Prairie Repertory Theatre WRITTEN BY ALANA SNYDER PHOTOS BY ALANA SNYDER AND KAYLA JOHNSON 605 SPOTLIGHT
to four productions in nine weeks at the Oscar Larson Theatre . 605 was able to stop by during their performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers , based on the 1954 MGM musical/ Western film. “It's got dancing cowboys and tons of entertainment,” teased Wilburn to the team before curtain. “Who doesn’t love singing and dancing?” Each show is a mix of SDSU students and students from other universities, along with guest artists and faculty. Planning for productions starts a year out, with casting in January and February. Then once May hits, they hit the ground running.
“Theater is a collaborative art form where you're always working with other people,” said artistic director of Prairie Repertory Theatre Billy Wilburn . “You're never working alone; you're always part of a team.” Started in 1970, the South Dakota State University theater group has a two-part mission: to provide intense training for students involved in the program and to provide the best possible theatrical entertainment for the people of South Dakota and the region. Each summer season, Prairie Repertory Theatre takes on almost 50 students to produce three
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