Summerset Theatre

09/10/2026

Are you ready to rock? We are excited to announce that the 3rd Show for Season 59 will be... SCHOOL OF ROCK. Based on the popular movie, (of the same name) School of Rock features 12 Kids that actually play real musical instruments LIVE on stage. Watch our website for more information about how you can be IN THE BAND!

09/09/2026

Did you hear that The Woman in Black will be coming to the Summerset Stage next summer? Performing the last weekend in June, The Woman in Black is a thrilling ghost story guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat!

09/01/2026

Did you hear the news about our upcoming 59th Season? DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS? If not we'll say it LOUDER for those in the back. The FIRST show next June will be Grumpy Old Men: The Musical - performing June 10, 11, 12, 13, 2026 at the Frank W. Bridges Theatre. U-Betcha!!! Watch the Summerset website for more information coming soon. AUDITIONS will be in early April dontcha know!

08/28/2026

Join us at the Artworks Festival this weekend. Summerset will be performing some of your favorite Broadway hits on Saturday, August 29, 2026 on the Authors Stage. AND we will be ANNOUNCING our 59th Season after the show!!! It's going to be an amazing season!

08/24/2026

Looking to get involved in the local Theatre Scene? Our friends at Riverland Theatre & Music are holding Open Auditions this week!

We’re kicking off the season with The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike!

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
Book by Joe Tracz, Music and Lyrics by Rob Rokicki, and adapted from the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Show Dates: October 8th-11th
Adapted from the best-selling book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, featuring a thrilling original rock score. As the half-blood son of a Greek god, teenager Percy Jackson has newly discovered powers he can’t control, a destiny he doesn’t want, and a mythology textbook’s worth of monsters on his trail

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
By Christopher Durang
Show Dates: December 10-13th
Siblings Vanya and Sonia live a quiet life in the family farmhouse in Pennsylvania caring for their parents. Their peaceful routine is disrupted when their movie star sister Masha visits for the weekend with her young lover (Spike) and announces her plans to sell their childhood home. A weekend of rivalry, regret, and raucousness follows in this multi award-winning play.

New to theatre? Community member? Never auditioned before? Come give it a shot! No prep is required!

And… 👀 what’s coming in Spring 2027?
Stay tuned for our spring show announcement!

08/03/2026

Thanks to EVERYONE involved with The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Our creative team members, cast/crew, musicians, volunteers, audience members, and "special guest" spellers did an AMAZING job for the final show of our 58th Season. Community Theatre really is a "team effort" and everyone on the team is important. We are very grateful for everyone's hard work and dedication to keep Community Theatre ALIVE in Austin, MN. Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye... for now... looking forward to Season 59! Plans are underway for another exciting season next summer, so stay tuned!

08/02/2026

It's the FINAL Show ya'll soo don't BEE Late! Lobby Box Office opens at 1pm for our Sunday Funday performance.

08/01/2026

7pm Curtain tonight for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Box Office opens in the Lobby at 6pm. Plenty of great seats are still available, but they are going fast!