Nebraska Rep 2020 season art

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2020 turned out to be a tumultuous year for performing arts venues and the Nebraska Repertory Theater at the University of Nebraska was no exception, but, blissfully unaware of what was ahead, in the late months of 2019 and early months of 2020 we had planned and designed art for a dramatic season of shows with art to match, under the theme Lunatics, Lovers and Poets.

Some of these shows unfortunately did not make it to production or were pushed into the current season, but the art and several pieces of marketing collateral, including the brochure, were completed before the world turned topsy-turvy when the pandemic hit.

The cover of a program, featuring a swirling gold cloth overlaid with dramatically contorted faces.
The cover of a program, featuring the title '2020–2021 Season: Lunatics, Lover & Poets' over a dramatic black background where curling red smoke forms creepy faces.
A program spread, with an ad reading 'Thrilling, Moving, Electrifying' on the left overlaid on photos of actors performing in dramatic settings, and a letter from the director on the right.
A program spread. On the left side is show art featuring a girl in a hood overlaid onto a dramatic red explosion of powder, with bats flying overhead. On the right are the dates, '2/17–2/21' and the title of the play, 'Dracula: Mina's Quest'.
A page spread for a brochure. On the left are the dates '4/7–4/11' and the title of the play, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. On the right is a photo overlaid onto a smoky background of a man with a donkey's head wearing a suit and sitting at the base of a tree.
A spread from a program. On the left page are the dates '5/6–5/9' and the title of the play, 'The Way to the Way'. On the right is an image of a man's head from the neck up, wearing a peaceful expression and overlaid with bright green leaves and yellow butterflies.
A spread from a program. The background is dark and shows a vague impression of people moving around in a train car. Overlaid is information about two shows: 'The Continuum: Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter' and 'Baldwin and the American Theatre'.
A spread from a brochure. On the left is the title '2020–2021 Season: Lunatics, Lovers and Poets'. On the right is a list of shows and show times.
A poster for a play titled 'Home'. Superimposed over a misty background are a black man's face, a home in a wide field, and a rocking chair on a porch.
A poster for a play called 'Dracula, Mina's Quest'. A girl in a hooded cape stands in front of a dramatic explosion of powder, as bats fly overhead.