L O O K I N G B A C K A N D M O V I N G F O R WA R D :
Nebraska Rep continues partnership with St. Louis Black Rep
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Ron Himes on the set of the Nebraska Rep’s Dutchman in 2019. Photo by Jordan Opp for the Daily Nebraskan.
The Nebraska Rep looked at itself and decided that they wanted to change their programming, how they looked, who they served,” said Ron Himes, producing director of the St. Louis Black Rep of the partnership created with the Nebraska Repertory Theatre. “We came together to share our resources, our experiences and our programming to help address those issues.”
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Last fall the Nebraska Repertory Theatre and the St. Louis Black Repertory Company launched a multi-year partnership to bring about positive social change at the University of Nebraska– Lincoln and beyond. Founded in 1976 by Himes, the Black Rep is one of the largest, not-for-profit professional African-American theatre companies in the country. Its mission is to provide platforms for theatre, dance and other creative expressions from the African-American
