Lanesboro Community Theater

Only One Weekend Left!!

2012-02-28T17:40:00.004-08:00

Don't miss this show! Everyone is talking about Lanesboro Community Theater's Moon Over Buffalo! I just heard that the tickets for next weekend's shows are "selling like hotcakes"! Call the Lanesboro Arts Center to get your tickets! 507-467-2446.

Friday 7pm

Saturday 7pm

Sunday 2pm

St. Mane Theater, Lanesboro

Moon Over Buffalo opens Friday night!!

2012-02-23T05:12:00.000-08:00

Why do these two look so happy? Come and find out! Moon Over Buffalo opens on Friday night at the St. Mane Theater in Lanesboro!

Lanesboro Community Theater presents

Moon Over Buffalo

at the St. Mane Theatre

Friday, Feb. 24, 7:00 pm

Saturday, Feb 25, 7:00 pm

Sunday, Feb 26, 2:00 pm

Friday, Mar. 2, 7:00 pm

Saturday, Mar. 3, 7:00 pm

Sunday, Mar. 4, 2:00 pm

$12 adults/$10 seniors, students

Tickets at the door, or in advance at the Lanesboro Arts Center.

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Moon Over Buffalo opens Friday night!!

2012-02-18T05:53:00.001-08:00

Lanesboro Community Theater presents

Moon Over Buffalo

at the St. Mane Theatre

Friday, Feb. 24, 7:00 pm

Saturday, Feb 25, 7:00 pm

Sunday, Feb 26, 2:00 pm

Friday, Mar. 2, 7:00 pm

Saturday, Mar. 3, 7:00 pm

Sunday, Mar. 4, 2:00 pm

$12 adults/$10 seniors, students

Tickets at the door, or in advance at the Lanesboro Arts Center.

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Play Reading Tonight!

2012-02-16T08:47:00.000-08:00

We hope you can come the the library tonight at 6:00 to participate in the reading of a melodrama. It should be lots of fun!

Tickets now on sale!

2012-02-08T12:35:00.001-08:00

Lanesboro Community Theater presents

Moon Over Buffalo

at the St. Mane Theatre

Friday, Feb. 24, 7:00 pm

Saturday, Feb 25, 7:00 pm

Sunday, Feb 26, 2:00 pm

Friday, Mar. 2, 7:00 pm

Saturday, Mar. 3, 7:00 pm

Sunday, Mar. 4, 2:00 pm

$12 adults/$10 seniors, students

Tickets at the door, or in advance at the Lanesboro Arts Center.

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Cast Announced!

2012-01-06T07:18:00.001-08:00

We are pleased to announce the cast for Moon Over Buffalo!

GEORGE – Rick Nance
CHARLOTTE – Karrie Ellingson
RICHARD – Tom Schramm
PAUL – Terry Neneman
ROZ – Jody Rinn
HOWARD – Robin Krom
ETHEL – Bonnie Hulsing
EILEEN – Krista Flaig
SOLDIER DE GUICHE – Joel Hulsing
SECOND SOLDIER – Val Tindall
THIRD SOLDIER – Brian Luna and Sandy Webb

It's going to be a great show! Please mark your calendars for our performances on Feb. 24, 25, 26 and Mar. 2, 3, and 4!

AUDITIONS Jan. 3 and 4 at 7pm

2011-12-07T14:06:00.000-08:00

Auditions for Moon Over Buffalo will be Jan. 3 and 4 at 7:00 pm in the basement Council room of the Lanesboro Community Center. This is going to be a FUN show! Director Barbara Benson Keith will be looking for 4 men and 4 women of all ages. No preparation is necessary to audition. Just show up either night. You will be asked to read from the script. We hope to see you there!

