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The Calumet Players are a non-profit theater group presenting three main-stage and two Children's Theater shows a year at the Performing Arts Center in Pipestone Minnesota. We have been in operation since 1994 and were incorporated in 1996. The Calumet Players have also participated in other community events such as the Pipestone Civil War Days and the Pipestone Watertower Festival. We look forward to having you on our stage and in our audience.
Showing: February 11, 12, 13 and 18, 19, 20, 2011
Glorious!
by Peter Quilter
Hilarious comedy of the
worst singer in the world
In 1940's New York, the performer who everyone wanted to see live was Florence Foster Jenkins, an enthusiastic soprano whose pitch was far from perfect.
Known as 'the first lady of the sliding scale', she warbled and screeched her way through the evening to an audience who mostly fell about with laughter. But this delusional and joyously happy woman paid little attention to her critics, instead she was surrounded by a circle of devoted friends who were almost as eccentric as she was.
Based upon a true story, the play spins from Florence's charity recitals and extravagant balls, through to her bizarre recording sessions and an ultimate triumph at Carnegie Hall in this hilarious and heart-warming comedy.
June 16, 17, 18, 19 and 23, 24, 25, 26, 2011
Music by Charles Strouse,
Lyrics by Martin Charnin and
Book by Thomas Meehan
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Performances of the Calumet Players are made possible in part by grants from the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council (SMAHC) with funds appropriated by the State Legislature.
Photos courtesy Jim Hintermeister, Kathryn Heller, and members
of the Calumet Players.
Last updated December 2010