to me.