SYNOPSIS: Set in June 1953, 'Moon Over Buffalo', Ludwig’s raucous farce, captures the rich pandemonium in a small theater company’s attempt to stage a show and adds merciless complications for heightened comedic effect. The play focuses on a second-rate, dysfunctional theater troupe led by George and Charlotte Hay, two seasoned hams with dreams of glory. Fate has given them one more shot at starring roles in The Scarlet Pimpernel epic and director Frank Capra himself is en route to Buffalo to catch their matinee performance. Unfortunately, Capra's timing couldn't be worse and they are forced to deal with jealousies, mistaken identities, drunkenness and hilarious misunderstandings. However, they make every effort to salvage their production and stay true to that old stage mantra: The show must go on. Originally opening on Broadway in 1995, the play is known for bringing Carol Burnett back to live theater after 30 years and earning her a Tony Award nomination for best actress.

Character Descriptions:

George Hay: (Late 40s-50s) is very dramatic, a slapstick type, over-the-

top actor. As leader of his own acting troupe, George has always had aspirations to be famous. He’s a bit of a ladies man but really is devoted to his wife, Charlotte.

Charlotte Hay: (Late 40s-50s) is very much a drama queen. She helps to run the acting troupe and plays all the leads even the ones she’s a bit old for. She is a consummate actress who still has dreams of being a star--at all costs! She loves George but is getting tired of his philandering.

Ethel: (late 60s) is Charlotte's mother--close to her daughter, but not happy with her daughter’s choice of a husband. She is also an actress--very witty, and doesn't take any crap from anyone! She is very hard of hearing, which leads to comic misunderstandings.

Rosalind Hay: (20s/30s) George and Charlotte's daughter, used to be an actress and a member of their acting troupe, but she decided that she wanted a real career, so she left--determined never to act again--or be like her parents! Rosalind is, in fact, always repressing her dramatic side, but it’s a losing battle by the end. She has a new fiancé, Howard, but she used to be in love with an actor in her parent's troupe, Paul.

Howard: (20s/30s) is Rosalind's fiancé--a weatherman--so he considers himself to be in the "acting" business. He comes across as a wimp, a little annoying, nervous, and very excitable.

Eileen: (20s) is an aspiring actress, eager to please. She has a crush on George and has been having a fling with him. Eileen wants to be a leading actress with the company, and she comes across very flighty and naïve, but ultimately will do anything to get what she wants.

Paul: (20s/30s/40s) is a member of the acting troupe, who used to be with Rosalind and still loves her and wants her back; but he is an actor first and foremost, so he wouldn't leave the troupe to be with her. Paul has a quiet, subtle sense of humor and often holds the company together.

Richard: (50s) He is George and Charlotte's attorney, but he is in love with Charlotte--always trying to get her to leave George. He is wealthy and used to getting what he wants, and he is both amused and perplexed by the Hay family.

Play Reading of our Winter play "Moon Over Buffalo"

2011-11-09T07:46:00.000-08:00

Please join us at the library for our next play reading on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 6pm when we will read "Moon Over Buffalo" by Ken Ludwig, our winter play!

Synopsis: It’s 1953, and the nearly washed-up acting duo, George & Charlotte Hay, are touring in New York… BUFFALO, New York. They have just one shot at leading roles in a film by THE Frank Capra, and he’s coming to see today’s matinee! Everything goes wrong - with hilarious results! This play is nothing less than a love letter to live theater.

Next Season!!

2011-10-21T04:36:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to announce our next season of shows:

Moon Over Buffalo (Feb/Mar performances)

Don't Hug Me (June performances)

A melodrama (August)

Play Reading!

2011-10-20T09:37:00.000-07:00

There is another play reading tonight! Please come and join us as we read some very short plays. 6:00 at the library. Hope to see you there for a fun time!

Donated Costume

2011-09-22T13:13:00.000-07:00

Look at this beautiful dress! Thanks go out to Lydia O'Connor, who donated this costume to the Lanesboro Community Theater this week. The top and skirt are lovely, and she's also donated a hoop skirt to fill it out. We look forward to getting it on stage! Thanks, Lydia!

If you have any costumes you would like to donate, please email bkeithdesigns@yahoo.com. Thank you!

