An enchanting symphonic fairy tale enjoyed by worldwide audiences, "Peter and the Wolf,"
is the story of a young boy named Peter and his friends: the bird, duck, and cat, and their attempt to outwit the hungry jaws of a wolf lurking in the nearby forest.
September 8, 9, & 10 at 7:30 PM in the Studio Theater at the Performing Arts Center of Rapid City
Support is provided with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Tickets go on sale: August 8, 2022
Cast
Dean Baker: Garden Gate
Shad Bebout: Wolf
Tyler Brink: Bird
Justin Bruns: Hunter
Kevin Carpenter: Grandfather
Linda Carpenter: Narrator Assistant
Finley Craven: Cat
David Drolc: Wall and Hunter, Hunter Intro Soloist
Dena Frantz: Pond and Understudy for Bird
Rachel Grant: Duck
Katrina Hutchison: Wolf Shadow
Andrew Jones: Narrator
Megan Jones: Meadow, Forest, and
Understudy for Peter
Glenn Kauffman: Narrator Assistant, Wall, Hunter
Bob Lew: Garden Gate
Catherine Mutchler: Pond
Grace Mutchler: Meadow and Forest
Magdalena Mutchler: Pond
Henry Olivier: Peter
Abbey Pangares: Pond, Understudy for Duck
Lucy Pangares: Meadow, Forest, Understudy for Cat
Shawn Stratton: Hunter
Ella Swanson: Meadow and Forest
David Tanner: Narrator Assistant, Wall, Hunter
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ROOTS is a World Premier
Original Production
Sponsored in Part by the: Norbeck Society
and the South Dakota Arts Council
Directed by Heather Pickering
Composed by Andrew Grace
Choreographed by Sara Olivier
What happens when we disconnect from the
natural world?
ROOTS explores the symbiotic relationship between the seen and unseen networks of the forest
and human beings.
This all-ability piece of dance theatre follows two sisters
seeking respite from a tumultuous world.
They venture into the forest where they learn how
to connect to the natural world from the
diverse flora and fauna they meet along the way.
ROOTS CAST
Lydia Alyea
Shad Bebout
Joshua Boll
Alex Boorman
Tyler Brink
Justin Bruns
Ashley Burkhead
Kevin Carpenter
Brooklyn Ewing
Maeve Ewing
Dena Frantz
Rachel Grant
Jill Holien
Glenn Kaufmann
Tessa Kaufmann
Grace Mutchler
Katelinn Ohrtman
Sara Olivier
Angela Rykhus-Lemay
Shawn Stratton
Ella Swanson
Danae Taylor
Enya Wallace
Daniel Whitley
The Chair Is Not Me Art Show
Sponsored by:
The National Endowment for the Humanities
and
The Perfect Hanging Gallery
Featured at the
South Dakota Arts Conference
May 19 - 21, 2022
Holiday Inn Rapid City
"The Chair Is Not Me," written by "JJ," James Janis is a collection of twenty-one poems about life experiences and challenges as a diversely abled individual.
JJ grew up between the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and Rapid City, South Dakota. Born with cerebral palsy, complicated with several other conditions, he was only expected to live 12 hours, but 60 years later he is still here! Writing is one of the things that sets JJ free from his disabilities and allows him to escape.
Eleven of his poems are accompanied by
mixed media illustrations by ten artists of
diverse abilities and cultures.
The collection seeks to advocate for individuals with diverse abilities through the exploration of disabilities and the culture surrounding disabilities, the human condition, life on Pine Ridge, and communication.
