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Support ACT's daily operating costs with tax-deductible Season Contributions. Help maintain Capitol Theatre and fuel artistic growth. ACT Season Contribution Your Season Contributing Support is essential to managing the daily operating costs of the Capitol which includes electricity, gas, upkeep, janitorial, etc. These are completely separate from subscriptions and ticket purchases, which go directly toward costs of ACT shows – costumes, set, artistic fees, royalties, etc. Because no tickets are included, this contribution is tax deductible as provided by law. It is only through your generous support that ACT can continue to maintain the Capitol Theatre on Aberdeen’s historic Main Street while continuing our artistic growth. Join the growing number of patrons who are listed below and in ACT’s season programs as Season Contributing Supporters. Prefer to mail us a contribution? Download the Season Mail-in Form and mail it, along with your donation, to: ACT PO Box 813 Aberdeen, SD 57402-0813 act gratefully acknowledges SEASON SPONSORS & CONTRIBUTORS SEASON SPONSORS $2,500+ EXCUTIVE PRODUCERS $1,500-$2,499 Aberdeen Insider Chuck Gabriel Brad & Jayne Herther Marcia Miller Ka Squire PRODUCERS $1,000-$1,499 Jeff Catron Diamond Dry Cleaning Donald H. Hall Estate Rees & Bonnie Mielke Valerie Nixon NVC Pierson Ford Roland & Rita Pond Nancy Upton Rory & Ginny Troske THEATRE ANGELS $525-$999 Roger & Adonica Cooper Kent & Susan Edson Jeff & Kathy Eisenbeisz Hansen Video Kevin & Wendy Hoerner Loren & Linda Locken Robert Voyles & Laura Rettig Kay Sandquist Vince & Gita Webb BENEFACTOR $275-$524 Doug & Anita Eilers Scott Gohn Nancy & Craig Harrison Jan & Gordon Locken Jerald & Marlene Loebs Olive Lovett Gregg & Barbara Magera Mary & Mike McHugh Pauer Sound LLC Reed & Ann Rasmussen Diane Swenson Virginia Tobin SUSTAINER $125-$274 Aberdeen Downtown Association Mary Amacher Cory & Beth Biegler Greg & Ellen Boekelheide Doug & Glenda DeVore Linda DeWalt Downie Piano Tuning Rod & Vicki Evans Mary Filbert Fire Safety First Diane Hoines Don & Carolyn Lang Brenda Lanphere Dave & Cindy Nikolas Janis Pearson Pounders - Kraig Schlaht & Teresa Levsen Dee & Norg Sanderson Tri-State Water Brenda Weishaar Larry & Margaret Wild PATRON $75-$124 Linda & Harvey Aman Mary Arndt Robert & Judith Beadle Dwain Buntrock Lori Faw Janelle Fortin Lonald & Dr. Marva Gellhaus Bob Graham Judy & Orville Gruebele Larry & Laura Hadrick Mark & Janice Hedges Stacey & Larry Hepola Chris Hermes Dennis Kamen Rod & Cyrece Kono Kim & Wayne Larson Dee Lauinger Merle & Janice Mohr Jane Mundschenk Janet & Casey O'Connell Steve Stoecker Sheila Sullivan Chris & Heidi Sylte Douglas & Brenda Thompson Guy & Lisa Trenhaile Dan & Susan VanDover Kae Weigel Dwight & Fran Wookey FRIEND $50-74 Steve & Cristy Biegler Patsy Brosz Judy Bulian Terry & Marcia Haaland Carol Hanse Lang's Audio, TV & Appliance Angie Osterman Jenny Pelzl Jason & Sara Stolp Jeff & Marcia Sveen

