Matthews Opera House

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2023-10-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-11-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-11-05 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
A community theater drama by Dale Wasserman
Showtimes:
October 27, 28, November 3, and 4 at 7 pm
Box Office: 6 pm | House Opens: 6:30 pm
October 29 and November 5 at 2 pm
Box Office: 1 pm | House Opens: 1:30 pm
No late admission to main floor. Late arrivals will be accommodated in the balcony as seats permit.
RATING: R. This show has mature themes and language. While the Matthews is not enforcing age restrictions, ticketholders are advised to use discretion when purchasing seats for sensitive or young viewers.
Advance tickets: $20 for adults and $10 for youth.
Day of Show: $25 for adults and $15 for youth.
Tickets may be purchased online, by phone at (605) 642-7973, or by visiting the Matthews Gallery at 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish.
This stage adaptation of Ken Kesey’s celebrated novel explores the brutality of life in a mental institution with humor, candor, and unforgettable characters.
After being convicted of a petty crime, a charming, rebellious rogue named McMurphy contrives to serve his short sentence in an airy mental institution rather than in a prison. This, he soon learns, was a mistake. He immediately clashes with the authoritarian head nurse, a fierce martinet named Nurse Ratched. Despite Ratched’s strict reign, McMurphy quickly takes over the yard, leading others out of introversion, staging a revolt so that they can see the World Series on television, and arranging a rollicking midnight party with liquor and women. But McMurphy’s brash insubordination has its consequences.

Plaid Tidings
2023-12-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-12-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-12-10 14:00 - 16:00
Plaid Tidings
A “Forever Plaid” Showcase Production
produced in partnership with Sanford Underground Research Facility
Showtimes: December 8, and 9 at 7 pm
Box Office: 6 pm | House Opens: 6:30 pm
December 10 at 2 pm
Box Office: 1 pm | House Opens: 1:30 pm

RATING: G.
The legendary Plaids come back to Earth to spread yuletide joy with the greatest holiday hits of the ages. Filled with Christmas standards that have all been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special.
At first, Francis, Jinx, Smudge and Sparky aren’t sure why they’ve returned to Earth for another posthumous performance, but a phone call from the heavenly Rosemary Clooney lets them know that they’re needed to put a little harmony into a discordant world. Sprinkled among the Christmas offerings are audience favorites, like their riotous three-minute-and-eleven-second version of The Ed Sullivan Show – this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks and The Vienna Boys Choir, as well as a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis!
This truly “heaven-sent” holiday treat will lift audiences’ spirits and fill them with nostalgia for a bygone era of classic music sung in perfect harmony.

A variety of seating options are available for this event:
Balcony seating: $25 for advance reservations; $30 day of show.
Cabaret-style seating: Table seating on the main floor with treats and access to premium wine by the bottle. $40 per seat for advance reservations; $45 day of show
Historic Box seating: We’ve opened the historic opera boxes that flank the stage! These premium seats are extremely limited. Each box includes one complimentary bottle of wine and plate of hors d’ouvres. $75 per seat, advance reservations only.
A cash bar will also be available throughout the event.

37 Postcards
2024-02-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-11 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-02-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-18 14:00 - 16:00
37 Postcards
A community theater comedy by Micheals McKeever
Showtimes:
February 9, 10, 16, and 17 at 7 pm
Box Office: 6 pm | House Opens: 6:30 pm
February 11 and 18 at 2 pm
Box Office: 1 pm | House Opens: 1:30 pm
No late admission to main floor. Late arrivals will be accommodated in the balcony as seats permit.
RATING: PG-13. Contains some language and situations that may not be suitable for children under the age of 13.
Advance tickets: $20 for adults and $10 for youth.
Day of Show: $25 for adults and $15 for youth.
Tickets may be purchased online, by phone at (605) 642-7973, or by visiting the Matthews Gallery at 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish.
After years of traveling abroad, Avery Sutton is happy to return to the comfort of his home in Connecticut. Unfortunately, almost nothing is as he remembered it. The entire house is tilted at a distinct angle, the dog hasn’t been fed in five years, and Avery’s Grandmother, who everyone thought was dead, is still alive and kicking. Forced to either accept the oddities of his family or leave them behind, 37 Postcards suggests that you can, in fact, go home again… You just never know what you’re going to find.

