One of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, Macbeth is a swiftly moving nightmare, which follows the terrifying rise and fall of the Macbeths, a Scottish lord and lady, turned ruthless King and Queen.

Recommended for ages 12 and up, the production is extremely accessible, employing Gamut’s unique educational engagement style of combining Shakespeare’s original text with modern “narrations” to bridge the most famous scenes from the play together into an easy-to-understand story. One weekend only.

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Deep in the jungles of India, an infant “man cub” is adopted by a pack of wolves and raised as their own. The wolves name the child Mowgli, who grows under the watchful eyes of Bagheera the panther and Baloo the sloth bear, who must train the cub in the Laws of the Jungle. But not even their strict guidance can protect Mowgli from riotous monkeys, the vicious man-eating tiger Shere Khan, and the most fearsome animal of all - man.
This much-beloved classic by Rudyard Kipling shows us the importance of family, respect for nature, and what it means to be human.

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An evening of improvisational comedy, featuring the area’s most beloved improv theatre troupes. Harrisburg Improv Theatre, The Oxymorons, and Gamut’s own TMI can be seen in one location at one event. Audience members choose from a menu of unique 20-minute performances throughout the evening. Don’t miss the Grand Finale - where we mix and match performers from all three troupes!  

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During World War II, Joe Keller and Steve Deever ran a machine shop which made airplane parts. As a result of a scandal involving defective parts that resulted in the deaths of a number of soldiers, Deever was sent to prison. His partner Keller went free and went on to make a lot of money. This catastrophe is compounded by the fact that the Keller’s young son was reported missing in action.

The love affair of Keller’s other son and Ann Deever, and the bitterness of George Deever, who returns from the war to find his father in prison and his father’s business partner free, all set the stage for a story of accountability, consequences, and unbearable guilt.

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In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, wanting to escape their day-to-day mundane lives, are drawn together by fate (an impromptu happy hour) and decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years.

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Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power (after disposing of his father, King Charlemagne the Great).
In the end, though, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the unextraordinary moments that happen every day.

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Open Stage presents its 23rd annual production of the highly acclaimed, award-winning play. One of the most famous and haunting stories to emerge from the 20th Century, the memoirs of a young Jewish girl, forced to hide for nearly two years to escape Nazi persecution, are an essential part of how we remember one of the darkest periods of our human history. Performances will be held at the Scottish Rite, 2701 N. 3rd Street, Harrisburg.

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Poor Jack! He’s got to use his wits to save himself from the terrible Giant, but a host of familiar fairytale characters keep messing up his plans— and then there’s that annoying Stinky Cheese Man! The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, based on the beloved book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, deconstructs the tradition of the fairy tale. Characters slide in and out of tales; Cinderella rebuffs Rumpelstiltskin, and Goldilocks meets the Three Elephants. Nothing is quite the same as you remember it!

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Thistle & Salt is a performance of 2 one-act plays (Riders to the Sea; In the Shadow of the Glen) by Irish playwright and essayist, John Millington Synge. Sometimes described as "poetic realism," Synge wrote about the reality of the Ireland that he knew, not a romanticized one. Presented by Gamut Theatre and Narcisse Theatre Company.

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Scotland, 1616. A dark and stormy night brings a priest to the Fenton's door. He is not the first unwelcome visitor- darkness lurks within.

Coproduced by The Rock Ford Foundation, Pyre will be performed at Historic Rock Ford's barn location (located at 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602). 

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The outrageous, uproarious, and gloriously entertaining story of King Arthur and the Lady of the Lake will delight audiences as they search for the Holy Grail and “always look on the bright side of life.”

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TMI, Gamut Theatre’s in-house improv team, returns to the stage for its first ever show of the new year! One night only!

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Join Open Stage for a gothic musical experience with the reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death, accompanied by an original score by Tony Wayne. Part concert and part concept album, this new musical experience is a perfect winter chill and premieres at Open Stage.

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A powerful story about family, redemption, growth and loss, Sondheim and Lapine’s masterpiece shows us what happens after “happily ever after.” When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell.  What follows is one of musical theatre’s most epic stories, featuring fairy tales’ most familiar faces. With a small cast, one piano and boundless imagination, Open Stage’s witty and wild reinvention is sure to be a magical trip “into the woods, and out of the woods, and home before dark!”

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**IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to illness in the cast, VOICES OF THE EIGHTH:CHRONICLES II will be canceling the February 10, 11, and 12 performances, and rescheduling them for Friday, February 17 and Sunday, February 19.   Visit the Gamut Theatre website for more information.**

Voices of the Eighth Chronicles II: Stories from Harrisburg’s Old Eighth Ward is a collage of storytelling that fuses imagery, movement, sound, and music to uplift the work of chain-breakers and change-makers from Harrisburg’s demolished Eighth Ward. This original work pays homage to the resilient spirit of the nineteenth and twentieth-century African American liberators, educators, orators, and writers who fought to build a community of freedom and belonging. 

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

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As the houselights dim, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts his favorite record on the turntable: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life in his living room and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on.

Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight!

Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical.

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What happens when a father’s dreams for his family start slipping away? Captivating until the last moment, this beautiful family drama captures what the American dream means to small towns. Written by Harrisburg author Paul Hood.

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For seven years, a certain boy wizard went to a certain wizard school and conquered evil.
This, however, is not his story.
This is the story of the Puffs…who just happened to be there too.

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In one of Agatha Christie’s only plays written specifically for the stage, Verdict tells the story of a misguided idealist who loves so intensely it becomes destructive and unattainable.  

In the story, professor Karl Hendryk has fled to London from persecution his homeland. The play explores the relationships the professor has with the women in his life. His wife, Anya, who is suffering from a progressively debilitating disease; her cousin and caregiver, Lisa; and Helen, a spoiled young student who takes up private lessons with the professor.

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Two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing on the Moose Lodge circuit in Pennsylvania’s Amish country.

When they hear that an old lady in York, PA, is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces!

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