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Live Gettysburg Theater Events
Why not enjoy some Gettysburg theater during your visit?
My earliest memory of a live theatrical experience is sitting on a blanket outside of Gettysburg College and watching a live outdoor performance of The City Mouse and the Country Mouse. (See a photo of my toy on the right.) I was hooked and ended up studying theatre arts at the college I attended! Actually, I don't believe anyone in the Gettysburg theater area does outdoor children's shows anymore, do they? Someone please prove me wrong.
Anyway, there are several great places for adults to see live Gettysburg theater inside beautiful buildings. The Majestic Theater is the main place in town, located just off the square on Carlisle Street. They have special guests come in for one night performances, big names like Vicki Lawrence, the Smothers Brothers, or The Temptations.
However, my favorite place is the
Totem Pole Playhouse.
Travel 15 miles west of Gettysburg, PA on the historic Lincoln Highway, route 30, to reach the Totem Pole Playhouse next to Caledonia State Park. It has a very interesting history with connections to actress Jean Stapleton of All in the Family fame. It's a summer stock theatre, but it's an equity house so the people who put on the shows are professionals. The new Artistic Director is Ray Ficca! I am a long time Ficca fan since his days at Theatre on the Hill. During the 2009 season, I went to see him star in Cotton Patch Gospel and I Hate Hamlet. Both were great!
Now Playing
Majestic Theater
Gettysburg Festival
June 18-27, 2010
An Evening with Joan Baez
Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 7pm
Stories in My Pocket by Little Theatre of the Deaf
Friday, September 24, 2010 at 10am and 7:30pm
Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble and Dispatch Autumn Leaves Concert
Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 8:30pm
Debby Boone: Reflections of Rosemary Clooney
Friday, October 8, 2010 at 8pm
Eddie Palmieri and his 7 piece Latin band
Friday, October 15, 2010 at 8pm
Gettysburg College Orchestra and Wind Symphony Concert
Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 8pm
The Blanks, a cappella group as seen on Scrubs
Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 8pm
Gettysburg College's production of My Fair Lady
Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 2pm
Friday, November 5, 2010 at 8pm
Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 8pm
Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2pm
Jigu! Thunder Drums of China
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 7:30pm
Gettysburg College Chamber Opera Performance
Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 7pm
Call (717)337-8200 to order tickets.
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Totem Pole Playhouse 2010
Sisters of Swing, the musical story of the Andrews Sisters
May 29 – June 13
45 Seconds from Broadway, a play by Neil Simon
June 15 – June 27
The Complete History of America (Abridged)
June 29 – July 11
The Coward and the Glory, a new Civil War comedy set in Chambersburg, PA
July 13 – July 25
Unnecessary Farce
July 27 – August 8
Ruthless, a musical comedy
August 10 - August 22
Late Night Catechism
August 25 - August 29
Call 1-888-805-7056 to get on the mailing list for Gettysburg theater this summer.
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Farnsworth House
Vacant Chair Dinner Theater
Every Saturday at 7pm
Call 717-334-8838 for tickets.
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Acts of Kindness Theatre Company in the New Oxford High School Auditorium
The Wizard of Oz
July 23-25, July 30-August 1
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Adams County School of Musical Theatre with performances by students ages 6-20
Honk! Jr.
June 11 at 7pm
June 12 at 2pm & 7pm
June 13 at 2pm
Kids on Broadway
June 18 at 1pm & 7pm
June 19 at 2pm
100 Years of Broadway
June 19 at 7pm
June 20 at 2pm
Into the Woods Jr.
July 30 at 7pm
July 31 at 2pm & 7pm
August 1 at 2pm
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Lutheran Theological Seminary Chapel
August 21 at 7pm
August 22 at 2pm
Call 717-334-2692 for tickets.
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