Mr. Burkhart currently serves as Producer/Director at the Denman and Mary Mallory Kountze Memorial Theatre located at the Eugene T. Mahoney State Park in Nebraska. Mr. Burkhart has written, produced, directed and acted in numerous melodramas at the park for the past sixteen years. He has also acted, directed and served on many area theatre boards. His plays have been performed in many theatres worldwide. He also has been commissioned to write melodramas for local towns celebrating their centennials or bicentennials.