ACT honors co-founder with Donald H. Hall Scholarship Endowment for theater students at NSU & YPT program. Donate now. DON HALL SCHOLARSHIP Aberdeen Community Theatre honors the co-founder of ACT, Donald H. Hall, through an endowed scholarship fund given in his name: The Donald H. Hall Scholarship Endowment. The interest from this fund is awarded to students attending Northern State University who have been involved in theater at ACT and NSU, and to students with financial need who are involved in ACT’s Young People’s Theatre program. The fund is administered by ACT. Thank you for considering a contribution to this endowed fund that assists students involved in theater arts while honoring this important figure in ACT’s history. Please direct questions about the scholarship or application process please contact us. Help fund the scholarship Apply for the scholarship Prerequisite requirements to receive scholarship Up to two full-time (12-credit hours) and/or up to two half-time (6-credit hours) scholarships will be awarded annually. Award amounts will be between $250.00 and $500.00 and awarded annually with half of the funds disbursed to the recipients in the fall and half in the spring semester. Onstage experience is not required to be awarded this scholarship. A requirement for receiving and retaining the scholarship for two semesters includes auditioning for and/or working behind-the-scenes for a minimum of one show at ACT, ACT/Young People’s Theatre, or NSU during the year this scholarship is awarded. Tell us about your ACT or ACT/Young People’s Theatre experience, onstage or backstage, previous to the school year the scholarship is awarded. Also tell of your attendance at NSU for the school year this scholarship is awarded. Complete a brief statement regarding your need and eligibility. This statement can be a maximum one page, 12-point type. Also submit a complete resume of your theater experience. List what show, with what theater, what theater experience was gained and onstage (role played) or backstage (stage manager, props, costumes, etc.) duty for each show listed. About the Don Hall Scholarship This endowed scholarship fund was started by friends of Donald H. Hall to honor him as a stalwart theater arts supporter in Aberdeen. He was co-founder of ACT 2, Inc. Without Don there would be no Aberdeen Community Theatre. Northern State University (NSU) and the community, working together, started a theater program in 1979 with students and interested ind ividuals mounting one show each summer session. In 1980, ACT 2, Inc. – doing business as Aberdeen Community Theatre (ACT) – was incorporated as its own 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, but ACT still worked closely with NSU. From 1980 to 1993, ACT’s primary home was NSU’s Johnson Fine Arts Center. ACT acquired the Capitol Theatre in 1993 and moved out of the Johnson Fine Arts Center, but the close relationship with NSU still exists. Young People's Theatre Scholarship Young People's Theatre's mission is to build character and confidence one child at a time. If a family can't afford the YPT tuition, there are scholarships available for those who need help. Find out more about YPT, and download the application for a scholarship! Apply for the scholarship Donate to YPT to support the scholarship

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Invest in ACT's Memorial Endowment to support theater maintenance and honor departed loved ones with a tax-deductible gift or stock transfer. Memorial Endowment Our Memorial Endowment fund is managed such that a portion of the interest can be invested back into theater to keep it looking good and running smoothly. Talk to your financial planner about including ACT in your will or consider a gift to ACT in the name of your departed loved one. Memorial Endowment gifts are remembered in a listing of names on this website and in perpetuity by photographs in the lobby of the Capitol Theatre. Stock transfers are accepted for this endowment. These gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law. If you would like to begin a memorial , please download the intent form and return it to: ACT PO Box 813 Aberdeen, SD 57402-0813 Intent Form ACT Remembers Betty Lou Anderson 1942 - 2010 Bernice A. Borchard 1930 - 2002 Robert Brochard 1929 – 2015 Judy Buntrock 1947 – 2020 Eugene & Esther Decker 1909 - 1991 1919 - 2012 John Evens Deceased 1985 Marlyce (Mathieu) Evans 1928 – 2009 Myrel Evens Deceased 1998 James W. Ewing 1931 – 2013 Curt R. Ewinger 1952 – 2010 Myles B. Fry 1927 – 1993 Christen Graeber Winter 1956 – 1998 Helen Graf Strauss 1899 – 1998 Donald H. Hall 1925 – 2008 John S. Hall 1900 – 1990 Lynn Marie Hansen 1963 – 2009 Valerie Hanson 1958 – 2016 Esther Huettl Graf 1909 – 1995 M.E. Ted Hunstad 1912 – 2001 Hollis Hurlbert 1947 – 2004 Sally & Robert Johnston 1927 – 2015 1923 – 1995 Joe Kelly 1918 – 2006 Thomas Francis Kelly 1949 – 2004 H.I. King 1918 – 1996 Gladys C. Maloney 1899 – 1987 Phyllis A. McCafferty 1937 – 1998 Chuck Mewing 1930 – 2008 Richard Norquist 1933 – 2003 Sondra Odland 1932 – 2010 Linda & Kendell Peterson 1944 – 2022 1943 – 2022 Jane Redmond 1946 – 1994 Marian J. Rix 1950 – 1997 Matthew Alan S. Rosin 1984 – 1987 Lois Ryman 1935 – 1999 Susan Gail Schnabel Seaton 1959 – 2013 Pat Stenerson 1934 – 1999 Tyler Stuck 1980 – 2008 Lyle & Rosemary Walker 1930 – 2019 1932 – 2003 Sally (Evens) Webb 1947 – 2011 Marian Wehde 1929 – 1991 Helen Weifenbach-Travland 1919 – 2006 Leland A. Weishaar 1942 – 1995 Beth E. Wray 1942 – 1998 Kathlyn M. & James M. Ziegler 1922 – 2002 1922 – 2008

