Welcome to Prairie Repertory Theatre’s 52nd season of terrific summer theatre in eastern South Dakota. Whether you are already a member of our growing summer family or planning to join us for the first time, we invite you to experience the fun and enjoyment of taking part in PRT 2023.
PRT 2023 Season
Godspell
Conceived and Originally Directed by John-Michael Tebelak
Music and New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Originally Produced on the New York Stage by Edgar Lansbury, Stewart Duncan, and Joseph Beruh
June 7-9, 2023 at 7:30pm
June 10, 2023 at 2:00pm
Oscar Larson Theatre
A group of people help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques and a hefty dose of comic timing. An eclectic blend of songs, ranging in style from pop to vaudeville, is employed as the story of Jesus' life dances across the stage.
Rumors
By Neil Simon
June 14-16, 2023 at 7:30pm
June 17, 2023 at 2:00pm
Oscar Larson Theatre
At a large townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though it's only a flesh wound, Ken Gorman's self-inflicted injury sets off a series of events causing four couples to experience a severe attack of Farce.
As their tenth wedding anniversary party commences, Ken lies bleeding in another room, and his wife Chris is nowhere in sight. Chris and their lawyer, Ken, scramble to get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and miscommunications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.
See How They Run
By Philip King
June 21-23, 2023 at 7:30pm
June 24, 2023 at 2:00pm
Oscar Larson Theatre
So swift is the action, so involved the situations, so rib-tickling the plot in this London hit that at its finish, audiences are left exhausted from laughter. Galloping in and out of the four doors of an English vicarage are an American actor and actress, a cockney maid who has seen too many American movies, an old maid who "touches alcohol for the first time in her life," four men in clergyman suits presenting the problem of which is which (for disguised as one is an escaped prisoner), and a sedate Bishop aghast at all these goings-on and the trumped up stories they tell him.
Oklahoma!
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
Based on the play “Green Grow the Lilacs” by Lynn Riggs
Original Dances by Agnes De Mille
July 5-7, 2023 at 7:30pm
July 8, 2023 at 2:00pm
Oscar Larson Theatre
In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, play out their love story. Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land. Winner of the 1944 Pulitzer Prize, 3 Tony awards, and 4 Oliver awards.
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PRT Faculty and Staff
Billy Wilburn
Artistic Director Of Prairie Repertory Theatre, Associate Professor of Theatre
School of Performing Arts
Theatre & Dance
Prairie Repertory Theatre
Jim Wood
Artistic Director of Theatre & Dance, Associate Professor
School of Performing Arts
Theatre & Dance
Corey Shelsta
Designer, Professor of Theatre
School of Performing Arts
Theatre & Dance
Performing Arts Center
Kimberley Johnson
Scene Shop Supervisor
School of Performing Arts
Theatre & Dance
Performing Arts Center
Casey Paradies
Instructor of Theatre and English
School of Performing Arts
Theatre & Dance
School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies
