Dakota Players perform superhero show at Hawthorne Elementary; transcript records no civic business
October 08, 2025 | Sioux Falls School District 49-5, School Districts, South Dakota
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The Dakota Players, an educational outreach program of the Black Hills Playhouse, performed a superhero-themed show at Hawthorne Elementary in Sioux Falls; the transcript provided records stage directions, character dialogue and audience instructions but no school-district or municipal business.
The transcript opens with a performer identified as Rilla saying, “Hello, Sioux Falls. Good evening. I'm Rilla, and I'm half of the spring team for Dakota Players, an educational outreach program of the Black Hills Playhouse.” The script proceeds as a staged news segment and drama featuring characters and scenes labeled with names such as Holly Partridge, Aubrey Partridge, Doctor Catastrope/Doctor Catastrophe (character), Parker, Aunt Polly and others. The performance includes a running plot about a science fair invention called the “Antithenator,” references to “Superhero Day,” and stage cues inviting audience reaction (for example, guidance to “clap at the end of songs” and “Laugh if you think something is funny”).
No agenda items, motions, votes, formal public comments, budget figures, contract references or other administrative actions appear in the transcript. The material is theatrical in nature: exchanges between characters, brief asides about weather and thunderstorm powers, and audience directions. The transcript repeatedly indicates the setting and cast interactions (for example, offers to “join the chemical scavengers” and lines about “thunderstorm Thursdays”), all consistent with a scripted school performance.
Because the text is limited to the performance and associated stage dialogue, there are no formal outcomes, staff directions, or policy decisions recorded in the provided transcript. Any expectation that the document would contain school-district deliberations or official minutes is not supported by the text supplied.
The record names Hawthorne Elementary as the host and identifies the Dakota Players as an educational outreach program of the Black Hills Playhouse. The transcript does not specify the event date, ticketing, cast list beyond character names, or whether the cast is composed of students, professional actors, or a mix; those details are not specified in the text.
The transcript opens with a performer identified as Rilla saying, “Hello, Sioux Falls. Good evening. I'm Rilla, and I'm half of the spring team for Dakota Players, an educational outreach program of the Black Hills Playhouse.” The script proceeds as a staged news segment and drama featuring characters and scenes labeled with names such as Holly Partridge, Aubrey Partridge, Doctor Catastrope/Doctor Catastrophe (character), Parker, Aunt Polly and others. The performance includes a running plot about a science fair invention called the “Antithenator,” references to “Superhero Day,” and stage cues inviting audience reaction (for example, guidance to “clap at the end of songs” and “Laugh if you think something is funny”).
No agenda items, motions, votes, formal public comments, budget figures, contract references or other administrative actions appear in the transcript. The material is theatrical in nature: exchanges between characters, brief asides about weather and thunderstorm powers, and audience directions. The transcript repeatedly indicates the setting and cast interactions (for example, offers to “join the chemical scavengers” and lines about “thunderstorm Thursdays”), all consistent with a scripted school performance.
Because the text is limited to the performance and associated stage dialogue, there are no formal outcomes, staff directions, or policy decisions recorded in the provided transcript. Any expectation that the document would contain school-district deliberations or official minutes is not supported by the text supplied.
The record names Hawthorne Elementary as the host and identifies the Dakota Players as an educational outreach program of the Black Hills Playhouse. The transcript does not specify the event date, ticketing, cast list beyond character names, or whether the cast is composed of students, professional actors, or a mix; those details are not specified in the text.
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