March 28, 1978 photo credit Omaha World-Herald.

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March 28, 1978 photo credit Omaha World-Herald.

Emmy Gifford in 1978 (OWH 3/28/1978)

In 1976, the closed Center Theater was expanded on its west side, and it was renamed the Omaha Junior Theater. This organization which produced stage plays by young people was founded 1949, by Emmy Gifford who was a patroness of the arts. In 1981, the Omaha Junior Theater was renamed the Emmy Gifford Children’s Theater. The children’s theater program moved to the Astro (today, The Rose) Theater in 1993.

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