About the Theatre
The Gallery Theater in McMinnville, Oregon, is a notable community theater and cultural center that was established in 1968. It has a rich history of showcasing local talent across various age groups and works collaboratively with other organizations to enhance local arts and tourism. The theater has become a cornerstone of the community, contributing significantly to the cultural life of McMinnville.
Gallery Theater's mission is to entertain, inform, and educate through the performing arts thereby enriching the cultural life of those who live, work and play in Yamhill County. We will do this by:
Producing quality performances that provide entertainment
Promoting an environment that encourages respect and fosters friendships
Educating performers, designers, and technicians
Developing talent in people of all ages
Inspiring creativity and artistic expression
Our vision is to inspire our community through the performing arts, inviting people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds to learn, teach, grow and express themselves in a creative and supportive environment.
Gallery Theater has a significant footprint in McMinnville, occupying about a quarter of a downtown city block. The theater complex includes two stages: a main stage that seats 240 and a black box theater added in 1988 that seats 86. The black box expansion also included additional facilities like dressing rooms, a set shop, and a dance studio. The theater is also known for its extensive costume shop, which is admired by theaters across the Pacific Northwest.
Since its inception, Gallery Players of Oregon has produced more than 340 plays, most of them in their dedicated building. The theater is managed by a volunteer board of directors and a part-time manager.
Gallery Theater's importance in the local community remains strong, as it continues to be a hub for cultural and artistic expression in McMinnville.
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Past Shows
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
11/22 - 12/15/2024
Everyone's favorite flying car comes to life in this musical adaptation of the beloved family film. An eccentric inventor, Caractacus Potts sets about restoring an ...
Fly By Night
10/11 - 11/3/2024
A darkly comic rock-fable, Fly By Night is a sweeping ode to young love set against the backdrop of the Northeast blackout of 1965.
Grease the Musical
9/6 - 9/29/2024
Join Rydell High's senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding "Burger Palace Boys" and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking "Pink Ladies" in bobby socks and pedal pushers. Head ...
Trifles / Fool for Love
7/26 - 8/11/2024
Gallery Theater presents "Trifles," by Susan Glasspell, and "Fool for Love," by Sam Shepard, a compelling pair of one-act plays.
The Other Room / The Zoo Story
6/21 - 6/23/2024
“The Other Room,” by Ariadne Blayde, is directed by Soren Smithrud. Austin is a brilliant teenage astronomer who happens to have autism. Lily is his ...
Anastasia The Musical
4/26 - 5/19/2024
Her past is a mystery. Her future is an adventure. This dazzling show transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the ...
Romeo and Juliet: Choose Your Own Ending
3/22 - 4/7/2024
By Shawn Fraistat, Ann Fraistat Directed by John Hamilton What if Romeo had stayed helplessly in love with Rosaline instead of Juliet? Or if Mercutio ...
Proof
3/25 - 4/10/2022
Winner of the 2001 Tony Award® for Best Play and Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, ...
Love Letters
10/8 - 10/24/2021
In the unique world of Love Letters, a play by A.R. Gurney, there's no grand set, elaborate costumes, or dramatic action. Instead, the power of ...
Steel Magnolias
7/24 - 8/9/2020
The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped ...
Arsenic and Old Lace
5/29 - 6/7/2020
Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939. It has become best known through the film adaptation starring ...
Stella and Lou
4/3 - 4/12/2020
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Proof
3/20 - 4/5/2020
Winner of the 2001 Tony Award® for Best Play and Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, ...
Noises Off
2/7 - 3/1/2020
NOISES OFF is an ingenious play-within-a-play which follows a touring company as they rehearse and present a bedroom farce called Nothing On, filled with slamming ...
Beauty & the Beast
11/22 - 12/15/2019
TALE AS OLD AS TIME, TRUE AS IT CAN BE. Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to you! Based ...
The Graduate
7/26 - 8/11/2019
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1/18 - 2/3/2019
It’s the opening night of The Golden Egg on Broadway, and the wealthy producer Julia Budder is throwing a lavish party in her lavish Manhattan ...
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3/2 - 3/24/2018
Reefer Madness
3/3 - 3/18/2017
White Christmas
11/27 - 12/19/2015
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9/4 - 9/26/2015
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