Play Reading!

2011-09-14T06:49:00.000-07:00

There will be a play reading on Thursday night at 6 at the library. We'll be reading from "Noises Off", arguably one of the funniest play ever written! See you then!

Thank you!

2011-08-01T05:44:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone who came out and attended one (or several!) of the performances of Nunsense! We appreciate you!

Two performances left!

2011-07-30T13:07:00.000-07:00

Saturday, July 30 (7pm), and Sunday, July 31 (2pm) are the final two performances of Nunsense. Both shows are almost completely sold out. If you want tickets, get to the Lanesboro Art Center fast to buy them, or call them at 507-467-2446.

Nunsense opens this week!

2011-07-20T13:08:00.001-07:00

You aren't going to want to miss this musical comedy! It opens this Friday night at 7pm, doors open at 6:30.

It's at the St. Mane Theater in Lanesboro.

July 22, 2011 at 7pm

July 23, 2011 at 7pm

July 24, 2011 at 2pm

July 29, 2011 at 7pm

July 30, 2011 at 7pm

July 31, 2011 at 2pm

Tickets are $12/$10 seniors and students. Tickets are available at the door, or in advance at the Lanesboro Art Center. See you there!

By the way, there will be no play reading this week due to Nunsense performances.

The Nuns are in Lanesboro!

2011-06-30T06:06:00.000-07:00

Our summer play, Nunsense, promises to be a barrel of laughs! It will be the last two weekends of July at the St. Mane Theater in Lanesboro.

July 22, 2011 at 7pm

July 23, 2011 at 7pm

July 24, 2011 at 2pm

July 29, 2011 at 7pm

July 30, 2011 at 7pm

July 31, 2011 at 2pm

Tickets are $12/$10 seniors and students. Tickets are available at the door, or in advance at the Lanesboro Art Center. If you live out of town and will be visiting Lanesboro for any of our performances and would like to reserve tickets, please email bkeithdesigns@yahoo.com. Please say which performance and how many people and we'll get back to you to confirm.

Nunsense is a musical comedy with book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin. This play is produced by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

LCT Pop Booth

2011-06-23T06:03:00.000-07:00

Our annual fundraiser, selling pop and water at Art in the Park, was a great success! Thanks to all the volunteers who were involved, and everyone who stopped by to make a purchase!

LCT's Rudy and Sophie

2011-06-18T06:56:00.000-07:00

By the way, did you hear... Lanesboro Community Theater's own Rutabega (Rudy) Smith and his wife Sophie entertained the crowds during the Rhubarb Festival this month.

June Reading

2011-06-18T06:54:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came out for the 3rd Thursday reading this month! We ended up mostly reading poetry because our books didn't come in, but we had a wonderful time and spent an hour laughing! (FYI - no reading in July, but back in August!)

Nunsense!

2011-05-21T05:52:00.000-07:00

Our summer play, Nunsense, promises to be a barrel of laughs! It will be the last two weekends of July at the St. Mane Theater in Lanesboro.

July 22, 2011 at 7pm

July 23, 2011 at 7pm

July 24, 2011 at 2pm

July 29, 2011 at 7pm

July 30, 2011 at 7pm

July 31, 2011 at 2pm

Tickets are $12/$10 seniors and students. If you will be in Lanesboro for any of our performances and would like to reserve tickets, please email bkeithdesigns@yahoo.com. Please say which performance and how many people and we'll get back to you to confirm.

Nunsense is a musical comedy with book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin. This play is produced by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

Play Reading!

2011-05-17T05:39:00.000-07:00

We will be reading the first act of "Deathtrap" by Ira Levin at our play reading series on Thursday night. We hope you can join us at 6:00 at the Lanesboro Library!

Announcing the cast of Nunsense!

