PRODUCTION HISTORY
During the past 25 seasons, Open Stage of Harrisburg has produced and presented an amazing variety of plays and musicals, representing many significant playwrights of contemporary theatre, and exploring many issues and themes of modern life. In addition, OSH has sought out and presented authors whose names and works are not as well known, which may become future classics. CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR CURRENT SEASON.
Pre 1986
A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN, Eugene O'Neill
(produced as The Modern Theatre Workshop)
THIRD AND OAK: THE LAUNDROMAT, Marsha Norman
(produced by the Studio/School at Open Stage)
1986-87
AND A NIGHTINGALE SANG, C. P. Taylor
BURIED CHILD, Sam Shepard
ELIZABETH AT 33, Elizabeth Hissner
LONE STAR/LAUNDRY AND BOURBON, James McClure
1987-88
UNCLE VANYA, Anton Chekhov
THE REVENGE OF THE SPACE PANDAS, David Mamet
FOOL FOR LOVE, Sam Shepard
THE MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO, Christopher Durang
ELIZABETH AT 33
1988-89
ON THE VERGE, OR GEOGRAPHY OF YEARNING, Eric Overmyer
ORPHANS, Lyle Kessler
HUNTING COCKROACHES, Janusz Glowacki
WINTERSTORM, John Arndt
1989-90
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING, Carson McCullers
WORKING, Studs Terkel
GOOD, C.P. Taylor
1990-91
THE WATER ENGINE, David Mamet
ELIZABETH AT 33
SHE, Shulamith Wechter Caine
A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN, Eugene O'Neill
1991-92
NORA, Ingmar Bergman’s Version of Henrik Ibsen’s A DOLL’S HOUSE
BETWEEN TWO DARKNESSES, Drew Miller
"MASTER HAROLD"…and the boys, Athol Fugard
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, David Mamet
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, Horton Foote
1992-93
AND A NIGHTINGALE SANG
HARVEY, Mary Chase
GEORGE SAND: THE LIONESS OF BERRY, Patricia Plante
THE BALTIMORE WALTZ, Paula Vogel
1993-94
LADY DAY AT EMERSON' S BAR AND GRILL, Lanie Robertson
SPEED-THE-PLOW, David Mamet
LOVE LETTERS, A. R. Gurney
EDGAR LEE MASTERS&rsquo
SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY, Charles Aidman
GIVE BACK THE LIGHT, Patricia Plante
1994-95
BERLIN TO BROADWAY WITH KURT WEILL, Kurt Weill and Gene Lerner
FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE IN THE CLAIRE DE LUNE, Terrence McNally
OLEANNA, David Mamet
MACBETH, William Shakespeare
"THE GOOD WAR", Studs Terkel, adapted by Aaron Posner and Terrence J. Nolen
1995-96
THE GLASS MENAGERIE, Tennessee Williams
THE IMMIGRANT, Mark Harelik
THE COMPLEAT WKS OF WLLM SHKSPR (ABRIDGED), Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART, Terrence McNally
1996-97
ALL IN THE TIMING, David Ives
HOME, Samm-Art Williams
LOUIS' LOTTERY, Joseph Sorrentino (Presented by the Independent Eye)
CONFESSION OF AN ILLUSIONIST, created and performed by Dan Kamin
ANGELS IN AMERICA PART I: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES, Tony Kushner
GOD' S TROMBONES (in workshop), James Weldon Johnson
1997-98
ANGELS IN AMERICA PART II: PERESTROIKA, Tony Kushner
WAITING FOR GODOT, Samuel Beckett
PAVLOV' S CLOWN, Rand Whipple
THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Anton Chekhov
1998-99
DEATH OF A SALESMAN, Arthur Miller
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, Paula Vogel
AMERICAN BUFFALO, David Mamet
WHEN SHE DANCED, Martin Sherman
1999 -2000
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL
CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL (VERSION 1.0), adapted by Rand Whipple
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman
GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE, Moises Kaufman
TESHUVAH, RETURN, Vicki Juditz
ANDATE E RITORNO, Terri Mastrobuono
11 EX-BOYFRIENDS DEFEND THEIR ACTIONS, Karen Gray
2.5 MINUTE RIDE, Lisa Kron
2000-01
ASSASSINS, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman
Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, adapted by Edward Alsedek
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, Martin McDonagh
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
ART, Yasmina Reza translated by Christopher Hampton
VOICES INSIDE, Leigh Silverman
BLONDES, BRUNETTES AND OTHER SHADES OF GRAY, Karen Gray
FILLER UP, Deb Filler
BRANDON TEENA, Leigh Silverman
