What is Shoestring?

Shoestring Theatre is an independent company based in Omaha, Nebraska, that has created, adapted, and performed various pieces of theatre art, every summer, since 2018.

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How did it happen?

Shoestring can be "tied" back to the Summer of 2018, when a group of high-schoolers were attending The Great Plains Theatre Conference (GPTC) at the Metropolitan Community College (MCC) in Omaha, Nebraska. On a whim, they concluded that they wanted to independently make theatre art. And without any funds, they regularly joked about being on a shoestring budget (hence, the name). This small budget also meant that one of their homes would become the performance venue, and costumes would come from the cast's closets.

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Thus, Shoestring was born, and with it: Almost, Maine.

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What's happening now?

With the current production team consisting of Shannon Chinn and Kate Stacy, Shoestring Theatre is preparing for the 2023 Season.

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Pictures from Previous Productions