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Cast member excited about ‘hilarious’ play in Bloomsburg

Although he was born in Dalmatia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Line Mountain High School, Aaron White now calls Williamsport home. The multi- talented performer has designed sets, directed, choreographed and performed for many professional and community theatre groups in recent years. The 38-year-old White, who teaches theater at Susquehanna University, recently signed a one-year contract, making him a candidate for full membership with the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble. White is also a member of the cast of BTE’s “Airness,” the hold-over attraction from last year’s ...

Auditions for Wellsboro women’s monologue series being scheduled

Open, in-person auditions for the Hamilton-Gibson Women’s Project are being held at 10 a.m. on Aug. 28, 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 and 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 1 in the Warehouse Theatre, 3 Central Ave., Wellsboro. No registration is required to audition. Interested readers can select an audition date and time and come to the Warehouse Theatre. The HGWP production “Woodpecker Lips,” inspired by the phrase “She’s tougher than Woodpecker Lips,” includes 13 original monologues. Some of them are dramatic with intense moments. Others are bolder and funnier or quiet and reflective. The ...

Wellsboro theater to host 5 radio plays

Five radio plays offering suspense, comedy, Western drama and a spoof of Dragnet and modern art are all part of the fun experience called Hamilton-Gibson’s Tune In To Radio HG Festival. The Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts, 104 Main St., Wellsboro will be transformed into WBFR (Wellsboro’s Broadcast Free Radio) studios for performances at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. this Sunday. The in-person audience will watch actors stand before microphones with scripts in hand, while live sound effects and music are combined to create a ...

Theater group bringing ‘Annie Jr.’ to stage

The Community Theatre League in downtown Williamsport will present a concert version of the children’s musical “Annie Jr.,” presented by the nationally recognized program The Penguin Project. “With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City,” a news release from Community Theatre League said. “Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil ...

Johhny Cash tribute can be seen in Westfield, Tioga, Wellsboro

Hamilton-Gibson is taking its production of “Ring of Fire” on the road. This unique musical features more than two dozen classic tunes from the iconic songbook of the late Johnny Cash. It is for all ages. Each performance will begin at 7 p.m. The first will be on Aug. 24 at Cowanesque ...

The Gallery at Penn College has announced its 16th season of engaging art exhibits for the 2021-22 Academic Year at Pennsylvania College of Technology, according to a news release. Two displays of contemporary art begin the season: Michael Reedy’s “Into the Void,” exploring the timeless topic of the human body through mixed-media works, opens Aug. 13, and Jeanette May’s “Tech Vanitas,” featuring still life photographs highlighting the obsolescence of technology, begins Oct. 21. Special exhibitions marking two 75th anniversaries are included in the lineup with “Golden ...