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< Back September 26th - 28th, 2025 Girls Who Wear Glasses YPT Show Growing up is hard enough, navigating friendship, school and parents. But when Mira has to get glasses, it is the last straw. As she deals with old friends who are suddenly only interested in popularity and new friends who want her to be more like them, Mira has to decide who she really wants to be. With the help of her glasses, she starts to see clearly in more ways than one, as she learns to stand up for herself in this humorous story about fitting in, friendship and frames.

2025 VIPs Aberdeen Insider Mary Amacher Andrea Baker Linda Bartholomew Dennis & Linda Batteen Tim & Deb Baxter Robert & Judith Beadle Lorene Bender Patty Beyers Cory & Beth Biegler Lisa Boland Betty Beyer & Dr. Gayle Bortnem Sharon Bossert Mike & Kathy Brumbaugh Don & Kristi Brunes Carl & Judy Bulian Dwain Buntrock Colleen Callum Mary & Stuart Campbell Jeff Catron Dacotah Bank Jon & Polly Damaska Steve & Pat Darling Geoff & Cathy Durst Linda Dykema Kent & Susan Edson Karen & Bill Edwards Eide Bailly, LLP Doug & Anita Eilers Jeff & Kathy Eisenbeisz Michael & Barbara Evans Bev Falken Mary Filbert Dawn Fischbach Margaret Forseth Chuck Gabriel Rich & Teri Galbraith Lonald & Dr. Marva Gellhaus Peg Goetz Bob Graham Anita Patterson & Carla Grimsrud Judy & Orville Gruebele Laurie Hadrick Mark & Jeanette Hahler Donna Hamm Barbara Harr Nancy & Craig Harrison Mark & Janice Hedges Eloy R. & Janis Heier Mike Herman Kevin & Wendy Hoerner Marian Holty Deborah Hoppe Dan Hormann Allan Jacobson Steve & Marje Kaiser Dennis Kamen Norman Keeler Beverly King Mavis Kirschenmann Jim & JoAnn Kokales Rod & Cyrece Kono Kim & Wayne Larson Dee Lauinger Andrew Lehr-Lehr Farms Michael & Sandra Levsen Loren & Linda Locken Jerald & Marlene Loebs Gregg & Barbara Magera Alesa & Tom Mahan Tom & Becky Malchow Noel & Terrie Martens Mary & Mike McHugh Mike & Brittany Merkel David & Maria Meyer Merle & Janice Mohr Carmen Morrison Michael Muldoon Anna Nagel Dave & Cindy Nikolas Elaine O’Brien Jerry Oligmueller & Jim Walker Ann Paradise Sharon Paranto Stacey Pence Bonita Proper Georgia Ramos Reed & Ann Rasmussen Eldon & Donna Reich Robert Voyles & Laura Rettig Carrie Rivett Randy & Cheryl Robinson Sheila Rook Jerry & Mary Sandmeier Pounders - Kraig Schlaht & Teresa Levsen Carol Schuck Doug & Mary Smeins Arlo & Marguerite Smith Jody Stanton Patrick Steele Kimberly Stoecker George P. & Sandy Sullivan Sandy Sutton Jeff & Marcia Sveen Chris & Heidi Sylte Doug & Brenda Thompson Virginia Tobin Rod & Sherri Tobin Nancy Upton John & Nancy Vander Hoek Dan & Susan VanDover Wanda Wagemann Allen & Joyce Walter Angie Walth Kelly Weaver Robert & Lorene Webb Vince & Gita Webb Benita Weber Rose Wiedrich Bill Winter Dr. Curt & Sue Wischmeier Dwight & Fran Wookey Ken Young Wilma Zimmerman

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