Black Hills Playhouse
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The Black Hills Playhouse is an American theater in located on the Needles Highway in Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The playhouse is managed by Black Hills Playhouse Inc. It is one of the oldest continuously operated summer stock theaters in America. Founded in 1946 by University of South Dakota drama professor Dr. Waren M. Lee, the Black Hills Playhouse and its dormatories for actors had been constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. The current theater was built in 1955. New Dormatories for its theatrical company were built between 1979 and 1982. Leonard Anderson took Managing Director in 1976. In 1987 Jan Swank became Managing Artistic Director.
The Black Hills Playhouse is the playhouse of the University of South Dakota. Each summer 5 to 6 plays are offered covering musicals, drama, and comedies. The playhouse also supports an outreach program for children called the Children's Theater Company of South Dakota.
