30th Anniversary The Theatre Department celebrated 30 Years of First Nighters during Homecoming 2007. Events included a Gallery Talk by Dr. Rick Tyler, an Alumni Show and Reunion gathering.

The Department of Theatre commits itself to develop - through a professional based approach supported by academic instruction - our students’ knowledge and skills of theatre arts with a multicultural view and interdisciplinary commitment towards collaboration, ethics, scholarship, professionalism and service.

Theatre majors graduate with skills that make them successful in numerous fields - not only theatre but also teaching and a variety of positions working with people, from counseling to retail sales to public relations.

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Shows produced each year vary from light musical comedy to classics to pertinent social drama. By participating in theatrical productions students earn membership in Alpha Psi Omega, a national honorary dramatics fraternity.

The proscenium stage of Brown Auditorium and the intimate space of Mingenback Theatre give theatre students the opportunity to produce and perform both traditional and experimental works.

First Nighters

The First Nighters dinner theatre program is the only one of its kind among small colleges in our area, serving over 300 theatre patrons each production.

McPherson College Department of Performing Arts Honored By U.S. House of Representatives   10/9/2009
On September 24, 2009, The United States House of Representatives honored the McPherson College Department of Performing Arts along with 99 additional worldwide theatres, which on October 12, 2009, will unite for the production of ”The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later.”
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McPherson College to present The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, An Epilogue   10/8/2009
The creators of the highly acclaimed play The Laramie Project, which since 2000 has been one of the most performed plays in America, will premiere a compelling and groundbreaking epilogue to the original piece.
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“The Sound of Music” hits the stage at McPherson College   9/24/2009
McPherson College’s Performing Arts department launches the first of an eight-show season lineup with Roger and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music.”
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Performing Arts Announces 2009-10 Schedule   8/5/2009
The newly formed McPherson College Performing Arts Department announces its 2009-2010 schedule of Theatre and Music performances.
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Theatre Awards presented at McPherson College   5/13/2009
The McPherson College Theatre Department celebrated the end of yet another successful season with the annual theatre awards ceremony in Mingenback Theatre on April 25, 2009.
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