Beth Thompson is a director and actor who also serves as the Artistic Director of the Shelterbelt Theater. She holds a bachelor’s degree in theater with a focus in acting and directing from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Directing credits include Across Rhodes, Neighbors, Lovers and All the Others, Revelation, The Singularity, The Other Sewing Circle and Psycho Ex-Girlfriend for the Shelterbelt, She Kills Monsters for the Omaha Community Playhouse and dozens of staged readings for the Great Plains Theater Conference, OCP’s 21 & Over reading series and Shelterbelt’s Before the Boards. Acting credits include Nan Carter in Exit, Pursued by a Bear (OCP's 21 & Over reading series), Dale Prist in 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche (Shelterbelt), Mom/Ms. Speigel in Dark Play or Stories for Boys (UNO), and Mrs. Hermannson in Eric Hermannson's Soul (Lone Tree Theater Project) which toured to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Most recently, she played John Colton Sumner in Men on Boats at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Beth has been nominated for both Theater Arts Guild Awards and Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards. She is currently the Sales Coordinator for Ameristar Casino and Hotel.