32nd Annual New Year's Eve Party For Children! | Harrisburg | December 31, 2024

Join the Popcorn Hat Players for our 32nd Annual New Year’s Eve Party for Children where we countdown to NOON instead of midnight! Tickets include admission to the show, noisemakers, party hats, and a Hawaiian lei — and the ever-popular balloon drop. Enjoy this year’s show, Snow White and the Two Dwarves!

This year’s event will be at the the Sunoco Theatre at The Whitaker Center in downtown Harrisburg

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Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' | Boiling Springs | December 6 - 29, 2024

“Be Our Guest” for the most enchanting musical of all time, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. This ‘tale as old as time,’ based on Disney’s Academy Award-winning film, features the timeless story you love along with all your favorite characters and songs. Let the magic unfold in front of your eyes as dancing dishes, gorgeous costumes, and spectacular settings bring this Disney classic to life on stage. Celebrate your holidays with the most beautiful love story ever told!

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Tales By The Fire IV: Fireside with A Raven | Lancaster | November 23, 2024

Welcome to the fourth installment of our new works series - Tales by the Fire. Each year, playwrights submit plays based on a theme prompted by the company - this year we're exploring new plays adapted from or inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Come and join us for an evening of short plays performed in the style of staged readings, inspired by one of the fathers of modern mystery and horror!
ONE NIGHT ONLY!

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'Twas The Night Before Christmas | Mechanicsburg | November 22 - December 8, 2024

“‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” But wait! A mouse IS stirring – because Santa missed his house last year.

Before you can say “Merry Christmas!”, we’re off on the wild adventure of a mouse, an elf, and a spunky little girl who just won’t take no for an answer. Don’t miss this joyful tribute to the holiday season!

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White Christmas | Lancaster | November 8, 2024 - January 5, 2025

Based on the beloved movie starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, White Christmas tells the story of two veterans turned song-and-dance men who meet a sister duo and follow them to an inn in Vermont.

Here, they discover the inn is owned by their old Army commanding officer who has fallen on hard times. The foursome decide to put on a show in an effort to save the inn. Hear your favorites Blue Skies, Sisters, Happy Holidays, and White Christmas, and more!

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Boiling Springs | November 2, 9, 16, 2024

Have you ever had a really rotten day? Alexander’s day is sure looking pretty bad… In this hilarious musical based on Judith Viorst’s best-selling classic, Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, his mother forgets to pack him dessert, and his best friend decides he’s not his best friend anymore, he trips on a skateboard, and then he accidentally drops his sweater in the sink—and all before breakfast!

Alexander can already tell— it’s going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day!

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The Pirates of Penzance | Harrisburg | November 2- 17, 2024

Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance tells the story of Frederic, a contracted pirate apprentice, who leaves his band of pirates and falls in love with Mabel, the daughter of Major General Stanley. Joining with the local police force, Frederic plans to bring down the pirates. Those plans are halted, however, when it is revealed that Frederic neglected to read the fine print of his contract. Frederic must rejoin the pirates and enact revenge on the Major General. Will the pirates triumph? Or will the police force be able to stop them in time? 

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Dracula | Harrisburg | October 23, 2024

Adapted from the Bram Stoker novel, this was one of the first—and still one of the most popular—plays Stage Door has ever produced, and no wonder!

Who can resist this deliciously gothic tale of the enigmatic and alluring Count. For this, our very first living-room-reading series, we’re bringing back several of the original actors, but we need you to round out the cast!

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Hamlet-ish | Harrisburg | October 11-13, 2024

Did you know that W. S. Gilbert (of him & Sullivan fame) hated Shakespeare? No, us either, so come along and find out just how much as we present Gilbert’s short play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, A Tragic Episode, in Three Tabloids.

First, though, we’ll remind you of the actual story as rendered by Bard Senseless, which is a very accurate 15-minute version of the play that takes no liberties at all.

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Ride The Cyclone | Harrisburg | October 12 - November 2, 2024

Embark on an unforgettable journey with Ride the Cyclone, a darkly humorous and deeply poignant musical that follows the lives of six teen chamber choir singers tragically cut short by a roller coaster accident.

Transported to the afterlife's dilapidated carnival, they encounter The Amazing Karnak, a mechanical fortune teller who offers them a chance to return to life through storytelling. As they compete for this rare opportunity, the students sing and dance their way through a series of touching and hilarious performances, revealing their deepest hopes and fears.  

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The Piano Lesson | Lancaster | October 25-November 1, 2024

The Piano Lesson is a poignant exploration of heritage, family ties, and the struggle for identity set against the backdrop of 1930s Pittsburgh. Through rich dialogue and vivid characters, The Piano Lesson resonates as a timeless testament to the complexities of legacy and the enduring power of the past. Performances will be held at West Art 800 Buchanan Avenue, Lancaster

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