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Regional group to share 2 one-act plays on Zoom

Hamilton-Gibson Productions is presenting performances of a staged reading of two one-act plays at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The performances are free. “Whitman v. the United States: Case 36 (on Zoom)” by James Still and “Do Not Go, My Love” by Enid Graham each run about 15 minutes. According to a news release, this is the fourth in HG’s free series of eight 30-minute staged readings of short plays via Zoom. Part fever dream and part digital trial, “Whitman” is about a writer battling some very particular demons while the world shelters in place ...

‘Boss Level’ skilled with both comic-book mayhem, heartfelt family drama

The cool thing about time-loop movies is, they kinda require an actual plot. Which is also the paradoxical thing — because in time-loop tales such as “Groundhog Day” and “Edge of Tomorrow,” a character keeps living the same events over and over. To prevent dreary monotony in this recurring cycle, there must be some definite development: In each reboot, the day alters slightly; or the character figures out something new — or begins to grow as a person. That is certainly the case with the entertaining “Boss Level,” which at first plays its repetition for laughs, then ...

Loyalsock Township alumnus to audition for ‘Idol’

The spotlight will shine upon Brennan Hepler on Sunday as he auditions for “American Idol.” The Loyalsock Township High School graduate and former Montoursville native’s audition is nationally telecast at 8 p.m. by the ABC network. Hepler performed in his high school’s plays and ...

Kelly looks forward to performance

“American Idol” contestant and Sullivan County native Aaron Kelly will grace the Community Arts Center stage at 7:30 p.m., March 13. Staff at the Community Arts Center reached out to Aaron to talk with him about his life during 2020, what he loves about performing in his home state and how being on “American Idol” helped set him up for an exciting life in the music industry, a news release from the center said. Kelly has always made music a part of his daily life. Even after the quarantine began and the cancellation of live shows quickly moved across the country, he continued ...

Cast, animation, score can’t save ‘Tom & Jerry’ from script

“Tom & Jerry” does so much right that it mostly comes across as a missed opportunity. Badly missed. A mix of live action and animation, the brand-new film has a decent cast, a catchy score, gorgeous animation and a ready-made hook in the titular pair whose cartoon mayhem has delighted fans since 1940. But the script is appalling. Trite, unfunny and all over the place in tone, “Tom & Jerry” feels like it was written on a handful of napkins during lunch-break at the studio canteen. Chloe Grace Moretz plays Kayla Forester, a Manhattan millennial who lies her way into a ...

Students to present virtual reading of play

The Lycoming College theatre department moves to the third play in the “dismantled” series with a virtual reading of “Spell Number 7” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The live performance is free to the public. According to a news release, Ntozake Shange’s “Spell Number 7” is the story of a group of Black friends who are musicians and performers. In a series of dreamlike vignettes and poetic monologues, they commiserate about the difficulties they face as black artists. “At its heart, ‘Spell Number 7’ is a beautiful play that captures the plight of the Black artist. The ...