Benny Benamati News

Open Stage, one of Harrisburg’s non-profit theatre companies, has hired three new team members. These additions to the team come just a few months after the downtown theatre company began to once again produce in-person shows for its 36th season.

In October, 2019, Open Stage reopened the facility at 25 North Court Street after a half-million dollar renovation, featuring a brand new black box Studio Theater, a modern lobby and bar ( dubbed The Court Street Cabaret), and made a slew of other updates, kicking off a year of performances that looked to be one of the small professional house's strongest seasons ever.

Open Stage will return to the world of Hercule Poirot in Poirot Investigates!, based on the short story “The Affair at the Victory Ball” by Agatha Christie. The show will be streaming through the “Open Stage at Home” program April 2-18, and close out the all-streaming season from Harrisburg's professional theatre company. The show can be accessed through the company's Facebook and YouTube pages beginning April 2 at 8:00pm EST.

Open Stage presents a TikTok-driven version of Everyman. It’s a morality play for our social media world, performed using TikTok, Messenger, and other social media platforms. What would your “Wreckoning” with Death look like?

The play was originally written in the late 15th century by an unknown author.  In the course of the original story, the character of “Everyman” (who represents all mankind) is summoned by Death to stand before God to recount his life in a final reckoning. 

Kafka’s Shorts performed online by Open Stage is a show that engages the mind, and those who thrive on the strange and thought-provoking may want to give this show multiple views.

Open Stage will begin streaming an staged production of Kafka’s Shorts on January 8, continuing the theatre’s unconventional 35th season, wherein the staff has planned and produced staged performances that are filmed and may be streamed on TVs, computers and smart devices.

Since the year 2000, Open Stage has produced A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens most famous novel, and arguably the most famous redemption story in all of literature.  It has consistently been the most produced adapted work in American theatre, and Open Stage celebrated the 20th anniversary production in December, 2019.

Join the crew of Open Stage for a fresh, creative version of A Christmas Carol. Find joy and hope in this new telling of a beloved story

Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, has inspired numerous TV, film, and stage adaptations. Frankenstein, as it's commonly known, explores a number of intriguing questions.

Adapted from the most famous horror story of all time, Open Stage presents a modern, surreal adaptation of Mary Shelley's seminal work.

Open Stage presents the 2020-2021 season with completely free access to all virtual shows.