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Review: ‘Living’ is a gentle, Oscar-nominated gem

On a recent weekend getaway, your local movie critic found himself with a few free hours in downtown Chicago. So what does a cinephile do with an open afternoon in an exciting city? Well, this one looks for theaters showing films that aren’t available online or in Central PA. In this case, that would include “Living,” an acclaimed 2022 gem that’s been deservedly tapped for a pair of Oscars. Among the nominees is veteran character actor Bill Nighy, who — despite a resume of more than 70 titles, has virtually never done a lead role. Here, Nighy plays a 1950s-era ...

RiverStage, Gaspipe present collection of 8 world-debut plays

EWISBURG — Brand new stories and voices will take center stage when RiverStage Community Theatre, in association with Gaspipe Theatre Company, bring the unique Gaspipe One-Act Play Festival back to life after a four-year hiatus. RiverStage received and read over 30 short plays that were submitted last fall from playwrights all across the nation, and worked with local directors and actors to cast and produce eight of those scripts as part of this year’s performance. Gaspipe co-founder Derek Scott will return this year to direct one of the plays. “We were excited again to get so ...

Mansfield University choirs to perform at Carnegie Hall

MANSFIELD — More than 300 singers from six schools in Pennsylvania will converge in New York City on Sunday to sing at Carnegie Hall, celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. The Mansfield University Concert Choir of 54 members will be given the opportunity of a lifetime to perform on this renowned stage. In addition, the Alumni Choir will feature 56 Mansfield alumni who participated in Concert Choir when they were undergraduate students, and four of the high schools that will perform are directed by Mansfield University alumni. Each group will perform individually for at ...