2011-05-10T05:15:00.000-07:00

Announcing the cast of Nunsense, LCT's summer show:

Mother Superior Nancy Huisenga of Lanesboro
Sister Hubert Sandy Webb of Lanesboro
Sister Robert Anne Barbara Keith of Lanesboro
Sister Amnesia Bonnie Jean Hulsing of Peterson
Sister Leo Carolyn Freese of Lanesboro
Sister Myopia Melissa Messner of Spring Valley

Directed by Rita Dalzell of Lanesboro

The play will be the last two weekends of July (July 22, 23, 29, and 30 at 7pm, and July 24 and 31 at 2pm) at the St. Mane Theater in Lanesboro. If you will be in Lanesboro for any of our performances and would like to reserve tickets, please email bkeithdesigns@yahoo.com. Please say which performance and how many people and we'll get back to you to confirm.

Nunsense!

2011-04-16T06:14:00.000-07:00

Our summer show is Nunsense! We hope you can make it to the auditions on May 2 or May 4!

April 21 Play Reading

2011-03-28T11:39:00.001-07:00

Mark your calendar! Our next play reading is April 21 at 6:00 at the Lanesboro Library. We are going to read the first act of "Arsenic and Old Lace" by Frank Capra. We hope you can join us!

Play Reading!

2011-03-07T05:41:00.000-08:00

We are hosting another play reading! This time it will be the classic,"Sorry, Wrong Number". No preparations necessary, just be ready for a fun reading. March 10, Thursday, at 6:30-8:00 at the Lanesboro Library. Hope to see you there!

Final Weekend!!

2011-03-04T07:48:00.000-08:00

You don't want to miss the final weekend of The Cemetery Club! Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 2pm. Audiences last weekend were loving it! Here is some of what they had to say:

"I just wanted to let you know that I loved the play last night. It was the best community theater play ever. The actors were so good and the play is a stitch. Bravo!!"

"What a great play! You did a wonderful job. Thanks for all you hard work."

"It’s a well-written, thoughtful, funny, and delightful play, and I enjoyed the production very much. The set, lighting, costumes and sound lend well to the play and the direction by Barbara Keith was well-done. Some newcomers to the LAC spotlight shared their talent, along with some familiar faces onstage, with New York accents to boot... Support your community theater and Lanesboro Arts Center with your laughter and a few tears during this show."

"Don't miss the Community Theatre in Lanesboro. I attended on Friday night and it is a hoot! Great acting, great play!"

"Last night we went to opening night of the Lanesboro Community Theater's Production of "The Cemetery Club" It was absolutely wonderful! We hope that more people will have a chance to go see this wonderful production!"

"Nice show! Great story with some poignant moments, some nice design work, and everybody on stage was having fun. Good job!"

And here is a deal for you: Stay at Stone Mill Hotel & Suites and mention that you are going to see the "Cemetery Club" and receive 15% off your room rate! Thanks, Stone Mill!

Play Reading!

2011-03-02T16:00:00.000-08:00

First of all, don't forget to come see Cemetery Club on Mar. 4 or 5 at 7:00 or Mar. 6 at 2:00. It's your final opportunity!

Second, we are hosting another play reading! This time it will be the classic, "Sorry, Wrong Number". Please plan on coming! No preparations necessary, just be ready for a fun reading.

March 10, Thursday, at 6:30-8:00 at the Lanesboro Library. Hope to see you there!

The Cemetery Club

2011-01-26T07:30:00.001-08:00

The Lanesboro Community Theater is proud to present

The Cemetery Club

by Ivan Menchell

Feb 25, 26, and 27

March 4, 5, and 6

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00, Sundays at 2:00

at the St. Mane Theater in Lanesboro

$10 adults/$8 students and seniors

Tickets at the door or in advance at the Lanesboro Art Center

In cooperation with the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Inc,

through funding from the Minnesota State Legistature

Cast Announced!

2011-01-05T08:52:00.000-08:00

We are pleased to announce our cast for The Cemetery Club! Thanks to everyone who auditioned.

