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Sunday, July 12, 2009

More Summer Musicals

This week, two well-established Southeast Minnesota community theater troupes present their summer musicals. With companies marking 29 and 30 years, Rushford area Society of the Arts will stage Honk!, and Ye Olde Opra House will offer Lucky Stiff.

Lucky Stiff

Lucky Stiff poster

Presented by Ye Olde Opera House
Book by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens.
Directed by Scott Solberg.

Lucky Stiff marks the 30th outdoor musical for Ye Olde Opera House, which presents an ambitious annual season of community theater in Spring Grove, Minnesota. Lucky Stiff is presented at “Ye Olde Gray Barn” just east of Spring Grove, and it includes an optional pre-show dinner under the stars. (Dinner served 6:30; performance; at 8:30)

July 15 - 19, 8:30 p.m.
Ye Olde Grey Barn, Spring Grove, Minnesota

For ticket and other information visit www.yeoldeoperahouse.org

Honk!

Honk! graphic

Presented by the Rushford Area Society of the Arts (RASA)
music by George Styles, Book and Lyrics by Anthny Drewe

RASA has been producing theater and other activities in Rushford, Minnesota for 29 years, with the annual summer musical emerging as one of the area's strongest community theater productions. Tickets generally go fast.

July 15, 16, and 17 at 7:00 PM
July 18 and 19 at 2:00 PM
Rushford-Peterson High School Theater, Rushford,Minnesota

Tickets on sale at Rushford Foods
More info at (507)251-9599

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