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.

07-08 Season Gallery

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from "Noises Off"
Enchanted April
Fuddy Meers
The Retreat from Moscow
Honk!
Noises Off Trailer | Alumni Show
Twelfth Night
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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.

30 Years of First Nighters:

Hughes Presents Senior Theatre Project   3/28/2008
McPherson College theatre presents Fuddy Meers April 3-5 at 7:30pm in Mingenback Theatre. This play is presented as the senior project of theatre major Mary Hughes.
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Tyler presents senior show, “Retreat from Moscow”   3/3/2008
Senior theatre major Alex Tyler is experiencing many firsts as he prepares for opening night of his senior show, “Retreat from Moscow.”
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“Retreat from Moscow” presented by MC theatre department   2/28/2008
The McPherson College theatre department presents William Nicholsen’s “Retreat from Moscow” in Mingenback Theatre at 7:30 pm on February 29, March 1 and March 7-8.
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Theatre department presents HONK!   1/28/2008
The McPherson College theatre department presents “Honk!” as the production in its annual children’s theatre production.
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Theatre presents Shakespeare’s “12th Night, or What You Will”   11/12/2007
After a great opening weekend, the McPherson College theatre department will be performing, for the second weekend, Shakespeare’s "12th Night, or What You Will" at 7:30 p.m. on November 16 and 17.
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Theatre Alumni to perform “Noises Off”   10/9/2007
McPherson College theatre alumni from across the nation are joining together Homecoming weekend to present the McPherson community with a second production of “Noises Off”.
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MC Theatre kicks off season with "Noises Off"   9/18/2007
McPherson College is kicking off the first show of its theatre season, the slapstick production of Michael Frayn’s Noises Off.
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McPherson College Theatre Announces Upcoming Season 8/14/2007
The Theatre Department is pleased to announce their productions for the 2007-2008 school year.
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"Communicating Doors," Behind the Set 4/20/2007
Mary Hughes, junior, McPherson, could be considered one of the more important parts of the upcoming production of “Communicating Doors” as she is the designer of the set. “This won't be my first time to design a set, although it was the most challenging,” Hughes said.
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Theatre to present "Speak Truth to Power" 2/27/2007
Adapted from Kerry Kennedy’s book by playwright Ariel Dorfman, Speak Truth To Power is an inspirational affirmation of the human spirit that chronicles the struggles of 51 activists.
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