Sandy Webb - Lucille

Bonnie Hulsing - Doris

Val Tindall - Ida

Peter Torkelson - Sam

Diane Haight/Maureen Anderson - Mildred

Congratulations and Break a Leg! We are looking forward to a great show!

Auditions coming up!

2010-12-13T06:27:00.000-08:00

The Lanesboro Community Theater will be having auditions for their winter play,The Cemetery Club, right after the holidays! Please come to the Lanesboro Community Center on January 3 or 4th between 6 and 7:30. You will be asked to read from the script. Director Barbara Benson Keith will be looking for 4 women and 1 man who are in their 50s/60s.

Please mark these dates on your brand new 2011 calendar. Hope to see you there!

Winter Play Reading Series - The Cemetery Club - Dec. 9, 6:30

2010-12-03T06:23:00.000-08:00

Have you ever thought about joining a book club, but don't have the time to read the book ahead of time to participate in the discussion? Has the thought of participating in community theater intrigued you, but you weren't sure if it would be right for you? If these or similar thoughts have crossed your mind, then the LCT has the event for you! On December 9th at 6:30 the LCT will be hosting a reading of the script for its upcoming production of The Cemetery Club. The reading will be held at the Lanesboro library and there is no preparation required. The script will be read and participants will have a chance to discuss their thoughts on the play. This is not an audition and does not require any further participation on your part, it is simply an opportunity for community members to share in the reading and discussion of scripts. For more information, please contact 467-3408 or email hiddencreekfarmjn@hotmail.com

Auditions for The Cemetery Club

2010-11-07T11:28:00.000-08:00

The Lanesboro Community Theater will be having auditions for their winter play, The Cemetery Club, right after the holidays! Please come to the Lanesboro Community Center on January 3 or 4th between 6 and 7:30. You will be asked to read from the script. Director Barbara Benson Keith will be looking for 4 women and 1 man who are in their 50s/60s.

Please mark these dates on your brand new 2011 calendar. Hope to see you there!

Winter Play

2010-11-03T08:17:00.000-07:00

The announcement for the winter play is coming soon... stay tuned! Better yet, sign up for our mailing list to get an email about auditions! (see the "Get Involved" tab above)

Curse You, Jack Dalton!

2010-08-28T13:28:00.001-07:00

Curse You, Jack Dalton! is a success! The show played today in beautiful weather. There is still one more chance to catch the show — Sunday, August 29 at 1:00. Don't miss it!

If you took photos and have a Flickr account, please add them to our group at:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1231474@N23/pool/with/4935176023/

There are lots of great photos posted already!

You are Invited to the Melodrama!

2010-08-12T05:31:00.000-07:00

Jack Dalton - Tony Cole

Egbert Van Horn (villain) - Burton Svendsen

Bertha Blair (heroine) - Eleanore McCook

Anna Alvarado (villainess) - Shari Cole

Mrs. Dalton - Bonnie Hulsing

Richard Blair - Theo Manahan

Eloise Dalton - Krista Flaig

Olios include joke telling, dancing, and singing.

Hope you can all make it!

Auditions!

2010-06-23T08:42:00.000-07:00

Lanesboro Community Theater is holding auditions for it's 2010 Summer Melodrama Curse You Jack Dalton! in the Community Center July 14th and July 15th at 6pm (actors may audition either night). 4 Females, 3 Males needed in this one act show which has a running time of 40 minutes. 14 rehearsals will be held in August with afternoon performances in Sylvan Park in Lanesboro on August 28th and 29th. Performers also needed for olios between scenes - so we're looking for singers, dancers, jugglers, joke-tellers - variety acts of all ages! Contact Eric Decker at 507 358 6869 with questions about auditions or olios.

Curse You, Jack Dalton!

2010-06-21T13:31:00.001-07:00

It's coming! Lanesboro's annual summer melodrama is coming! This year we are proud to present Curse You, Jack Dalton! Performances will be August 28 and 29 right downtown under the trees of lovely Sylvan Park. Watch this space for audition details. You can sign up on the "Get involved" page if you would like an email notification.