I’ve been a vocal fan of BLUEBARN Theatre for years, so it was a no brainer that we’d have an episode with someone from there. Dee and I got the chance to chat with Susan Clement the theater’s producing artistic director and CEO, and Jill Anderson, the director of BLUEBARN’s upcoming production of “Dracula: The Journal of Jonathan Harker.”
If you haven’t BLUEBARN, Susan and Jill will tell you it’s “racy, subversive, counter-cultural.” They told me, it’s been described by Alexander Payne as “subversively cheery.”
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The episode is also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts. You can also watch the full episode on Youtube.
Susan and Jill shared the history of BLUEBARN and some insight into the design of their 10th and Pacific street theater. (Hint: It’s amazing and has nods to the past. It’s in the location of one of the restaurants I included in my book, “Lost Restaurants of Omaha.”).
Side note: I talked about a caricature image and if you’re curious of what it looks like, you can see it here. It’s not pretty.
Helpful Links
We talked about a lot of places on the episode, so if you’re curious about them, and want to learn more, click on the links below!
- “Dracula: The Journal of Jonathan Harker” (at the BLUBARN from Oct. 3-27, 2024. There are a lot of events and programs happening around the show and you can see the list here. Click here for tickets; you can call BLUEBARN if you want to avoid the Eventbrite ticketing fee.)
- Nelson Produce + Farm
- KANEKO
- Artists mentioned: Michael Morgan, Chris Kemp, Michelle Zacharia, Kristin Pluhacek, Sarah Rowe
- “Silent Night of the Lambs” – The holiday show at BLUEBARN this year
- Via Farina
- Sips on 10th
- M’s Pub
- La Buvette
- Wicked Rabbit (a speakeasy in downtown Omaha)
- Fizzy’s Fountain and Liquors (get an espresso martini)
- Tiny House Bar
- Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel (they have a Halloween pop-up bar and Christmas pop-up bar)
- Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (their annual Art Auction is held annually in October)
- Kiewit Luminarium
- Joslyn Castle & Gardens
- Benson Theatre
- Shelterbelt Theatre
- Mural on Silos on Highway 75
- Artist Fund at BLUEBARN Theatre
- Sculpture Garden at Gene Leahy Mall
- Saro Event Space
