The Giver & Hamlet

Monday & Tuesday, April 24, 25, 2017

The Giver: In a “Utopian” future of sameness, young Jonas inherits an unusual career: to receive and keep the memories of his community’s past.

Hamlet: The prince of Denmark returns home from school to find his family life in ruins — his father dead, his mother remarried, and his uncle (now step-father) ruling the country. Hamlet struggles to redefine his life and find his way forward.

Event Sponsor: Minnwest Bank Dawson

A limited number of seats are available for each performance for the public. Contact the box office for details.

The Student Theater Series is funded by a grant from the Dawson Community Foundation, a component fund of the Southwest Initiative Foundation.

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Student Theater Series

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

A Siamese cat (who thinks he’s a Chihuahua!) gets tangled up in a twisted version of the classic fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Event Sponsors: Dawson Community Foundation, Dawson Fire Department, Dawson Lions Club
A limited number of seats are available for each performance for the public. Contact the box office for details.

 


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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

“Math-a-Magicians” demonstrate the magic of math in this fun, interactive show, as they perform extraordinary feats of mind-reading, misdirection and illusion.

Event Sponsors:     Dawson Community Foundation, Madison Dental Clinic – Brandon Ulstad DDS
A limited number of seats are available for each performance for the public. Contact the box office for details.

 

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TBA: Winter, 2017

This powerful play follows Thurgood Marshall’s life from childhood in the back alleys of Baltimore to the position of Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.
A limited number of seats are available for each performance for the public. Contact the box office for details.

The Student Theater Series is funded by a grant from the Dawson Community Foundation, a component fund of the Southwest Initiative Foundation.

Tickets on sale this week for groovy Riverfest Show: Sirens of the 60s set for Saturday, June 25

sirrensDawson-Boyd Arts Association presents the Girl Singers of the Hit Parade and their production “Sirens of the 60s” during Riverfest Weekend in Dawson at Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, June 25 at 7:30pm. This is the final performance of the Arts Association’s 15th season.

Colleen Raye, Debbie O’Keefe and Katie Gearty are the Girl Singers who bring their talents to the stage to perform classic 60s tunes from the female artists of the era. Not just a campy show, it celebrates the vocal prowess of singers like Dionne Warwick, “Walk on By,” Cass Elliot with The Mamas and The Papas, Marilyn McCoo and the 5th Dimension, Lesley Gore, “It’s My Party,” Barbra Streisand, “People,” Petula Clark, “Downtown,” Shirley Bassey,“Goldfinger,” and scores of other vocalists, including Tammy Wynette, folk singer Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary, Nancy Sinatra, Dusty Springfield and Carole King. Mixed with dynamic vocals, excellent musicianship, laughs, reminiscing and sing-a-longs, ”Sirens Of The 60s” creates an evening of exceptionally groovy entertainment!

Event sponsor is Dawson Co-op Credit Union. Tickets are on sale beginning Friday, June 17 by calling the box office at 320-769-2955 ext 246 or online. This is a reserved seating performance. (Tickets on sale to Arts Association Members tomorrow, June 16.)

How will you celebrate Shakespeare’s Birthday? How about A Midsummer Night’s Dream April 22

MIdsummer photo 2Shakespeare’s birthday is celebrated on April 23. Ironically he was thought to have been born on that day in 1564 and died the same date in 1616. Four hundred years ago! How are you going to celebrate?

May we suggest coming out to see A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

Tickets go on sale today!
Friday April 22, 2015 – 7:30pm
Open Seating: For everyone! $5

Get your summer on at A Midsummer Night’s Dream April 22

Midsummer photo 1Spring in Minnesota – it’s so unpredictable. Should I keep out my boots and mittens? Where is my sunscreen? Will summer ever come? You know where summer will definitely be happening next week? On the stage at Memorial Auditorium!

We are hosting the National Players in their production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Join us!

Friday April 22, 2015 – 7:30pm
Open Seating: For everyone! $5
Tickets on Sale: Tuesday April 19

Barbershop quartet, chorus Kordal Kombat to perform March 18 in Dawson

dbaa-Kordal-Kombat-Vegas-PosedDawson-Boyd Arts Association presents an evening of barbershop music as part of its fifteenth performing arts season on Friday, March 18 at 7:30pm at Memorial Auditorium in Dawson. The featured barbershop quartet of the evening will be Kordal Kombat, with opening selections by the West Central Connection Chorus.

Kordal Kombat, an award-winning barbershop quartet based in central Minnesota, performs everything from doo-wop to Motown to traditional and modern barbershop repertoire. The group began in 2009 on the campus of University of Minnesota – Morris and a few years later became intensely interested in the style of barbershop music. In 2013, Kordal Kombat made history in the Land O’Lakes Barbershop District by becoming the first quartet ever to win both the Novice Quartet Championship and the District Quartet Championship in the same year. The following year, the quartet won the Land O’Lakes Collegiate Quartet Championship.

The West Central Connection Chorus, under the direction of Todd Mattson, is based in Willmar and performs in the western part of the state.

Tickets go on sale March 15!