Now and Then | York | March 18-27, 2022

One night in 1981, just as Jamie is closing the bar where he works, a desperate last-minute customer offers him and his girlfriend Abby two thousand dollars to sit and have a drink with him.
As the trio swaps stories, the young couple begins to realize that this older man is unusually invested in their choices… and the reason he gives them is completely unbelievable.

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The Diary of Anne Frank | Harrisburg | March 17, 2022

One public performance only: Thursday, March 17 @ 8:00 pm
After two years of virtual and pre-recorded educational experiences, Open Stage brings the story of Anne Frank back to the stage with a one-night-only staged reading.

Experience the beautiful story, live on stage in our 22nd annual production. Set during one of history's most brutal periods, the Holocaust, the play is based on the actual diary of a young girl who comes of age while hiding from the Nazis in a tiny, overcrowded attic with her family for more than two years. During their confinement, Anne discovers herself as a beautiful, thoughtful, and extraordinary girl. Her story is a constant reminder to us all of the power of the human spirit.

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Puffs | Boiling Springs | February 18-27, 2022

Puffs—or—Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic is a tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world. This clever and inventive play gives you a new look at a familiar wizard-y adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers.

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The Secret Garden | Harrisburg | February 11-27, 2022

Orphaned in India, 11-year-old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her reclusive uncle Archibald, whose invalid son Colin has had to bear the guilt of his mother Lily’s death. When Mary discovers her Aunt Lily’s hidden garden, locked shut and overgrown with vines, Mary is determined to revive the beauty that once was. Surrounded by spirits from the past, who both warn and welcome her, Mary begins to peel away the layers of sadness that cover the estate, showing us the power that a single individual can have to bring light into darkness.

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Echoes of Voices of the Eighth | Harrisburg | February 11 - 20, 2022

Voices of the Eighth connects two African American teens across time from the same Harrisburg neighborhood. This heartwarming story joins the young and old, past and present, and evokes the gone but not forgotten, to celebrate the history-making contributions of African Americans who lived in Harrisburg’s Old Eighth Ward.

The project is a partnership with Sankofa African American Theatre Company and Gamut Theatre Group.

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The Obstructed View | Harrisburg | September 24, 2022

The Obstructed View was begun as an homage America's favorite talk show - and it’s become so much more.
Join hosts Matthew Golden, Stuart Landon, and America’s Sweetheart T. J. Creedon for A BRAND NEW YEAR of politics, hot gossip, special guests, and a whole lot of devastating one-liners.

The guys can't wait to spill some tea with you!

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And To Be A Soldier | Harrisburg | January 8, 2022

Presented by The Olive Branch and Laurel Crown Ensemble; Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

This anthology tracks the collective experience of soldiers through the works of Shakespeare with acts focused on the precursors to war (Julius Caesar, Troilus and Cressida); battlefield conflicts (Henry IV, Cymbeline); alliances, betrayals, and desertions (Richard II, Henry V); the plight of prisoners of war (King Lear, Two Noble Kinsmen); and the adjustment back to civilian life (Richard III, Sonnets).
Part of Gamut Theatre’s Classics Fest

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The African Company: The Mystery of the African Grove Theater | Harrisburg | January 7, 2022

The African Company tells the story of the legendary African Grove Theatre as told from Vaughn Jefferson, a young theater educator living in Harlem. As Vaughn recounts to his partner the findings from his research, the true story of how the legendary African Grove Theater succumbed to the perils of racism during the 1800’s comes to life as the two learn about the cultural differences between white and black Theater Artists of the past and how their actions shaped theater today.
Part of Gamut Theatre’s Classics Fest

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Becoming Othello: A Black Girl's Journey | Harrisburg | January 6, 2022

Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey is a 90-minute, 5-Act, living memoir about a young woman’s trials and triumphs with race and the classics, her memorable experiences growing up in East Harlem and her gender flipped journey on the road to becoming Shakespeare's noble, flawed general.

The solo show is complete with moving songs and lyrical language from Black women playwrights, William Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and the King James Bible.
Part of Gamut Theatre’s Classics Fest

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Shakespeare and the Alchemy of Gender | Harrisburg | January 4, 2022

Internationally renowned actor Lisa Wolpe has arguably played more of the Bard’s male roles than any woman in history. From cross-gender exploration to the unforgettable story of her life and the discovery of her Jewish heritage, Lisa triumphantly illustrates that Shakespeare’s insight into the human condition is as relevant as ever.
Part of Gamut Theatre’s Classics Fest

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Rock Musical | Harrisburg | January 12- 16, 2022

Featuring music from contemporary Broadway musicals, including Head Over Heels, Six, Spring Awakening, Next to Normal , American Idiot, and We Will Rock You paired with classic rock shows like Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair, The Rocky Horror Show, and Chess, the students of the Teen Studio will present a brand new and exciting show that is sure to bring audiences to their feet.

Bring your lighters and get ready to rock.

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