True Magic
By Evan Guilford-Blake
An a cappella Christmas farce with unoriginal music for the whole family!
December 1-3 @ 7:30 p.m. in The Lab Theatre & December 4 @ 2:30 p.m.
To learn more about theatre performances at Black Hills State University call 605.642.6171 or email Bert.Juhrend@BHSU.edu
Almost, Maine
By John Cariani
"On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the srat-filled sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend - almost - in this delightful midwinter night's dream."
October 13-15 @ 7:30 p.m. in The Lab Theatre
The Bible: The Complete Word of the God (Abridged)
By Adam Long, Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor with additional material by Matthew Croke
November 3-5 @7:30 p.m. in The Lab Theatre
Noises Off
By Michael Frayn
A zany farce with colorful characters and is a play within a play.
[Title of Show]
By Michael FraynBy Hunter Bell
Four Chairs and a keyboard CAN make a musical!
Tartuffe
By Molière
Tartuffe is set in Paris, and reveals how a religious hypocrite nearly succeeds in his plan to jail a naive friend and his family in order to cheat them out of their home.
October 14, 15, and 16 @ 7:30 PM
Woodburn Theatre
The Outsiders
April 29 and 30 @ 7:30 PM
Woodburn Black Box Theatre
General admission is $6. For Non BHSU students and seniors the cost of admission is $3. Admission for BHSU faculty, staff, and students is free with a Buzz card.
No Exit
By Jean-Paul Sartre
The play begins with the Valet leading a man named Joseph Garcin into a room that the audience soon realizes is in hell. The room has no windows, no mirrors, and only one door. Eventually Garcin is joined by Inès Serrano, and then another woman, Estelle Rigault. All expect to be tortured, but no torturer arrives. Instead, they realize they are there to torture each other, which they do effectively, by probing each other's sins, desires, and unpleasant memories.
April 15, 16, and 17 @ 7:30 PM
Woodburn Theatre
General admission is $6. For Non BHSU students and seniors the cost of admission is $3. Admission for BHSU faculty, staff, and students is free with a Buzz card.
A Small Wooden Horse
By Ev Miller
What is high school like in the year 2330? In this Ev Miller fantasy, it is a society where students are divided into two groups, the Elites and the Skillys; a place where young people exist without feelings and are taught by machines. Paul Farrel is the president of Elite School No. 53, where all forms of "personal adornment" are forbidden. His life is suddenly turned upside down when he meets a girl who wears a small wooden horse around her neck; a symbol of rebellion against the system.
April 15, 16, and 17 @ 7:30 PM
Woodburn Theatre
General admission is $6. For Non BHSU students and seniors the cost of admission is $3. Admission for BHSU faculty, staff, and students is free with a Buzz card.
Natures Condition
March 3 and 4 @ 7:30 PM
Woodburn Black Box Theatre
General admission is $6. For Non BHSU students and seniors the cost of admission is $3. Admission for BHSU faculty, staff, and students is free with a Buzz card.
Miracle on 34th Street
Kris Kringle is the personification of good will and holiday spirit. As Macy’s holiday Santa, he enchants children and shoppers so completely that he is deemed dangerous by fellow employees who question his competency and plot to ruin him. A small girl’s belief in Santa and the magic of the holiday spirit is at stake in a climactic courtroom decision. This hilarious, tender and charming show for the entire family is a Christmas classic. Originally produced by the New York State Theatre Institute.
December 3, 4, and 5 @ 7:30 PM
Woodburn Theatre
General admission is $3. Admission for BHSU faculty, staff, and students is free with a Buzz card.
Blood
By Jessica Juhrend
Following a night of partying, fifteen year old Addison Bennet wakes up to find she is covered in blood and her mother is dead. Thinking she murdered her mother, she panics and attempts to dispose of the body. If Addison didn’t kill her mother, who did? In an attempt to save their sister, Addison’s two estranged brothers initiate an investigation of the people connected to their mother. This colorful group of suspects includes an eccentric friend, an organic food guru, a loan officer, a massage therapist and employees of the family business, Happy Healthy Chickens. Tensions reach a boiling point when Addison is arrested. Tolerance, acceptance, loyalty, and forgiveness are explored in this dark comedy with dramatic undertones.
October 15, 16, and 17 @ 7:30 PM
Woodburn Theatre
What I Did For Love: An Evening of Contemporary Love Songs
February 13 and 14
Bay Leaf Cafe
Prices are $50 per couple and $35 per single.
Collected Stories
By Donald Margulies
A respected short-story writer and teacher in her mid-fifties, Ruth Steiner has carved out a comfortable life for herself in a Greenwich Village apartment she has occupied for decades. Lisa Morrison is a callow yet talented 26-year-old graduate student and aspiring writer, a child of suburban privilege, when she meets Ruth and offers to become her assistant. Over six years, in as many scenes, Collected Stories eavesdrops on Ruth and Lisa as their relationship evolves (from mentor/protégée to loving friends to adversaries) and ultimately disintegrates, touching on issues of age, artistic license, and betrayal.
February 25, 26, and 27 @ 7:30 PM
Woodburn Theatre
General admission is $6. For Non BHSU students and seniors the cost of admission is $3. Admission for BHSU faculty, staff, and students is free with a Buzz card.
Improv Theatre
May 1-2 @ 7:30 pm
Student Union Jacket Legacy Room
No scripts, no blocking, no rehearsal, no problem! Come join BHSU Theatre students as they use their improvisational skills to entertain you! Audience Participation!
One Act Plays
April 25 @ 7:30
Woodburn Theatre
Directed by Theatre Students
Come see a variety of one acts directed by the theatre students! A chance to see many different shows all at once!
Leading Ladies
By Ken Ludwig
Directed by Albert Juhrend
April 16, 17, and 18 @ 7:30
Leading Ladies is set in 1955, in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, Jack and Leo are performing second-rate Shakespeare at a Moose Lodge, a nightmare gig for the two classically trained British actors. A chance encounter on a train leads to an opportunity to put themselves back on their feet and make some money in the process. . .But they have to dress as women if they're going to get it.