Anybody Out There?
2024-04-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-21 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-28 14:00 - 16:00
Anybody Out There?
A community theater comedy by John Patrick
Showtimes:
April 19, 20, 26, and 27 at 7 pm
Box Office: 6 pm | House Opens: 6:30 pm
April 21 and 28 at 2 pm
Box Office: 1 pm | House Opens: 1:30 pm
No late admission to main floor. Late arrivals will be accommodated in the balcony as seats permit.
RATING: PG.
Advance tickets: $20 for adults and $10 for youth.
Day of Show: $25 for adults and $15 for youth.
Tickets may be purchased online, by phone at (605) 642-7973, or by visiting the Matthews Gallery at 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish.
Poor Oliver Pankey is a born loser; his landlady charges him when someone else breaks his window; his fiancee leaves him for a married man; his boss at the bank cuts his pay when he asks for a raise; and a thief takes everything he has—including his only suit. And, as the last straw, when he visits a doctor to check on the results of a blood test the files get switched, and he is told that he’ll be dead within six months. Fed up, and reconciled to his fate, Oliver turns into a raging lion, performing feats of dazzling bravery and ending up as the new branch manager of the bank. He even agrees to help the FBI by becoming a sitting duck for a gangland shoot-out—only to learn, at the eleventh hour, of the doctor’s horrendous error. Needless to say our stalwart hero’s knees turn suddenly to jelly, but the action spins zanily on, deftly finding its way to a happy—and hilarious—conclusion.

Snow White and the Seven Endings
2024-06-22 14:00 - 15:00
WHO: FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND FAVORITE AUNTS (AND UNCLES) + THE COMMUNITY
WHAT: CHILDREN’S THEATER CAMP PERFORMANCE
WHERE: MATTHEW’S OPERA HOUSE THEATER
WHEN: JUNE 22 & 23 AT 2:00PM
WHY: TO WATCH THESE CUTE KIDDOS PERFORM!
HOW: Tickets may be purchased ONLINE – matthewsopera.com VIA PHONE – (605) 642-7973, IN-PERSON – Matthews Gallery 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish ADULTS $10 YOUTH $5

HEIGH-HO, HEIGH-HO OFF TO THEATER CAMP WE GO!
It’s been longer than a hot minute since we all sat in front of an extra-large-Uhaul-box-sized television to watch the original “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” but I’m sure we could mostly retell it perfectly. Who has time for that though? Why not have the children of 2024 tell us this tale in a witty and hysterical recall of one of our favorite fairytales? Introducing “Snow White and the Seven Endings”. Come one, come all, to witness princes, pail-faced mirrors, and seven (slightly) delusional dwarves retell the tale from their own memory.

When the seven forest dwellers reminisce about their recent run-in with a royal runaway, they each have a different take on how the story unfolds and who the real hero is. But which is the real ending? The only thing they agree about is that the Prince shouldn’t get the credit! Laughter abounds as each of the seven forest dwellers takes their turn sharing their recollection of what happened to Snow White once she came to their cottage. Which will be your favorite? The mysterious “And Then There Were Seven,” the melodramatic “Perilous Plight of Miss Snow White,” or the slapstick “Snow Alone – Lost in the Woods”? Naturally, everyone loves the action-adventure “Spindiana Jones and the Apple of Doom!” There’s also the Shakespearean “Mid-Snow White’s Dream” and the hysterical interpretive dance, “The Hunt-Cracker,” along with the classic retelling.

THE ACTORS
GRIMMLY
CLUMSY
DARING
PLUCKY
SCARLETT
TWINKLE TOES
SPINDIANA JONES
SNOW WHITE
EVIL QUEEN
HAG
MIRROR
HUNTSMAN
PRINCE

ABOUT FROELICH YOUNG ACTORS GUILD SUMMER THEATER CAMP
Each sizzlin’ summer in Spearfish, The Matthew’s Opera House and Arts Center invites students entering grades 2 through 12 to a camp that encompasses the imagination. Let your littles take the stage for a week of wonder in the historic Matthews Opera House. Starting the day with Grades 7-12, the morning is filled with heroics, humor, and theater experience handed-down from our own amazing Matthews Mentors! Then Grades 2-6 take the floor from 1-4pm learning about our super secret theater tricks and being awe-inspired galore! A registration fee of $50 counts towards costumes, crafting sets and scenery, and inspirational instruction for three whole weeks of fun. Ask Matthews staff about the option for older kids to work off their registration fee by helping us keep law and order in the Little’s Group for the afternoon session.

