Virginia City Players

06/17/2026

IT’S OPENING NIGHT! We open the Player’s 78th Season today with THE BAT! A MURDER MYSTERY MELODRAMA. Come on down to VC this summer to go back in time with us!

06/11/2026

Rehearsals are underway in Virginia City! The Opera House is waking up from its winter slumber and everything is coming together quite nicely! Roll drops are being placed, lights hung, costumes stitched, and the flowers are being watered. We can’t wait to open THE BAT next Wednesday!

06/03/2026

Check out our new 2026 Souvenir Program! These will be available at concessions and free to download on any device prior to the show!

Learn more about the amazing shows and our talented cast and crew for this season! We present a Melodrama Play which includes our varied, vigorous, vagary of vivacious vaudeville variety acts!

06/02/2026

It’s move in day for the players! We got everything loaded into the Old Stone Barn Theater and we are hard at work getting everything ready to go. We open in FIFTEEN days!

05/30/2026

A spoiled rich man makes a reckless bet to commit the perfect crime—and gets far more than he bargained for. When his amateur scheme collides with a sharp-shooting backwoods heroine and a dangerously theatrical outlaw, chaos erupts in this fast-paced melodrama packed with disguises, double-crosses, and absurdly high stakes.

Running August 5th – September 6th

This melodrama is accompanied by the Illustrious Virginia City Player’s Varied Vigorous Vagary of Vivacious Vaudeville Variety Vignettes!

Virginia City Players at University of Montana Western. At University of Montana Western students gain hands on education affordable four year degrees and the chance to experience what makes Montana extraordinary.

05/30/2026

Step right up for Vaudeville’s Greatest Hits—a fast-paced, laugh-filled celebration of the acts that defined an era! From dazzling song-and-dance numbers to outrageous comedy routines, this r***e brings the spirit of vaudeville roaring back to life. Featuring beloved favorites from the Virginia City Players’ past, timeless classics, and a sprinkle of holiday favorites, it’s a joyful tribute to the performers and audiences who’ve kept the tradition alive.

Running July 24th – August 2nd

Virginia City Players at University of Montana Western. At University of Montana Western students gain hands on education affordable four year degrees and the chance to experience what makes Montana extraordinary.

05/30/2026

A stormy night. A secluded mansion. And a criminal known only as, “The Bat.” Trapped inside as secrets unravel and danger closes in, a group of strangers must outwit a master criminal hiding in plain sight. A fast-paced, high-energy mystery where everyone’s a suspect—and nothing is as it seems.

Running June 17th – July 19th

This melodrama is accompanied by the Illustrious Virginia City Player’s Varied Vigorous Vagary of Vivacious Vaudeville Variety Vignettes!

Virginia City Players at University of Montana Western. At University of Montana Western students gain hands on education affordable four year degrees and the chance to experience what makes Montana extraordinary.

05/30/2026

Here are the Virginia City Player’s box office hours for this summer! We open June 17th and run until September 6th! We encourage everyone to swing by the box office prior to their showtime so that they can pick up their tickets and avoid the line. See you this summer in Virginia City!

05/22/2026

Stephen Alan Seder
Artistic Director/Light and Sound Designer/Actor

Returning as the new Artistic Director, this summer mark’s Stephen’s tenth season as a Virginia City Player. Stephen is an interdisciplinary theatre and media artist from Billings, Montana. He is an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Artistic Director of the Bank of Commerce Performing Arts Series for The University of Montana Western. He is also the owner of SederMedia LLC, a Montana-based film production company. Stephen holds a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College with a concentration in Performance Creation. While attending The University of Montana he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre with a specialization in Acting, and a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts. Prior to relocating to Dillon, Stephen was a technical director and adjunct instructor for Carroll College. From 2012 to 2018, he worked as a company stage manager, designer, and actor for Koch Productions as they operated the Virginia City Players. Stephen has performed for the Myrna Loy Center, Helena Theatre Company, Grandstreet Theatre, Blue Slipper Theatre, Gateway Playhouse, Venture Theatre, Post Playhouse, Fort Peck Summer Theatre, and Billings Studio Theatre. Stephen is thrilled to be back in Virginia City this summer to maintain the beautiful history and traditions of this iconic summer stock theatre company!

05/21/2026

Adryan Miller Gorder
Company Manager/Scenic and Prop Designer/Actor

Adryan has been performing live theatre since she could walk, starting from Missoula Children’s Theatre to The University of Montana (2015). Later she honed her theatrical design craft at Carnegie Mellon University (2019). Adryan is a Montana-based scenic designer whose work blends design, construction, and performance to create immersive environments that support bold storytelling for the stage. After years of bouncing around New York and Pittsburgh, she’s back home in Montana as an Assistant Professor and the Technical Director of the BOC Performing Arts Series at Montana Western.

Her favorite collaborative creations include:

Design: St. John’s University Queens All Shook Up. Montana Actors Theatre The Rocky Horror Show. The Way Out West. Medea/Shulie. The Three Musketeers; Scenic Charge: Barnard College New York Men On Boats, Stella Adler Center of the Arts New York Awake and Sing; Installation: Tepper School of Business Mural The Collaborative Campus. CMU Alumni Awards 2017-19; Management: Missoula Center of the Arts Dancing with the Stars.