Our next few posts introduce you to the cast of “Deadeye’s Wild West (or Subterfuge in Spearfish).” Yesterday was Deadeye Dan. Today meet Sarah Carlson who plays Badlands Bessie.
Sarah’s theatrical talents are vast and varied. Presently she is the executive director of the Historic Homestake Opera House (HHOH) on Main Street, Lead.
She spent nearly 15 years in Sioux Falls singing and acting in community theatre and in improv groups. She has worked with United Way and also the Downtown Sioux Falls Revitalization design committee. She continues to volunteer for nonprofit organizations in the Northern Hills. While in Sioux Falls, Sarah was frequently heard on the radio and seen on the television in her many commercial appearances.
She enjoyed 9 years as an on-ice promotions emcee for Sioux Falls USHL Stampede Hockey. Carlson moved to Lead in 2008 to work for TDG Communications, an advertising firm and strong supporter of the arts while serving as a HHOH performer, marketing chair, and board secretary. Sarah is well known in the Black Hills for her theater portrayal of Calamity Jane.
“Deadeye’s Wild West” runs July 7-30, every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30pm .
