Okoboji
Summer Theatre 2006
49th Season
Ticket Information
: Special Ticket Rates :: 2006
Performance Schedule :: 50th Anniversary Plans
Ticket
Information
Prices
$16 for musicals
$14 for non-musicals
Children under 12 are admitted half-price to plays recommended as
family entertainment.
Ticket Policies
Ticket orders can be made by mail prior to June 12 and will be filled
in order of postmark. Phone reservations can be made when the box
office opens after June 12.
To hold tickets until you arrive, send discount booklet vouchers,
a check or a Visa/Mastercard number to the address above. No cash
refunds. Exchanges made only on regular price tickets up to one
day before the performance. Unpaid reservations held until the day
before the performance.
Guarantee Policy
A credit card number may be used as a guarantee to hold
your tickets. When you pick up your tickets, you may charge to your
credit card, pay in cash or with your discount booklet vouchers.
Cancel reservations at least 24 hours before the performance, or
the tickets will be charged to your credit card.
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Special
Ticket Rates
Group Rate
Groups of 16 or more will receive a $2 discount off
the regular ticket price. No discounts on children's tickets. Discount
vouchers cannot be used for payment on group orders. Tickets must
be paid at least 2 weeks before the performance date. Before May
5, send a letter to the address above. After May 5, call the box
office for more information.
Two for the Price of One
Two students (13 and above) will be admitted for the
regular price of one on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Two senior
citizens will be admitted for the price of one on Saturdays at 4:30
p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m. Indicate 2-for-1 on your order. Offer
not good on single tickets. No exchanges or refunds on 2-for-1 tickets.
No Senior two-for-one discounts for groups.
Discount Booklets
Available for $110, on sale through June 22. Contains
one ticket for all 9 productions. Vouchers must be turned in before
the day of performance to hold seats. Vouchers act only as payments,
not as reservations or tickets. Obtain booklets through Summer Theatre
Association members or mail in an order form. Booklets may also
be purchased at the First Bank and Trust, Spirit Lake, Iowa. Contact
Deb Dittsworth, (712) 336-2180.
50th Anniversary Plans
The Okoboji Summer Theatre is planning big
things for its 50th Anniversary in 2007. As part of the renovation
campaign for the theatre interior, we are asking patrons to purchase
new chairs. For $250, patrons may "buy" a new seat with
a name inscribed on a nameplate place on the arm. If you are interested
in purchasing a seat, perhaps to memorialize a loved one, send a
check to Beth Leonard, Okoboji Summer Theatre, P.O. Box 341, Spirit
Lake, IA 51360.
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2006
Performance Schedule
“Pippin”
June 20-25
By Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz
Musical
Once upon a time, the young prince Pippin longed to discover the
secret of true happiness. In the end, he discovers that happiness
is found in the simple pleasures of home and family. What better
way to open the 2006 season than a captivating musical that appeals
to the young of heart everywhere. Help OST kick off this 49th season
with a night that will showcase one show stopping number after another!
“The View from Here”
June 27-July 2
By Margaret Dulaney
Comic Drama
Set in a small town in Kentucky, this warm piece is a comedy about
an agoraphobic. Fern wins a microwave from Krogers, but must appear
in person to claim it. And thus the fun begins! You have to see
this lovely play to find out how it ends. But the action moves so
smoothly from flamboyantly funny to profoundly moving, that you
will be caught up in these lives surrounded by hope and healing.
“The Dining Room”
July 4-9
By A.R. Gurney, Jr.
Comedy
“A richly humorous theatrical tour de force” “...hilarious
and touching,” say the play’s reviewers. How better
to honor July 4th than by celebrating the most hollowed of American
rooms... the dining room! It’s sometimes neglected now, but
through a series of scenes, we are taken on a journey that recalls
the glory of sitting down and eating together! This is one everyone
can relate to!
“The Octette Bridge Club”
July 11-16
By P.J. Barry
Sentimental Comedy
On alternate Friday evenings, eight sisters meet to play bridge
and gossip. The time is 1934 and you can just imagine the highjinks.
This is a delightful, funny and maybe moving glimpse of the sort
of lives we are familiar with – our own! Red Hat Ladies, this
is one for you! Gentlemen, don’t be afraid, you, too will
enjoy seeing the complications of eight sisters facing each other
over the card table!
“Beehive”
July 18-23
By Larry Gallagher
Musical
Come and wear sturdy shoes because you will be tapping your toes
from the time you sit down until you reluctantly get up to go home!
It’s full of music celebrating the ’60s. This musical
is a non-stop revisit to our rock ‘n’ roll past. You
can’t be too old or too young for this one. After clapping
and maybe singing along with this play, you might just go home and
look for those old saddle shoes or penny loafers!
“The House of Blue Leaves”
July 25-30
By John Guare
Adult Farce
This may be the wackiest play ever produced on the OST stage. It
is a brilliant play, which will star OST favorite Rob Doyen. It
is adult in that it combines hilarity, poignancy and sometimes the
outrageous. It has been called “zany and original.”
If you love theatre and are interested in being challenged by a
play that won the Critics Award and the Obie as the Best American
Play, then don’t miss this!
“Goodnight Ladies”
Aug. 1-6
By Cyrus Wood
Farce
This play has also been called “Ladies Night in a Turkish
Bath.” Well, that pretty much says it all! The story is about
a young college girl who is in love with a shy professor. But that’s
as sane as it gets. From the moment he comes to visit her family,
comic chaos reigns. This wonderful play has been loved forever,
and OST thought it was about time to give it life anew.
“Over the River and Through the
Woods”
Aug. 8-13
By Joe DiPietro
Comedy
This is something that audiences have been asking for and so here
it is! Addison Myers, Rob Doyen, Lamby Hedge and Beth Leonard will
all appear in this wonderful play. It will probably be one of the
only times you can see these four actors onstage together so make
plans to buy your tickets now. They play two sets of grandparents
dealing with a beloved grandson, and reviews claim that it is “loaded
with laughs every step of the way.” This is a gift to all
patrons who have supported and loved OST.
“The
Will Rogers Follies”
Aug. 15-20
Book by Peter Stone; Lyrics by Comden & Green; Music by Cy Coleman
Family Musical
What a way to end this all-American season! Will Rogers is famous
for saying, “I never met a man I didn’t like,”
and anyone who as seen this musical can probably say that they never
met a man-or-woman-who did not like it! This is a celebration of
a folk hero who made the world “a whole lot better place”
than it was before he entered it. Say goodbye to OST’s 49th
season by sharing an evening with a much loved past.
