"Not Now, Darling" is a comedy of errors and infidelity that had us laughing from the beginning through the final curtain...

Hotel California travels the world performing tribute shows to The Eagles. They returned to the Lakes Area last week Wednesday to soak up some Okoboji hospitality and do a pair of shows at the Pearson Lakes Art Center. They have played here before and were a hit...

For director Gail Humphries-Mardirosian, the classic play "The Miracle Worker" at Okoboji Summer Theatre is not about miracles but about awakenings...

The musical “Annie” is a classic but one that has never been performed by the Okoboji Summer Theatre until now. It was well worth the wait! The music, performers, set and costumes were top rate. It was a wonderful evening of live theatre...

Director/choreographer Bernard Monroe checks over his large script and notes in rehearsal hall while preparing a large cast to perform "Annie" at Okoboji Summer Theatre this week. (Photo by Doris Welle)...

OST REVIEW: 'I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES' How do you relate to a 19-year-old daughter you haven't seen in 16 years? How do you jump start a sagging career? How do you handle a relationship with a beautiful 30-year-old? These major life crosses confront Herb Tucker in "I Ought to Be in Pictures."...

How can a road trip from Winterset to Mount Union end up in Kansas? In "Leaving Iowa" the trip takes a long, winding journey through past memories of family car trips and sometimes disastrous vacations, all in an effort to allow Don Browning to deposit his father's ashes in an appropriate location...

We don't realize how many amazingly talented musicians we have here in the Iowa Great Lakes Region until we attend one of the seasonal Open Jams. The Pomerantz Hall at the Pearson Lakes Art Center was the perfect venue for musicians to showcase their talents to an appreciative audience while making new friendships with other instrumentalists and vocal virtuosos...

"Godspell" brought the life of Jesus into the 21st century in a colorful, upbeat way. Okoboji Summer Theatre started its 2018 season with a popular musical written nearly 50 years ago by Stephen Schwartz...

Music lovers entered the Lauridsen Performing Arts Theatre Thursday night to experience a musical unlike anything we have experienced here in northwest Iowa before. "Broadway's Next Hit Musical" was a story that unfolded as we went along. Entering the lobby, each audience member was asked if they would like to fill out a slip of paper. You could enter a thought or subject along with your name and put your entry into a large glass bowl...

The Open Jams are back following a hiatus and they keep getting better with each show. The Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Music Association and Pearson Lakes Art Center joined forces to bring back the popular evenings of local entertainment...

The snow and rain came, showering the Lauridsen Performing Arts stage last Thursday with unwanted moisture. But Six Appeal did not let water deter them from giving a wonderful performance at the Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji. The PLAC staff moved in a portable stage and set up the sound system in the Pomerantz Hall on the lower level of the center. ...

A Hard Day’s Night, a Beatles tribute band, performed at the Pearson Lakes Art Center Friday night but there was nothing hard about the experience … except finding parking. The show was sold out as Beatles fans flocked into the Lauridsen Performing Arts Theatre ready to rock 'n' roll that evening. The group didn’t disappoint fans of iconic music from the '60s, '70s and beyond...

For 10 years now, Dave Rowley, Ryan Sather and Damon Dotson have entertained audiences at the Pearson Lakes Art Center with a Christmas show. This year, there were a few changes; most designed to enhance the traditional show. First of all, we missed Dotson. ...

Musician extraordinaire Glenn Henriksen rounded up a few of his very talented friends and performed a salute to U.S. military veterans resulting in a fabulous evening of music and salutations. Henriksen, known for his ability to play everything from classical to rock, did not let the crowd down Thursday night at the Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji...

By Doris Welle Performance Reviewer A toast by Ruth Ann Burke and Bob Kirschbaum opened the anniversary celebration of Stephens College’s 60 years of owning and operating the Okoboji Summer Theatre (OST). Burke is the executive director of OST. She was joined on stage for the toast by Pearson Lakes Art Center CEO Kirschbaum. PLAC and OST occupy adjoining properties on Highway 71 on the northern boundaries of the town of Okoboji and have worked side by side for decades...

It was fun, nostalgic and filled with fabulous music. That is the way the 12th annual Dave Rowley and Friends concert at the Pearson Lakes Art Center Friday night will go down in the history books. Rowley and friends: Ryan Sather, Gary Lambert, Brent Wallin, Carlis Faurot and Perry Pearson get together once a year and cut loose, giving a sold-out crowd an evening of pure enjoyment...

For a dozen years, the Pearson Lakes Art Center has been the beneficiary of the talent of six great musicians. That annual event will take place on Friday night with the audience starting to purchase their tickets well in advance. "Dave Rowley and Friends" will play to a packed house in the Lauridsen Performing Arts Theatre at PLAC...

The stage was stark and bare. Four microphones with monitors, four stools with two bottles of water on each were the only adornments. The curtains were wide open and a spotlight shone down. Then four men ran onto the stage and an enchanting evening of music began at the Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji. The Alley Cats, fresh off a cruise ship in Alaska, came to entertain us and they did it extremely well...

We all know that Celtic music has a lively beat and unique sound. We expected to enjoy that with an Irish pub mentality when Gaelic Storm took to the stage last Wednesday night. The Lauridsen Performing Arts Theatre at the Pearson Lakes Art Center quickly filled with Irish music lovers. We soon found ourselves laughing continually...