Shows
Bryant-Lake Bowl
Benny the Illusion
Benny the Illusion
Improv / Comedy
Twelve-year-old "Benny the Illusion" loves to play and invites the audience to enter his world of magic and comedy. His humor and warm smile transcends all generations and cultures. Great family entertainment!
Saturday 8/7 at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday 8/8 at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8/11 at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday 8/12 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 8/14 at 4:00 p.m.
U of M Rarig Center Proscenium
Dracula's Castle
Top Hat Theatre
Drama / Musical theater
Locked inside Dracula's domain, chilling secrets unveil. Delicious discoveries drip from Transylvanian walls as this musical montage surrenders secrets of why the school children are disappearing one by one…
Saturday 8/7 at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 8/8 at 1:00 p.m.
Monday 8/9 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 8/14 at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday 8/15 at 4:00 p.m.
Jungle Theater
Fartosaurus Rex!
Big Blue Head
Puppetry / Comedy
The king of carnivores becomes a vegetarian. But there's an unfortunate change to his digestion. Fellow creatures who used to fear his fangs now flee his flatulence. Will Fartosaurus Rex lose his new friends?
Saturday 8/7 at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 8/8 at 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday 8/10 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 8/14 at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 8/15 at 4:00 p.m.
Southern Theater
If The Shoe Fits
Keane Sense of Rhythm
Musical theater / Dance
A Cinderella story complete with pettiness, contempt and conformity. In the end our heroine and others get appreciated for their individuality, told with humor through tap dance, ballet, hip hop and more.
Thursday 8/5 at 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday 8/10 at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday 8/12 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 8/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday 8/15 at 5:30 p.m.
U of M Rarig Center Arena
MisMatched
Sweetfrog Productions
Comedy / Drama
Join two MisMatched kids on their misadventures as they take on the science fair, football tryouts and their peers. A playful, interactive, fun-for-the-whole-family show, "MisMatched" delights in our differences.
Saturday 8/7 at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday 8/8 at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday 8/11 at 7:00 p.m.
Friday 8/13 at 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 8/14 at 5:30 p.m.
U of M Rarig Center Arena
Open and Affirming Fairy Tales
AWOL Productions
Puppetry / Comedy
Finally, fairy tales showing diverse families living in the magical Land of Make Believe! A collection of classic stories retold by zany actors showing us to love ourselves, no matter what others may think.
Thursday 8/5 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 8/7 at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday 8/8 at 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 8/12 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 8/14 at 2:30 p.m.
U of M Rarig Center Proscenium
Paul Bunyan: An Unlikely Beginning to a Tall Tale
Black Dirt Theater
Puppetry / Musical theater
Is that Paul Bunyan crammed in that cubicle? Way back in 1986, Paul worked in a frontier industry: computer games. Puppets, music and games bring to life his exciting journey from the cubicle to the forest.
Saturday 8/7 at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 8/8 at 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8/11 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 8/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday 8/15 at 7:00 p.m.
U of M Rarig Center Thrust
Princess Jessica and the Kingdom of Boogers
The Mechanical Division
Comedy
The fair Jessica, Princess of Tissuetopia, has been kidnapped and taken to the Kingdom of Boogers! Can her best friend, Squats, save her from the loathsome Emperor Snotso and the rest of the evil Booger clan?
Friday 8/6 at 7:00 p.m.
Monday 8/9 at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday 8/11 at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 8/14 at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 8/15 at 1:00 p.m.
U of M Rarig Center Arena
Story Time Time Bomb
Snikt! Bamf! Thwip!
Comedy / Improv
Noted children's book authors Tim and Chris must write and illustrate their next book before the show is over and they are going to need all they help they can get, including yours!
Friday 8/6 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 8/7 at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday 8/10 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 8/14 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 8/15 at 1:00 p.m.
U of M Rarig Center Proscenium
The Little Prince
Harmony Theatre Company and School
Drama / Satire
A pilot stranded in the desert encounters a boy claiming to be from another planet. Colorful characters and existential questions abound in this French masterpiece. Backed by live music.
Friday 8/6 at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 8/8 at 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday 8/10 at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8/11 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 8/15 at 2:30 p.m.