Pierre Players Community Theater enriches, educates, and entertains central South Dakota by engaging volunteers and audience members in the process and product of quality theater. Our vision is to enrich lives through compelling theatrical experiences created in a collaborative and adventurous environment. We value a culture of inclusiveness, effective communication, ethical behavior, the highest artistic standards, innovation, fiscal stability, and organizational longevity. Through a season of staged productions, theatrical workshops, and a children’s theater program, we provide an outlet for community members to develop and express their creativity.
Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny satire, "The Thanksgiving Play." The plot centers around a troupe of terminally woke teaching artists scrambling to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month. Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Lakota Nation) is the first female Native American playwright to have a play produced on Broadway with "The Thanksgiving Play." Performance dates are Dec. 5-7 and 11-13, 2025, with a pay-what-you-can performance on Dec. 3, 2025.
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Pierre Players has unveiled its 2026 season and is now selling season passes, which get you tickets to each production. 2026 productions are: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Sylvia, 1776, and The Glitter Girls. A Double Pass at $120 gets you two tickets for each show. A Single Pass at $65 is one ticket for each show. Student Passes at $50 gets a student one ticket for each show. Now is the time to score the lowest prices of the season and the EXCLUSIVE opportunity to reserve your seats before the box office opens!
View 2026 season lineup. Purchase 2026 season pass.
South Dakota Arts Council support is provided with funds from the state of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
23Oct
Pierre Players has unveiled its 2026 season and is now selling season passes, which get you tickets to each production. 2026 productions are: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Sylvia, 1776, and The Glitter Girls.
A Double Pass at $120 gets you two tickets for each show. A Single Pass at $65 is one ticket for each show. Student Passes at $50 gets a student one ticket for each show. Now is the time to score the lowest prices of the season and the EXCLUSIVE opportunity to reserve your seats before the box office opens! View 2026 season lineup. Purchase 2026 season pass.
07Oct
The red carpet is being rolled out for YOU! Join us for our star-studded 2026 Season Kickoff—an awards show extravaganza where YOU are the VIP guest! This glamorous open house celebration on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, 4:30-7 p.m. at the Grand Opera House will feature all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood’s biggest night, complete with exciting reveals of our upcoming season lineup and the talented directors who will bring these productions to life. Whether you’re a longtime theater lover or curious newcomer, come dressed to impress (or come as you are!) for an evening filled with surprises, sneak peeks and maybe even a few acceptance speeches. It’s your chance to get an exclusive first look at what promises to be our most spectacular season yet, while mingling with fellow theater enthusiasts and the creative minds behind the magic. The program and entertainment begin at 5:30 p.m. on the stage. Lights, camera, kickoff!
04Sep
Join us for a spectacular fundraising concert benefiting Pierre-Fort Pierre Kiwanis featuring the incredible Shaun Johnson and the Big Band Experience on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, 7 p.m. at the Grand Opera House. The Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience returns to the Grand Opera House with a bold, genre-bending show where Sinatra swagger meets high-octane energy. It will be an unforgettable night of music, fun and community—all for a great cause! Get your tickets and support local youth programs. Purchase tickets online or $25 at the door.
