09/01/2026
Did you know that Texarkana has had a “Come From Away” moment in real life?
Twenty years ago, Texarkana opened its doors.
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, evacuees began arriving in our community. By September 3, the City of Texarkana had activated the Southwest Center to receive busloads of displaced people.
And Texarkana showed up. 👏👏
Emergency responders, hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, businesses, organizations, and volunteers came together to offer shelter, medical care, clothing, food, medications, and, perhaps most importantly, a safe place to land.
It’s a story that feels remarkably familiar to the one we’re preparing to tell onstage!!
Come From Away tells the true story of Gander, Newfoundland, where thousands of airline passengers were unexpectedly stranded after the September 11 attacks. Faced with frightened strangers who had nowhere else to go, an entire community opened its doors and asked one simple question: How can we help?
Just four years later, Texarkana was called to do something very similar.
Texarkana Repertory Company invites you to experience Come From Away, a celebration of the extraordinary things ordinary people can do when their neighbors need them most.
📍 Stilwell Humanities Building at Texarkana College
🎭 September 11, 12, 13 & 18, 19, 20
You can purchase your ticket at www.texrep.org
Because sometimes, on the darkest days, a community becomes a light. ❤️
