Theatre Season
24-25 season
All shows in Mingenback Theatre or Brown Auditorium. Shows begin at 7:30pm. All tickets are $5 (students, faculty and staff are free with I.D.)
Make reservations by connecting with our Theatre Box Office at [email protected] or 620-242-0444
Season Ticket holders (First Nighters) are invited to a pre-show themed meal for the final three shows of the season. For season tickets, contact the box office.
Season art was created by (Amy) Eli Huxtable, class of 2013.
Productions
Deliver Us From Mama
September 13 & 14, 2024 in Mingenback Theatre
by Jones Hope Wooten
Savannah Fairchild Honeycutt Sprunt is back! Only this time she needs to get Mama back home in time for the birth of her first grandbaby. A companion story to last season’s award-winning “Mama Won’t Fly,” this road-trip sketch show continues with a wide variety of zany characters and a night a family laughs. Rated PG
The Marvelous Wonderettes
October 18 & 19, 2024 in Brown Auditorium
by Roger Bean
It’s the senior prom for the class of 1958! Betty Jean, Missy, Cindy Lou & Suzy perform the best hits of their day while also juggle optimism of their upcoming high school graduation. After prom, the girls reunite at their ten-year reunion to share stories of the highs & lows of life after graduation. It’s a night of nostalgia featuring classic songs of the ‘50s & ‘60s including “Mr. Sandman,” “Stupid Cupid,” “Son of a Preacher Man,” and many more. A perfect family-friendly show for the festivities of the McPherson College Homecoming Weekend! Rated G
The Thanksgiving Play
November 15 & 16, 2024 in Mingenback Theatre
by Larissa FastHorse
A satirical look at four (very) well-intentioned theatre people devising a Thanksgiving pageant that won’t ruffle any feathers. These four painfully-woke white people try to depict the first Thanksgiving meal while lamenting the absence of any Indigenous characters in their play. Author Larissa FastHorse (the first Indigenous female playwright to have work on Broadway) highlights the ups & downs of the oral traditions in Theatre and Education. Rated PG-13
Doubt, a parable
January 31 & February 1, 2025 in Brown Auditorium
by John Patrick Shanley
Doubt is the story of a strong-minded woman faced with a difficult decision: should she voice concerns about one of her male colleagues even if she’s not entirely certain of the truth? Set against the backdrop of a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, Doubt makes for a very potent evening of reflection. Rated PG
Disney’s Frozen Jr
March 7 & 8, 2025 in Brown Auditorium
Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, book by Jennifer Lee
For the first time in forever, McPherson College offers a Disney classic adapted for the stage. Anna sets off on a mission to find and connect with her sister after Elsa accidentally sets off a perpetual winter in their hometown of Arendelle. With familiar songs like “Love is an Open Door” and “Let It Go,” plus new additions like “Hygge” and “Dangerous to Dream” – This ‘Frozen’ reminds the entire family that love means putting some else’s needs before your own. Rated G
