The Gold Camp Players

The Gold Camp Players – aptly named for Lead’s rich gold mining history – is a community theatre group created decades ago and now consists of several talented volunteers from the Northern Hills dedicated to the performing arts within the Historic Homestake Opera House; singers, actors, light/sound techs, costumers, and more. Visit our Volunteer page to sign up, or call us 605-584-2067 for more information.

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2015 February – "A Showcase of One-Act Comedies"
2015 May – Spring Musical: "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"
2015 October – Children's Theatre "Comic Book Artist"
2105 November – Adult Comedy "Crimes of the Heart"

2014

2014 March – Adult Comedy "Rumors"
2014 Fall Adult Comedy "Honeymoon on the Rusted Rail"
2014 October – Children's Theatre – "Transylmania"

2013 

2013 February Adult Comedy/Drama "The Real Inspector Hound"
2013 October Children's Show "Law & Order – Nursery Rhyme Unit"

2012

2012 March - "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" - adult comed
2012 May - "Some Enchanted Evening" - spring musical
2012 October - "The Keeper of the Tales: Stories from 1,001 Arabian Nights" Children's Show
2012 October - Les Karas' "The Champagne Variety Show" - comedy
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2012 November - "Steel Magnolias"

2011

2011 February - "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" - adult comedy
2011 May - "The Sound of Music" - Spring Musical
2011 November - "The Nerd" comedy
2011 September - "The Wizard of Oz in the Wild West" - Annual Children's Play
2011 October - Les Karas' "The Champagne Variety Show" - comedy
2011 December - Encore performance of "Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol" - drama

2010

2010 February - "Blithe Spirit" - drama
2010 September - "Little Red & the Riding Hoods" - Children's Play
2010 May - "Calamity Jane" - Spring Musical
2010 November - Les Karas' "The Champagne Variety Show" - parody
2010 December - "Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol"

2009

2009 May - Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" - Spring Musical
2009 October - The Les Karas "Champagne Variety Show"

2008

"Fiddler On the Roof" 
The first community theatre production in the HHOH in 25 years

62 talented community members, musicians and volunteers from ages 5 to 80 enthusiastically made May 2008 a historic month in the town of Lead, located in scenic western South Dakota.
25 long years had passed without community theatre in Lead, due to a devastating fire that engulfed the region's historic Homestake Opera House, dubbed "The Jewel of the Black Hills" because of its exquisite beauty.
171 additional chairs had to be brought in to seat the crowd on the final day of the first community theatre production in the beloved Opera House since 1984. The production brought more than 1,000 attendees during its 6-day run.

Donna Fjelstad

This historic 2008 show was directed by longtime South Dakota arts advocate, Donna Fjelstad of Pierre, SD, who passed away in 2011. She is missed by many community theatre participants, not only in the Northern Black Hills, but across the state.