Harrisburg Sights: Theaters

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• The Gamut Classic Theatre, www.gamutplays.org located in Strawberry Square, has it's own Shakespeare Festival that puts on a few plays each year for a few weeks at a time. Tickets are $25.00 ($17 for students and seniors), with buy-one-get-one-free discounts on Fridays and "Bring Your Own Price" discounts on Sundays. During the summer, the theatre also puts on a free production of a Shakspeare play in Reservoir Park. In 2008, the play will be "Love's Labor's Lost," June 4-14. The Gamut is also the home of the Popcorn Hat Player's Children's Theatre. Tickets are $6.

• Midtown Cinema, www.filmspeak.com. A small three screen theater in midtown Harrisburg. They have a great selection of independent films, along with good ice cream, coffee, and teas.

• Theatre Harrisburg, www.theatreharrisburg.com. Established in 1926 and one of the oldest community theatres in the country. Plays in the Sunoco Performance Theater at the Whitaker center.

• Stage On Herr, www.harrisburgarts.com/stageonherr.html. The newest addition to Harrisburg's theater scene. A 3,500 square foot venue with soaring ceilings in a former gym, the space has been renovated and is now home to plays, concerts, comedy, art, parties and more.

• www.gamutplays.org
• www.filmspeak.com
• www.theatreharrisburg.com
• www.harrisburgarts.com/stageonherr.html