18 Best Performing Arts in Wyoming, USA

This striking midcentury modern 975-seat movie palace built in 1950 by film lover Hyrum Bischoff received a full restoration in the early 2000s, thanks to efforts by local volunteers who raised funds to restore the building's spacious lobby, sunken lounge, sloping balcony, and neon painter's palette high above the marquee. Both current and classic films are shown here.

The two-day Plains Indian Powwow, in late June, brings together hoop dancers, traditional dancers, and jingle dancers from various tribes. The performances take place outdoors in the Buffalo Bill Center of the West's Robbie Powwow Garden.

At this bright gallery you'll find wildlife and landscape photography by Henry H. Holdsworth, plus books, note cards, and gifts. Several coffee-table books contain striking Tetons imagery. Wild by Nature offers photography workshops year-round.

Jackson's $35 million center is dedicated to supporting the fine and performing arts, including theater, film, and dance. It also hosts lectures on global issues, rotating exhibits, and showcases of star talent from Hollywood to Broadway. Classes for adults are included in the center's mission.

Monday through Saturday from June through September, head to this redbrick performance space behind the Irma Hotel to watch the popular country-cowboy variety shows led by Dan Miller, a popular radio and TV host, singer, and actor.

Both the Casper Symphony Orchestra and the Casper College Theater Department perform at the 465-seat Gertrude Krampert Theater.

In summer the symphony orchestra performances of the Grand Teton Music Festival are held five nights per week at Walk Festival Hall in Teton Village. A winter series holds less frequent concerts. Tickets are $35–$65 for adults, with many free events throughout the year.

Art galleries reserve their best exhibits for a 10-day extravaganza encompassing the first two weekends of September. Nationally known artists who work in a variety of mediums are showcased in the galleries, during a quickdraw competition and in a large auction. Other events highlight food, poetry, jewelry, and dance.

You can attend live theater from June through the end of September at the Jackson Hole Playhouse, the oldest building in town. The best seats are a hot commodity, but procrastinators can usually buy last-minute tickets. Eat dinner at 6:30 in the gaudy, Western-style saloon, and take in the show in the playhouse's theater at 8. Performances also take place from late November through New Year's Eve.

For those seeking a contemporary theater experience, Off-Square Theatre is a space for children and adults where theater professionals and nonprofessionals strut their stuff and sometimes go outside the box. It's one of the leading theater companies in the region.

Founded in 1986, the Powder River Symphony continues to perform on a regular basis at the Cam-Plex Heritage Center, a 960-seat auditorium within the Cam-Plex. The orchestra is composed of area musicians of all ages, and they play everything from Beethoven to Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Stage III Community Theater presents plays and other dramatic performances at various times.

A hot spot for contemporary work, this gallery downplays wildlife and landscape art in favor of hip and bright painting, sculpture, and jewelry. It's a bit of SoHo nestled in the Rockies.

This gallery's grand selection of traditional Western art includes paintings by the biggest names—Charles M. Russell, John Clymer, and Howard Terpning among them—along with works by talented contemporary artists such as Z.S. Liang, Nancy Glazier, and Morgan Weistling.