A historic theatre. A community gathering place.
A nonprofit arts and community venue in the heart of Omaha's Benson Creative District — bringing people together through performances, education, and shared experiences.
Five ways the lights stay on.
A nonprofit stage where public performance, learning, and community life share the same roof.
Public Events
Concerts, comedy, theatre, and film on our stage.
Community Partnerships
Collaborations with artists and orgs across Benson.
Learning & Creativity
Workshops, classes, and artist development.
Private Events
Weddings, fundraisers, and celebrations.
Preservation
Keeping a 1923 community landmark alive.
A century of gathering, carried forward.
The restoration preserved the building's original Art Nouveau character — gilded Deco detail, hand-painted murals, and a proscenium arch — while equipping it for a new century of performances and community life.
In the middle of the Benson Creative District.
Maple Street is where Benson gathers. Independent restaurants, bars, galleries, and music venues sit shoulder to shoulder along a few walkable blocks, and the theatre has stood at 6054 Maple through nearly all of it.
A hundred years on this block
The building opened in 1923 as the Benalto Theater and spent three decades as a neighborhood movie house under Epstein Theaters. Retail took the room over in 1953. The nonprofit bought it back in 2014, and the marquee is lit again.
Programmed for the neighborhood
Alongside everything we book for the wider metro, we aim programming at the surrounding Benson neighborhood and the adjacent North Omaha community, so arts and education are something people can walk to.
A full house fills the street
Every night we sell tickets, people come to Benson from across the Omaha metro for dinner beforehand and a drink after. Keeping this room busy is part of keeping the district busy.
Planning a visit? Where to park and getting into the building each have their own page.
On the corner in Benson.
We sit on Maple Street in the middle of Omaha's Benson Creative District — walkable to the neighborhood's restaurants, bars, and music venues.
Omaha, NE 68104
Join us.
Attend a show, host your event, take a class, volunteer, or support the theatre — there's a place for you here.