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Schedule set for playhouse

After COVID-19 forced the historic barn playhouse to go dark last summer, Millbrook is coming back this summer for its 58th season. David Leidholdt, producing artistic director, announces two major changes in the upcoming season’s format: all Millbrook shows will be presented on the Main ...

Jane Austin play planned in Milton

What happens when Cupid’s arrow backfires? Christ Wesleyan Theatre Productions, thanks to Jane Austin’s classic, provides the answer in “Emma.” Billed as a “comical stage play,” “Emma” will be presented at 7 p.m. on June 10, 11 and 12, with a 2 p.m. matinee on June 12, in ...

Comedy coming to Wellsboro stage

Hamilton-Gibson is currently preparing for its second production in front of a live audience, “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” directed by Gabe Hakvaag of Wellsboro. Cast members are in rehearsals for performances at 7:30 p.m. on June 4, 5, 11 and 12 and 2:30 p.m. on June 6 and 13 in the ...

Community Arts Center to get grant

The Community Arts Center has been awarded a $2,500 grant from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. According to a news release, the funds will be used to underwrite the Student Summer Stock production of SpongeBob the Musical. Each summer, the Student Summer Stock program offers 7th through 12th ...

Student earns scholarship

The Williamsport Music Club has chosen violinist Michael Fisher, son of Kristin and Don Fisher as winner of the $1500 Budd Memorial Scholarship. A panel of three judges who listened to the auditions were Dr. Christopher Para, Dr. David Lassiter and Dr. Kenneth Sarch. Michael is a senior at ...

‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ starts strong, becomes outlandish

After attention-grabbing performances on TV’s “Sons of Anarchy” and “Veronica Mars,” Taylor Sheridan made a persuasive move to writing and direction, notching Oscar nods for his scripts on “Sicario” and “Hell or High Water,” then handily assuming both tasks for his 2017 ...