Volunteers are an essential element to the success of the McPherson Opera House. We have many volunteer opportunities available and are always on the lookout for assistance.
You can help ensure the Opera House continues to shine by supporting the
McPherson Opera House Ghost Light Fund
LIVE EVENTS
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Aug5-2020
Wichita Children’s Theatre Elephant & Piggie
*FREE EVENT* For more than 40 years the Wichita Children’s Theatre & Dance Center has been providing arts opportunities to young people in Central Kansas of all ages and backgrounds, including presenting live theatre shows for children performed by WCTDC’s professional actors. Thanks to a grant from the Lisa Memorial Waldhauer Fund, managed by the […]
Aug14-2020
Swiss Family Robinson
Emily Montrose may have traveled the world, but when she sets out to join her father in Australia, little did she know, she’d be captured by pirates, shipwrecked, marooned, and left alone on an exotic tropical island. Nothing she couldn’t handle. Until … she meets the Swiss Family Robinson … and a formidable female pirate […]
MOVIES & SPECIAL EVENTS
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Sep5-2020
Kentucky Derby Tea Party
Can’t make it to the Churchill Downs? Head to the Opera House Grand Ballroom for a Kentucky Derby celebration with fancy hats, fascinators, and mint tea juleps to commemorate the annual Run for the Roses – perhaps the most famous horse race in the world. The spring tea is a popular annual event filled with […]
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What can you do at the McPherson Opera House?
Host your next event at the McPherson Opera House for an artfully decorated setting, high-tech conveniences, and exceptional service. Centrally located off Interstate 135 – 50 miles north of Wichita – the McPherson Opera House offers a convenient destination for your next business meeting, family reunion, wedding reception, or other event. Please explore the Rental Facilities page for more information.
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Then and now of the Auditorium
Although the auditorium looks much as it might have after the 1913 remodel, everything, in fact, is new. The most dramatic change was rebuilding the second balcony, which restored the space to the much more pleasing architectural ensemble intended by the original architect, George Shaffer of Abilene.
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View the McPherson Opera House now
Don’t have time to stop by? Take a virtual 360 tour of the Opera House right now! Click on the “Virtual 360º” button below to start! Want to schedule an in person tour? Click “Tours” to view your options!
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