Sunday, April 14, 2024
Pierre Players will be implementing a new online ticketing system in the fall of 2024. Part of that process includes upgrading our credit card intake as well as seat numbering. For our loyal patrons, never fear—your seats are still there, but now with a slightly different number. See new seat numbering chart.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
When you purchased your tickets for Clue: On Stage, you may have noticed that Business Manager Michele Beeler's smiling face was missing from the box office. On the day box office opened for Clue, Michele was unexpectedly airlifted to Minneapolis and underwent open-heart surgery.
Michele is home recovering and doing remarkably. She is focusing on therapy and getting her strength back, returning to her job full time in the training office of the South Dakota Department of Transportation, and continuing her volunteer work with Little Players Children’s Theatre. She is also focusing on her family: husband, Brad, and four-legged child, Nellie.
Pierre Players Board of Governors has regretfully accepted Michele’s resignation as interim business manager and thanks her for her dedicated service to the position since September 2020. Michele brought many improvements to the box office and PPCT's accounting/financial structure. Whenever something needed to be done at the theater, she made sure it got done.
Michele has been involved in Pierre Players since 2008 as a director, actress, costumer, props master, house manager and producer for numerous productions. Michele also helped develop and helps lead PPCT’s Little Players Children’s Theatre program. Michele previously served two, three-year terms on PPCT’s Board of Governors and was serving her third term when she took the role of interim business manager.
Pierre Players wishes Michele a speedy recovery and hopes to see her on stage again soon.
Pierre Players Board of Governors is excited to announce our new interim box office manager, Brenda Sharkey. Throughout her career, Brenda has worked as a USDA inspector, group home and hotel manager, and an inspector/assistant director for Inspections and Weights & Measures. Brenda’s diverse professional background led her to her current role as a procurement specialist at the South Dakota Department of Transportation, Air, Rail and Transit Division.
Brenda and her husband, Dennis, have four sons (Chad, Donald, Adam and Michael) and five granddaughters. In her free time, Brenda enjoys crafting at home, camping, fishing and spending quality time outdoors with her grandchildren. Brenda's passion for arts and entertainment has led her to work at Pierre Players to contribute to enhancing the community through cultural experiences.
Please help welcome Brenda to Pierre Players the next time you are in the box office. Box office for Love, Loss and What I Wore opens on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Categories: NewsFriday, March 8, 2024
Pierre Players offers scholarships for post-secondary education and theater workshops for all ages. Funds to support the scholarships are provided by concession sales during Pierre Players' productions, with the number of scholarships awarded each year dependent on funds available.
Post-secondary scholarships are based on participation in fine arts programs, activities and events. Pierre Players is given preference. Scholarship awards (minimum of $500) will be disbursed directly to scholarship winners. Applications must be received (not postmarked) by March 31, 2024.
Pierre Players also offers scholarships for theater-related camps and workshops in South Dakota for students wishing to develop their theater skills.
Learn more and applyThursday, February 8, 2024
Tickets go on sale Monday, Feb. 12, for Pierre Players Community Theatre's production of “Clue: On Stage,” a comedy adapted from the Paramount Pictures film written by Jonathan Lynn and the board game from Hasbro, Inc., written by Sandy Rustin. Shows will run Feb. 23-25 and Feb. 29-March 2, 2024, at the Grand Opera House in Pierre.
It's a dark and stormy night, and you've been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well...dead. So whodunit? Join the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, Peacock, and Mustard as they race to find the murderer in Boddy Manor before the body count stacks up. Based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, "Clue: On Stage" is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist.
Doors open at 7 p.m. CST, with performance at 7:30 p.m. CST. Sunday matinee doors open at 1:30 p.m. CST, with performance at 2 p.m. CST.
A preview performance will be held Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m. CST. Preview tickets are $5 at the door.
Please note, PPCT is increasing the cost of individual ticket prices (something which hasn't happened in nearly 20 years). This change will allow us to further our mission of enriching, educating, and entertaining central South Dakota through providing quality theater. The increase reflects trends across the state, but will also allow us to enhance patrons' experiences, with benefits like the soon-to-come online ticketing system.
Tickets are $20 in advance for adults and $15 in advance for senior citizens (age 62 and older) and students (high school and under). Tickets at the door are $25 per person.
Learn more about purchasing your season membership online. This option is the best value, as season ticket holders get tickets at a discount and postcard reminders so they never miss a show. 2024 season memberships are still available!
Learn more.
Categories: ProductionsWednesday, October 18, 2023
Don't miss an exciting evening of entertainment, camaraderie and community spirit as Pierre Players Community Theatre unveils its 2024 season lineup and holds its annual membership meeting on Thursday, Oct. 26, 4:30-7 p.m. CDT, at St. Charles Lounge, 207 E. Capitol, Pierre. Throughout the evening, get sneak peeks of next season's productions, purchase season memberships, attend the annual meeting and enjoy light snacks. Meet the talented directors who will bring the shows to life. Also, enjoy a preview of the final play of the current season, "All is Calm," a musical set on the Western Front at Christmas, 1914.
