Black Hills Playhouse

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Extra! Extra! Read All About It! An emergency meeting of the D.A.K.O.T.A. council (Distinguished Allied Kritters of the Area) has been called by Lenny the Buffalo to solve this mysterious mystery. The adventures begin as Tȟakóža, RN Pheasant, Patty Pasque, Sven Spruce and a host of other colorful characters go on eye-opening quests across South Dakota.
Along the way, the characters learn to see the state from many different perspectives. From meeting the Royal Farm Family, traveling through time with the Badlands and Wildflowers, poppin’ with prairie dogs (Yo Dogs Yo!) and being interviewed on the Black Hills Television Show, the antics never end.
As the mystery unfolds, the D.A.K.O.T.A. council gathers together once again where they admit there is a lot they didn’t know about South Dakota. Their travels are the spark of curiosity they need to see the miraculous power of being connected to all.
Show length: approximately 40 minutes
Created by
Original script/lyrics – Dan Workman and Eric Johnson
Script Consultants: Clementine Bordeaux & Deb Workman
Original Music: Eric Johnson
Music Sequencing: Christian Erickson
Music Recording: Scott & Sheryl Simpson
Costume Design: Katryna B. Preston
Set Design: Dave Horan
Graphic Design: Kari Powell
Touring August 2022!

Cool Science + Art Collaboration with NASA
Hannah is trying to finish her science project - a model of the solar system. But there’s a problem: it’s due tomorrow, she’s not finished yet, and it’s past her bedtime. How will she get it done? With a little help from her friends – the most talented troupe in the Milky Way!
Join Hannah on a trip through the solar system in this ultra-cool edu-tainment “hip-hopera” that is out of this world! Move and groove along with the planets, moons, meteors, comets, asteroids and even some rockin’ scientists as they sing, dance and serve up the freshest facts in the galaxy.
Space is definitely one cool place.
Space School Musical is an engaging, interdisciplinary learning experience. It is designed for the "whole child," to help enhance kids’ visual and performing arts abilities as well as physical fitness levels, life skills, and decision making processes.
Created by
Kellee McQuinn of KidTribe for NASA's Discovery and New Frontiers Programs
Adaptation by
Lindsay Timmington & Dakota Players
Costumes - Jen Dickenson
Set Design: Molly Wilson/Becky Moser
Graphic Design: Kari Powell