Steel Magnolias
Pivoting around the lively Truvy Jones' Louisiana beauty parlour, a tightly-knit band of friends, confront griefs, loss, life's unforeseen tragedies and heartaches with what they...
Gallery Theater
210 NE Ford Street, McMinnville OR 971278McMinnville, OR 97128
503-472-2227
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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.
The mission of Gallery Players or Oregon 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; and inspiring creativity and artistic expression.
The Gallery Players of Oregon inspires 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 exists to explore what it means to be human. To that end, we value and celebrate all humanity. Therefore, we do not and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion or socioeconomic status.
Upcoming Shows
Cabaret
Step inside the Kit Kat Klub, where the drinks flow freely, the music never stops, and the world outside is slowly unraveling. Set in 1939...
Silent Sky
In the early 1900s, Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory, where women are hired not to explore the stars, but to record the...
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella remains one of the most cherished fairy tales ever told. It is a story of hope, transformation, and the magic of...
Review: DISNEY'S NEWSIES at Broadway Rose Theater Company
NEWSIES is a big, joyful, high-energy dance spectacular at the theatre with a message about how to successfully stand up to corporate greed. Recommended for all.…
Review: THE ONE at The Boiler Room
Andrea Parson's solo show turns a very personal search for love into a funny, engaging, and highly relatable journey, whether or not you’ve ever stood at the altar of your own expectations about finding the one.…
Review: THE COVER OF LIFE at Mask & Mirror
Three young women in Louisiana in 1943 whose lives are upended when a Life magazine reporter arrives to tell their story and is changed by it herself. Funny, warm, and quietly devastating, a tribute to female friendship and the search for self-worth.…
Review: LOBOTOMOMMY at CoHo Theatre
Part interactive, part clowning, part not-so-distant dystopian future imagining, Julia Bray’s new solo show LOBOTOMOMMY, performed as part of the 2026 CoHo Residency Program, is dark comedy at its sharpest.…
Review: TELEPHONE at Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
Directed by Rebecca Lingafelter, this production by Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble (PETE) tackles the slippery uncertainty of how much gets lost, or invented, in transmission.…
Review: STORM LARGE MAKES IT HOME at Portland Center Stage
Storm Large is back, and her new cabaret memoir explores what makes a home. Like all of us, she's still working it out, and the show is as raw and funny as her voice is powerful.…
Review: THE ROOMMATE at Profile Theatre
Profile Theatre's THE ROOMMATE is a dark comedy that surprises, moves, and lingers, with knockout performances by Gail Dartez and Eleanor O'Brien. One week left, don't miss it.…
Review: ARBUS & WEST at Triangle Productions
Performances that draw you in from the first exchange and hold you, off-balance, until the lights go down. ARBUS & WEST at Triangle Productions a must see about how women see themselves and others. On stage now through June 20th.…
Review: MAMMA MIA! at Keller Auditorium
A jukebox musical based on the music of ABBA, MAMMA MIA! knows exactly what it is and makes absolutely no apologies for it. It’s fun!…
Review: KRISTINA WONG, #FOODBANKINFLUENCER at Portland Center Stage
What did our critic think of KRISTINA WONG, #FOODBANKINFLUENCER at Portland Center Stage?…
Past Shows
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Gallery Theater Presents Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadA witty, absurd, and thought-provoking theatrical experienceA Play by Tom StoppardMcMinnville, OR – What happens when two minor...
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Winner of the 1968 Tony Award for Best Play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead turns the spotlight on two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet and...
Bye Bye Birdie
A loving tribute to 1950s America, Bye Bye Birdie captures the fun, frenzy, and innocence of a time when rock & roll was king and...
Almost, Maine
Almost, Maine opens at Gallery Theater By John CarianiDirected by Mary Smalley Acuff (marysmalley1@hotmail.com) Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not...
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best Christmas Pageant EverNovember 21 to December 14, 2025 By Barbara RobinsonDirected by Debbie Harmon FerryThis delightful comedy, adapted from the bestselling young adult book,...
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opens at Gallery Theater By Edward AlbeeDirected by David Bates (davidbwriter@onlinenw.com) Recipient of the 1963 Tony Award® for Best Play. George, a professor...
Xanadu
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate ReleaseAugust 20, 2025 Contact: Jared Richard, Theater Manager, manager@gallerytheater.orgXanadu musical opens at Gallery TheaterA Greek muse inspires love, laughter and the world's first...
The Curious Savage
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate ReleaseJune 30, 2025 Contact: Jared Richard, Theater Manager, manager@gallerytheater.org The Curious Savage Opens at Gallery Theater The Curious Savage opens at Gallery Theater of McMinnville,...
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka
Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka pens at Gallery Theater Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka opens at Gallery Theater of McMinnville, Oregon on Friday, May 2, 2025. The opening...
The Cottage
The Cottage Opens at Gallery TheaterGallery Theater of McMinnville, Oregon presents a whimsical romp which Entertainment Weekly called “…[a] sidesplitting screwball comedy…The Cottage is a...
Fiddler on the Roof
The award-winning tale of Tevye the Dairyman and his family’s struggles in a changing Russia is a true musical theater tradition. Winner of nine Tony...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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 old...
Fly By Night
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.
Beauty & the Beast
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...
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Hands on a Hardbody Lakewood Theatre Company (7/10-8/16) |
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Into the Woods Mt Hood Repertory Theatre (8/07-8/23) |
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THE BIG ONE-OH! Bridgetown Musical Theatre (8/01-8/02) |
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Jack Johnson at Hayden Homes Amphitheater Hayden Homes Amphitheater (9/27-9/27) |
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Sense & Sensibility 5G's Ranch (7/23-8/08) |
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THE BARD SUPPER CLUB: A Night of Feminist Shakespeare with Booklover's Burlesque Victorian Belle Mansion (7/31-7/31) |
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The Outsiders Keller Auditorium (11/18-11/24) |
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Keller Auditorium (8/02-8/15) |
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Disney's Newsies Broadway Rose Theatre Company (7/16-8/16) |
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The Cover of Life Mask & Mirror Community Theatre (7/10-8/01) |