Music Theatre Fargo-Moorhead

09/02/2021

This week,10 years ago we produced Chicago!

02/06/2019

We'd like to thank Janelle Leiseth for her kind words, her honesty about her cancer story, and her strength to share both.

"I’ll be honest and raw here - because I’m still feeling raw from the story of “Dani Girl” and this performance by Wheelhouse. Simply put, this show wrecked me for the night. And being wrecked is ok.

“Dani Girl” is delightful, and laugh out loud funny, and adorable, and witty (so many 80’s references - don’t miss them!). But it’s also a powerful story about cancer and a little girl who just wants her hair back.

If you’ve sat with someone for hours/days/weeks in a hospital - no matter their age - and witnessed every step, every change, every “next stage” ... if you’ve been with someone during their cancer journey to the end, it will hit you hard. And yet there is beauty! Like a dandelion - some see a w**d, and others a flower. Which sounds trite, but it’s not.

My mom’s cancer journey became a thing of beauty, because she became her full self. Yes, she had rough, awful days filled with pain and frustration, but her love and the way she expressed it changed. And the greatest gift I’ve ever received, was my mom coming to me in a dream months after she died... she was inside her hometown church in Ralph SD, sitting in a pew dressed in white, glowing (literally) like an angel, young. And with her hair - like I’ve only seen in pictures in her twenties.

Go see this show. Even if you think it might wreck you. ❤️"

Photo by Njos Photography

02/05/2019

02/04/2019

Dani Girl is the story of a 9 year old girl battling leukemia and how she uses her imagination to deal with it. Now if you are going to do a show with only 4 actors you might as well use 4 of the best from our area. Director Craig Ellingson definitely picked 4 rock stars for this production.

01/06/2019

And lastly, thought certainly not least, is our Chief Financial Officer, Daniel Damico! Daniel lives in Moorhead with wife Kate and their children, Isaiah and Lily and is the Administrator at First Lutheran Church in Fargo. He has been an active member of the FM theatre community for sometime and also serves on the board at Fargo-Moorhead Community Theater. Some of his favorite acting roles include: Senator Charles Whitmore (Theatre B), Harry in Company and Baker in Into The Woods (WTP), Dad in Billy Elliot, CC Showers in The Diviners, Smudge in Forever Plaid, Tony in Tony and Tina’s Wedding (FMCT). Directing credits include: Godspell (RCCT), Cabaret (WTP), White Christmas and Forever Plaid (FMCT). He has also music directed and played drums for various shows in the area. Daniel attended Concordia College in Moorhead, graduated with a BA in Music and sang in the Concordia Choir.

01/02/2019

Next, we'd like to re-introduce our amazing Human Resources and Guest Relations expert, Angela N Schulz! Angela Nolte Schulz lives in Moorhead with her husband Brian and three daughters Amie, Sarah, and Sophie. Angela is a graduate of Concordia College with a Bachelor of Music. Angela works at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead as a preschool choir director and church musician, Trollwood Performing Arts School as a music teacher with Artspark and Trollwood Children’s theatre, Moorhead High School as assistant vocal director for the fall musical. Angela performs with and is founding member of Music Theatre Fargo-Moorhead, a professional musical theatre company. Her most recent performances include “Claire” in Bare, “Frau Blucher” in Young Frankenstein, “Emma” in Jekyll and Hyde, “woman 1” in Songs For A New World, “Mary Sunshine” in Chicago and “Sister Mary Amnesia” in Nunsense. She has performed in the F-M opera company ,” Il Pagliaci”. Angela also acts in commercials locally and nationally. Angela loves spending time with her family, cooking, exercise, and entertaining.

12/31/2018

Next up, we would like to post about our HR and Logistics mastermind at Wheelhouse, Kathy Halgrimson Hanson! Kathryn Hanson is a founding member of Music Theatre Fargo-Moorhead and has worn many hats from administrative functions to performing. She has also been seen with many local and regional theatre companies, including Blur, Act Up, Dakota Civic Theatre, Red River Dance and Performing Company and Little Country Theatre at NDSU. Some of her favorite roles include Inga in Young Frankenstein, Lucy in Jekyll & Hyde, Velma in Chicago, Sally Bowles in Cabaret, and Diana in Next To Normal. She was most recently seen in Blackbird with Phipps Dance Theatre in Minneapolis. Kathryn has studied, taught, choreographed and/or performed dance for many years with companies such as, Gaspers School of Dance, Carousel Dance Theatre, NDSU, Theatre B, Red River Dance(Kathy and Eddie Gasper), FM Ballet, FMCT, Phipps Dance Theatre, Cleo Parker Robinson, David Taylor Dance Theatre(Denver), Xenon(Minneapolis) and Trollwood Performing Arts School. A graduate of the University of Denver, she currently lives in Fargo with her husband, Dave and has two daughters in college in Minneapolis.

12/27/2018

First up in our re-introduction of our leadership crew at Wheelhouse is our extraordinary Artistic Director, Craig Ellingson!

Craig is the Director of Theatre Arts at Minnesota State University Moorhead where he teaches in the area of acting, directing, musical theatre, movement and dance. During a recent sabbatical he finished a year-long study with The Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre. As a founding member of Music Theatre Fargo-Moorhead, he has had the privilege of creating the roles of Jekyll in Jekyll and Hyde, Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Jamie in The Last Five Years; Toad in A Year with Frog and Toad; Jeff in [title of show] and many others. Other musical theatre performance credits include Gordo in A New Brain, Emcee in Cabaret, Harold Hill in The Music Man, Albert in Bye, Bye Birdie, Che in Evita and Rutledge in 1776. He has also performed at the Kennedy Center with Signature Theatre’s production of Overtures. In addition to his musical theatre performance experience, Craig has danced and directed professionally in the Midwest. Craig holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre Performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a M.F.A. in Theatre Directing from Minnesota State University Mankato.

08/15/2018

Hi friends, we have some exciting news coming soon.
Please stay tuned.

05/08/2018

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! You inspire so many!
Thank You for your gift to lead and love our students!