Beetlejuice Jr.
2026-07-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-19 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Dakota Stage, 412 E Main Ave, Bismarck, ND, 58501, United States
It’s our show now, kid. The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in Beetlejuice JR., the frightfully funny musical based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway phenomenon. Lydia Deetz is a strange and unusual teenager, still grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with the whole “being dead thing.” Lucky for Lydia, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter shows his true stripes, unleashing a (Nether)world of pandemonium.
With music and lyrics by Tony Award-nominee Eddie Perfect and a book by Tony Award-nominated pair Anthony King and Scott Brown, Beetlejuice was nominated for eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical. A viral “sucks-yes” on social media, this musical struck a chord with young theatre lovers who adored its unabashed humor and emotional honesty.
Created for the generation that made it a hit, Beetlejuice JR. is a wacky theatrical party for all!

Rock Bottom
2026-07-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-26 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-30 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-31 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-02 14:00 - 15:00 | High Prairie Arts & Science Complex, 1810 Schafer St, Bismarck, ND, 58501, United States
Meet The Cobblestones, just an ordinary Stone Age family of cave folk living on Stoney Street, Rock Bottom! But when cave boy inventor Bobby Cobblestone hatches his very first good idea, he’s whisked off to work for none other than the beautiful celebrity Lady Lava! Unfortunately, BC is soon up to his neanderthal neck in trouble when he discovers his new boss hides a dark secret that will rock Rock Bottom to its foundations. With mysterious monsters terrorising the town and a volatile volcano ready to blow its top, can BC become a little boulder and hatch a plan to save his family, his friends and his very own precious Rock Bottom? Only time will tell…
A cast of crazy cave folk join in the neolithic naughtiness, not to mention a flock of prehistoric birds, two dippy dinosaurs, a vacuum-cleaning mammoth and a sabre-tooth tiger called Tiddles! With eight toe-tapping songs to get you rocking like a rolling stone and a puntastic script as sharp as a flint, one thing’s for sure – the Stone Age rocks!

Musical Audition Workshop
2026-08-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Dakota Stage, 412 E Main Ave, Bismarck, ND, 58501, United States
Whether you’re stepping onto the stage for the first time, looking to sharpen your audition skills, or preparing for upcoming Cabaret auditions, this workshop is the perfect place to build your confidence!
Join Dakota Stage Music Director Zach Turner and Artistic Director Amanda Perry for an interactive, hands-on audition workshop designed to help you put your best foot forward. Learn how to choose the perfect audition song, receive personalized, constructive feedback in a supportive environment, get a glimpse into movement and dance auditions for musical theatre, and discover insider tips that can help you deliver a memorable audition.
Attendees are encouraged to bring an audition song and track that they have been working on, or plan to use for upcoming auditions.
Ages 17+
Walk away feeling more prepared, more confident, and ready to shine at your next audition!

A Wrinkle in Time
2026-08-05 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-08-06 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-08-07 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-08-08 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-08-09 14:00 - 16:30 | Dakota Stage, 412 E Main Ave, Bismarck, ND, 58501, United States
One of literature’s most enduring young heroines, Meg Murry, is back — braces, stubbornness and all. Once again, she’s joining forces with Mrs Whatsit, Charles Wallace, Calvin O’Keefe and more to battle the forces of evil so she can rescue her father, save humanity and find herself. In the end, we know two things for sure: 1. Love CAN overcome evil and 2. There IS such a thing as a tesseract. Perfect for schools and theaters with larger casts, this faithful, ensemble-driven adaptation of the beloved novel masterfully retells the story in a fresh and enduring way.

Cabaret Auditions
2026-08-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Dakota Stage, 412 E Main Ave, Bismarck, ND, 58501, United States
Actors auditioning must be age 17 or older.
Rehearsals will be Sundays-Thursdays, 6pm-9pm beginning August 17.
Actors need to prepare a solo of their choice that’s under 2 minutes, and we recommend they use a backing track if possible. Actors should also be prepared for a short movement audition and cold reading from the script. Sides will be provided at auditions.
If actors are called back on Wednesday, they will be contacted, and emailed the music they will be asked to sing.
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Important Notes About This Production

This production includes intimate scenes that may be performed between actors of any gender, including kissing, sensual choreography, and simulated sexual situations.
Actors will never be asked to improvise intimate moments.
All intimate choreography will be discussed beforehand and rehearsed like fight choreography.
Some actors may be asked to wear Nazi insignia and/or uniforms.

