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EITC Program

Did you know Gretna Theatre is an approved Educational Improvement Organization through the State of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development EITC program?

When you participate in Pennsylvania’s educational tax credit program, your company can receive up to a 90% tax credit when donating to an approved organization. For more information, click here: http://www.newpa.com/programDetail.aspx?id=62

Gretna Theatre, in Mt. Gretna, PA, has been bringing quality theatre to South Central Pennsylvania for more than 80 years. But we take seriously our responsibility to do more than simply entertain. We also teach.

  • We teach through our high school intern program showing students the real world of theatre both as actors and behind the scenes.
  • We teach through our Children’s Outreach Tour which brings theatrical productions of educational value right to the school. Currently we offer Keeping Mr. Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, Lost Hero; Road to Freedom; and First Ladies, Wives of the Presidents. We plan to expand and offer programs on additional subject matter.
  • We teach by each year producing at least one show to Mt. Gretna of historic, literary, or scientific value to young people. In 2008, that show was Shenandoah, which brought the Civil War to life for American History students.  Previously, we have also produced Big River, the Broadway musical story of Huckleberry Finn, Fiddler on the Roof, the Broadway musicalization of Sholem Aleichem’s stories, the play version of the literary classic Cheaper by the Dozenand the Broadway musical story of famed American humorist Will Rogers in The Will Rogers Follies.
  • We teach by offering thousands of students in 17 school districts the chance to see a show likeShenandoah for $5 a ticket, an 84% discount off our regular price and less than the price of a movie!
  • We teach through our Children’s Theater program geared to introduce children ages 3-10 to live theatre while teaching them valuable life lessons.

Less than half of Gretna Theatre’s budget comes from ticket sales. For much of the rest we rely on the generosity of businesses like yours. Your tax credit-eligible donation will be used specifically to fund the Educational Improvement portion of our programming.

When you are making your decision how to spend your dollars under the EITC program,won’t you please consider supporting Gretna Theatre?

To learn more, call Roger Sands, Director of Development at 717-964-3322 or

drop us a note.

Gretna Productions, Inc. d/b/a Gretna Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization. The official registration and financial information of Gretna Productions, Inc. d/b/a Gretna Theatre may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999.

Registration does not imply endorsement.