LaDonna Carpenter

Since joining Dakota Stage 8 years ago, LaDonna has become a regular both on the stage and behind the scenes. She is a three-time winner of Dakota Stage’s Brady Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role having been honored for her performances in Next to Normal (Diana Goodman), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Sonia), and A Doll’s House Part II (Nora). Her last directing effort was Crimes of the Heart which was named Production of the Year for Season 44 at Dakota Stage. She is a graduate of Chadron State College with a major in Vocal Music and a minor in Theater Arts. LaDonna would like to thank her employer, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, for their support of Dakota Stage and her husband for his continued support of her theater habit.