AN EVENING WITH GILBERT AND
SULLIVAN
About Prairie Fire Theatre
Prairie Fire Theatre
Prairie Fire Theatre is a unique musical experience. The brainchild of local
artist Robert Mangialardi, Prairie Fire is a theatrical group dedicated to bringing
professional first-rate musical theatre and light opera to the local community.
Prairie Fire has staged three to four musical theatre events each year since
incorporating in 1998, and has produced the works of such artists as Gilbert
and Sullivan, Sondheim, Gershwin, and Irving Berlin. All Prairie Fire events
are performed and directed by local talent, drawing from a largely untapped
but highly skilled pool of professional artists. The majority of Prairie Fire
performances are held on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University, but the
company prides itself in taking musical theatre to non-traditional community
settings. Under a unique rent-a-theatre program Prairie Fire is also available
to provide its unique ambiance to organizational, business, educational, or
private events. Prairie Fire also is available as an educational resource, willing
to work with schools to promote musical theatre and to provide an outlet for
original works of local artists.
Mission Statement
Prairie Fire Theatre is a not-for-profit organization whose aim is to bring
a high-quality, intimate musical theatre, chamber opera and educational resource
to the Bloomington-Normal community.
Goals
· Produce 3-4 scheduled musical theatre productions each year.
· Provide a venue for local professional musical talent.
· Work with local schools to promote musical theatre and light opera.
· Sponsor an annual K-12 student talent award.
· Host 1-2 musical variety gala fund raising events each year.
· Provide a vehicle for the performance of original works of local artists.
· Bring musical theatre when possible into non-traditional community settings, such as churches, schools, festivals, and individual homes.