Black Hills State University is now in its sixth Summer Stage season! Current BHSU students and alumni will participate in three shows this year on the BHSU campus. All performances will be in the new Laboratory Theatre, located in Pangburn Hall. The theatre is air-conditioned and handicapped accessible. Performances begin in July and are scheduled for 7:30 pm Thursday through Saturday, and at 2:30 pm on Sunday. More information about each show, ticket prices, and contact information is available below.
Summer Stage Shows:
Blithe Spirit
Comedy by Noel Coward
July 5, 6, 7 at 7:30 p.m. - July 8 at 2:30 p.m.
A smash comedy hit on the London and Broadway stages, this much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives offers up fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, remarried but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira, who is called up by visiting “happy medium” Madame Arcati. As the (worldly and unworldly) personalities clash, Charles’ current wife Ruth is accidentally killed, joining Elvira, and the two “blithe spirits” haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity.
Through the Looking Glass
The Musical by Chris Blackwood & Piers Chater Robinson
July 12, 13, 14 at 7:30 p.m. - July 15 at 2:30 p.m.
July 19, 20, 21 at 7:30 p.m. - July 22 at 2:30 p.m.
From the creator of last year’s sold out hit, Peter Pan the Musical, this new show by composer Piers Chater Robinson has been brilliantly adapted by Chris Blackwood from the classic novel by Lewis Carroll. Join Alice as she meets eccentric characters - the Red Queen, White Knight, Humpty Dumpty, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and many more - in the land through the looking glass. You will be entertained and moved by 12 glorious songs in this magical land.
The Senator Wore Pantyhose
Comedy by Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore
July 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m. - July 29 at 2:30 p.m.
Seething with political and religious scandals, this comedy revolves around the failing presidential campaign of “Honest” Gabby Sandalson, a regular guy whose integrity has all but crippled his bid for the White House. His sleazy campaign manager trumps up an implausible scandal to garner votes, a scheme that gloriously backfires.
Ticket and other admission information:
General admission for all shows is $14. Tickets for seniors are $12, $9 for students, and $6 for ages 17 and under. Purchase tickets online, or by calling 605.642.6171, or by emailing Summer.Stage@BHSU.edu.
All performances will be in the new Laboratory Theatre in Pangburn Hall on the BHSU campus. The theatre is air-conditioned and handicapped accessible. Download a campus map.
Directions to campus:
Exit 12, 1 mile west on Jackson Blvd., right on University St.
Check out the Fine Arts Calendar for theatre events happening at BHSU!