A pillar of Harrisburg’s theater scene and a long-time arts advocate are the 2025 recipients of the esteemed “Arts Awards.”
On Tuesday, Theatre Harrisburg announced that Open Stage and Dr. David Bronstein will receive Awards for Distinguished Service to the Arts in the Capital Region.
Open Stage will receive the annual award to an “organization, company or group,” while Bronstein will receive the award to an individual.
Open Stage was founded in 1983 by Don and Anne Alsedek and Marianne Fischer to bring thought-provoking, socially conscious theater and education to the community. In 2017, Stuart Landon became producing artistic director, “broadening the theatre’s artistic scope, leading a renovation and expansion to three versatile performance spaces, and adding innovative new programming to celebrate diverse voices,” according to Theatre Harrisburg.
Dr. David Bronstein
Bronstein, a native of Ashland, moved to Harrisburg in 1956 for an internship in osteopathic medicine and soon became involved in the local arts community as a backstage volunteer at Harrisburg Community Theatre (now Theatre Harrisburg). His leadership roles include a board member and president of Gretna Theatre and the Art Association of Harrisburg, and a board member of Historic Harrisburg Association (HHA) and Mount Gretna Area Historical Society, among other credits, stated Theatre Harrisburg.
Since 1989, the Awards for Distinguished Service to the Arts in the Capital Region have honored artists and arts leaders, philanthropists and visionaries, educators, organizations and companies. TheBurg received the award in 2020.
Theatre Harrisburg will present the 2024 awards on June 1 at a theatrical gala at Whitaker Center.
For more information on Theatre Harrisburg and the Arts Awards, visit their website.
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