COMEDY & GUEST PERFORMANCES
Improv Sketches; Comedy/Music Guests
About the Theatre
Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg strives to provide high-quality entertainment in an intimate setting to mid-state audiences, while simultaneously educating and enriching the lives of volunteer directors, performers, production crews, and audiences. As a non-profit all volunteer organization, LTM’s purpose is to promote the highest standards in production and appreciation of the theatre arts. Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Your donation is tax-deductible as allowed by law.Upcoming Shows
THE BIRDS
In an isolated house, strangers Nat and Diane take shelter from relentless masses of attacking birds. They find relative sanctuary but not comfort or peace – there’s no electricity and little food, and a nearby neighbor may still be alive and watching them. Another refugee, the...
JUNIE B. IN JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS!
Junie B. Jones, First-Grader, is super-excited about the upcoming Holiday Sing-Along and Secret Santa gift exchange at her school. Too bad tattletale May keeps ruining all of Junie B.’s fun. So when Junie B. draws May’s name for Secret Santa, she comes up with the perfect plan...
Little Acts @ LTM
LTM’s inaugural one-act festival featuring multiple short, self-contained plays, typically 10–45 minutes each, performed over a three week period. Our festival will spotlight emerging playwrights, directors, and actors, allowing them to showcase new work and creative...
THE SHARK IS BROKEN
The historic first summer blockbuster movie is being filmed – but no one working on the film would know it. Dive deep into the tumultuous, murky waters of the making of a major motion picture with dueling co-stars, unpredictable weather and a shark prop whose constant breakdowns...
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
When a die-hard theatre fan plays his favorite cast album, the characters come to life in this hilarious Tony Award-winning musical farce. Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical...
Articles
Review: THE FABLE FESTIVAL AND MOTHER GOOSED at DreamWrights
DreamWrights presents a double feature with The Fable Festival and Mother Goosed on stage from September 18th to 27th under the direction of Hannah Kuhn. The Fable Festival and Mother Goosed is filled with animals and nursery rhymes gone wrong. It is perfect for families with children. It’s also…
Review: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS at Hanover Little Theatre
Audiences looking for a fun evening of light-hearted entertainment, will thoroughly enjoy Hanover Little Theatre’s production of Once Upon a Mattress.…
Review: HAROLD AND MAUDE at Open Stage
This show is an excellent season opener for the theater. It celebrates non-comformity and an appreciation for life. Playing now through September 26th. Carpe Diem! …
Review: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Ephrata Performing Arts Center
Director, Ben Galosi keeps the laughs coming in this 90 minute intermission-free show. The humor is derived not only from the characters’ excessively bleeding hearts, but also hilariously random moments of aggressive chaos and mayhem. A special salute to the EPAC stage crew who have a lot of c…
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Theatre Harrisburg
This is a production that will make you laugh and cry, that reminds us of both the worst parts of being human and the best most inspiring parts of being human. Come From Away at Theatre Harrisburg is a show you do not want to miss.…
Review: PRETTY WOMAN at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
Amy Marie McCleary serves the production well in her dual role as director and choreographer. I recently reviewed the national tour of Pretty Woman, and I strongly preferred the pace, energy, and sets of the Dutch Apple production.…
Review: BEEHIVE: THE 60S MUSICAL at Keystone Theatrics At West Shore Theatre
While these women are incredible individually, what really makes Beehive shine is the way they work together. Their harmonies are absolutely gorgeous, their dance moves are in synch, and they move seamlessly from one scene and song to the next.…
Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW at Little Theatre Of Mechanicsburg
This production of The Taming of the Shrew at Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg is highly creative and successfully makes this classic piece accessible to modern audiences.…
Review: ONE STOPLIGHT TOWN at TAFE: Theatre Arts For Everyone
Kevin Alvarnaz gave a strong performance as the town’s handyman. He was humble, filled with inspirational one-liners, and loved by the whole town. He embraced the stoplight and saw it as a symbol. Fighting against change was Barb, played by Karen Leclaire. She rallied against the stoplight in …
Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Susquehanna Stage
Susquehanna Stage's *The Drowsy Chaperone* is a laugh-out-loud musical comedy packed with standout performances, infectious energy, and nonstop fun. A must-see celebration of live theater. …
Past Shows
31 total · showing 21–30
The Lion in Winter
Sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman, is a modern-day classic. Comedic in tone, dramatic in action the play tells the story of the Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The queen...
A Little Women Christmas
The story is familiar to nearly every American. The four March daughtersMeg, Jo, Beth and Amycontinue to live in the hearts of readers, causing smiles and tears, triumph and tragedy as they grow up, fall in love and face life. This classic American tale will touch the heart of...
Frankenstein
Remember the good old days of radiowhen people had to use their imaginationswhen the mind was a stage? Those days are backonly better! You can SEE as well as HEAR radio programs. Captain Robert Walton and his crew are aboard a ship heading for the North Pole when it becomes...
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde is a master of sophisticated comedy, and The Importance of Being Earnest is his masterpiece. Like all the composers of classics, Wilde injected timeless messages into his plays. Although the play was written near the end of the 19th century, the message is still...
Edward Albee's Three Tall Women
In Act One, a young lawyer, C, has been sent to the home of a client, a ninety-two-year-old woman, A, to sort out her finances. A, frail, perhaps a bit senile, resists and is of no help to C. Along with B, the old womans matronly paid companion/caretaker, C tries to convince A...
Ken Ludwig's and Jack Ludwig's Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol
Tiny Tim hatches a plan to get his father home for Christmas day. With the help of some kindly sellers at the market and his friend Charlotte, Tiny Tim stages a spectacle filled with ghosts and Christmas cheer to convince Scrooge to give his father the day off. It all seems to...
Assassins
Assassins - A musical by Stephen Sondheim and John WeidmanDirected by Alice KirklandA multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins combines Sondheims signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nations...
Ken Ludwig's Moon Over Buffalo
In the madcap comedy tradition of Lend Me a Tenor, the hilarious Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. At the moment, theyre playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with five actors. On the brink of a...
Cannibal! The Musical
Join us for our final production in our 68th Season, Trey Parkers Cannibal! The Musical.From the co-creator of South Park and The Book of Mormon, comes the All Singing! All Dancing! All Flesh Eating! Trey Parkers Cannibal! The Musical live on stage.Cannibal! The Musical is the...
The Unexpected Guest
Join us for our sixth production in our 68th Season, Agatha Christies The Unexpected Guest.Lost in the fog, a stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun. But the womans dazed confession is anything but...
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Beethoven's Triple Concerto Appell Center (4/24-4/24) |
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Ebenezer Scrooge's Big Lancaster Christmas Fulton Theatre (12/04-12/27) |
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Play: Murder on the Orient Express Milford Theater (10/30-11/08) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! York Barbican (5/08-5/08) |
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California Dreamin' Openstage (6/04-6/27) |
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Murder at Ackerton Manor Fulton Theatre (10/16-11/08) |
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The Music of Queen & Journey Totem Pole Playhouse (10/03-10/04) |
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THE SHARK IS BROKEN Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg (3/19-4/04) |
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Poirot Investigates! Openstage (4/23-5/07) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Hershey Theatre (6/18-6/20) |
