Carroll College - Helena, MT

theatre & dance season

Carroll College Performing Arts Schedule for 2008-09

January:  "American Roulette" by Chris Evans, a Montana Playwright. Revolving around a high school shooting, this is a series of vignettes about the people involved and affected. This is a Senior Showcase featuring Carroll senior Jocelyn Bjornstad as Director.  This is a production with students from Helena, Capital & Boulder High Schools. Feel free to remain for a post-play discussion, facilitated by the Director.

Dates/Time: 7 pm Jan 30 - 31, in the PAC. 

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February: "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare. When faced with the harsh trials of the civilized world, some of Shakespeare's most likable characters seek refuge in the sylvan "greenworld" setting of the Forest of Arden. There they are free to play and explore love and romance, wile they ponder the mysteries of life and the vagaries of society.  We invite you to join them and escape the doldrums of Winter with our Mainstage production directed by Chuck Driscoll, Carroll College Theatre Director.

Dates/Time: 8 pm PAC.  Feb 19 - 21, Feb 26 - 28

                                  Matinees: 3 pm Feb 22 & March 1

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March:  "When the Rainbow Bends" by Joan Jewett. This is a Senior Showcase featuring Carroll senior Ryan Danielson as Director.  Ryan has chosen a powerful story about the lives of three people when one of them contracts AIDS. Mrs.Jewett, the author lost her son to AIDS. Feel free to remain for a post-play discussion, facilitated by the Director.

Dates/Time: 7 pm Mar 27 - 28 in the Merton Studio.

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April: We offer two events this month:

1. "The Lion in Winter" by James Goldman. This is a Senior Showcase featuring Carroll senior Ryan Pfeiffer. This is work for mature audiences about the intrigues of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and the issue of succession to the throne.
   Dates/Time: 7 pm April 3 & 4 in the Merton Studio. Feel free to remain for a post-play discussion, facilitated by the Director.
2. "Story Theatre"  - by Paul Sills. Directed by Professor Michael McNeilly. Our Theatre for Children series will continue, with favorites for the whole family. Here you will meet again Henny Penny, the Golden Goose, Venus and the Cat, the Fisherman and His Wife, The Robber Baron, the Bremen Town Musicians, and other favorites. The fables require talented actors with expressive bodies. And make no mistakes about the quality: this is top drawer adult theatre.               Dates/Time: 7 pm Friday April  24, Saturday April 25; 3 pm Sunday April 26.                         School matinees April 21-24. Presented in the PAC.

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May: In May we have one Dance Event.

"Spring Dance Recital" - Sallyanne Mulcahy, Artist in Residence, Choreographs Carroll College Dance students in a recital, as we revive our long lost Spring Recital. We don't know what they will chose to dance, but we know it will be fabulous! Dates TBA.

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Details about Reservations/Tickets/Prices/Policies/Theatres

At Carroll College we offer different types of shows suited to different audiences, in different theatres. The section below can clarify what is where. If you still have questions call the Director of Theatre, at 447-4309.

Our Shows

 Our Mainstage Shows feature full length plays & musicals presented to our highest standards. They are presented in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) or The Myrna Loy Center (MLC).

1. Thursday -Saturday. Sunday matinees are at 3:00
   • The Producers Tickets: $16 General Admission @ MLC
     Students/Seniors $10
     Carroll Faculty and Staff $7
   • Curtain up at 7:30 pm. Sunday Matinees are at 3:00.
   • As You Like It  Tickets: $11 General Admission @ PAC
     Students/Seniors $8.00
     Carroll Faculty and Staff FREE
     Carroll Students FREE on Thursday and Sunday.
   • Curtain up 8:00 pm. Sunday Matinees are at 3:00.

"Blithe Spirit" -  Comedy - Spring 2008

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Theatre for Children Shows. Theatre students in the Acting/Directing program and Design/Stagecraft program present shows that are around an hour in length, with themes appropriate for young audiences. They are presented in the Performing Arts Center (PAC).
Curtain is at 7:00 to allow for bedtime. School Matinees are at 1:00 pm

• Tickets: $6 General Admission
  Children/Seniors $4
  Carroll Faculty and Staff FREE
  Carroll Students are FREE on Fridays.

"The Three Musketeers" - Theatre for Children - Spring 2008

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Student Showcases. Seniors in the Acting/Directing program showcase their abilities as Directors, Actors or Playwrights. They are usually presented in the Merton Acting Studio in the basement of the CUBE. Admission is only $2 person, to pay royalty costs. Curtain is usually at 7:00.

"The Irish Murderer" -  Senior Showcase - Spring 2008

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 Improv Nights in the Merton Michael McNeilly will lead our Improv Troupe in performances throughout the semester in the Merton Studio. Dates and times announced on this page. The Improv Troupe also performs at Montana schools and community events.

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Our Theatre spaces - We have two spaces on campus, come check them out!

Old North - The Performing Arts Center  (PAC) does not have assigned seating available, nor can we hold seats. Arrive early for the first choice of seats, we open the auditorium 1/2 hour before the show begins.  We do not pre-sell tickets, purchase the night of performance. If you have any questions about the show or our theatre  call our part-time Box Office representatives at 447-4304, and they will call you back as soon as possible.  Show Night Parking- is available in the named spaces outside the theatre, in the lobby and in the adjacent lots east of the theatre.

 Merton & Davis Studios - These spaces have an open seating policy, first-come-first-served. As studio spaces they have temporary seats only. Capacity is limited to about 70 chairs/audience members. Come early to sit in a chair! No late arrivals admitted. Show Night Parking is available in the lot of the CUBE.