NOVA Center for the Performing Arts

The Phantom Tollbooth
2025-09-20 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-19 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-14 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-09-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-12 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
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.

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Reader's Theatre
2025-09-07 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-08-03 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-07-06 17:30 - 19:00

Auditions for 9 to 5
2025-08-25 18:00 - 18:30, 2025-08-24 15:00 - 17:00
Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains “otherwise engaged,” the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always kept them down. Hey, a girl can scheme, can’t she?

Many roles – male and female, soloists and ensembleAll roles are ages 18 and older

Please prepare 16 measures of a song (not from the show), be ready to read from the script, and be dressed for movement.

Rehearsals will be held mostly Sunday through Thursday evenings. Not all cast members will be called for all rehearsals until close to performance dates. Rehearsals will begin just after Labor Day.

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Cabaret Club
2025-08-17 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-07-20 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!

Funky Bunch Improv Comedy
2025-08-01 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-07-04 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.

Prairie
2025-07-27 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-26 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-25 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-24 19:30 - 22:00, 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 and 4 more dates
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

Pride & Prejudice
2025-06-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-21 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-20 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?
