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Summer 2025 Biographies

Crew and Staff

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Dewayne Barrett
Sarasota, FL
  • Artistic Director
  • Choreographer — The SpongeBob Musical, The Wizard of Oz, Honky Tonk Laundry
  • Director/Choreographer — Kiss Me Kate

Dewayne had his first season in 2016 and immediately fell in in love with the theatre, the region, and the people. In 2017, he became associate artistic director, as well as directing and choreographing several productions. Now he is excited to be the Artistic Director. He is originally from Atlanta, where he danced with the Atlanta Jazz Theatre and the Georgia Ballet Company. Dewayne has performed leading roles around the country, appearing in Cats, Crazy for you, Annie, West Side Story, Singing in the Rain, and A Chorus Line. He has directed and choreographed for national tours, regional theatres, cruise ships, dinner theatres, community theaters, movies, high schools, parades, and internationally at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. He is also a choreographer for Rand Productions where he choreographed Finding Christmas and Footloose at the MGM Beau Rivage.

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Don Denton
Chattanooga, TN
  • General IT

Don has been working with Post Playhouse in some capacity since 2008. A lot has changed since that first season. He married the lovely actress who played opposite him in South Pacific, they had three crazy, adorable children, and they moved to Chattanooga. Lately, Don has been providing Post Playhouse with IT support, and he is happy to be able to continue to help the theatre in this way.

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Brooke Galván
San Antonio, TX
  • Box Office & Marketing Specialist

Brooke loves creating alongside the incredibly talented folks at Post Playhouse. As she enters into her third season behind the computers and the phones, she’s looking forward to supporting our team remotely from the sunny streets of Texas. When she isn’t designing marketing materials or spending time with the box office, she loves writing books, scripts, and songs for children and enjoying time with her wonderful family.

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Em Laudeman
Cleveland, OH
  • Development Director

Em is delighted to be part of the team at Post again this year. Em worked as an actress at Post Playhouse for four seasons spanning from 2009–2019 before joining the administrative team. She received her BFA in music theatre from Elon University and her MPA in nonprofit management from Indiana University. Em has worked in administration and advancement for arts organizations around the country since 2015, most notably The Cleveland Orchestra and the San Diego Symphony. You may remember Em on the Post Playhouse stage in The Wizard of Oz ‘10 (Dorothy), Oklahoma! ‘12 (Laurie), and The Music Man ‘19 (Marian). She looks forward to visiting her home away from home in Nebraska again this year.

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Connie Shell
Crawford, NE
  • Box Office Staff

I am excited to be working at the Post Playhouse for my 3rd year. I grew up on Crawford, spent 30 years traveling the States and overseas while my husband was in the military and then came home to retire. I have two children and three grandchildren that I am very proud of.

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Ann Stephens
Crawford, NE
  • Off-Season Box Office Manager

Ann Stephens has worked as part of the Post Playhouse for many summers, first as a volunteer usher, a volunteer in the concession stand, and for the past several years, she has managed the Box Office. Before retirement, Ann had a long and rewarding career as a classroom teacher and as a public education administrator, working in Texas, Arizona, Idaho and Nebraska before joining Post Playhouse staff. In off-season months, Ann enjoys being with her grandchildren, reading, baking, and volunteering throughout her home community of Crawford. Whether you are ready to make additional reservations for more of our superb productions or ready to enjoy some treats at intermission, you’re likely to see Ann… and she’s USUALLY smiling.

Board

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Janelle Visser
Hemingford, NE
  • President of the Board
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Wally Seiler
Alliance, NE
  • Vice President of the Board
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Alex Helmbrecht
  • Secretary
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Jim Gardner
Chadron, NE
  • Treasurer
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Irene Hughes
Crawford, NE
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Danielle Lecher
Chadron, NE
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Jeanine Mohr
Chadron, Nebraska
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Ali Redden
Crawford, NE
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Sara Taylor
Chadron, NE
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Matt Watson
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Post Playhouse, Inc. is Northwestern Nebraska's favorite live theatre company, producing several musicals running in a repertory schedule every summer by bringing together highly skilled creative professionals from across the country and nearby. Post Playhouse, Inc. performs its productions at the theatre in Fort Robinson State Park.

Contact information

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The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported the programs of this organization through its matching grants program funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Visit www.nebraskaartscouncil.org for information on how the Nebraska Arts Council can assist your organization.

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Chadron State College is a proud sponsor of the Post Playhouse. CSC routinely donates lighting equipment, sound equipment, and costumes to the theatre to help Post Playhouse bring you the very best looking and sounding shows you'll see in Western Nebraska.

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Post Playhouse Incorporated produces its summer season at the theatre on Fort Robinson State Park. The fort is run by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

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