LIFE BEFORE THE CRISIS, Moira Keefe
2001-02
THE LARAMIE PROJECT, Moises Kaufman/Tectonic Theatre Project
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
WIT, Margaret Edson
ROOM SERVICE, John Murray and Allen Boretz
SWIRLIES, Karen Gray
PREACHING TO THE PERVERTED, Holly Hughes
FAT GIRL, Irene O'Garden
JUNE BRIDE, Sara Felder
2002-03
DINNER WITH FRIENDS, Donald Margulies
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
THE OLD SETTLER, John Henry Redwood
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
TRUE WEST, Sam Shepard
LIFE BEFORE SEX AND LIFE WITH A TEENAGER: I'M HAVING A HOT FLASHBACK, Moira Keefe
SHTICK! A QUEER PLAY ON JEWISH VAUDEVILLE, Sara Felder
PARALLEL LIVES (THE KATHY AND MO SHOW), Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney
WHERE DO BABIES COME FROM?, Vicki Juditz
2003-04
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, Martin McDonagh
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
COURT STREET POETRY JAM, Ensemble
THE BELLE OF AMHERST, William Luce
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
BURN THIS, Lanford Wilson
PARALLEL LIVES (THE KATHY AND MO SHOW)
PUPPETSPEAK, Adrienne Agnew
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, Eve Ensler
SORRY, Jennifer Blaine
2004-05
THE THREEPENNY OPERA, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
PROOF, David Auburn
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
YELLOWMAN, Dael Orlandersmith
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, dramatized by Christopher Sergel
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
STORY CIRCLE, Ensemble-created
BABY, OH BABY!, Kristin Ace
UNSINKABLE WOMEN, Deborah Jean Templin
WHITE FLIGHT, Jennifer Blaine
2005-06
THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA?, Edward Albee
STONES IN HIS POCKETS, Marie Jones
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
FROZEN, Bryony Lavery
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
CROWNS, Regina Taylor
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
DOES THIS MONOLOGUE MAKE ME LOOK FAT?, Amy Salloway
SINGING FOR THE COWS, Deborah Jean Templin
OUT OF SIGHT, Sara Felder
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE, Ntozake Shange
2006-07
THE GUYS, Anne Nelson
COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA, William Inge
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
I AM MY OWN WIFE, Doug Wright
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
THE FANTASTICKS, Tom Jones
CROWNS
JUNE BRIDE, Sara Felder
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
2007-08
THE BIG BANG, Boyd Graham and Jed Feuer
BETRAYAL, Harold Pinter
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
WELL, Lisa Kron
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
CLARENCE DARROW: THE SEARCH FOR JUSTICE, Gary Anderson
OH CRAP I FORGOT TO HAVE KIDS, Karen Gray
THE GONE CHAIR, Sean Lewis
2008-09
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, Mark Brown
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
GLITTERAMA
RABBIT HOLE, David Lindsay-Abaire
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask
DECONSTRUCTING BROADWAY: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE HEADACHE-Y, Seth Rudetsky
BETWEEN TWO CHAIRS, Valerie Rae Smith
OH CRAP I FORGOT TO HAVE KIDS
CIRCUMFERENCE, Amy Salloway
2009-10
DOUBT, A PARABLE, John Patrick Shanley
GLITTERAMA
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS, Sam Shepard
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
COURT STREET CABARET
JITNEY, August Wilson
AT WATER'S EDGE, Dorea Schmidt
DECONSTRUCTING THE BRADY BUNCH VARIETY HOUR, Seth Rudetsky
OUT OF CONTROL, Jennifer Blaine
MIRANDA SINGS, Miranda Sings
2010-11
[title of show], Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell
GLITTERAMA
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
JAZZ ON COURT
THE PIANO LESSON, August Wilson
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
COURT STREET CABARET
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, Tracy Letts
PRETTY, Jessica Bedford
TRANSFIGURATIONS-TRANSGRESSING GENDER IN THE BIBLE, Peterson Toscano
ARTIFICIAL FELLOW TRAVELER, Ethan Sandler
IVY ROWE, Barbara Bates Smith
