The Sioux Empire Community Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2019-20 season. Featuring four outstanding works to be performed on the Sioux Falls Orpheum stage, the season includes:
Mamma Mia! September 26 – October 6, 2019
Tuesdays with Morrie December 19 – December 29, 2019
Lend Me A Tenor February 20 – March 1, 2020
Beauty and the Beast April 23 – May 3, 2020
For the upcoming season, performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:00pm. Matinee performances are Saturday and Sunday at 2:00pm. All shows will be performed on the main stage of the Historic Orpheum Theater at 315 N Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104.
Ticket Information
Season Tickets are on sale now and available online at www.siouxfallstheatre.com or by calling the Box Office at 605-360-4800.
Season Tickets are $100 for Adults (A savings of $20 over purchasing individual tickets!)Season Tickets are $50 for Students (A savings of $10 over individual tickets!)
Individual show Tickets are $30 Adults, $15 for Students. These tickets will be available starting Thursday, April 18, 2019.
Calendar
Mamma Mia! September 26 – October 6, 2019 Music and Lyrics by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson Book by Catherine Johnson Performed by special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI) ABBA’s hits tell the hilarious story of a young woman’s search for her birth father. This sunny and funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago.
The story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, creating an unforgettable show. A large cast, non-stop laughs and explosive dance numbers combine to make Mamma Mia! a guaranteed smash hit for any theatre. A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget!
Tuesdays with Morrie December 19 – December 29, 2019 by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, based on the book by Mitch Albom Performed by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service The autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life.
Lend Me A Tenor February 20 – March 1, 2020 By Ken Ludwig Performed by special arrangement with Samuel French Winner of 3 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards, Lend Me A Tenor is set in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world-famous singer Tito Merelli, known as Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as the star of the opera. Tito arrives late, and through a hilarious series of mishaps, he is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he’s dead – and in a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Merelli’s costume and fool the audience into thinking he’s Il Stupendo. Max succeeds and lives up to his idol, but Merelli regains consciousness and gets into the identical costume, ready to perform. Now two opera singers are running around in the same costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo. A sensation on Broadway and in London’s West End, this madcap, screwball comedy is guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
April 23 – May 3, 2020
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton
Performed by special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI)
Step into the enchanted world of Broadway’s modern classic, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that played a remarkable 13-year run on Broadway and has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage version includes all of the wonderful songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice. The original Broadway production ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
Auditions for each show will be announced at a later date and publicized on the theatre’s website www.siouxfallstheatre.com. About the Sioux Empire Community Theatre The Sioux Empire Community Theatre (SECT) was incorporated in 2003 and is now in its sixteen season. SECT’s mission is to provide quality, affordable community theatre accessible to all residents of the Sioux Empire; and to provide hands-on learning experiences in the greater Sioux Empire community in all aspects of volunteer-driven theatre performance and production. To that end, the Sioux Empire Community Theatre offers courses and performance opportunities for all ages.
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