CHATEAU LA ROACH
2024-06-22 19:00 - 21:00
WHO: HUMANS WHO LOVE HUMOR!
WHAT: KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR ROCKER ROACH COMEDY
WHERE: MATTHEW’S OPERA HOUSE THEATER
WHEN: June 22 & 23 at 7 pm
WHY: GET A GRUESOME GLIMPSE OF A ROACH INFESTATION THAT’S RIDICULOUSLY FUNNY!
HOW: Tickets may be purchased
ONLINE – matthewsopera.com
VIA PHONE – (605) 642-7973,
IN-PERSON – Matthews Gallery 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish
ADULTS $10
YOUTH $5

READY TO HAVE A ROACH-SLAPPING GOOD TIME?
Come to the beautiful Château Laroche for a weekend get-away, where you’ll be greeted by a friendly host of… cockroaches!! Crawling with slapstick humor and circus-like stage action, this award-winning comic farce will take you through a weekend in the lives of François and Mimi Laroche, the French proprietors of the château on the shores of a peaceful American lake.
The owners are horrified to discover the enormity of their cockroach problem as they prepare for a big weekend of visitors. Why do the cockroaches have to appear just when they’re trying to make a good impression on a famed travel writer?! On top of that, they’ve learned the health inspector is making a surprise visit — disguised as a typical guest! Could the inspector be one of the young honeymooners? The wealthy widow or her hypnotist? The British bicyclist? The manager of a bratty child star? François launches an all-out war on the creepy-crawly creatures as the disgruntled staff members struggle to hide the pesky problem from the hotel guests. Even with the help of a zealous exterminator, Roskel T. Goomey, the roaches quickly and hysterically adapt to the chemical assault and begin to grow bigger, while the supposed health inspector hallucinates after mistakenly using the toxic bug powder on his spaghetti, thinking it was Parmesan cheese! You’ll have a foot-stomping, roach-slapping good time with this eccentric and eclectic cast of characters!
With lively and fast-paced dialogue and great opportunities for physical humor, the play provides a hilarious look at the price humans pay for attempting to control nature and is sure to delight audiences of all ages! And don’t worry, staging the cockroaches is not a pesky problem at all!

CREDIT: PIONEER DRAMA SERVICE

ROSE HILL CEMETERY WALK
2024-06-24 18:30 - 20:30
WHO: Matthews actors portray characters from the past to delight you with their life stories.
WHAT: ACTORS RESURRECT HISTORY IN AN ENGAGING WALKING TOUR
WHERE: ROSE HILL CEMETERY
WHEN: June 24 & 25 at 6:30 PM
WHY: TO ENLIGHTEN AND ENTERTAIN BY ENACTING THE PAST
HOW: MEET US AT ROSE HILL CEMETERY FOR AN ENJOYABLE VISIT TO OUR HISTORIC PAST
Participants should plan to arrive at the cemetery 30 minutes early to allow for parking and walking to the gathering area. Attendants will be available at the gate of the cemetery to assist with directions and parking. From the parking area, the public will be directed along paved walkways to appropriate
gravesites for these presentations of historic interest.

TIME TO DIG UP SOME DOWN-RIGHT DRAMATIC TALES
The Matthews Opera House is excited to announce the return of the Rose Hill Cemetery Walk. Amidst the stunning hilltop views of Spearfish, Matthews performers will set the stage outdoors at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Spearfish on June 23 and June 24 at 6:30 pm. Actors dressed in period-appropriate costumes will resurrect early settlers graveside, presenting their personal stories of antics and heroics. Audiences will be entertained by several characters known as “76ers,” persons who came to the Black Hills during the gold rush, one of which who unknowingly shared his campfire beans and flapjacks with
the legendary Calamity Jane. Patrons will also learn about the first person buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, meet the retiring blacksmith that became the first Spearfish postmaster, and listen to “Samson of the Black Hills” tell of his Herculean efforts to complete the large stone barn still standing on Red Water Road.

