Current Season
McLennan Theatre is known for its impressive performances — and the affordable cost of attending is just as remarkable. Check our current season to see what we have in store for you.
Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling
September 29th - October 2nd
Ball Performing Arts Center
7:30 PM curtain; Sunday 2:00 PM matinee
“I swear to you, I will not let my personal tragedy interfere with my ability to do good hair.”
Yearning for some laughter, luxury, and a little chit-chat? Then come right in to Truvy’s beauty salon, where all are welcome to rest a spell, try a new coiffure, and partake in the local news. Nestled in Chinquapin, Louisiana, this sassy salon hosts an eclectic gathering of spirited Southern women led by M’Lynn and her daughter Shelby, whose precarious health condition hinders dreams of starting a family. Well-to-do frenemies, the whimsical Miss Clairee and the cantankerous Ouiser, hurl grandiose tales and snarky retorts while Truvy and her fledging assistant Annelle lather up some antics, prudence, and southern comfort.
Ken Ludwig's The Gods of Comedy
November 17th - November 20th
Music and Theatre Arts Theatre
7:30 PM curtain; Sunday 2:00 PM matinee
Brace yourselves for Olympic levels of merriment and mayhem in Ken Ludwig’s fantastical and dazzling original farce. Junior university Classics professors Daphne Rain and Ralph Sargent unearth a long-lost academic treasure of Greek literature. Fortune, fame, and countless book signings are within their grasp until the fates whisk their newly discovered masterpiece from their scholastic sight. At her wit's end, Daphne calls up to Mount Olympus for help, only to be answered by two irreverent and ludicrous deities. Can these ancient celestials save Daphne in her darkest hour? Or will these haphazard idols destroy all her aspirations in a college cavalcade of buffoonery and pandemonium?
The Addams Family - A New Musical
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice; Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams.
February 23rd - February 25th
Ball Performing Arts Center
7:30 PM curtain
Special performance:
February 23rd
MCC Foundation Hearts in the Arts Theatre Gala
Call 299-8604 for more information
You are parsimoniously invited to an eerie, eccentric evening hosted by the most macabre family in the neighborhood. Wednesday Addams, daughter to the delightfully spooky Gomez and Morticia, has invited her new boyfriend, Lucas, and his parents over for dinner at the Addams Family’s ancestral and ethereal Central Park mansion. There is only one catch, and it’s not the giant octopus skulking in the basement! Lucas is a well-mannered, unostentatious lad from Ohio who doesn’t have a grisly or ghoulish bone in his body. Musical comedy carnage ensues as Gomez tries to persuade the family to act “normal” for Wednesday’s sake while alienating his “Cara Mia,” Morticia. Join Uncle Fester, Grandma, Pugsley, Lurch, and a ghastly ensemble of ancestors as Gomez tries to help his daughter and save his marriage without shattering the phantasmagoric Addams joie de vivre.
Love/Sick by John Cariani
Music and Theatre Arts Theatre
April 27th-April 30th
7:30 PM curtain; Sunday 2:00 PM matinee
Love, romance, and heartbreak abound in playwright John Cariani’s follow-up to his widely produced success Almost, Maine. Against the backdrop of a grocery superstore, we discover nine different stories featuring nine unique couples at divergent points of courtship, passion, and misery. Love at first sight, dating, marriage, and divorce come under the microscope, accompanied by tears and sardonic laughs as we seek to unravel the timeless mystery of Cupid’s arrow.
- Tickets and Box Office
Tickets for McLennan Theatre productions cost between $10-$12, with discounts available for seniors, students and alumni. McLennan students and employees receive one free ticket for each production.
The Box Office is located in the Ball Performing Arts Center next to the theatre and opens two weeks before each performance. Hours of operation are noon to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
To order tickets, you can call 254-299-8200. If it is not during normal operating hours, please leave a message with your name and the number of tickets you would like to purchase. A box office representative will return your call.
You can also email boxoffice@mclennan.edu with your name and the number of tickets you would like to purchase. A box office representative will be in touch with you.
- Season Tickets
All levels except the Season Pass level include membership in the Hearts in the Arts committee of the McLennan Community College Foundation. Hearts in the Arts provides financial support to the Art, Music, Theatre and Commercial Music departments. Members receive priority notification about all visual and performing art events on the McLennan campus.
Season tickets are available through the McLennan Box Office at 254-299-8200 or boxoffice@mclennan.edu. To become a Hearts in the Arts member and receive the additional benefits below, please contact the McLennan Community College Foundation at 254-299-8677.
- Season Tickets
- Adults $50
- Highlander Alumni Association members $40
- Seniors (65 and older)$40
- Friend of the Arts $100
As a Friend of the Arts, you receive an invitation to a Masterclass with a Guest Artist - Hearts in the Arts Sustainer$250
- 1 Hearts in the Arts membership & summer dinner invitation
- 1 Season ticket for all Visual & Performing Arts events, PLUS 1 Gala ticket
- Invitation to a Masterclass with a Guest Artist, PLUS a commemorative ornament
- Hearts in the Arts Patron$500
- 2 Hearts in the Arts memberships and summer dinner invitations
- 2 Season tickets for all Visual & Performing Arts events, PLUS 2 Gala tickets
- Invitation to a Masterclass with a Guest Artist, PLUS a commemorative ornament
- Hearts in the Arts Choreographer$1,250
- 2 Hearts in the Arts memberships and summer dinner invitations
- 2 Season tickets for all Visual & Performing Arts events, PLUS 2 Gala tickets
- Invitation to a Masterclass with a Guest Artist, PLUS a commemorative ornament
- Recognition as Hearts in the Arts Gala Choreographer Sponsor Feb. 28, 2019, with event signage and program recognition!
- Hearts in the Arts Executive Director$2,500
- 2 Hearts in the Arts memberships and summer dinner invitations
- 4 Season tickets for all Visual & Performing Arts events, PLUS 4 Gala tickets
- Invitation to a Masterclass with a Guest Artist, PLUS a commemorative ornament
- Recognition as Hearts in the Arts Gala Executive Director Sponsor Feb. 28, 2019, with event signage, media, and program recognition!
- Hearts in the Arts Executive Producer$5,000
- 2 Hearts in the Arts memberships and summer dinner invitations
- 6 Season tickets for all Visual & Performing Arts events, PLUS 6 Gala tickets
- Invitation to a Masterclass with a Guest Artist, PLUS a commemorative ornament
- Recognition as Hearts in the Arts Gala Executive Producer Sponsor Feb. 28, 2019, with event signage, media, program, and Lake Shore Drive marquee recognition!
- Season Tickets
