Contact Info
New Minowa Players
Rick Scheffert
906 S. Mill St.
PO Box 321
Decorah, IA 52101
Phone: 563-382-5174
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Services
- Theatrical Productions
- Concerts
- Costume and Prop Rental
- Acting, Directing, Technical, and Design
Hours of Operation
Hours vary. Building and costumes available by appointment.News
NMP Audition Call for 2011 All Children’s Show (08/09/11)
An original play written and directed by Rick based on Carl Sandburg's "Two Stories about the Gold Buckskin Whincher," the show features music and lyrics composed by Sheryl Scheffert. Performance dates will be October 20-23. This is the fifth All Children’s Show which began in 2007 with the performance of “The Elephant’s Child”.
Questions or conflicts may be directed to Rick at 382-5738 or 379-5739.
Summer Musical Auditions (04/04/11)
Auditions for Over the River and Through the Woods (02/14/11)
Written by Joe Dipietro, the comedy features Nick, a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey who is offered a dream job in Seattle that will take him away from his weekly Sunday dinner with his beloved, but annoying, sets of grandparents. Frank, Aida, Nunzio and Emma begin a series of schemes to keep him around, including baiting the trap with the lovely – and single – Caitlin O’Hare. Production dates are April 14th-17th in the NMP Theatre. Patrons will be offered the option of Dinner & Theatre for one performance. “Over the River and Through the Woods” is sponsored by William J. Becvar, Fritz &Loma Carlson, Guy Johnson, Larry & Jane Suntken and Greg & Karen Tjossem in memory of David Greedy.
Contact Bette with questions or the need to set up an alternative audition date at dgreedy@mchsi.com or 563-382-3389.
NMP Announces Scholarship (02/05/11)
The scholarship will be presented to a member of the senior class or Decorah, South Winneshiek or Turkey Valley High Schools, who has shown an interest in some area of drama and intends to pursue that involvement in an accredited college or vocational school.
Application forms for the $200 Scholarship may be obtained from the head of the drama department or the guidance office of the participating schools and must be submitted for review by the selection committee no lately than March 18. For more information call Donalee Burns at 563-382-3728.
NMP Seeks Directors (01/08/11)
Proposals should be written in the form of a letter stating the show the director is seeking to present and should detail the merits and theatre experience of the prospective director. Letters should be sent to the attention of Rick Scheffert, NMP Board President, at 2089 Union Prairie Road, Calmar, Iowa, 52132, no later than March 31.
New Minowa Players seeks to provide opportunities for youth, adults, families, and friends to be involved in the performing arts. For more information or questions, please contact Carol Kelly, Corresponding Secretary for NMP, at carolnp2@hotmail.com or Rick Scheffert at scheffert@live.com or 563-382-5738.
About Us
Coming soon:
Details on the NMP's spring adult musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," directed by Sue Bjelland!
Performances are April 26-29, with a dinner theatre performance on Friday, February 27.
New Minowa Players is an incredibly active community theatre. This fall begins NMP's 36th year of bringing live and local theatre to the Decorah area. Based in Decorah, the community theatre organization began presenting shows in 1975 and since then the has presented over 120 straight plays, musicals, reviews, cabarets and melodramas in a variety of locations, including the recently established New Minowa Players Theatre, located at 906 South Mill St.
The New Minowa Players are always looking for new faces! Whether you are a performer, technician, designer or audience member willing to lend a hand and get involved we'd love to have you join us! There's always something happening at NMP!