Extraordinary / Education / Media Sponsors

Extraordinary In-kind or Service Sponsors over $10,000

GCC Dacotah

GCC Dacotah - Again during the pandemic, we had a summer with no patrons on the grounds and the perfect time to do lots of projects but no money to get the work done. GCC stepped up to help with demolition of the old sidewalk and hauling the cement away. The professionalism of the team provided by GCC made the construction of our new sidewalks a breeze. Thanks to this local help, the BHP saved $10,000 on services that we would have otherwise had to wait a few years to afford.

Flooring America in Rapid City turned out to be a friend indeed to a friend in need. We needed flooring for our dorms and some other common areas. Rod Pettigrew and his team helped get us all the materials we needed for the project, totally donated. Randy Niles, our amazing Associate Director and Master Carpenter did all of the work. We are sure our company will notice all the beautiful floors on our campus this summer when they arrive. Once again, this donation was worth over 15K!

Education Sponsors ($3,000+)

Not only are the fine people at Black Hills Energy supporting the Playhouse as a season sponsor, but they are also in as an educational sponsor as well. During Covid, our education team pivoted to create new virtual content including classes and camps. With the help of companies like BHE, the Dakota Players were able to continue to reinvent delivery of educational content.

Hani Shafai, owner of Dream Design, International not only cares about the property he is developing, but about the people who live there. Having grown up in war-torn Palestine, Hani learned early the art of adaptability, constant rebuilding and unwavering faith in what the world could become. Dream Design is a friend of BHP children’s programs and has contributed to our Dakota Players for several years.

First Interstate Bank, Rapid City location, has stepped up in a big way to sponsor the season and education programs of the Black Hills Playhouse. Dedicated to serving the people of the Great Plains, First Interstate Bank is a community bank with locations throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming. The great people at First Interstate Bank have provided incredible support for the BHP for many years.

SDPB is proud to support the Education Programs of the BHP including Dakota Players Tours which take high-quality arts programs to schools and communities across South Dakota. SDPB also works to create awareness of special events at the BHP. SDPB is a vital community resource that produces and broadcasts high-quality, commercial free programs and valuable community projects that educate, enlighten and entertain.

Media Sponsors

Homeslice Media is a regional media and entertainment conglomerate. This includes six radio stations, (The Mix 93.9, Kat Country 98.7, The Fox 100.3, Hot 93.1, Smash Hits KKLS, B1 81KBHB, a digital marketing unit (Rapid City Digital Solutions), and advertising agency, a live entertainment agency (Homeslice Concerts) and an artist management firm. The diversified Black Hills-based Homeslice group also owns the Loud American Roadhouse in Sturgis.

KOTA is an ABC affiliated television station owned by Gray Television, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Gray owns and /or operates 93 television stations in 51 television markets throughout the country. As the reach of KOTA TV expands, the sponsorship of their station is an increasingly important partner for the BHP Family of Programs. KOTA went the extra mile by sponsoring the ads for our BHP Run Crew 5K Virtual Walk/Run helping us raise over $35,000 in our first year of the event!

Midco is a regional cable provider, providing a triple play service of cable television, Internet and telephone service for both North Dakota and South Dakota, along with much of Minnesota, and several communities in Kansas and Wisconsin. As new media sponsors to the Black Hills Playhouse family of support, the Midco group is promoting our schedule of shows on all their TV stations as a donation. We really appreciate the PSA support from Midco!