COMMUNITY
THEATRE
The Calumet Players are a non-profit community theater group presenting three main-stage and two children’s theater shows a year at the PAC in Pipestone. They have been in operation since 1994 and were incorporated in 1996. They are governed by a local board of directors.
The Calumet Players strive to entertain, inform and educate, thereby enriching the cultural life of the community. It is their responsibility to:
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to create opportunities for children and adults
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to explore and develop talents in all avenues of theatrical arts
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to nurture, honor and respect the imagination of our audience and artists
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to celebrate the achievements of our volunteers and artists
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to create community by bringing together people who encompass all ages and backgrounds
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to stimulate, celebrate and enhance understanding of ourselves and others through the shared, transformative experience of live theater.
What's Upcoming for the Calumet Players?
Listed below are events we have planned for Season 31
(September 2024 through August 2025)
The Bad Seed
October 2024
Love, Loss and What I Wore
February 2025
HONK! The Musical
June 2025
Calumet Players Board of Directors
Sylvia Newell
President
JaNeil Peschon
Treasurer
Diana Leija
Board Member
Monica Sullivan
Board Member
Katrina Hart
Board Member
Emily Blaeser
Board Member
Leah Ference
Board Member
Wendy Van Gelder
Board Member
Keri Prins
Board Member
Our Story
The Calumet Players were born through the interests and efforts of a small group of individuals in the spring of 1994. The organizers of this group wanted to utilize the brand-new arts facility in town -- the Pipestone Performing Arts Center -- for productions featuring local talent.
They approached a director, assembled a multi-age cast, and staged the comedy See How They Run in August of that year. Over the next fifteen months, these three organizers - along with a growing following of actors and crew -- presented three additional shows. The last, The Diary of Anne Frank, in November of 1995, played to numerous sold out houses. Formal organization of the Calumet Players took place in March of 1996.
In 1998, The Calumet Players further diversified their offerings by accepting management of the Children’s Theatre. The Calumet Players have featured productions ranging from comedies and melodramas to musicals and thought-provoking dramas.
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PO Box 194
Pipestone, MN, 56164