The North Dakota State College of Science Performing Arts Department will present its fall play, The Reluctant Dragon, at 7 p.m. on November 26 through November 29. This year’s production will be streamed through YouTube. The public is invited to watch the performance online at https://youtu.be/F8tQ_Ru8dmw.

The Reluctant Dragon is adapted by Mary Hall Surface from the book by Kenneth Grahame. It is produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing company of Woodstock, Ill.

Three students from the North Dakota State College of Science have been named to the North Dakota Intercollegiate Band. The students are:

• Christopher Church, Fargo, N.D. – Tuba
• Mary Goroski, Wahpeton, N.D. – Percussion
• R.J. Hutcherson, Colfax, N.D. – Euphonium

The North Dakota Intercollegiate Band has become an annual tradition in the state, and this marks the third year NDSCS has had participation in the group. The students performed with instrumentalists from other North Dakota colleges at a concert in Minot, N.D. on February 29.

Band students from Wahpeton High School and Breckenridge (Minn.) High School will join the Concert Band from North Dakota State College of Science to perform a concert on Monday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m.

The public is invited to the concert, which will be held in the Bremer Bank Theatre in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center on the NDSCS campus in Wahpeton. The combined band will be directed by Guest Conductor Dr. Sigurd Johnson from North Dakota State University.

Three students from the North Dakota State College of Science Concert Choir were named to the 2020 North Dakota Women’s Honor Choir. The students are:

• Cassie Boelke, Wahpeton, N.D.
• Madison Hagen, Verona, N.D.
• Abigail Marfell, Fergus Falls, Minn.

The three students participated at the North Dakota ACDA State Conference in Grand Forks, N.D. on February 8.

The NDSCS Performing Arts Department will present its Holiday Concert on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Bremer Bank Theatre in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center on the NDSCS campus in Wahpeton.

The concert will feature performances by the NDSCS Concert Band under the direction of Adam Hollingsworth and the NDSCS Concert Choir under the direction of Bryan Poyzer.

The concert will include a guest performance by The Acapella Express under the direction of Megan Argall. The Acapella Express has been an active women’s choral group in the Fargo-Moorhead area for more than 60 years.

The concert is free and open to the public. A reception following the concert will be held in the lobby of the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center.

The North Dakota State College of Science Performing Arts Department will present its fall play, CLUE, at 7 p.m. on November 14 and 15, and 1 p.m. on November 16 in the Bremer Bank Theatre in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center on the NDSCS campus in Wahpeton. Admission is $5 for adults, and $1 for students.

CLUE is based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn with additional material by Hunter Foster, Sandy Rustin and Eric Prince. It is based on the Paramount Pictures motion pictures and the Hasbro board game CLUE, and includes original music by David Abbinanti.

The NDSCS Performing Arts Department will present its first concert of the season on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Bremer Bank Theatre in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center on the NDSCS campus in Wahpeton.

The concert will include performances by the NDSCS Jazz Band under the direction of Dr. Adam Hollingsworth, and the NDSCS Wildcat Singers under the direction of Bryan Poyzer. The groups are kicking off their touring season.

The concert is free and open to the public.

The NDSCS Performing Arts department will present two concerts in April, with the Concert Band and Concert Choir performing on April 16, and the Jazz Band and Wildcat Singers performing on April 30. Both concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center on the North Dakota State College of Science campus in Wahpeton.

The NDSCS Concert Band and Concert Choir will present their last concert of the season on Tuesday, April 16. The Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. Adam Hollingsworth, will perform a variety of pieces, including music from Gustav Holst’s “The Planets”, as well as a medley from the motion picture “The Greatest Showman”. The Concert Choir, under the direction of Bryan Poyzer, will perform four pieces, including the a cappella piece “Sing Your Way Home” by Joseph M. Martin, as well as the song “Waitin’ for the Light to Shine” from the Broadway musical “Big River”.

The NDSCS Jazz Band and Wildcat Singers will present their final home concert of the season on Tuesday, April 30. The concert will include jazz standards, pop favorites and country classics.

The North Dakota State College of Science Performing Arts Department will present its spring play, The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales, at 7:00 p.m. on March 26 and 27 in the Bremer Bank Theatre in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center on the NDSCS campus in Wahpeton. Admission at the door is $5 for adults, and $1 for students.

The play is a comedy with music by John Glore, based on the book by John Scieszka and Lane Smith, and is produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.

Choir students from Wahpeton High School and Breckenridge (Minn.) High School will join the choir from North Dakota State College of Science to perform a concert on Monday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m.

The public is invited to the concert, which will be held in the Bremer Bank Theatre in the Harry Stern and Ella Stern Cultural Center on the NDSCS campus in Wahpeton. The combined choir will be directed by Guest Conductor Dr. Charlette Moe from North Dakota State University.