THEATER RUNNING IN PLACE 2024
2024-09-15 14:00 - 17:00
WHO: Come one, Come all enjoy our Community this Fall!
WHAT: Theater Running in Place
WHERE: In the Matthews Opera House Theater.
WHEN: September 15, 2:00 pm
WHY: Community, Connection, and Creativity? Why NOT?
Our special matinee performance of “Theater Running in Place” presents all the fun and variety of Theater on the Run in a single venue: the Matthews Opera House Theater. Our actors will perform a series of five playlets on the Matthews stage with appetizers available between each show in the fireplace room.

A sporting chance:
Ticket sales begin on August 15 at 10 am. This will be strictly enforced. Tickets sell out quickly and we want to ensure every patron has an equal opportunity to get theirs.

A little advice for groups:
If attending the performance with a group, we recommend purchasing all tickets in one transaction to ensure seats are available to accommodate the entire party. If you must purchase them separately, please pay careful attention to your “starting” location to make sure the whole party “starts their run” in the same venue. Due to seating limitations, we are unable to make changes once your purchase is complete.

THE SHOWS THAT WILL HAVE US ON OUR TOES
“ALMOST MAIN” by John Cariani Directors: Charlotte Fladmoe, Matt Woodard, Cami Dohman, Lisa Myhre, Shirlene Joseph
A woman carries her heart, broken into nineteen pieces, in a small paper bag. A man shrinks to half his former size, after losing hope in love. A couple keep the love they have given each other in large red bags, or compress the mass into the size of a diamond. These playful and surreal experiences are commonplace in the world of John Cariani’s Almost, Maine, where on one deeply cold and magical Midwinter Night, the citizens of Almost — not organized enough for a town, too populated for a wilderness — experience the life-altering power of the human heart. Relationships end, begin, or change beyond recognition, as strangers become friends, friends become lovers, and lovers turn into strangers. Propelled by the mystical energy of the aurora borealis and populated with characters who are humorous, plain-spoken, thoughtful, and sincere, Almost, Maine is a series of loosely connected tales about love, each with a compelling couple at its center, each with its own touch of sorcery.

A CHRISTMAS STORY
2024-12-13 19:00 - 21:00
WHO: Entertainment on your Christmas list this year? Come Here! Sure to be a festive Family fun night!
WHAT: A CHRISTMAS STORY
WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish
WHEN: December 13, 14 at 7 pm | December 15 at 2 pm | December 17, 20, 21 at 7 pm | December 22 at 2 pm

WHY: Since boredom gets tongues stuck to poles, make going to a show one of your holiday goals!
HOW: Tickets may be purchased:
ONLINE – matthewsopera.com
VIA PHONE – (605) 642-7973,
IN-PERSON – Matthews Gallery 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish
ADULTS $20; YOUTH $10

THIS IS GOING TO BE ALMOST AS MAGICAL AS A LEG LAMP…
Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself at Higbee’s Department Store. The consistent response: “You’ll shoot your eye out!” All the elements from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family’s temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys’ experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie’s father winning a lamp shaped like a woman’s leg in a net stocking; Ralphie’s fantasy scenarios and more. A Christmas Story is destined to become a theatrical holiday perennial.
“A Christmas Story is still … one of the more enchanting ways to be transported to a world beyond our own. Yet it also serves to remind us how lucky we are to live a culturally rich life … and Philip Grecian’s thoughtful stage adaptation preserves the old … references.” —Plain Dealer
“Classics bloom quickly in modern times … you don’t have to have grown up with 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his ache for an air rifle under the tree to think of A Christmas Story as a Christmas must. And [this] version is just as kindly and just as cockeyed as A Christmas Story is meant to be.” —Orlando Sentinel
“Grecian’s script retains Shepherd’s wry, tongue-in-cheek humor.” —Orange County Register
* Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.
Announcing the Cast…
Ralph………..Scott Kennedy
Ralphie………..Emerson Quinonez
The Old Man……….Casey Hibbert
Mother……….Liz Barbour
Randy……….R.D. Barbour
Miss Shields……….Brianna Edwards
Scut Farkas……….Wyatt Mansfield
Schwartz……….Caden Carnahan
Flick……….Fran Lipp
Esther Jane……….Devonee Gates
Helen……….Leela Bosworth
Santa……….Wilbur Newland
Gossip Neighbor……….Devon Davis
Scut’s Mom and Elf……….Toni Brun
Tree Lot Owner’s Daughter and Elf……….Elliot Quinonez
Scut’s Gang and Student……….Kai Smith
Scut’s Gang and Student……….Landon Keil
Scut’s Gang and Student……….Rowan Espinoza