Character Descriptions
Master of Ceremonies (Emcee)
Host at the Kit Kat Club– a gender-nonconforming-presenting, exuberant figure; comfortable with being close to the audience; dark, comedic, sinister, vulgar…yet lovable; requires a strong presence that is playful and mysterious. Must act, sing (some in German and French), move well, and be comfortable with bawdy/suggestive/sexual staging/choreography, and slightly salacious costumes.

Age range: 25-50
Accent: German
Vocal range top: C#5
Vocal range bottom: C3

Sally Bowles
A British cabaret singer at the Kit Kat Club. Quirky and flighty. Struggles with knowing the darkness of the reality of her life and has woeful luck in her relationships with men. Must act, sing (some in German), and dance well; comfortable with moments of intimacy and bawdy/ suggestive/sexual staging/choreography and slightly salacious costumes.

Age range: 20-40
Accent: British
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: A3

Clifford (Cliff) Bradshaw
An American novelist and English teacher traveling to Berlin. Through his journey he explores the many facets and complexities of his sexuality, politics, and artistic goals. Must act and sing (some in German) well, comfortable with stage movement, light dance, and moments of intimacy.

Age range: 25-40
Accent: American
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: A2

Fräulein Schneider
A landlady who rents rooms to Cliff, Sally, and several other characters in her large flat. She is alone and is resigned to her place in life, but secretly longs for companionship. She is very critical of some people while looking the other way with others; comfortable with stage movement and light dance (waltz). Must act and sing well; comfortable with moments of intimacy.

Age range: Late 40s-60s
Accent: German
Vocal range top: A-flat4
Vocal range low: D3

Herr Schultz
A Jewish fruit shop owner who falls in love with Fraulein Schneider; sweet, lovable, and adoring; heartbreakingly naïve about the political turmoil in Germany. Must act and sing well; comfortable with stage movement, light dance (waltz), and moments of intimacy.

Age range: Late 40s-60s
Accent: German
Vocal range top: high F
Vocal range low: low G

Fräulein Kost (could double as Kit Kat “Girl”)
A prostitute who rents in Fraulein Schneider’s boarding house; larger than life personality, quick witted and sharp tongued; should be comfortable exhibiting a strong sexual and commanding nature; must act and move well and sing in German.

Age range: 30-50
Accent: German
Vocal range top: high F
Vocal range low: A flat

Ernst Ludwig
A friendly and likable German, takes English lessons from Cliff, and smuggles funds for the Nazi party; comfortable with stage movement and light dance (waltz); and singing.

Age range: 20-40
Accent: German
Vocal range top: high F
Vocal range low: A flat

The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys”
These performers are often in slightly salacious costumes and situations. They are an eclectic mix of types and aren’t necessarily a matching unit. It is very important they act, sing, dance / move well and with confidence. They will be part of various scenes in and out of the Club; should be comfortable interacting with the audience, moments of intimacy and comfortable with bawdy/suggestive/sexual staging/choreography; also sing in German and French; they may double as all ensemble roles.

Rosie
Lulu
Frenchie
Texas
Fritzie
Helga
Bobby (may double as a sailor)
Victor (may double as a sailor)
Hans (may double as a sailor)
Herman (may double as Customs Officer & Max)
Age range: 18-40
Accent: German
All gender-identities and body types welcome

Ensemble Roles (may be doubled with Kit Kat Girls and Boys)

Customs Officer, Max (moments of intimacy), Sailors (moments of intimacy), Couples at the Fruit Shop Dance, Passersby and Club Patrons, Servers at the Club, Bodyguards
Age Range: 17-40
Accent: German

Cabaret Auditions
2026-08-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Dakota Stage, 412 E Main Ave, Bismarck, ND, 58501, United States
Actors auditioning must be age 17 or older.
Rehearsals will be Sundays-Thursdays, 6pm-9pm beginning August 17.
Actors need to prepare a solo of their choice that’s under 2 minutes, and we recommend they use a backing track if possible. Actors should also be prepared for a short movement audition and cold reading from the script. Sides will be provided at auditions.
If actors are called back on Wednesday, they will be contacted, and emailed the music they will be asked to sing.
Important Notes About This Production

This production includes intimate scenes that may be performed between actors of any gender, including kissing, sensual choreography, and simulated sexual situations.
Actors will never be asked to improvise intimate moments.
All intimate choreography will be discussed beforehand and rehearsed like fight choreography.
Some actors may be asked to wear Nazi insignia and/or uniforms.

