The Comedy Of Errors | Harrisburg | May 31 - June 15, 2024
Join Gamut Theatre Group's Harrisburg Shakespeare Company for the 31st Annual Free Shakespeare in the Park held at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg!
The Comedy of Errors follows identical twins (both called Antipholus) with identical manservants (both called Dromio), separated in infancy by outrageous circumstances. One Antipholus now lives with his Dromio, his wife Adriana and her sister Luciana in Ephesus, while the other pair has just arrived from Syracuse. A romp of mistaken identity and misunderstandings ensue, resulting in a reunion of separated twins and their parents.
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Hay Fever | Camp Hill | May 10-26, 2024
Novelist David Bliss, retired actress Judith and their two adult children head to the countryside for a relaxing weekend — but instead, they find that each family member has invited a guest, unbeknownst to the others. Thus begins a weekend of over-the-top theatrics, family arguments and romantic escapades that make the four guests realize the Bliss family is more than they bargained for. Written by famed playwright Noël Coward, this rollicking farce confirms that there’s no such thing as a “normal” family.
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The Rainbow Fish Musical | Lancaster | April 19 - May 10, 2024
Rainbow Fish is the most beautiful fish in the ocean and all of the sea creatures admire his beauty. When Rainbow Fish refuses to share his vibrant scales, the ocean creatures turn against Rainbow Fish. After seeking out the wise Octopus, Rainbow Fish learns that it is better to be admired for being kind than being beautiful.
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What The Constitution Means To Me | Harrisburg | May 11-June 1, 2024
Fifteen-year-old Heidi Schreck earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human show, Heidi resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.
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Romeo & Juliet (Educational Outreach Public Performance| Harrisburg | April 19-21, 2024
Gamut Theatre, the combined theatre of Harrisburg Shakespeare Company and Popcorn Hat Players Children’s Theatre, presents its highly acclaimed educational outreach production of Romeo and Juliet. One of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, this tale of star-crossed lovers follows the exuberant and volatile story of Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague as their young love rises above the contempt of their feuding families.
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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Ragtime | Lancaster | April 5 - May 12, 2024
Set in early twentieth-century New York, three diverse American family tales are woven together. United by their courage, compassion, and belief in the promise of the future, they confront history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair.
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Cinderella | Harrisburg | April 12-14, 2024
Gamut Theatre’s Young Acting Company presents Cinderella written by Sean Adams, an original work based on the traditional folk tale by French author Charles Perrault. This much-beloved folk tale has been adapted into a full-length play performed by students, ages 6 through 18.
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Improvapalooza 2024 | Harrisburg | April 6, 2024
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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Artificial Wizards | Mechanicsburg | April 6-7, 2024
The Artificial Wizards were born in 2021 when 8 stellar friendgicians combined into one SUPER WIZARD.
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The Play That Goes Wrong | York | April 19-28, 2024
Welcome to opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous.
This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show—an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines).
Nevertheless, the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences!
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Charlie and The Chocolate Factory | Harrisburg | April 11-14, 2024
Join us for a scrumdiddlyumptious adventure as The OSHKids Performance Company of The Alsedek Theatre School brings Roald Dahl's classic tale to life in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
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Forever Plaid | Mechanicsburg | April 19 - May 5, 2024
Forever Plaid is one of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory. This deliciously fun revue is chock-full of classic barbershop quartet harmonies and pitch-perfect melodies.
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Something Rotten | Boiling Springs | April 26 - May 12, 2024
Welcome to the Renaissance! Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing, and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical.
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Seussical | Harrisburg | April 26-May 12, 2024
Based on Dr. Seuss’s beloved characters. The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton the Elephant as he embarks on an adventure to save Jojo and the Whos. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant. Performances will be held at Whitaker Center for the Arts, Harrisburg
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Mary Speaks | Harrisburg | March 22-30, 2024
Inspired by Black Lives Matter, this bold new take on the timeless story of Mother Mary and her son uses the life of Mary as a parallel to black mothers. The passionate and compelling play demonstrates the resilient relationship between black mothers and their sons.
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The Diary of Anne Frank | Harrisburg | March 20-22, 2024
Open Stage presents its 24rd 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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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead | Mechanicsburg | March 8-24, 2024
Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm's-eye view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's play.
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Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! | Boiling Springs | March 2-16, 2024
It’s not easy being the Pigeon-you never get to do ANYTHING! But when the Bus Driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird CAN do something.
From Mo Willems, the creator of the #1 New York Times best-selling, Caldecott Honor award-winning “Pigeon” picture books, and featuring music by Deborah Wicks La Puma (Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in a Play!).
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Let Her Eat Cake | Lancaster | March 1-10, 2024
It is past midnight on Marie Antoinette’s birthday. All the party guests have been sent home while the young Dauphine and her husband are trapped in her chambers with their sniping brother in law, his wife, and the Duchess de Polignac (Antoinette’s closest friend) as they await an unknown surprise outside the door.
Tensions rise as games are played, champagne drunk, and loves tested.
Performances will be held at Historic Rock Ford’s barn location
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The Vagina Monologues | Camp Hill | March 8-17, 2024
Based on a series of interviews the playwright conducted with hundreds of women from various backgrounds, The Vagina Monologues explores the “forbidden zone” of women’s sexuality. Funny, poignant and moving, this episodic play inspired V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women. Featuring a powerful collection of voices, from a septuagenarian to a six-year-old to a survivor of rape, this play breaks the taboos surrounding women’s bodies while celebrating identity, empowerment and truth.
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