Playhouse offers discount tickets this week

The Omaha Community Playhouse is offering discounted $10 tickets to members of the UNMC community for the final week’s showings of “I Hate Hamlet.”

Andrew, an aspiring actor, has landed the role of a lifetime as Hamlet. There is just one problem — he hates Hamlet. As fate would have it, Andrew’s new Manhattan residence is the former apartment of the brilliant actor John Barrymore, whose portrayal of Hamlet was legendary. When Barrymore’s ghost appears to Andrew, he mentors Andrew on all the tricks of the trade. Will Andrew’s debut be a triumph or a tragedy? Find out in this fast-paced, fencing-packed and funny play.

The play will be performed Wednesday through Sunday on the Hawks Mainstage at the playhouse, 6915 Cass St. UNMC employees and students can take advantage of the offer by calling the playhouse box office (402-553-0800) or by using the code OCPPARTNER at the TicketOmaha website. (Note: handling fees will apply when using the Ticket Omaha site.) Performance times are available at the TicketOmaha website.

Box office walk-up hours during productions are:

• 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday
• 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday
• Noon to 4 p.m., Sunday

The box office accepts cash, checks, travelers’ checks, American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa.