Please mark your calendars for this very fun event! It's a silent movie made in Lanesboro starring your friends and neighbors. You won't want to miss it!

Melodrama Cancelled!!!

We are sorry to announce that the melodrama in the park has been cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. But we have a very special event coming in September. Watch this space for an announcement!

Auditions!!

It's time for another show!! Auditions are next week for the melodrama in the park, titled She Was Only a Farmer's Daughter. Stop by the Lanesboro Community Center between 6pm and 8 on July 10 or 11. No preparation necessary.


She Was Only a Farmer’s Daughter, by Millard Crosby, is the story of farmer’s daughter Millie Spivens, who goes off to the big city for her education where she becomes the victim of the deep-eyed villain Mulberry Foxhall, the most despicable villain that ever trod the boards. She returns to the small farm town to work at an inn where she catches the attention of her high school friend, Osgood Smithers. Alas, Mulberry appears on the scene and makes life intolerable for our heroine. There are stolen jewels, wrongful accusations and a surprising twist before Millie and the hero, Osgood, do prevail in the end, and Mulberry Foxhall goes slinking off.

Performances will be at Sylvan Park in Lanesboro on August 25 and 26 at 4:00 p.m. For more information call director Sandy Webb at 467-2251.

"Don't Hug Me" opens Friday at 7:00pm!!!

The cast of "Don't Hug Me" is hoping to see you this weekend! Friday and Saturday at 7:00pm, Sunday at 2:00. St. Mane Theatre in Lanesboro. You'll have a heckuva time, you betcha!!

"Don't Hug Me" opens this Friday! Also, play reading Thursday!

Oh, my gosh, it's going to be a heckuva play! Hope you can come! "Don't Hug Me!" opens on Friday! Get your tickets in advance by calling the Lanesboro Arts Center 507-467-2446. The play is June 22, 23, 29 and 30 at 7:00, and also June 24 and July 1 at 2:00. St. Mane Theatre, Lanesboro.


"Don't Hug Me" synopsis:  Oh, for cryin’ in yer snow shoes! It’s the coldest day of the year in Bunyan Bay when a slick karaoke salesman arrives at the bar and turns the locals’ lives upside down. With its over the top songs and crazy characters, this “Minnesota love story with singin’ and stuff” will have you laughing until the spring thaw!

Don't Hug Me takes place in Bunyan Bay, Minnesota. Cantankerous bar owner, Gunner Johnson, wants to sell the business and move to Florida. Clara, his wife and former Winter Carnival Bunyan Queen, wants to stay. Bernice Lundstrom, the pretty waitress, wants to pursue a singing career. Her fiance, Kanute Gunderson, wants her to stay home. It's a battle of wills, and when a fast-talking salesman, Aarvid Gisselsen, promises to bring romance into their lives through the 'magic' of karaoke, all heck breaks loose!


Not only that, but we will have our Third Thursday play reading on Thursday, June 21 at 6pm at the library. In honor of LCT's musical opening the next day, we'll read a musical - The Music Man!

Play Reading - "Lettice and Lovage"

Hope you can join us for this month's play reading tomorrow! We'll read Lettice and Lovage, a comedic play by Peter Schaffer at the library at 6pm Thursday night, May 17. See you there!

Melodrama Information

It's off in the future, but the auditions for the melodrama will be July 10 and 11, with performances August 25 and 26. Mark your calendars, and watch this space for more info as the dates draw near!