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MELODRAMAS!

As Performed in and around Lincoln, Nebraska


Features

Eugene T. Mahoney State Park

Located between Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, the park offers guests many amenities, including a water park, horesback riding, cabins, lodge rooms and full service camping facilities. The Denman and Mary Mallory theatre, located centrally in the park. offers old-fashioned melodramas during the summer months designed to provide fun for all ages. The theatre is an indoor  facility seating 165 patrons in air conditioned comfort.

Fremont Dinner Train

Headquartered in Fremont, Nebraska, the train runs on weekends all year long between Fremont and Hooper, Ne. The train offers guest excellent meals combined with on-board entertainment including 1940s big band sounds, murder mysteries and melodramas.  

Melodrama Scripts For Sale

Low cost plays suitable for school, club or church functions, these melodramas offer fun for all ages. Ideal for fund raisers, They are easy to produce, with simple backdrops and costuming.

Children's Picture Stories

Several melodramas have been converted into picture stories for children. Some have also been translated into Spanish and German.

Video Page

There are many video clips available from some of the plays and DVDs are aso offered for sale.

 



The Melodramas

Initialy performed at Mahoney State Park in 1993, the melodramas were conceived to provide park visitors with fun for all ages during the summer months. Since that time, the melodramas have attracted visitors from all over the world. They are especially popular with children and are also a favorite of local church groups. Patrons are encouraged to "boo" and throw popcorn at the villain, "cheer" on the Hero and "sigh" at the plight of the heroine. A dinner/theatre packge is available with an excellent buffet served at the Lodge within walking distance of the theatre at a very attractive price. In 1995 melodramas were offered on the Fremont Dinner Train and have been produced during the summer months there as well.

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Mahoney State Park Map of Mahoney State Park

Performance Schedules


May-June
September - October

July - August
Winter Season

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