Theatre Performances

This Is My Story, This Is My Song 
from Theatre for the Thirsty

A new musical from Theatre for the Thirsty re-discovering the great hymns of the faith and the stories behind them. Veteran singer/actors Jeremiah and Vanessa Gamble bring a dozen beloved hymns to vibrant life- spanning three hundred years and five countries. Featuring gorgeous acappella singing, stunning historical costumes, and richly realized characters, this musical is an inspiring reminder that there are some things worth singing about forever. 

Homecoming Weekend
Thursday, Sept. 30 | 7:00pm
Friday, October 1 | 7:00pm, 9:00pm
The Margaret Jensen Theatre

The Miser
By Moliere | Directed by Jill Rogati '07

Harpagon wants to marry off his pretty daughter, Elise, to a rich old man, but she’s in love with another and sneaks him into the house disguised as a servant. Harpagon also intends to marry – the beautiful Mariane, with whom he hopes to get a large dowry. But Mariane is in love with Harpagon's son. Confused yet? The unfolding chaos is brilliantly woven with witty dialogue and raucous schtick in a manner unmistakably Moliere!

October 29-30 and November 2-6, 2021
Time: TBD
The Margaret Jensen Theatre

My Favorite Year
By Tony Award Winning Duo Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
Directed by Jeffrey S. Miller with Music Direction by Jess Modaff

It’s 1954. Young Benjy Stone is realizing his life-long dream of writing for television, working as a freshman writer on TV’s most popular comedy show: King Kaiser’s Comedy Cavalcade. Just when he thought it couldn’t get any more exciting, Benjy is assigned to “chaperone” the swashbuckling veteran Hollywood star, Alan Swann, Benjy’s movie idol and inspiration since he was a child. It’s a dream come true, until he meets the real Swann and realizes that life is much more complicated than it ever looks in the movies. Ahrens and Flaherty’s coming-of-age musical is based on the 1982 motion picture, My Favorite Year.

January 28 | 7:30 p.m. 
January 29 | 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Off-Campus at The Cabot Theatre
286 Cabot St, Beverly, MA

Steel Magnolias
By Robert Harling | Directed by Norman Jones

It all happens in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where “any lady who is anybody” comes to have her hair done. Filled with hilarious and biting repartee, the play moves toward tragedy in the second act when tough life choices force the ladies to confront their own mortality. Their underlying strength – and love – are the real and charming qualities that make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

April 1-2 and 5-9, 2022
Time TBD
The Margaret Jensen Theatre

Studio Productions (Free Admission)

24 Hour Play Festival
Directed by Jessica Richmond '16

September 17-18, 2021 | Time TBD
The Margaret Jensen Theatre

Last Scot Standing 
Directed by Ryan Cannister '19

A Stand-Up Competition

October 23, 2021 | 7 p.m.
MacDonald Auditorium, KOSC

Fall Shorts 
An evening of 10-Minute Plays by the Directing Class

November 16-18, 2021 | 7 p.m.

The Margaret Jensen Theatre | Free admission (first come, first served)

Senior Showcase 2022

Featuring the final projects of graduating seniors

April 20-30, 2022 | 7 p.m.
The Margaret Jensen Theatre
Free admission (first come, first served)

TICKETS

Purchase your tickets using one of these methods

• Online: 
• Phone: Call 978-867-4282 to order tickets from the bookstore
• On-campus: Visit the bookstore in the Lane Student Center to buy tickets in person
• Box office: Tickets go on sale at the door in the Barrington Center for the Arts one hour before performances begin; limited quantities available.

*For most performances, discount tickets are available for students, Gordon College faculty/staff, and senior citizens. Please bring your student/college ID to qualify.