Bozeman Magazine

Annie at the Ellen

Sydney Jones

This December, Montana TheatreWorks and The Ellen Theatre present ten wonderful performances of the beloved Broadway musical, Annie. Opening Wednesday, December 11th and running Wednesday through Sunday through December 22nd, the show offers a…

Connecting Community

Angie Ripple

I recently came across a quote that really hit home with me: “Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” As I reflect on my journey as the founder of this local publication…

The Broads Are Back

25 Years of Writing Feminist Comedy… Has Anything Changed?

Twenty-five years ago, the two of us were privy to our cousins having a very, very important and slightly heated conversation. They were new parents and figuring out what to call “it”… the “pee pee,” or the “wee…

Comedian and podcaster DAVE SMITH appearing at EMERSON Crawford Theatre in January

David Smith is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, and libertarian political commentator. He has frequently appeared on Fox News Channel’s Kennedy  and The Greg Gutfeld Show. Additionally he was a recurring panelist on CNN’s…

Arcadia

Kevin Brustuen

Beth Burroughs, Chair of the Math Department at Montana State University, recently spoke to a roomful of actors and designers working for Bozeman Actors Theatre (BAT): “Don’t be afraid of math. Most people think of mathematics as dealing…

Taking on September the Bobcat Way

Jessica Cairoli, photos by Angie Ripple

September is a busy time of year in Gallatin Valley, with summer drawing to a close and back to school activities in full swing; even for those of us who aren’t going back. You don’t have to be one of the over 16,000 Montana State…

Every Brilliant Thing Sheds Light on Depression

Under the direction of Gordon Carpenter, Independent Theatre (in association with Suffer Out Loud and Active Minds MSU) presents Hugh Burroughs in Duncan Macmillan’s award-winning interactive comedy, Every Brilliant Thing. Performances will…

Top 10 Things You MUST Do When Visiting Bozeman this Summer

Sierra Holmes

The gray clouds have dispersed, the sun is hot, snow has melted, and you look up at the beautiful Bridger range framed by a blue sky. Summertime is amazing, and is made even better by being surrounded by the beautiful scenery we have here in Montana…

Shakespeare in the Parks Summer Tour

Kevin Brustuen

Joel Jahnke, retired Artistic Director of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP), likes to tell a story that happened to him in the early days of MSIP’s summer tour, a story that made him realize that MSIP was onto something big. It was 1980…

The Bear Necessities: Shakespearean Animal Encounters

Kevin Brustuen

Montana InSite Theatre will present Animal Encounters: Shakespeare on the Rise in Bozeman’s Story Mill Park on June 28th, and at Tippet Rise in Fishtail, Montana, on June 29th and 30th.One of the most famous stage directions in all of theatre…

Certain Death and Other Considerations

Kevin Brustuen

Headlines in the news talk constantly about disasters ready to befall us every day in the form of climate change, economic woes, perilous politics, and a threatened reshaping of world order. The continual flow of negative news about the future is…

My Barking Dog

The wild needs a home, too.” This phrase appears twice in Eric Coble’s nightmare comedy, My Barking Dog, coming to the Verge Theater’s mainstage March 15 through the 30th. It may be only six words but when uttered in the play, which…

Born With Teeth

Kevin Brustuen

Starting on February 22, Bozeman Actors Theatre (BAT) is featuring Born With Teeth, a new play by Liz Duffy Adams. This innovative play features a series of spirited conversations and debates between two young playwrights: William Shakespeare and…

Frights AND Fun All Over Bozeman

Joseph Montalbano

It’s finally that time of year where the colors start changing and the weather starts to cool off, and I cannot be happier to welcome it. The warm drinks, the fall leaves — the entire fall experience is lovely. For all these reasons and…

Bradford Rosenbloom: Bridging Theater and Community

In the realm of theater, visionaries constantly emerge, pushing the boundaries of creativity and storytelling. One such luminary is Bradford Rosenbloom, a name becoming synonymous with innovation and transformative experiences within the theater…

Last Best Comedy Fest Brings In Top Talent

Angie Ripple

Comedy enthusiasts, mark your calendars for what will be the funniest event of the year: Last Best Comedy Fest — the first-ever Standup & Improv Festival hosted by and for Bozeman’s comedy community! The only dedicated standup and…

