Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the comedy Paddy’s Pot takes the stage at Hershey Area Playhouse March 17-19 at 8:00pm and March 20 at 2:00pm. Paddy’s Pot, written by Thomas W. Stephens, is a sweet comedy about three generations of strong Irish women living together who are asked to watch the family’s newest [...]

Award-Winning African-American play runs this Winter in the Captial City Harrisburg, PA – Open Stage of Harrisburg continues the 25th Anniversary Seaon with August Wilson’s beloved classic, The Piano Lesson, directed by Executive Artistic Director Don Alsedek. The fourth play in Wilson’s Century Cycle will run at Open Stage of Harrisburg, 223 Walnut St., Feb [...]

Nowhere Boy succeeds with the help of beautiful cinematography, genuine emotion, and an Oscar-worthy performance by Aaron Johnson as Lennon.—It’s one of the year’s best films. Imagine…John Lennon’s childhood. Liverpool 1955: a smart and troubled fifteen year-old is hungry for experience. In a family full of secrets, two incredible women clash over John: Mimi, the [...]

Extraordinary true-life drama about one woman’s 18 year struggle to free her wrongfully convicted brother from jail. “Hilary Swank fires on all cylinders. Sam Rockwell bursts forth through with a spectacular performance.”—Rolling Stone Magazine Rating: R Show Times:           Friday (12/24) – CLOSED           Saturday (12/25) – CLOSED           Sunday (12/26) – 2:00 PM and [...]

A Star Barn Christmas An original musical. Opens November 5, 2010 It’s Christmas Eve and a terrible blizzard strands seven strangers in The Star Barn. Judy, Nick and the gang band together and put on a Christmas extravaganza for Jamie, a young whippersnapper who’s upset about missing out on a visit to grandma and grandpa’s [...]

Diner, Music, Meet-and-Greet available for Patrons before Show Harrisburg, PA– Open Stage of Harrisburg returns to the Sunoco Performance Theatre at Whitaker Center with Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted and by Edward Alsedek.  Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL tells the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s encounter with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. [...]

A CHRISTMAS CAROL CELEBRATES 11TH YEAR WITH SOME CHANGES Newly restaged and reimagined, the Harrisburg holiday favorite runs at Whitaker Center Dec 2 – 5 Harrisburg, PA – Open Stage of Harrisburg returns to the Sunoco Performance Theatre at Whitaker Center with some new additions to the Harrisburg family holiday favorite, Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS [...]

The Classic Show Business Fable with Iconic Characters, an Unforgettable Score and the Mother of All Stage Mothers…One of the Greatest Musicals Ever Written Music by Jule Styne Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Arthur Laurents Theatre Harrisburg concludes its 85th anniversary season with GYPSY, considered by many critics and writers to be one of [...]