Post Playhouse to feature musicals
The Post Playhouse repertory theatre at Fort Robinson State Park will open this weekend with a pair of special music shows. Featured will be the bluegrass sounds of Chadron’s Bald Mountain Rounders on Saturday, May 24, and the music and humor of the Double-D Wranglers, a yodeling cowboy band from Ainsworth, on Sunday, May 25. Each show begins at 8 p.m.
The Post Playhouse feature three musicals this summer beginning Friday, June 13. A number of volunteer performers from the region are being chosen to complement professional actors and actresses from nine states. The plays are under the direction of Roger Mays, Chadron State College associate professor of theatre.
The first of the plays to take the stage will be “Oklahoma.” The curtain will rise for “South Pacific” on June 27, and “Guys and Dolls” will begin July 15. The plays will be shown each Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. One of the three musicals will be shown each night.
The night of the “South Pacific” opening will feature another special musical performance. The Frontier String Ensemble will take the stage for a preshow concert. The group, which is based in Omaha, consists of 35 violin and viola players between the ages of 6-17 who play a wide repertoire, including sacred, fiddle tunes, classical, show tunes and pop.
The complete schedule and ticket information can be found on the Post Playhouse Web site, www.postplayhouse.com. Before June 9, tickets can be obtained with Visa or Mastercard by telephone at 308-432-6317 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each week day. After June 9, ticket purchasers may call 308-665-1976.
Category: Campus News, Theatre