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Open Stage, a theatre company in downtown Harrisburg, will present its second annual The Good at Heart Festival from March 19-24. The six-day festival will feature performances and presentations centered on social and racial justice that ask thought-provoking questions and inspire meaningful community conversations.

Una pareja anciana soñaba con tener una hija, y cuando su sueño se hizo realidad, nombraron a la pequeña Rapunzel. En verdadero estilo de cuento de hadas, una bruja malvada se roba a la niña y la encierra en una torre. ¿Se quedará la bruja con Rapunzel para siempre? ¿Cómo rescatará el príncipe a Rapunzel de la torre? ¿Qué les sucede a la pareja anciana? Los niños del público usarán su creatividad para ayudar a contar esta historia y asegurarse de que todos vivan "¡Felices por siempre!"

An old couple desperately wishes for a child, and when their dream comes true they name the child Rapunzel. In true fairytale fashion, a Witch steals the child and locks her away in a tower. Will the Witch keep Rapunzel forever? How will the Prince rescue Rapunzel from the tower? What happens to the old couple? The children from the audience use their own creativity to help tell this story and to make sure that everyone lives “happily ever after!”

"Rapunzel en español" se presentará el sábado 16 de septiembre a la 1:00 PM.

Gamut Theatre announced today that it will be receiving an unrestricted $10,000 grant from Theater League, Inc, a Kansas-City-based contributor to the performing arts.  

The award is part of a $225,000 grant that has been allocated across 35 members of the Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA), an organization that supports and fosters the performance of the works of William Shakespeare around the world.

Open Stage, a theatre company in downtown Harrisburg, will present its first annual The Good at Heart Festival from March 14-19. The six-day festival will feature performances and presentations centered on social and racial justice that ask thought-provoking questions and inspire meaningful community conversations.

Open Stage, a theatre company in downtown Harrisburg, will provide American Sign Language-interpreted performances for five shows this winter and spring thanks to a grant-funded accessibility program.

This week? Meet actor and director Katherine Campbell Rossi, director of The Orpheus Theatre Company’s production of Twisted , which opens June 17, and runs for three performances only!

This week? Meet actor Darren Riddle, who will be appearing in Theatre Harrisburg’s production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which opens this weekend and runs through June 19.

At PA On Stage, we’re always trying to find out more about the people who make up the theatre community. So, we came up with our 4 1/2 Questions. This week, meet actor and director Chris Ellis, who will be appearing in Gamut Theatre’s 29th Annual Free Shakespeare in the Park’s production, The Winter’s Tale, playing June 3-18, at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg.

This week? 4 and a half questions with actor and student Rayne Houser, a senior at the Capital Area School for the Arts in Harrisburg. Rayne has appeared in dozens of student and professional productions, and will be attending New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in Fall 2022.

At PA On Stage, we’re always trying to find out more about the people who make up the theatre community. So, we came up with our 4 1/2 Questions. This week, meet actor and director Anne Marino, who will be appearing in Come Blow Your Horn, playing May 20- June 5, at The Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg.

At PA On Stage, we’re always trying to find out more about the people who make up the theatre community. So, we came up with our 4 1/2 Questions. This week, meet actor, director, and improviser Matthew Golden who will be appearing in Moonlight and Magnolias, which plays May 13-29 at Oyster Mill Playhouse.

At PA On Stage, we’re always trying to find out more about the people who make up the theatre community. So, we came up with our 4 1/2 Questions. This week, meet Chris Gubson — actor, director, technical director — and currently a musician/performer in Once, which plays April 22-May 8 at The Playhouse at Allenberry.

At PA On Stage, we’re always trying to find out more about the people who make up the theatre community. So, we came up with our 4 1/2 Questions. This week, meet Keith Bowerman — actor, director, digital artist, photographer, musician, and writer. He is the director of Reefer Madness, which plays through April 24 at Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg.

At PA On Stage, we’re always trying to find out more about the people who make up the theatre community. So, we came up with our 4 1/2 Questions. That’s four specific, getting-to-know questions from the PA On Stage team — and one partial question that our interviewees can ‘make their own.’

Rachita Menon is founder and Artistic Director of the Rasika School of Dance, and co-director of Panchatantra Tales, which plays at Gamut Theatre April 8-10.

At PA On Stage, we’re always trying to find out more about the people who make up the theatre community. So, we came up with our 4 1/2 Questions. That’s four specific, getting-to-know questions from the PA On Stage team — and one partial question that our interviewees can ‘make their own.’

Craig Copas is an actor, director, educator, and graphic artist.

Open Stage, a professional theatre in downtown Harrisburg, will present a matinee performance of Letters from Anne and Martin on Sat., April 9 at 2 p.m. Letters from Anne and Martinis an exploration of the experiences of two legendary figures, their inspirational words, and their hopes and plans for a peaceful and unified world.

At PA On Stage, we’re always trying to find out more about the people who make up the theatre community. So, we came up with our 4 1/2 Questions. That’s four specific, getting-to-know questions from the PA On Stage team — and one partial question that our interviewees can ‘make their own.’

This week — meet Terri Mastrobuono. Actor, director, arts educator, voice-over artist, and more.

Popcorn Hat Players has been selected for the 2022 Best of Harrisburg Award in the Live Theatre category by the Harrisburg Award Program.

Each year, the Harrisburg Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Harrisburg area a great place to live, work and play.

In support of efforts to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Gamut Theatre, a professional regional theatre located in downtown Harrisburg, PA announced today that it is canceling all public programming through at least September 1, 2020.

“No one knows for certain when COVID-19 will reach its apex and how long it will take to come down off of that,” said Melissa Nicholson, Co-Founder/Executive Director. “But I think we can all agree that it will be a significant amount of time before we can safely put 50 students from a five-county area together onstage, backstage, and in classrooms.”

In support of efforts to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Gamut Theatre, a professional regional theatre located in downtown Harrisburg, PA announced today that it is canceling all public programming through at least September 1, 2020.

“No one knows for certain when COVID-19 will reach its apex and how long it will take to come down off of that,” said Melissa Nicholson, Co-Founder/Executive Director. “But I think we can all agree that it will be a significant amount of time before we can safely put 50 students from a five-county area together onstage, backstage, and in classrooms.”

In support of efforts to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Gamut Theatre, a professional regional theatre located in downtown Harrisburg, PA announced today that it is canceling all public programming through at least September 1, 2020.

“No one knows for certain when COVID-19 will reach its apex and how long it will take to come down off of that,” said Melissa Nicholson, Co-Founder/Executive Director. “But I think we can all agree that it will be a significant amount of time before we can safely put 50 students from a five-county area together onstage, backstage, and in classrooms.”

A four-part profile of the challenges posed to arts organizations by COVID-19

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A four-part profile of the challenges posed to arts organizations by COVID-19

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A four-part profile of the challenges posed to arts organizations by COVID-19

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A four-part profile of the challenges posed to arts organizations by COVID-19

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Theatre Harrisburg to suspend remainder of 2019-2020 season in an effort to conserve resources and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 closures

Updated March 14: Oyster Mill Playhouse updated information on performances, auditions and more in response to the spread of COVID-19

Updated March 13: Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg’s updated information on performances, auditions and more in response to the spread of COVID-19

Updated March 12: Theatre Harrisburg’s updated information on performances, auditions and more in response to the spread of COVID-19

Updated March 12:Open Stage’s updated information on performances, auditions and more in response to the spread of COVID-19