Events at Poorman Black Box Theater

Feeling challenged by the upcoming holidays? Reflect, process, and prepare for this season of Advent with us through the media of text, music, and dance.

Blue Christmas
Directed by: Gregg Hurley

Tickets are required due to limited seating. Reserving tickets in advance is recommended. Tickets can be reserved online at messiah.edu/tickets, by phone at 717-691-6036, or at the door as available.

"Re-Imagining Reconciliation" Humanities Symposium dance performance. Directed by Gregg Hurley.

Tickets are free, but required due to limited seating. Tickets can be reserved online at messiah.edu/tickets, by phone at 717-691-6036, or at the door as available.

The Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present our next production: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Performed by TJ Barker’s Troupe of Theatricals. Written by Ernie Nolan Directed by Daniel Inouye

Professor TJ Barker and his troupe of traveling theatricals have just arrived at the theatre to begin a performance of their spectacular production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs when they realize something is amiss. Not only has the orchestra not arrived, but also five of the hilarious O'Hanlon brothers have been stricken with food poisoning. Now only two actors are left to play the dwarfs! Can Professor Barker rally his troupe and prove that the show can go on? Follow their madcap theatrical adventure as they take turns acting, puppeteering and becoming the orchestra while performing one of the most beloved fairy tales of all time. Through ingenuity and will power, they prove in the end that anything can happen once upon a time.

Poorman Black Box Theater
Mar. 4-6 & 8-10 @ 7:00pm; Mar. 7 @ 3:00pm
Runtime: 75 minutes (no intermission)
Family-Friendly
Free, Online Ticketed Event
Livestream Accessible via www.messiah.edu/tickets

The Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present our next production: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Performed by TJ Barker’s Troupe of Theatricals. Written by Ernie Nolan Directed by Daniel Inouye

Professor TJ Barker and his troupe of traveling theatricals have just arrived at the theatre to begin a performance of their spectacular production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs when they realize something is amiss. Not only has the orchestra not arrived, but also five of the hilarious O'Hanlon brothers have been stricken with food poisoning. Now only two actors are left to play the dwarfs! Can Professor Barker rally his troupe and prove that the show can go on? Follow their madcap theatrical adventure as they take turns acting, puppeteering and becoming the orchestra while performing one of the most beloved fairy tales of all time. Through ingenuity and will power, they prove in the end that anything can happen once upon a time.

Poorman Black Box Theater
Mar. 4-6 & 8-10 @ 7:00pm; Mar. 7 @ 3:00pm
Runtime: 75 minutes (no intermission)
Family-Friendly
Free, Online Ticketed Event
Livestream Accessible via www.messiah.edu/tickets

The Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present our next production: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Performed by TJ Barker’s Troupe of Theatricals. Written by Ernie Nolan Directed by Daniel Inouye

Professor TJ Barker and his troupe of traveling theatricals have just arrived at the theatre to begin a performance of their spectacular production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs when they realize something is amiss. Not only has the orchestra not arrived, but also five of the hilarious O'Hanlon brothers have been stricken with food poisoning. Now only two actors are left to play the dwarfs! Can Professor Barker rally his troupe and prove that the show can go on? Follow their madcap theatrical adventure as they take turns acting, puppeteering and becoming the orchestra while performing one of the most beloved fairy tales of all time. Through ingenuity and will power, they prove in the end that anything can happen once upon a time.

Poorman Black Box Theater
Mar. 4-6 & 8-10 @ 7:00pm; Mar. 7 @ 3:00pm
Runtime: 75 minutes (no intermission)
Family-Friendly
Free, Online Ticketed Event
Livestream Accessible via www.messiah.edu/tickets