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Based upon the novel written by Alice Walker and the Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment motion picture


Book by Marsha Norman
Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray

Main Season
July 15th - July 25th, 2027

Matinee Performances: 2:00pm on July 15, 22, & 25

Matinee Performance: 3:00pm on July17

Evening Performances: 7:30pm on July 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 & 24

About

The Color Purple is an unforgettable, Tony Award-winning musical based on the ground-breaking novel by Alice Walker.  Filled with a soul-stirring score blending gospel, blues, jazz, and traditional musical theater, witness one woman's extraordinary journey from hardship to self-discovery as she finds her voice through the unbreakable bonds of family, friendship, and faith.



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America's oldest summer theatre, since 1927.

Mount Gretna Playhouse

200 Pennsylvania Ave

Mount Gretna, PA 17064

Mailing

Gretna Theatre - P.O. Box 578

Mount Gretna, PA 17064

Administrative

451 State Route 117 - 2FL

Mt. Gretna, PA 17064

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