Performing Arts Center of Rapid City

The organization operates two venues: the 830-seat historic theatre and the 170-seat studio theatre. The Center is home to black hills community theater, black hills symphony, black hills showcase chorus, shrine of democracy chorus, and Rapid City high school. The Center hosts multiple locally produced shows each year, in addition to touring professional artists, plays and concerts presented by Rapid City school children, and performances by local groups. Rapid City area school district owns the completed facility; however, the organization currently manages the facility through a memorandum of understanding. The organization is the central point of contact for all activities within its venues, is the primary promoter of these activities, provides technical support, box office staffing, concessions staffing and coordinates all volunteer staffing for these activities. It is the vision of the Performing Arts Center of Rapid City to build community around the Performing Arts and among artists and audiences who come together for the shared experience that only the Performing Arts provide now and well into the future.