Downtown Bozeaman’s mainstay the Ellen Theatre is forever ripe with big screen and stage entertainment and the upcoming weeks are no different! Here’s a look at what’s coming up in mid-May.
Paula Poundstone returns to The Ellen for the fourth time on Friday, May 13th beginning at 8pm! One of the Theatre’s favorite guest performers, Paula has been a frequent guest on The Late Show with David Letterman, Prairie Home Companion, and is a weekly regular on NPR’s Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. She exhibits razor-sharp humor with a dry delivery, connecting with the crowd on any subject at the drop of a hat. “They allow me to say whatever I want. The panelists are unscripted, so it’s perfect for me. I feel like I’m a batter in a batting cage. I get lobbed topics. Sometimes I just watch them go by, but every now and then I get a piece of one. If the others didn’t cheat, it would be an almost perfect work experience,” said Poundstone on Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me. Paula draws a full crowd, so get your seats before they SELL OUT! Tickets to this event are $36 for all reserved seating. The Boston Globe says, “Poundstone improvises like a Jazz musician… swinging in unexpected directions without a plan, without a net.”
The Ellen Theatre proudly presents the U. S. premiere of Just Add Water, a new comedy by J.G. O’Connell. Produced by Montana TheatreWorks, Just Add Water is the comic and touching tale of three brothers, each on a different path, but all looking for answers to life’s big questions. Guidance and advice arrive from many fronts, including loopy Aunt Maggie, customer service operator Becky and a mysterious visitor from parts unknown. With more shocking revelations than sister-in-law Karen’s holiday newsletter, Just Add Water is a laugh-filled sibling reunion that validates the old adage–there’s nothing quite like family. Montana TheatreWorks, producers of The Ellen’s White Christmas, Fiddler on the Roof, The 39 Steps, and Boeing Boeing, has assembled a top-notch cast of stage veterans including Joel Jahnke, Rhonda Smith, Keith Krutchkoff, Mark Richard, Valarie Andrews, Kathy Jahnke, and Benjamin Anderson. Set design is by M.A. Hare, costume design by Michael Dixon and the entire production is under the direction of John Ludin. Performances run May 12th, 14th, 20th and 21st at 7:30pm, and May 15th and 22nd at 3pm. Reserved seats for the humorous and heartfelt Just Add Water are $17 for adults with a discount to $15 for seniors (ages 55 and up) and students (MSU and High School). Please note, there are adult themes and some language. This show is recommended for audiences ages 15 and up. Wine, beer and other refreshments, which may be brought into the theatre, will be sold in the lobby beginning one hour prior to all show times. Tickets for all events are available online at theellentheatre.com/.
For questions, or to purchase tickets over the phone, please call The Ellen box office at (406) 585-5885. •
