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Dunmorean Meets the Prince of Wales

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Marcelle Reineke

Artist Marcelle Reinecke won a new admirer on Sept. 9, when she met Charles, Prince of Wales.  Reinecke, the daughter of Dunmore residents Frederic and Michelle Reinecke, met the heir apparent to the British throne during her one-month artist’s residency at the Dumfries House in Scotland. Prince Charles is the patron of the estate and recently saved the house and furnishings from auction.  

Reinecke is a graduate of Dunmore High School and Marywood University and obtained her master of fine arts degree in May from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where she currently resides.

Marywood University’s to present Our Town

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Marywood University’s department of music, theatre, and dance will present “Our Town” by American playwright Thornton Wilder. The show will be guest-directed by Maura Malloy and performed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3 in Marywood’s Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts.

Admission is $10 per person. Special admissions prices include: $8 for seniors, $6 for students and free admission for IHM Sisters and those with a valid Marywood ID.

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Dana Jackson of Dunmore, Kenneth Doyle of Oceanside, New York and Jade Litaker of Andes, New York, will perform as Emily Webb, George Gibbs and Mrs. Soames, respectively, in Marywood University’s production of “Our Town.” Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on October 2 and 3 in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts.

Dana Jackson of Dunmore, Kenneth Doyle of Oceanside, New York and Jade Litaker of Andes, New York, will perform as Emily Webb, George Gibbs and Mrs. Soames, respectively, in Marywood University’s production of “Our Town.” Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on October 2 and 3 in the Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts.

Over the course of three acts, “Our Town” explores the lives of the citizens of a small fictional American town, called Grover’s Corners, at the turn of the last century. The play is divided into three aspects of the human experience: Daily Life, Love and Marriage, and Death and Dying. Wilder spoke of his play as, “the life of a village against the life of the stars.” He was awarded the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The cast includes: David Zarko as Stage Manager; Travis Murray as Dr. Gibbs; Phoenix Sixto as Joe Crowell, Jr.; Markis Blackwell as Howie Newsome; Ashley Bohn as Mrs. Gibbs; Sarah Wagner as Mrs. Webb; Kenneth Doyle as George Gibbs; Amanda Merrill as Rebecca Gibbs; Max Snyder as Wally Webb; Dana Jackson as Emily Webb; James Langan as Professor Willard; Nick Grevera as Mr. Webb; Tiffany Atkins; Alexa Creavy and Matthew Murphy as various town folks; Darren Cementina as Simon Stimson; Jade Litaker as Mrs. Soames; James Malloy as Constable Warren; Rebecca Darling as Samantha Craig, Chris Norton as Joe Stoddard, Taylor Patullo as Wedding Soloist, and Patrick Hein as the Fiddler.

The production team for the play includes: Maura Malloy, director; Chuck Gorden, theatre program director/producer; Robert Lozada, lighting design; Judy Snyder, production manager and scenic designer; Mary Ann Swords-Greene, costume design; Patrick Toomey, technical director and sound design; Amanda Hirschler, assistant director; Kristin Stewart, stage manager; Markis Blackwell, assistant stage manager; Jessica Lochie, wardrobe supervisor; Tiffany Atkins, wardrobe assistant; Amanda Hirschler, lighting technician; Kenneth Doyle, lighting assistant; Erin Wagner, sound technician; Samuel Mitschele-Dauenhauer, properties master; Jade Litaker, properties assistant; Delaney Malloy, wrangler; Katherine Bischak, and Tatiana Tell, house managers; Rebecca Darling and Dana Jackson, box office; Kristin Stewart, Darren Cementina, Markis Blackwell, Amanda Hirschler, Nick Grevera, and Kenneth Doyle, lighting crew.

Ticket purchases with a credit card, can be made by calling Marywood University’s Box Office at (570) 348-6211, extension 6097.  To purchase tickets at the performance, cash or check payments (made payable to Marywood University) will be accepted. Credit card payments will not be accepted at the door.

New Marywood Amphitheatre Celebrates Family’s Commitment to the Arts

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Michael J. Delfino and Sr. Anne Munley, IHM, president of Marywood University, stand in front of plans for Marywood’s Amphitheatre at the new Learning Commons. Photo Credit: Marywood University

Michael J. Delfino and Sr. Anne Munley, IHM, president of Marywood University, stand in front of plans for Marywood’s Amphitheatre at the new Learning Commons. Photo Credit: Marywood University

Michael J. Delfino, a longtime supporter of Marywood University and its mission, presented a gift in support of the Michael and Gwen Calabro Delfino ’47 Amphitheatre on Marywood’s new Learning Commons—honoring the legacy of his late wife Guenelda (Gwen) Calabro Delfino, an alumna of the Class of 1947.

Mrs. Calabro Delfino and her four sisters all attended Marywood. The family’s contribution to the region has also left a mark. (Mrs. Calabro Delfino’s father, Joseph Calabro, opened one of the first Pennsylvania movie theaters in Carbondale in 1922.)

Following in Mr. Calabro’s footsteps, Mr. and Mrs. Delfino opened their first business, the Maple Drive-In Theatre in Honesdale in 1953; then, in 1969, they purchased the Circle Drive-In Theatre in Dickson City. Mr. Delfino continues to operate the drive-in theatre, along with a flea market and the Circle of Screams Halloween attraction.

“I am confident the amphitheatre at Marywood University will continue our family’s multigenerational commitment to provide entertainment for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania in perpetuity,” said Mr. Delfino.

The amphitheatre, located on the east side of Marywood’s Learning Commons, will provide a newly expanded, natural tiered lawn and will constitute the ideal open-air setting for academics, staged art, outdoor exhibitions and recreation. The outdoor space of the Amphitheatre enhances Marywood’s continuing commitment to provide the community with an array of cultural and educational events.

The newly constructed Learning Commons and the Motherhouse and Seminary Memorial Garden at Marywood University will be dedicated at a special event celebrating the University’s 100th Anniversary at 10 a.m. on September 8, 2015. This event is free and open to the public.

For a full listing of Centennial Events at Marywood University, please visit http://100.marywood.edu/celebrate/events/index.html.