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Virginia City Players
Summer melodrama and vaudeville at the Virginia City Opera House, heading into its 78th season in 2026 under the University of Montana Western.
At a glance
Theater company in Virginia City, Montana, established 1949. Open seasonally. Check with them for this year's dates.
- Status
- Seasonal
- Address
- Virginia City Opera House, Virginia City, MT, 59755
- Town
- Virginia City
- Region
- Southwest Montana
- Established
- 1949
- Why it's still old school
- Turn-of-the-century melodrama in a ghost-town opera house, every summer, for 78 seasons running.
- Page updated
The Virginia City Players do turn-of-the-century melodrama and vaudeville in the Virginia City Opera House, and the University of Montana Western says the company is the longest continually running summer stock theatre west of the Mississippi.
In March 2026 the university announced it would produce the 78th season under an agreement with the Montana Heritage Commission. Stephen Alan Seder, a returning player who trained under Bill Koch and the Koch family, is artistic director. The 2026 bill: The Bat! from June 17 to July 19, Vaudeville’s Greatest Hits from July 24 to August 2, and Xantippe! from August 5 to September 6. Adult tickets are $30.
Book tickets ahead and plan dinner in town. If you’re nearby, stop in and keep them busy.
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