8-Track: The Sounds of the ’70s In Concert

Put on your leisure suits, halter tops, and platform shoes and get ready to boogie down through ten years of groundbreaking music! With its propulsive rhythms and dazzling harmonies, 8-Track is a fast-paced musical romp through one of the most impassioned decades of the 20th century. This Baby Boomers’ dream come true features the music of The Emotions, The Carpenters, Labelle, Barry Manilow, Marvin Gaye, The Doobie Brothers, The Bee Gees, Helen Reddy, KC and the Sunshine Band, and more! 

Rediscover the heart and soul of the forgotten decade with this joyously rousing, moving, and often downright hilarious musical in concert with our LIVE BAND on stage!

Directed by Carrie & Dave Conklin

THE TIME MACHINE

By Michael D. Fox

A new, freshly imagined adventure ignites from the pages of H.G. Wells! An unexpected delivery containing a puzzling box of clues leads to The Time Machine itself. Now - the race is on from today’s perplexing world into the baffling past then back again in an anxious chase against time. Experience a mystical, scientific wonder that moves through the ages chasing a coveted treasure, dubious friendship and lost love. Can this be real? Does time travel really exist? Buckle up for a journey into the unknown! 

Gettysburg Community Theatre's IMPROV Acting Troupe is at it again!

What will happen? What will they say? What will they do? How many times will your belly hurt from laughing? 

WHO KNOWS? We don't even know because they act without a script. LOL

If you like Saturday Night Live, MadTV, or Whose Line Is It Anyway, you will enjoy our Improv Troupe.

Cash/Credit Bar opens 6pm and is open during the show as well. 

Show begins at 7pm. 

Yes…And?

Welcome To The 60's is our theme for this piano bar cabaret with our cast of pianists and singers for a night of feel good groovy music! Join us and sing-a-long if you like.

Carrie Conklin directs this concert of teens performing Broadway favorites of past and present as she accompanies on the piano. One night only!

The jungle is jumpin' with a jazzy beat in Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS. Specially adapted from the classic Disney animated film, Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS features a host of colorful characters and your favorite songs from the movie.

Banished by the ferocious tiger, Shere Khan, a human boy named Mowgli and his panther friend, Bagheera, are on the run in the deepest parts of the jungle. On their journey, the two meet a sinister snake named Kaa, a herd of elephants and a giant bear named Baloo, who teaches them the swingin' musical rhythms of the jungle. After surviving a dangerous encounter with a band of monkeys led by King Louie, Mowgli and Bagheera are forced to run for their lives. When Shere Khan returns, our heroes must rally their fellow animals into battle and restore peace throughout the jungle.

Brand new for 2025 is GCT's “Readings On Stage” Series!  

We know that there a lot of great scripts and stories that deserve to be heard but sometimes just don't get an opportunity. With “Readings On Stage”, local directors and actors will be bringing some scripts to life that we hope you will find entertaining, challenging and educational. While these are simply readings on stage by actors and not a full mounted production with costumes etc, you never know, you might see one of these shows on our stage in the future. 

Thank you for joining us!

Auntie Mame - May 16th at 7pm

This fabulously successful hit hardly needs introduction. Besides being the source for one of America’s most popular musicals, AUNTIE MAME set a standard for Broadway comedy that’s been sought after ever since. “Auntie Mame was a handsome, sparkling, scatterbrained and warm-hearted lady who brightened the American landscape from 1928 to the immediate past by her whimsical gaiety, her slightly madcap adventures and her devotion to her young nephew, who grew up to be Patrick Dennis. Through fortunes that rose and fell and a pleasant but brief marriage to a likable Southerner, who had the bad luck to tumble down from the Matterhorn, Auntie Mame’s chief concern was that nephew, whom she raised…[the play’s] central figure is a woman of spirit, innate kindness and undefeatable courage…” —New York Post.

Auntie Mame is a comedic stage play written by American playwrights Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The play was adapted from the novel of the same name first published in 1955 by Patrick Dennis. It originally opened on Broadway in 1956 starring Rosalind Russell who also starred in the 1958 film. It inspired the 1966 Broadway Musical, MAME.

Gettysburg Community Theatre's IMPROV Acting Troupe is at it again!

What will happen? What will they say? What will they do? How many times will your belly hurt from laughing? 

WHO KNOWS? We don't even know because they act without a script. LOL

If you like Saturday Night Live, MadTV, or Whose Line Is It Anyway, you will enjoy our Improv Troupe.

Cash/Credit Bar opens 6pm and is open during the show as well. 

Show begins at 7pm. 

Yes…And?

With an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, Pippin is the story of one young man's journey to be extraordinary. Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, this updated circus-inspired version of Pippin continues to captivate and appeal to the young at heart throughout the world.

Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power (after disposing of his father, King Charlemagne the Great). In the end, though, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the un-extraordinary moments that happen every day.

Gettysburg Community Theatre's IMPROV Acting Troupe is at it again!

What will happen? What will they say? What will they do? How many times will your belly hurt from laughing? 

WHO KNOWS? We don't even know because they act without a script. LOL

If you like Saturday Night Live, MadTV, or Whose Line Is It Anyway, you will enjoy our Improv Troupe.

Cash/Credit Bar opens 6pm and is open during the show as well. 

Show begins at 7pm. 

Yes…And?

The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.

