Playing This Month

Join Count Fred, “Count Dracula’s Not-So-Famous Cousin,” as he tries to scare you into a terrifying Halloween.  Unfortunately, Count Fred is not all that scary and his stories seem to delight more than frighten.  In The Halloween Show, performed by Popcorn Hat Players, children help tell the story of “How Little Ghost Lost His BOO!”, and also lend a hand in solving the mystery of “The Case of the Missing Trick-Or-Treat Candy.”

At the 2nd Annual TMI Halloween Spooktacular, you’ll see classic Halloween characters in every-day scenarios, gawk at the absurdity of children in costumes skipping around haunted houses, and laugh at the antics of science experiments gone wrong. The show will include a COSTUME CONTEST where audience members can compete for free tickets to TMI’s New Year’s Eve event!

Just in time for Halloween, Theatre Harrisburg presents Dave Olmsted’s thrilling new adaptation of War of the Worlds: The Radio Play. Based on Orson Welles’ iconic 1938 Mercury Theatre broadcast that panicked a nation, this vintage audio-visual experience brings Martian invaders, frantic news bulletins, and pulse-pounding sound effects live to the stage. Don’t miss this gripping, limited-run radio drama!

Night of the Living Dead Live is a fun and hilarious re-imagining of George A. Romero’s legendary classic. Set in 1968 and presented in all black and white, it literally feels like the film has been brought to life and placed onstage. The play lovingly examines the movie itself, the period in which it was made, and the film’s undying influence on the horror genre.

This inspiring true story about Carole King spans from her early days as a Brooklyn teenager struggling to enter the record business to her years spent as a chart-topping music legend and one of the most successful singer-songwriters in music history.