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Passion for Programming at Highlands Playhouse
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: 2021/03 – March
Highlands Playhouse’s embrace of innovative practices and an unstoppable “Let’s Put on A Show!” attitude ensures that live theater will survive on the Plateau.
Marshall Carby
We can all testify that last year was an avalanche of Stuff Happens.
And when it did, Highlands Playhouse got busy. With Green Room renovation, new bar construction, and putting paint-where-there-ain’t, the board, patrons, and supporters have readied the Playhouse for action…whenever the vaccine kicks in, the health officials give us the all-clear, and the curtain can rise.
Marshall Carby, Highlands Playhouse’s new Artistic Director shares, “Whatever the 2021 season will look like, no one knows for certain. We’ve prepared contingency after contingency after contingency. But what we do know. . . plenty of research and passion have gone into 2021’s planning. We’ll continue the high quality programming we have reliably delivered in the past eight decades.”
The theater experience is evolving not just locally, but globally. The selection of actors, set designers, technical staff, etc., is now done digitally.
If absence makes the heart grow fonder, this year’s first live audience response will rattle the rafters and rumble the floor.
Carby has been with the Playhouse for six seasons. He and his scenic director wife spend the symphony season in Omaha and the theater season in Highlands. Steeped in the arts, he is truly an art-trepreneur and he was the perfect talent and guide to see the community through this difficult time.
Carby and the board extend their gratitude to the residents and visitors, with thanks for undying support.
“We hear from the community day after day, asking about an opening date,” Carby says. “That kind of excitement is very motivating for me and for the board. We want to bring the shows back. Our long-term supporters deserve a great season. Thank you to those who have supported us in the past season and in getting us through Covid. When stage lights go up, it’s you who light up our lives and make our hard work a joy.”
More than ever, donations are deeply appreciated. Visit highlandsplayhouse.org to learn more about our latest happenings.
by Donna Rhodes