A Ship of Fools is Sailing to Bozeman

String and Shadow, a wildly creative, multi-disciplinary theatre troupe from Olympia, Washington, will be performing Ship of Fools: A Giant Puppet Odyssey at 6:30 pm Friday and Saturday, August 11th and 12th on the Emerson Center’s west…

Bozeman’s Burlesque Takeover

Kathleen Johns

The dramatically lit keyhole on stage peeks out amidst flowing velvet drapes, giving off an air of mystery, of excitement. Elegant cocktail tables dot the room as neatly attired servers table hop, taking food and drink orders, filling water glasses…

Mary Page Marlowe

The Blue Slipper Theater in Livingston presents Mary Page Marlowe, by Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwright Tracy Letts, May 5th through 7th and 11th through 14th. Performances on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will begin at 8pm with Sunday…

Spring Break 2023 Staycation Ideas

Angie Ripple

March is not only the month of my birth, but Montana’s allotted month for spring break. With a full week off for local students, families are challenged with how to fill the time. If you’re staycationing, you’re probably looking for…

Cabaret at Verge Will Steal Your Heart

Missy Glenn

A love triangle. Raunchy dancing, singing, jokes and laughter. The downfall of a free-speech government, the rise of a brutal, oppressing regime. Sexual tension amidst sexual confusion. Jazz, tights, lights, ACTION!While this all sounds like a new…

Ten Ways to Navigate Winter in Bozeman

Steve McGann

When I began a list for this article, some of my potential suggestions seemed familiar.I looked back to an article I had written for Mental Health Month last fall, my recommendations looked like some of the same ones with a hat and gloves. Still, it…

Middletown: 'Exploring What It Means To Be Human’

As an organization committed to “radical inclusivity,” Verge Theater fosters community in everything they do, whether it be through their prison theater program, educational outreach or fully-produced productions. This tight-knit community now…

A Decade of Arts Under a Big Sky

It’s been ten years since the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center opened its doors for its first performance. In a small town like Big Sky, ten years is monumental; many people wouldn’t recognize Town Center now if they’d passed…

Verge Teen Theatre: The Prom

Missy Glenn

Since 1994, Verge Theater has been bringing entertainment and opportunities for expression to Bozeman’s consumers of the arts. Known then as the Equinox Theater, (think Camp Equinox), in 2011 Verge emerged to fit the changing mission of the…

Reimagining Brecht with Nervous Theatre

Nervous Theatre is a nomadic theatrical collective with a penchant for adventurous, innovative storytelling. Their high-spirited productions often feature classic works that have been “radically reimagined” by the performers. This group…

No Time Off For Paula Poundstone

Angie Ripple

Paula Poundstone returns to Bozeman’s Ellen Theatre Saturday, September 17, 2022. Her witty nature and ability to poke fun at just about anything has kept audiences engaged for decades. She says, “I tell myself my fans are smart, but you…

Tinworks Art Spotlights The Stories Of Indigenous Women

Tinworks Art is a local non-profit organization located in Bozeman’s northeast neighborhood. Founded in 2018, the group has quickly gained momentum in the art scene, providing welcoming and immersive art experiences each summer in venues…

Bozeman Actors USO Tour of Asia

Kevin Brustuen

The Montana College Players, part of the theatre program at what is today’s MSU, were selected by the USO (United Service Organization) to be part of its 1962 Tour of Asia. This was a special honor and testament to the high-quality theatre in…

Angels in America

Colleen Angarone

This month, Bozeman residents have the opportunity to attend a performance of Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches. Debuting for the first time in Montana, the Broadway hit from award-winning playwright Tony Kushner, directed by longtime…

The Montana Mikado

Gilbert and Sullivan Revised

Kevin Brustuen

Intermountain Opera of Bozeman presents The Montana Mikado, an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, at the Ellen Theatre, opening Friday, February 4th. The most famous creators of English Opera in the 19thCentury, W.S. Gilbert and…

Shakespeare’s Complete Works 50 Years of MSIP

Kevin Brustuen

Last summer I drove into Fishtail, Montana, an unincorporated small town located in a wide spot in the road south of Columbus. On this sweltering hot afternoon, the tiny town was still and quiet, biding its time for the sun to go down and the heat to…

Montana's Last Best Comedy

Kevin Brustuen

This September, the former Colonel Blacks nightclub in downtown Bozeman became Last Best Comedy—the very first club devoted to comedy in Montana’s history. Comedians Molly Hannan, Annie O‘Connor, and Levin O’Connor felt it was…