Categories: MembershipThursday, August 17, 2023
Join Pierre Players at Waterfront Gallery for the Arts on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at 1 p.m., for a behind-the-scenes look at its latest production, “Inconsequential Dreams.”
Playwright Michelle Schaunaman from Aberdeen will discuss her process in writing the script, and the show’s director, Alisa Bousa, will talk about staging an original production on Pierre Players’ stage. The cast will give a glimpse into their characters and perform a scene from the show.
In addition to the discussion on “Inconsequential Dreams,” Waterfront Gallery for the Arts will host an artist reception and show by Alisha Erickson from noon to 5 p.m. on Sept. 16. Waterfront Gallery for the Arts is located at 207 E. Missouri Ave. Suite 1A in Pierre.
Alisha, who is originally from Pierre and now resides in Sioux Falls, is a nurse and self-taught abstract artist. Alisha uses both watercolors and acrylics to create colorful interpretations of nature and flowers. Art has always been her passion, and over the last few years she has perused making art a daily part of her life.
Show dates for Pierre Players’ “Inconsequential Dreams” are Sept. 15-16 and Sept. 21-23, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. and a 2 p.m. matinee on Sept. 17, 2023.
Categories: EventsThursday, July 27, 2023
Sam is dying to meet her perfect hero, Ideal Ida, who just so happens to be judging her town's dog show! However, Sam can't possibly enter her non-perfect dog, Max, into the contest and embarrass herself in front of Ida. So, she is on a quest to find the perfect dog to compete in the dog show, but will she realize that maybe Max isn't so bad? Find out in Storybook Land Theatre's performances of "The Perfect Dog" on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at 1 p.m. at the Grand Opera House in Pierre. Ticket prices are $5 at the door. Now in its 35th season of presenting family-friendly performances, Storybook Land Theatre is a program of Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry and co-sponsored by the Aberdeen Community Theatre’s Young People’s Theatre (ACT/YPT). Learn more.
Categories: ProductionsThursday, June 8, 2023
Join Winnie the Pooh and all his pals on Friday, June 23, 2023, at 7 p.m. CDT, and Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, 2023, at 1 p.m. CDT, at the Grand Opera House for this year's Pierre Players Little Players production “Disney’s Winnie the Pooh KIDS.”
Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit and Owl, but soon discovers that Christopher Robin has been captured by the mysterious Backson! As they prepare for a rescue operation, the animals learn about teamwork, friendship and, of course...sharing snacks.
Matinees on Saturday and Sunday will be followed by the Hundred Acre Woods Festival with photo ops, games, and activities for the whole family.
Tickets for the performance are $5 at the door, with no reserved seating. Tickets for the Hundred Acre Woods Festival are $5 per person.
Little Players is a part of Pierre Players Community Theatre. Little Players' mission is to foster an appreciation of community theater and encourage self-development through the dramatic arts as students learn the skills and technical aspects of theater. Little Players performs one full-length production each summer and offers educational workshops throughout the year. Learn more about Little Players’ other summer activities at https://pierreplayers.com/about/littleplayers.
Categories: EventsTuesday, May 30, 2023
“An Experiment With an Air Pump” by Shelagh Stephenson is the next installment of Pierre Players Community Theatre's new Outside the Box series. Enjoy a readers' theater style performance at the Grey Goose Store & Social Club on Saturday, June 10, at 7:30 p.m. CDT.
1799—On the eve of a new century, a Northern English house buzzes with scientific experiments, furtive romance, and farcical amateur dramatics. 1999—In a world of scientific chaos and genetic engineering, the same house reveals a dark secret buried for 200 years.
The performance will be open to the public, with a free will offering requested to help cover costs. Come at 7:30 p.m. to enjoy a drink and mingle. The show will start at 8 p.m.
Outside the Box is a new series for PPCT to perform scripts not chosen for the main stage, gauge audience feedback on new scripts or those by local playwrights, give more people an opportunity to be involved in community theater, and broaden PPCT's reach into the community.
To learn more about the new series, visit https://pierreplayers.com/shows/outsidetheboxseries.
Categories: ProductionsWednesday, March 8, 2023
Experience Pierre Players Community Theatre's new venture, Outside the Box!
Outside the Box is a new series for PPCT to perform scripts not chosen for the main stage, gauge audience feedback on new scripts or those by local playwrights, give more people an opportunity to be involved in our community theater, and broaden our reach into the community. Performances will be done readers theater style and open to the public to attend, with a free-will offering requested to help cover costs.
The first performance will be "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" by Delia & Nora Ephron on Friday, March 24, 2023, at St. Charles Lounge. Come at 7:30 p.m. to enjoy a drink and mingle. The show will start at 8 p.m.
"Love, Loss, and What I Wore" is a play of monologues and ensemble pieces about women, clothes, and memory covering all the important subjects—mothers, prom dresses, mothers, buying bras, mothers, hating purses, and why we only wear black.
Learn more.
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