Don't
Forget to visit the Act II Café
Treat
Yourself! In
the newly remodeled street level space is the Act II Café,
our full-service coffee, wine, and snack bar. Not only can
you purchase a variety of refreshments before, during and
after the performance, but you can frequently meet the actors
here after the final curtain. The Act II Café features
the award-winning Chateau St. Croix wines and an assortment
of domestic and import beer.
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My Antonia
Show
Times:
February 9 & 10
2:00 Shows: Feb 9
7:30 Shows: Feb 9 & 10
Based
on the 1918 novel, “My Antonia” is produced
by Illusion Theatre of Minneapolis. Festival is happy
to present the production which tells the story of
the fictional Jim Burden.
His
story begins when he arrives in the town of Black
Hawk, Nebraska, where he has gone to live with his
grandparents after his parents have died.
Following
his life from youth to adult, the play depicts Jim’s
strong feelings for Antonia, yet life shapes those
feelings in ways a young Jim could not predict.
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Man
of La Mancha
Show
Times:
June 21 – August 18
2:00 Shows: Jun 21, 24, 28, Jul 1, 15, 29, Aug 9,
16
7:30 Shows: Jun 21, 23, 28, 30, Jul 14, 28 Aug 9,
11, 16, 18
First
produced in 1965, “Man of La Mancha,”
has been enchanting audiences for over 45 years.
Celebrating
one of the greatest stories ever told, it tells the
tale of the "mad" knight, Don Quixote, as
performed by Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as
he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition.
Now
one of the more enduring pieces of musical theatre,
“Man of La Mancha,” provides haunting
lyrical music, humor, heartbreak and encouragement
as we all follow our own ‘impossible dream.’ |
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Voice
of the Prairie
Show
Times:
July 7 – August 26
2:00 Shows: Jul 8, 12, Aug 19, 23, 26
7:30 Shows: Jul 7, 12, Aug 23
“Voice
of the Prairie,” centers around an old storyteller
named Poppy who is vagabonding across the country
around 1895 with his similarly gifted young companion,
Davey.
Hopping
forward in time and back again, many years later Davey
is inspired to share his rail-riding stories with
larger audiences and to greater acclaim via the radio.
Reminiscing
about his adventures with Poppy and his dear friend,
Frankie, a blind girl who was rescued from a cruel
father, Davey’s voice helps to pave the way
for radio programming during a time when radio transmission
is changing and radios are becoming a household appliance.
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Playing with Fire
Show
Times:
September 27 – October 28
2:00 Shows: Sep 27, 30, Oct 4, 7, 14, 21, 28
7:30 Shows: Sep 27, 28, 29, Oct 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13,
18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27,
Based
on the 1818 novel “Frankenstein or the Modern
Prometheus,” this adaptation is faithful to
Mary Shelley’s original story about the madly
intelligent Victor Frankenstein and the creature he
created.
In
a confrontation that, at times, mirrors parent and
child, scientist and experiment, rejection and love,
and even good and evil, Victor faces his creature
during the final moments of life. A story about what
it means to be human, this production is appropriate
for young adults and older.
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| It’s
a Wonderful Life
Show
Times:
November 24 – December 23
2:00 Shows: Nov 25, 29, Dec 2, 6, 9, 16, 23
7:30 Shows: Nov 24, 29, 30, Dec 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 13,
14, 15, 20, 22
It’s Christmas Eve and George Bailey is ready
to give up. Facing arrest for bank fraud after being
set up by the greedy Mr. Potter, George is deeply
troubled despite his many selfless deeds. Heaven assigns
Clarence Odbody, Angel Second Class, to help George
in his darkest hour.
A
holiday gem perfect for young and old, this production
will warm your heart and put life in perspective,
just as the original Frank Capra movie did in 1946.
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