Fort Peck Summer Theatre Ready to Open

The Fort Peck Summer Theatre (FPST), now celebrating its 46th Season, is anxiously prepping for the 2015 Season, featuring popular, in-demand titles and some of the theatre’s most frequently requested musicals. Under the leadership of returning Artistic Director Andy Meyers, this season promises 5 great shows with something for the entire family: Always…Patsy Cline, One Man Two Guvnors, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Disney’s Tarzan and Steel Magnolias. The Annual DAM Cabaret will be performed on July 1, and FPST proudly hosts the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of Rapunzel featuring nearly 50 local kids on July 3 & July 4.

Meyers returns for his forth summer as Artistic Director. In past seasons at Fort Peck he has directed the record breaking Buddy Holly Story, Ring of Fire and All Shook Up, and most recently appeared as Shrek in Shrek, Boolie in Driving Miss Daisy and Harold Hill in The Music Man. Since last summer, he has directed Peter Pan in Bigfork and The Last of the Dragons and The Winter Wonderettes in Missoula. He returns to Montana for summer from Arizona Broadway Theatre, where he directed The King and I and Pinocchio, served as Choreographer/Assistant Director for Les Miserables (in which he also played Grantaire) and performed as Oscar in Sweet Charity and The Emperor in The Emperor’s New Clothes.

Meyers welcomes a professional that boasts many audience favorites from past seasons: Debra Berger, Chanel Bragg, Alicia Bullock-Muth, Johanna Carlisle, EJ Dohring, Alexa Etchart, Evan Goldhahn, Luree Green-Chappell, Sydney Hayward, Ryan Luwe, John Knispel, Shannon McMillan, Jamie Parnell, Morgan Phelps, Jay Michael Roberts, Hailey Stone, Matthew Whitfield, Megan Wiltshire and Pam L. Veis. The returning company members will be joined by new talented artists from across the country.

2015 SEASON:

ALWAYS….PATSY CLINE

Run Dates: May 29 – June 7

Director: Heather Adams

Debra Berger and Pam L. Veis star in this musical, celebrating the famous singer through the eyes of her biggest fan. As Patsy Cline, Berger will perform dozens of the singer’s greatest hits!

ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS

Run Dates: June 12 – June 28

Director: Trey Compton

The run-away hit the 2012 Broadway season, this musical farce, making its Pacific Northwest premier, features everything that FPST audiences love: physical comedy, mistaken identity, gender-bending disguises and a classic love story, all underscored with lively music performed by a live skiffle band.

THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS

Run Dates: July 10 – July 26

Director: Andy Meyers

In a role that Dolly Parton made famous, Shannon McMillan returns to star as Mona! Full of athletic dance numbers and rockin’ country music, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a hilarious romp sure to leave audiences tapping their toes and laughing in the aisles.

DISNEY’S TARZAN

Run Dates: July 31 – August 16

Director: Megan Wiltshire

A perfect evening for the entire family, Disney’s hit featuring a score by Phil Collins, comes to life as only Fort Peck Summer Theatre can do it. Get ready to swing from the vines and be transported to the jungles, joining Tarzan on all of his high flying adventures!

STEEL MAGNOLIAS

Run Dates: August 21 – September 6

Director: Andy Meyers

Before the iconic movie became a cult favorite, this stage play was a hit in New York. Inside Truvy’s Beauty Parlor in modern-day Louisiana, this touching comedy revolves around the lives of 6 close-knit friends. Glasgow native Alexa Etchart, recently seen on Grey’s Anatomy, returns home to star as Shelby.

TICKETS

To purchase pre-season tickets, contact the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce or the Fort Peck Fine Arts Council at (406) 228-9216.

Performance times are Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, with Sunday matinees at 4:00 pm. For individual tickets or reservations, the Fort Peck Summer Theatre Box Office at (406) 526-9943 will open at the top of the season.