Rushford Area Society of the Arts (RASA) invites you to join in the laughter, music and fun in southeast Minnesota. Through concerts, theater, dance and visual art, the community of Rushford has an opportunity to experience art on many levels. RASA is open to all citizens in the Rushford area. For more information on becoming a RASA member, click here.
COMMUNITY THEATER The musical production of “HONK” was a great success. Many new faces appeared on stage and in the wings. Summer 2010, The play “ Lie, Cheat, and Genuflect” will be performed July 14, 15,& 16 at 7:00 pm and 17 & 18 at 2:00 pm at the Rushford Peterson High School Theater. Tickets will be available at Rushford Foods for $9.00 and at the door ( If available) for $12. |
CHILDREN'S THEATER Auditions will be held at the R-P High School Theater , Monday Oct 18 from 3:30 pm until 5:30 pm. Some selected chosen parts will need to stay longer for some preliminary rehearsal. A week long practice will culminate in three performances, Friday Oct.22nd at 7:30pm, and Saturday Oct 23rd at 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm. in the high school theater. Tickets are $ 7.00 for adults and $4.00 for children and will be available at rehearsals, and from Rushford Foods in Rushford the week of the play. If there are tickets available at showtime, they will be on sale at the door. The Prairie Fire Children’s Theater is sponsored by Rushford Area Society for the Arts . For more information, please contact Maureen Pronschinske at 507 864-2521. |
TAKE NOTE! Please join us for Take Note!’s Spring concert on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. Take Note! (Southeastern Minnesota’s Showtune Choir) will present their spring concert on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. in the Rushford-Peterson High School Auditorium. The program will feature hit songs from many of your favorite musicals including Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Chicago, Annie Get Your Gun, Into the Woods, Little Women, Call Me Madam, Parade, and The Sound of Music. The group is under the direction of Judy Myers, associate professor and chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Saint Mary’s University. Guest artist for this year’s concert is Matthew Gorgone, tenor. Matthew is from Rhode Island and is studying musical theatre performance at Saint Mary’s University. Members of the community-based choir are from Rushford, Caledonia, Winona, Lewiston, Preston, and Chatfield. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door. Refreshments will be served following the concert. Contact Danette Grimsrud at netty@gmail.com or 507-259-9795 with questions or for more information. Take Note! is sponsored by the Rushford Area Society of the Arts in cooperation with the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Inc., through funding from the Minnesota State Legislature. |
