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Cheryl Winnett is creating props for a play at Horace May Elementary this spring. Patt Rall | Bemidji Pioneer

Winnett is a mastermind of props, production design

BEMIDJI — Cheryl Winnett cherishes life’s textures with a curious "can-do" attitude and a mind that looks at challenges with the eye of an engineer. A few years back, Winnett...

entertainment / theater Thu, May 02, 2013 - 12:41am

Curtis returns to Paul Bunyan Playhouse; auditions set for Jan. 21

BEMIDJI – Zach Curtis will return to the Paul Bunyan Playhouse as artistic director for a seventh year, a news release issued Thursday said. “His return to the Playhouse makes...

entertainment Thu, Jan 10, 2013 - 11:23pm

Pioneer Previews: Warm up with arts classes

BEMIDJI—For those who would like an alternative to ice fishing this winter, check out the various arts classes that are being given in January and into February by Headwaters School...

entertainment Sat, Jan 05, 2013 - 10:52pm

Gasman taking vision to Cities

Were you among those who sat in the darkened Chief Theater one Easter, graced by a stunned and reverent silence as the lights fell and curtains closed on a stellar...

opinion / letters Wed, Jan 02, 2013 - 11:02pm

Bemidji to present 'Oxcar' awards Dec. 8

BEMIDJI – The public is invited to attend the 2012 Oxcar Awards event, to be held Dec. 8 at the New City Ballroom, 2300 24th St. NW. The event will...

entertainment Wed, Nov 21, 2012 - 5:22pm

A newcomer to the theater scene in Bemidji, Tommy Saxton, left, is shown on stage with his mentor, Berit Dybing, right, in the Bemidji Community Theater/Paul Bunyan Playhouse production of “Oliver!”, which opens next week at the historic Chief Theater. Patt Rall | Bemidji Pioneer

Pals team up for leading roles in ‘Oliver!’ production

BEMIDJI – When the lights go up on “Oliver” next week at the historic Chief Theater, a story about a orphan boy will be told by family groups who came...

entertainment Wed, Oct 31, 2012 - 11:33pm

BHS to present 'Into the Woods'

Bemidji High School’s Theater Department will present its fall musical, “Into the Woods,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday under the directorship of Jeremiah Liend. Shown above, the cast...

entertainment Wed, Oct 31, 2012 - 12:59am

'Out of the Hat' on stage Saturday night

The creative “Out of the Hat VII” will be performed at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Paul Bunyan Playhouse. There will be six short comedies with adult-themed content. Shown above,...

entertainment Wed, Oct 24, 2012 - 12:09am

Family joins 1979 BHS alum Janet Dickinson on national tour

BEMIDJI – When you check the website for the national tour of “Billy Elliot, the Musical” for the Ordway Theater in St. Paul this coming week, you will see a...

news / local Tue, Oct 09, 2012 - 8:05am

Oscar Julin from Davis Drywall removes scaffolding at the rear of the newly painted exterior of the historic Chief Theater, home of the Paul Bunyan Playhouse. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

New-look Playhouse: 'The Chief' gets a facelift as summer play season nears

BEMIDJI - It's a race to get renovations to the Paul Bunyan Playhouse finished in time for the opening of the first play, now less than a week away, but...

news / entertainment Thu, May 31, 2012 - 12:00am

The full cast of the musical "Playing the Bill" by Steve Saari posses for a photo during a rehearsal on Tuesday evening. Seated is Kevin Cease and standing from left are Krista Grover, Vicki Stenerson, DeeJay Arens, Joel Ward, Vicki Wangberg, Charles Deeter and Jacki Davis. The musical will play at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with a matinee on Sunday at 2 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29 at the Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper

Original musical comedy to open

When the "Saari Safari" bus rolls into Bemidji this Sunday, it will bring a bus load of theater lovers from Grand Forks, N.D., devotees of Steve Saari's original plays. "Playing...

news / local / entertainment Wed, Aug 24, 2011 - 12:00am

Pioneer Photos/Monte Draper
The Paul Bunyan Playhouse will present "21A," which opens tonight at the Chief Theatre and will continue through July 30. The one-man show, written by Kevin Kling, will have Zach Curtis portraying all eight characters - bus driver Ron Huber and his passengers, including a woman named Gladys.

Kevin Kling's '21A' to open tonight at Paul Bunyan Playhouse

The Paul Bunyan Playhouse presents "21A" by Minnesota storyteller and Playhouse alum Kevin Kling, opening tonight at 8 p.m. on the stage of the Historic Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji...

news / local / entertainment Wed, Jul 20, 2011 - 12:00am

Seen in the fairies' forest, Puck (Dein Lawrence) is scheming with Peaseblossom (Courtney Gluck), Mustardseed (Jessica Meierhofer) and Moth (Brianna Weber) on how to fool humans. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" opens Friday night in Bangsberg Fine and Performing Arts Complex on the campus of Bemidji State University. Pioneer Photo/Patt Rall

'A Midsummer Night's Dream': BSU to stage novel adaptation of Shakespeare's play

Theater student, Jesse Villarreal, first brought the concept of a Steampunk design setting of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to the attention of his teacher in a design course. The...

news / local / entertainment Thu, Apr 07, 2011 - 12:00am

From left standing, former actor Ozzie Tollefson and former director Bill Marchand of the play "The Crucible" pose with present actor Jon Mansk, seated at left, and director Patrick Carriere at a reception after a performance last weekend. Pioneer Photo/Pat Rall

'The Crucible': Actors return after nearly 50 years to see play

The theater department of Bemidji State University welcomed some original players of "The Crucible" to last Saturday's performance of the current production now on the main stage of Bangsberg Fine...

news / local / entertainment Thu, Oct 29, 2009 - 12:00am

Patt Rall Arts Column for April 9: Tonight's brass to open a weeklong celebration

Bemidji State University Trombone Choir and Trumpet Ensemble concert this evening in Thompson Recital Hall is part of the weeklong celebration of music of brass instruments from the trombone soloist...

entertainment Thu, Apr 09, 2009 - 12:29am

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