Yellowstone Repertory Theatre will end its inaugural season with “Crimes of the Heart,” by Beth Henley, which opens Friday, June 8, at NOVA Center for the Performing Arts. (more…) Continue Reading →
Yellowstone Rep presents ‘Crimes of the Heart’
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Yellowstone Rep to present ‘The Glass Menagerie’
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“The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, one of the most celebrated plays in American history, will open a three-weekend run Friday night in the Black Box at NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, 2317 Montana Ave. The play will be presented by Yellowstone Repertory Theatre, Billings’ only professional repertory company. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, 'The Glass Menagerie', NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, Tennessee Williams, Yellowstone Repertory Theatre
First Gypsy Jazz Festival kicks off next Friday in Billings
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Who knew Gypsy jazz was so popular in Montana? Even Alex Nauman, the lead guitarist for the Rimrock Hot Club in Billings, didn’t realize until about a year ago how many Gypsy jazz bands were active in the state. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Culture, Diversions, Alex Nauman, Gypsy Jazz Festival, Montana Arts Council, NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, Rimrock Hot Club
New repertory theater group schedules first 3 plays
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A new professional theater company in Billings will kick off its debut season next month, presenting three award-winning plays through next June. The Yellowstone Repertory Theatre, whose beginnings were charted by Last Best News in February, will open its first season with a production of “Doubt, A Parable,” by John Patrick Shanely, running Nov. 3-18. That will be followed by Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie,” March 2-17 2018, and Beth Henley’s “Crimes of the Heart,” next June 8-23. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Culture, Caitlin Hart, Craig Huisenga, Dina Brophy, NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, Yellowstone Repertory Theatre
Professional theater company launched in Billings
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Craig Huisenga was still living in San Diego eight years ago when he came up with the idea of starting the Yellowstone Repertory Theatre. He was thinking of returning to Billings to care for his aging parents, but having
worked as a professional actor and director in Seattle, Eugene, Ore., and San Diego, he wanted to be able to continue as a professional if he moved back home. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Culture, Caitlin Hart, Craig Huisenga, Dina Brophy, NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, Sacrifice Cliff Theatre Company, Sarah Butts
New play: A sense of place in a post-apocalyptic world
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“A Post on the Prairie,” a new piece by Billings playwright Ryan Gage, was inspired by a setting and by Gage’s love of post-apocalyptic fiction. The play takes place around a campfire, just as Gage’s first one-act play did when he wrote it eight years ago. “Part of me always wanted to return to that,” he said, “but with something bigger.” (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, Montana, 'The Road', 'The Walking Dead', Cormac McCarthy, NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, Patrick Wilson, Ryan Gage
Review: Shortened ‘Carmen’ a rousing introduction to opera
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If you have always thought you ought to give opera a try but were intimidated by its over-the-top costumes, voices and dramatics, then the NOVA Center for the Performing Arts may have just the entry point for you. (more…) Continue Reading →
