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Post Playhouse

Professional talent from across the country... So close to home

Summer 2023 Productions

Special thanks to our Season Sponsors:

  • Chadron State College
  • Security First Bank
  • Casey Peterson Financial

Leader of the Pack

Opens Friday, May 26, 2023

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY
Ellie Greenwich

BOOK BY
Anne Beatts

Rating: G

It will be hard to stay in your seats, as toes will be tapping and spirits will be soaring, in celebration of American songwriter Ellie Greenwich. This bio-musical follows her from humble beginnings through her illustrious career, jam packed with dozens of billboard hits including “Chapel of Love”, “Be My Baby”, “Leader of the Pack”, “Do-Wah-Diddy” and “River Deep, Mountain High”.

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Clue the Musical

Opens Friday, June 2, 2023

MUSIC BY
Galen Blum
Wayne Barker
Vinnie Martucci

LYRICS BY
Tom Chiodo

BOOK BY
Peter DePietro

Rating: H
It is a comedy, but it is about murder, so consider your kids' ages.

Was it Professor Plum in the Library with the Wrench? Or maybe Ms. Peacock in the Kitchen with the Rope? Based on the timeless board game, Clue the Musical offers a different ending and plot twists at every single performance, keeping both the audiences and the actors onstage guessing! A musical romp perfect for the entire family: can you untangle the clues and solve a murder?

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Opens Friday, June 9, 2023

MUSIC BY
Andrew Lloyd Webber

LYRICS BY
Tim Rice

Rating: G

An international hit, this entertaining and inspiring spectacle musical tells the age-old Biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors. As a young dreamer, Joseph rises from being outcast by his jealous brothers to becoming advisor to the Pharaoh in a kaleidoscope of song and dance on the stage.

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You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

Opens Friday, June 23, 2023

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY
Clark Gesner

BOOK BY
John Gordon

Rating: G

Perfect for the entire family, all the iconic Peanuts characters we adore, including Snoopy, Lucy and lovable Charlie Brown, come to life in this highly entertaining, Tony Award winning musical!

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The Spitfire Grill

Opens Friday, June 30, 2023

MUSIC BY
James Valcq

LYRICS BY
Fred Alley

BOOK BY
James Valcq
Fred Alley

Rating: G

This heart-warming blues & folk tinged musical celebrates second chances. Follow Percy, a young woman who dreams of a new start in a small Wisconsin town. Her unique idea to save the struggling local diner takes the town on a journey of self-discovery while stories, gossip, good coffee and a hot breakfast are all served up at The Spitfire Grill. The cherished film version stars Oscar winners Marcia Gay Harden and Ellen Burstyn.

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Post Playhouse, Inc. is Northwestern Nebraska's favorite live theatre company, producing several musicals running in a repertory schedule every summer by bringing together highly skilled creative professionals from across the country and nearby. Post Playhouse, Inc. performs its productions at the theatre in Fort Robinson State Park.

Contact information

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The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported the programs of this organization through its matching grants program funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Visit www.nebraskaartscouncil.org for information on how the Nebraska Arts Council can assist your organization, or how you can support the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, at www.nebraskaculturalendowment.org.

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Chadron State College is a proud sponsor of the Post Playhouse. CSC routinely donates lighting equipment, sound equipment, and costumes to the theatre to help Post Playhouse bring you the very best looking and sounding shows you'll see in Western Nebraska.

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Post Playhouse Incorporated produces its summer season at the theatre on Fort Robinson State Park. The fort is run by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

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