NOVA Center for the Performing Arts

Prairie
2025-07-20 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-19 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-18 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-13 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-12 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-10 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Chicago)
Local Theatre-Makers Dare to Show New, Original-Story Musical

Prairie is a new production developed over the past two years by the theatre communityin Billings, Montana. A commercial production, Prairie will have 12 performances,including the world premiere, on July 10-13, 17-20, and 24-27, 2025, at the RoeblingTheater at NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, 2317 Montana Avenue, Billings,Montana 59101.

The cast of Prairie includes the following audience favorites: DeLaney Hardy Ray(“Keta”); Vint Lavinder (“Happy”); Cole Johnson (“Carl”); Amy Dixon (“Madge”); BriannaWest (“Denise”); and Thomas Popiel (“Jeff”).

The creators of Prairie are: Book, Music, and Lyrics by Justin Stark; Directed by JanieSutton; Choreography by Billie Parrott; Costume Design by Glenda Brauneis; andLighting Design by Riddic Nations. The Music Director is Dulais Rhys, and the StageManager is Dodie Rife.

The synopsis of Prairie: In a town with a hotel named Prairie, folks make their ownmountains. In spring 1973, Happy, the town’s wealthy hotelier, is dying. His daughterKeta is called home. Keta makes sense of her relationships with Happy and with herdaughter, Denise, whom Keta left as a baby to be raised by her two high-school lovers,Carl, now the concierge at the hotel, and Madge, now the owner of a local bar. Happyhas sued Madge over the bar. Happy causes a turn of events that changes everything.Throughout the two-hour performance (including an intermission), a live orchestra willaccompany the actors in 18 original musical settings in this rare, special event.

Tickets and more information are available at prairiemusical.com.

Contact:Justin Stark, managerPrairie Theatrical Ventures LLCEmail: producer@prairiemusical.comTel: 503-288-4485Website: prairiemusical.com

Auditions for The Phantom Tollbooth
2025-07-19 14:00
Here are Milo’s adventures in the Land of Wisdom, where he’s forced to think about many new things. Milo learns of the argument between King Azaz and his brother, the Mathemagician, whose disagreement over words and numbers has led to the banishment of Princesses Sweet Rhyme and Pure Reason. Milo is dispatched to rescue the princesses from the Land of Ignorance. Armed with the knowledge and skills he picks up on his journey, Mile rescues the princesses. When he must return home, Milo bids farewell to his new friends, knowing his attitude toward learning will never be the same.

Tickets

Reader's Theatre
2025-07-06 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-06-01 17:30 - 19:00

Funky Bunch Improv Comedy
2025-07-04 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-06-06 19:30 - 21:00 | NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, 2317 Montana Avenue, Billings, MT, 59101, United States
NOVA’s High School Improv Troupe, with guest appearance by Funky Bunch, Jr.

Pride & Prejudice
2025-06-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-21 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-15 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-14 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-13 19:30 - 21:30
This isn’t your grandmother’s Austen! Bold, surprising, boisterous, and timely, this P&P for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life. The outspoken Lizzy Bennet is determined to never marry, despite mounting pressure from society. But can she resist love, especially when that vaguely handsome, mildly amusing, and impossibly aggravating Mr. Darcy keeps popping up at every turn?! Literature’s greatest tale of latent love has never felt so theatrical, or so full of life than it does in this effervescent adaptation. Because what turns us into greater fools…than the high-stakes game of love?

Cabaret Club
2025-06-15 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-05-18 17:30 - 19:00
A joyful time of song and laughing! Come and join other singers at NOVA! No admission, just an opportunity to raise your voice!

Standing NOVAtion
2025-06-14 15:00 - 17:00
We’re spilling the tea! Join us for our First Annual Standing Novation event celebrating our past season and our amazing volunteers and making the big announcement of our upcoming season’s shows! The Regency Tea will be held on June 14th at 3pm. Regency attire is welcome but not required and there is no cost for this fun event. Mark your calendars and bring your friends in your Bridgerton best!

Comic Book Artist
2025-05-25 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-05-24 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-05-23 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-05-18 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-05-17 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-05-16 19:30 - 21:00
The Comic Book Artist brings the incredibly popular comic-book genre to life with this hilarious action-packed superhero saga! Stanley Leonardo Sappovitz wants nothing more than to become a comic book artist. When he gets a job as a janitor at Wonder Comics, he anxiously awaits the day that his boss, D.C. Wunderman, will notice his drawings and discover his artistic genius. It seems like that day will never come until Wunderman invests in a shipment of magical pens, guaranteed to bring to life any character his artists create. When the staff artists unwittingly unleash the dreaded Doctor Shock Clock, it is up to Stanley to create his own team of superheroes. Will they have the superpowers to conquer this dastardly super-villain, who can stop time with the snap of his fingers? Only time will tell! This is a NOVA Youth Conservatory production.

Itty Bitty Production
2025-05-11 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-10 14:00 - 15:00
Short, fun and simple little plays, filled with music and humor!
