Open Stage Presents [title of show], 10/8

[title of show] is coming to Open Stage of Harrisburg October 8th to November 6th. The Obie Award-winning, Tony-nominated Broadway cult hit [title of show] is the story of four wacky friends creating a musical about four wacky friends creating a musical about four wacky friends creating a musical.

Hunter and Jeff decide to enter a musical into the New York Musical Theatre Festival. The only problem is that they have yet to write it. And submissions are due in three weeks. With the help of their friends Susan, Heidi and Larry on the keyboard, the boys write and submit the musical, which they name [title of show], after the space on the festival's application form which asks for the "[title of show]".

Local theatre professionals Stuart Landon, Michael Zorger, Trish Baillie, and Dorea Schmidt play the four friends, Hunter, Jeff, Susan, and Heidi. Meet the cast of the [show]:

MICHAEL ZORGER plays [jeff]. Michael is a native of Harrisburg and has recently returned from living in NYC. New York workshop credits: THE WICKED ONES and ZULY AND THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH. Favorite local credits: PIPPIN, INTO THE WOODS, ASSASSINS (Open Stage), THE LAST 5 YEARS (Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg), JOSEPH..., OKLAHOMA! (Fishing Creek Playhouse), CAROUSEL, ANNIE (Theatre Harrisburg), CRAZY FOR YOU, DAMN YANKEES, GODSPELL, ANYTHING GOES, and LUCKY STIFF. Other shows include SOME LIKE IT HOT, BYE BYE BIRDIE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, MY ONE AND ONLY, and THE MUSIC MAN. When he is not performing, Michael also works for area schools directing, creating sets and designing stage makeup, and working with the Camp Hill Youth Summer Stage.

STUART LANDON plays [hunter]. Since training at the University of Oklahoma A. Max Weitzenhoffer Department of Musical Theatre, Stuart has worked in theatres all over the country: from Texas to Ohio and from Colorado to New York.  Since moving here from NYC in 2006, Stuart has appeared at Open Stage in A CHRISTMAS CAROL, WELL, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, DOUBT, and COURT STREET CABARET.  At the Allenberry Playhouse, Stuart appeared in LUCKY STIFF, OKLAHOMA!, THE FULL MONTY, CLUE, THE ODD COUPLE, THE BOY FRIEND, and INTO THE WOODS. Other favorite credits include GODSPELL, CHESS (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma City), THE LAST FIVE YEARS (Millbrook Playhouse), HAIR (Theatre Under the Stars, Houston), NUNSENSE A-MEN!, and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Directing credits include THE MUSIC MAN (Fishing Creek Playhouse), LOVE LETTERS (Hershey Area Playhouse), VIOLET OAKLEY UNVEILED (Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg), THE WIZARD OF OZ (Camp Hill High School), and STAND BY YOUR MAN (Allenberry).

TRISH BAILLIE plays [susan]. Trish comes to [title of show] after a successful summer of teaching acting and dance with both HACC's Theatre for Young People and Camp Hill Youth Summer Stage. Her most recent roles include Yitzak in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (Open Stage) and Martha Livingstone in AGNES OF GOD (HACC TheatreWorks). A 2003 graduate of Point Park University with a BFA in Musical Theatre and Dance, Trish is working on her MA in Humanities from Penn State. She is thrilled to be in her second year of teaching Language Arts for the Cumberland Valley School District, where she co-directs the fall play and vocal directs the spring musical at Good Hope Middle School. Trish is also a dance teacher for the Wevodau Dance Center, where she has trained since childhood. She has acted extensively with Open Stage, including roles in AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE DIARY OF Anne Frank, and THE THREEPENNY OPERA. Theatre Harrisburg credits include ANNIE, RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL, THE FULL MONTY, THE SECRET GARDEN, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, and FOOLS.

DOREA SCHMIDT plays [heidi]. Dorea was last seen performing her first one woman show at water's edge at the Flying Solo Festival this past June. Also at Open Stage, Dorea has played Sister James in DOUBT and Luisa in THE FANTASTICKS and in March, she had the delight of performing in COURT STREET CABARET. This winter, Dorea will be working with the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster in their production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. She has sung with the Harrisburg Symphony and is a graduate of Messiah College.

[title of show] will be presented in the intimate Angino Family Theatre at Open Stage of Harrisburg, 223 Walnut Street, located on the street level of the Walnut Street Parking Garage in downtown Harrisburg. Join us for Opening Night on October 8th and stay after to celebrate Open Stage of Harrisburg's 25th anniversary with a reception and party. There will be a post-performance discussion on October 17th. Thursday performances are Pay-What-You-Will; tickets are subject to availability and go on sale in the Open Stage lobby one hour prior to performance.

Admission to [title of show] is $30 regular and $23 for students with ID. For all advanced ticket reservations, including subscriptions and groups, call our new in-house Box Office at 717-232-1505 or visit openstagehbg.com.

The theatre lobby opens one hour prior to performance. Visit openstagehbg.com for curtain times and more information. This season is funded, in part, by the Cultural Enrichment Fund, the capital region's united arts fund.  Open Stage of Harrisburg is a Constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for American theatre.