When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women “computers,” charting the stars for a renowned astronomer who calculates projects in “girl hours” and has no time for the women’s probing theories. As Henrietta, in her free time, attempts to measure the light and distance of stars, she must also take measure of her life on Earth, trying to balance her dedication to science with family obligations and the possibility of love. 

Brand new for 2025 is GCT's “Readings On Stage” Series!  

We know that there a lot of great scripts and stories that deserve to be heard but sometimes just don't get an opportunity. With “Readings On Stage”, local directors and actors will be bringing some scripts to life that we hope you will find entertaining, challenging and educational. While these are simply readings on stage by actors and not a full mounted production with costumes etc, you never know, you might see one of these shows on our stage in the future.

Thank you for joining us!

A Piece Of My Heart - August 22nd at 7pm

This is a powerful, true drama of six women who went to Vietnam: five nurses and a country western singer booked by an unscrupulous agent to entertain the troops. The play portrays each young woman before, during, and after her tour in the war-torn nation and ends as each leaves a personal token at the memorial wall in Washington. 

"A PIECE OF MY HEART...takes up a subject largely missing from the reams of material written about Vietnam, namely the women sho served there...seamlessly interweaving the stories of the six principals...the play is exceedingly moving as the women gather at the memorial wall in Washington and experience a heart wrenching expiation---one that also affects those watching them from the audience...in not straining for a hit, the (theatre) may have produced one in A PIECE OF MY HEART."
-The Wall Street Journal
 

THE DUMMEST PLAY EVER

By Brian D. Taylor

Wow!  This has to be the worst title ever for a play, right?  Unless...  maybe not? 

In a series of silly scenes that will have us laughing at the “dumbness” in everything, the real question in the end is about what matters most.  And while we all can do dumb, goofy things at times (maybe a lot of the time!), we all offer something of value as well.  Despite its name, this play smartly poses pertinent questions like:  Is Artificial Intelligence smart or dumb?  Is a tri-fork an amazing brainstorm or just another silly idea?  And why are really good answers on a quiz show somehow wrong?  Perhaps Mabel’s Meditative Yoga Class is what we need to just let it all go and not worry whether any of this is smart or dumb or silly or weird, because it’s definitely all of the above! 

At this annual concert, our Founding Executive/Artistic Director, Chad-Alan Carr, and friends will sing some favorites that are Mostly Broadway, while Chad also announces the new 2026 season line up of plays and musicals for GCT. This concert benefits the GCT Scholarship Funds: The Taylor Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship and the Betsy & Hank White Memorial Scholarship Fund for GCT.

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW 

ALIVE ON STAGE!

Back by popular demand! This show always sells out!

This original stage musical inspired the cult classic movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show!

Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker, a creepy butler, and the latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”

Due to mature themes, this show is recommended for adults only.

THEATRE BAR OPENS one hour before showtime. 
Must be 21+ with valid ID to drink.

No outside food, beverages, or props. 
Leave the toast at home...that's from the movie anyway and not the stage version. LOL

NO LATE SEATING! 
NO CAMERAS DURING THE SHOW! 
SILENCE CELL PHONES!

Brand new for 2025 is GCT's “Readings On Stage” Series!  

We know that there a lot of great scripts and stories that deserve to be heard but sometimes just don't get an opportunity. With “Readings On Stage”, local directors and actors will be bringing some scripts to life that we hope you will find entertaining, challenging and educational. While these are simply readings on stage by actors and not a full mounted production with costumes etc, you never know, you might see one of these shows on our stage in the future.

Thank you for joining us!

The Laramie Project - October 11th at 2pm

On October 6, 1998, gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard left the Fireside Bar with Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. The following day he was discovered on a prairie at the edge of town, tied to a fence, brutally beaten, and close to death. Six days later Matthew Shepard died at Poudre Valley Hospital in Ft. Collins, Colorado. 

On November 14th, 1998, ten members of Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, and conducted interviews with the people of the town. Over the next year, the company returned to Laramie six times and conducted over 200 interviews. These texts became the basis for the play which has been performed in hundreds of high schools, colleges, community theatres, and professional theatres across the globe since its premiere in Laramie, Wyoming in 2000. It was also adapted into a film by HBO in 2002.

#EraseHate

At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing... and anything is possible. Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together – that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician – united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future. Together, they confront history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair... and what it means to live in America.

The Tony-winning score is just as diverse as the melting pot of America itself, drawing upon many musical styles, from the ragtime rhythms of Harlem and Tin Pan Alley to the klezmer of the Lower East Side, from bold brass band marches to delicate waltzes, from up-tempo banjo tunes to period parlor songs and expansive anthems. 

Ragtime the musical is a truly unique and powerful portrait of America!

When young Alice finds herself in a strange world where everything seems upside down, she must find her way home…and find herself along the way. As she travels through Wonderland, she encounters all of the iconic characters that audiences have come to love: including the ever-tardy White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat, a cool Caterpillar, the wacky Mad Hatter, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts.

Based on the Disney animated and live action films, this stage musical version of Alice in Wonderland features Disney favorites such as “The Golden Afternoon,” “The Unbirthday Song,” and “Painting the Roses Red” along with brand-new songs, including music from the 2010 live-action film. Whether this is your first experience with Alice or your hundredth, you’ll fall in love all over again with this timeless story of adventure, imagination, and pure fun!

This is GCT's Penguin Project production featuring actors with and without special needs together on stage in this 75 minute musical recommended for ages 4 & up.