HARVEY
2025-03-14 19:00 - 21:00
WHO: YOU!
WHAT: Harvey
WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish
WHEN: March 14, 15 at 7 pm | March 16 at 2 pm | March 18, 21, 22 at 7 pm | March 23 at 2 pm
WHY: To enjoy a performance sure to please!
HOW: You can purchase tickets online at matthewsopera.com, call us at 605.642.7973, or stop into the Gallery at 612 Main Street Spearfish

Harvey

by Mary Chase
Harvey is a 1944 play by the American playwright Mary Chase. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work in 1945. It has been adapted for film and television several times, most notably in a 1950 film starring James Stewart and Josephine Hull.

Plot

Elwood P. Dowd is an affable man who claims to have an unseen (and presumably imaginary) friend Harvey – whom Elwood describes as a six foot, three-and-one-half inch (192 cm) tall pooka resembling an anthropomorphic rabbit. Elwood introduces Harvey to everyone he meets. His social-climbing sister, Veta Simmons, increasingly finds his eccentric behavior embarrassing. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium. When they arrive at the sanitarium, a comedy of errors ensues. When Veta confesses that she has seen Harvey too, the young Dr. Sanderson commits Veta instead of Elwood. But when the mistake comes out, the search is on for Elwood and his invisible companion.
When Elwood shows up at the sanitarium looking for his lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood has had a strange influence on the staff, including sanitarium director Dr. Chumley. Only just before Elwood is to be given an injection that will make him into a “perfectly normal human being, and you know what bastards they are!” (in the words of a taxi driver who has become involved in the proceedings) does Veta realize that she would rather have Elwood the same as he has always been – carefree and kind – even if it means living with Harvey.

Cast List

Randy Bender – Elwood P. Dowd
Shirlene Joseph – Vita Louise Simmons
Josephine Julian – Myrtle Mae Simmons
Gavin Cox – Dr. Lyman Sanderson
Samantha (Sami) O’Neal – Ruth Kelly R.N.
Jim Hoff – Dr. William Chumley
Lynn Pederson – Betty Chumley
Wilbur Newland – Judge Gaffney
Connie Hubbard – Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet
Owen K. Ligtenberg – Wilson
Melita Quinonez – E. J. Lofgren (Cabbie)
Katrina Hutchinson – Miss Johnson (Maid)

Jon Steven Wiley – Director
Elysia Pederson – Assistant Director/Light Design
Oliver Pederson – Light Board Operator
Dwight Myers – Stage Design

A Midsummer Night's Dream
2025-05-09 19:00 - 21:00
WHO: YOU!
WHAT: A Midsummer Night’s Dream theater performance
WHERE: Matthews Opera House Theater 612 N. Main Street, Spearfish
WHEN: May 9, 10 at 7 pm | May 11 at 2 pm | May 13, 16, 17 at 7 pm | May 18 at 2 pm
WHY: To enjoy a performance sure to please!
HOW: You can purchase tickets online at matthewsopera.com, call us at 605.642.7973, or stop into the Gallery at 612 Main Street Spearfish

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

by William Shakespeare
Two pairs of star-crossed lovers, a feuding fairy king and his stubborn queen, a love potion gone awry, and a troupe of bumbling actors weave a commedy of errors in Shakepeare’s beloved tale.

Plot

Ring in the Spring with A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Matthews. In William Shakespeare’s classic comedy, residents of Athens mix with fairies from a local forest, with absurd results. Theseus, Duke of Athens, is to marry Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. In hopes of staging a play for the wedding celebration, Bottom the Weaver and his friends rehearse in the woods with results that can only be described as hopelessly ridiculous.
Meanwhile, four young lovers are in a romantic tangle. Lysander and Demetrius love Hermia; she loves Lysander and her friend Helena loves Demetrius. Hermia’s father, Egeus, commands Hermia to marry Demetrius. All four young people end up in the woods where the fairy Puck, who serves the fairy king Oberon, puts a spell on Lysander, and then Demetrius, unintentionally causing both to love Helena. Oberon, who is quarreling with his wife, Titania, uses the same magic on her, causing her to fall in love with Bottom, who now, thanks to Puck, wears an ass’s head.
Cast List:

