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.
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.
Upcoming Shows
A loving tribute to 1950s America, Bye Bye Birdie captures the fun, frenzy, and innocence of a time when rock & roll was king and...
Bye Bye Birdie opens at Gallery Theater Book by Michael Stewart, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Lee Adams Gallery Theater is excited to bring audiences the...
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...
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...
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...
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 & Hammerstein’s Cinderella remains one of the most cherished fairy tales ever told. It is a story of hope, transformation, and the magic of...
by Dawn Sellers - March 03, 2026
Few plays in theatrical history have achieved the enduring success of The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie. Since its premiere in 1952, the production has continued its celebrated run in London, earning its place as the longest running show of any kind in the world. ...
by Krista Garver - February 19, 2026
Portland Playhouse is not known for playing it safe, so it's fitting that their latest production centers on a woman, Anna Campbell, who built her entire legend on one audacious act. ...
by Dawn Sellers - February 16, 2026
Geography of a Horse Dreamer by Sam Shepard wrestles with artistic value, exploitation, power, and control. You will never dream the same again. On stage at Imago Theatre through March 1, 2026...
by Krista Garver - February 12, 2026
In Kallan Dana’s RACECAR RACECAR RACECAR, now running at Artists Repertory Theatre, a father (Anthony Green Caloca) and his adult daughter (Jerilyn Armstrong) head off on a cross-country drive from New York to California to clean out a storage unit....
by Krista Garver - February 11, 2026
It took about 10 seconds for tears to well up in my eyes during the opening monologue of THE BODY'S MIDNIGHT. They stayed there, occasionally spilling over, for the rest of Tira Palmquist's exquisite play. This show is just the second production by 100 Lives Repertory, but it firmly establishes them...
by Krista Garver - February 11, 2026
How do we carry on when everything is falling apart? In YOU STUPID DARKNESS!, Sam Steiner's funny and touching dramedy now running at 21ten Theatre, four volunteers spend their Tuesday nights answering calls at Brightline, a listening service for people who need someone to tell them everything is go...
by Krista Garver - February 04, 2026
For years, I'd written off THE WIZ. My only prior experience with the show had been a disappointing production that left me confused about why the original had swept the Tony Awards in 1975, winning Best Musical and Best Original Score among other honors. ...
by Krista Garver - January 29, 2026
I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard, or heard an entire packed audience laugh so hard. In a world that feels very heavy, Portland Center Stage's production of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG offers something we desperately need: two hours of pure, unrelenting fun....
by Krista Garver - January 29, 2026
There aren't many full-length one-person musicals, which makes IN CLAY particularly intriguing even before you discover how exquisite it is. This fairly new musical by Jack Miles and Rebecca Simmonds excavates the true story of Marie-Berthe Cazin, a French painter and sculptor in the late 19th and e...
by Krista Garver - January 27, 2026
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Past Shows
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...
On a crisp, clear winter night in the remote town of Almost, Maine, the northern lights hover in the sky as something strange begins to...
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? 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...
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...
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 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 Opens at Gallery TheaterGallery Theater of McMinnville, Oregon presents a whimsical romp which Entertainment Weekly called “…[a] sidesplitting screwball comedy…The Cottage is a...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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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