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Character Descriptions
Master of Ceremonies (Emcee)
Host at the Kit Kat Club– a gender-nonconforming-presenting, exuberant figure; comfortable with being close to the audience; dark, comedic, sinister, vulgar…yet lovable; requires a strong presence that is playful and mysterious. Must act, sing (some in German and French), move well, and be comfortable with bawdy/suggestive/sexual staging/choreography, and slightly salacious costumes.

Age range: 25-50
Accent: German
Vocal range top: C#5
Vocal range bottom: C3

Sally Bowles
A British cabaret singer at the Kit Kat Club. Quirky and flighty. Struggles with knowing the darkness of the reality of her life and has woeful luck in her relationships with men. Must act, sing (some in German), and dance well; comfortable with moments of intimacy and bawdy/ suggestive/sexual staging/choreography and slightly salacious costumes.

Age range: 20-40
Accent: British
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: A3

Clifford (Cliff) Bradshaw
An American novelist and English teacher traveling to Berlin. Through his journey he explores the many facets and complexities of his sexuality, politics, and artistic goals. Must act and sing (some in German) well, comfortable with stage movement, light dance, and moments of intimacy.

Age range: 25-40
Accent: American
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: A2

Fräulein Schneider
A landlady who rents rooms to Cliff, Sally, and several other characters in her large flat. She is alone and is resigned to her place in life, but secretly longs for companionship. She is very critical of some people while looking the other way with others; comfortable with stage movement and light dance (waltz). Must act and sing well; comfortable with moments of intimacy.

Age range: Late 40s-60s
Accent: German
Vocal range top: A-flat4
Vocal range low: D3

Herr Schultz
A Jewish fruit shop owner who falls in love with Fraulein Schneider; sweet, lovable, and adoring; heartbreakingly naïve about the political turmoil in Germany. Must act and sing well; comfortable with stage movement, light dance (waltz), and moments of intimacy.

Age range: Late 40s-60s
Accent: German
Vocal range top: high F
Vocal range low: low G

Fräulein Kost (could double as Kit Kat “Girl”)
A prostitute who rents in Fraulein Schneider’s boarding house; larger than life personality, quick witted and sharp tongued; should be comfortable exhibiting a strong sexual and commanding nature; must act and move well and sing in German.

Age range: 30-50
Accent: German
Vocal range top: high F
Vocal range low: A flat

Ernst Ludwig
A friendly and likable German, takes English lessons from Cliff, and smuggles funds for the Nazi party; comfortable with stage movement and light dance (waltz); and singing.

Age range: 20-40
Accent: German
Vocal range top: high F
Vocal range low: A flat

The Kit Kat “Girls” & “Boys”
These performers are often in slightly salacious costumes and situations. They are an eclectic mix of types and aren’t necessarily a matching unit. It is very important they act, sing, dance / move well and with confidence. They will be part of various scenes in and out of the Club; should be comfortable interacting with the audience, moments of intimacy and comfortable with bawdy/suggestive/sexual staging/choreography; also sing in German and French; they may double as all ensemble roles.

Rosie
Lulu
Frenchie
Texas
Fritzie
Helga
Bobby (may double as a sailor)
Victor (may double as a sailor)
Hans (may double as a sailor)
Herman (may double as Customs Officer & Max)
Age range: 18-40
Accent: German
All gender-identities and body types welcome

Ensemble Roles (may be doubled with Kit Kat Girls and Boys)

Customs Officer, Max (moments of intimacy), Sailors (moments of intimacy), Couples at the Fruit Shop Dance, Passersby and Club Patrons, Servers at the Club, Bodyguards
Age Range: 17-40
Accent: German

Cabaret Auditions (Callbacks Only)
2026-08-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Dakota Stage, 412 E Main Ave, Bismarck, ND, 58501, United States
Stay tuned. More info to come!

Cabaret
2026-10-08 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-09 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-11 14:00 - 16:30, 2026-10-15 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-16 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-10-18 14:00 - 16:30 | Dakota Stage, 412 E Main Ave, Bismarck, ND, 58501, United States
In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken with English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish.

Away In The Basement
2026-12-03 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-12-04 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-12-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Dakota Stage, 412 E Main Ave, Bismarck, ND, 58501, United States
In the heart of the church basement, the ladies are working — and laughing — their way through another round of potlucks, casseroles, and small-town chaos! With sharp wit, warm hearts, and a deep well of memories, this hilarious slice of community life serves up friendship, faith, and laughter in equal portions. From secret recipes to whispered confessions between folding chairs, Away in the Basement celebrates the unsung heroines who keep the casseroles warm and the spirit vibrant. A comforting and hilarious tribute to tradition, togetherness, and the quirks of church life.