Theseus…Jack Hughes
Hippolyta…Megan Oviatt
Egeus…John Eisenbraun
Philostrate…Cynthia Scherer
Lysander…Owen Ligtenberg
Demetrius…Ben Jewett
Hermia…Maggie Elias
Helena…Stephanie Bussiere
Oberon…Zach Cox
Puck…Brenna Meyer
Titania…Melita Quinonez
Moth…Charley Jagim
Cobweb…Gianna Swan
Peaseblossom…Josephine Julian
Mustardseed…Avenlee Downey
Bottom…Matt Woodard
Quince…Lynn Pederson
Flute…Dylan Greywater
Snug…Elysia Pederson
Snout…Janet Ott
Starveling…Clark Ott

Hercules: Missoula Children’s Theatre
2025-07-12 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-12 17:30 - 19:30
Performance: July 12th 3:00PM & 5:30PM
Get ready for a mythological adventure with Hercules! The Matthews and Missoula Children’s Theater program presents this fun, family-friendly performance starring local young actors in a high-energy retelling of the legendary tale. Packed with heroic feats, laughter, and heart, this show is perfect for audiences of all ages. Join us for an unforgettable journey to Mount Olympus and beyond—where heroes are made and legends come to life!
About the Show: Hercules
Adapted by Michael McGill and Joseph Martinez – Music and lyrics by Michael McGill
Welcome to Ancient Greece, where the focus is on the big tournament! The Olympic Games are starting soon, and the Cyclopes and Titans are both expecting to win big in the games. But the tournament can’t start without Hercules. Will the legendary strongman of the ancient world spark the flame and start the festivities on time, or will his legendary tardiness get in the way of the games? Join us for a tale the scholars will talk about for ages as mythical creatures and Olympians alike share in a friendly competition. Along the way, we may just learn that true strength lies not in our muscles but in our character.
About Missoula Children’s Theatre
The Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT), the nation’s largest touring children’s theatre, has been touring extensively for more than 50 years now from Montana to Japan, and will visit nearly 1,000 communities this year with up to 44 teams of Tour Actor/Directors. A tour team arrives in a given town with a set, lights, costumes, and props, everything it takes to put on a play…except the cast. The team holds an open audition and casts 50-60 local students to perform in the production. The show is rehearsed throughout the week and two public performances are presented on Saturday. All MCT shows are original adaptations of classic children’s stories and fairytales . . . a twist on the classic stories that you know and love. Also included in the residency are three enrichment workshops presented by the Tour Actor/Directors. Creativity, social skills, goal achievement, communication skills and self-esteem are all characteristics that are attained through the participation in this unique, educational project. MCT’s mission is the empowerment of children and adults through theatre education and performance to develop lifelong skills while enriching communities worldwide through live productions.
The Missoula Children’s Theatre is based in Missoula, Montana, and also runs many local programs. These include a Youth Series – musical theatre day camps, performing arts classes for local children, a sleep-away Performing Arts Camp for students from around the world as well as a Community Series which creates an arena for local talent of all ages to participate in large-scale productions and attracts audiences from across western Montana.
For more information regarding the Missoula Children’s Theatre, please contact us:
Missoula Children’s Theatre · 200 North Adams · Missoula, MT 59802
406.829.5202 · www.MCTinc.org · tour@MCTinc.org

Alex Velluto - Comedy Night
2025-08-02 19:00 - 21:00
Get ready to laugh! The Matthews is thrilled to welcome nationally touring comedian Alex Velluto on Saturday, August 2, for one night only. Known for his sharp wit, relatable stories, and viral Dry Bar Comedy specials—including Spurious, Thirsty, and The Big Gulp Kid—Alex brings a refreshing brand of comedy that’s clean, clever, and crowd-approved.
He’s been featured on Peacock, Circle Network, and Nateland Presents by Nate Bargatze, and has performed across the country, including the legendary Grand Ole Opry.
🎟 Tickets are just $20 General Admission – come early, grab a drink, and enjoy a full evening of laughs at Spearfish’s historic home for live entertainment.
