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Actors Circle to perform “Perfect Crime”

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Actors Circle will present Perfect Crime by Warren Manzi at Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road, Scranton. 

Cast members of the upcoming June production of “Perfect Crime” to be presented by Actors Circle at Providence Playhouse include Susan Parrick, seated. Standing from left: Greg Germano, Corey Kelly, Seth Golden, and Justin O’Hearn.

Show dates are June 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18. Friday and Saturdays shows begin at 7 p.m., and Sundays are at 2 p.m, Tickets are $15 general admission; $12 seniors, and $10 students. For reservations, call 570-342-9707. Pay cash at the door or visit: Actorscircle.com for online advance ticket sales.

Perfect Crime is a funny and romantic thriller about a psychiatrist who may have killed her husband – but then why is he still alive? It promises a great time at the theater for fans of Law & Order, CSI and Investigation Discovery who think they can solve the “perfect crime” according to the New York Daily News. Perfect Crime is the longest-running play in NYC history.

Kim Rose is Director, and Linda C. Griffiths and Jeff Ginsberg are producers.

This show is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. and special grants from the Lackawanna County for the Arts and Culture, and the Scranton Area Community Foundation.

Actors Circle to present “Moonlight and Magnolias”

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Cast members and staff are shown seated from left: Brink Powell, director; Marnie Azzarelli, actor, and Courtney McCreary, state manager. Standing are cast members David Hunisch, Paul J. Gallo and Seth Golden.

Actors Circle will present the comedy “Moonlight and Magnolias” by Rob Hutchinson at Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Rd. in Scranton beginning April 20. A hilarious telling of the 13th hour rewrite of Hollywood’s all-time biggest film features three men, five days, one classic.

 Show dates are April 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, and 30, with performances on  Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 general, $12 senior, and $10 student. A preview show on Thursday, April 20, at 7 p.m. will have all tickets at $10. 

The show is presented through special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service, Inc. and special grants from the Lackawanna County for the Arts and Culture, and the Scranton Area Community Foundation. 

For reservations, call 570-342-9707. Pay cash at the door or visit Actorscircle.com for online advance ticket sales. Like Actors Circle on Facebook.

The play takes place in 1939 as legendary producer David O. Selznick is making the mother of all movies, Gone with the Wind. The cast is in place and cameras are rolling, but the screenplay doesn’t work. So, Selznick locks himself,  director Victor Fleming and script doctor Ben Hecht in his office with a typewriter, and little else. Fighting against the clock, exhaustion, hunger, and each other, they act out the lengthy novel to create a workable screenplay. This comedy is a hilarious homage to the men behind an American movie classic.

Brink Powell is director and Courtney McCreary is stage manager. Members of the cast are: Paul J. Gallo as producer David Selznick; David Hunisch as script doctor Ben Hecht; Seth Golden as director Victor Fleming, and Marnie Azzarelli as the secretary, Miss Poppenghul.

Actors Circle to present “Morning’s at Seven”

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  • Cast members for the Actors Circle production of Mornings at Seven, which opens March 2, include, seated from left: Debra Demming, Cathy Rist Strauch, Reed Walker, and Jeff Ginsberg. Standing, same order: Mike Lally, Harry Powell, Poshi Walker, Tommy Tomeo, and Nina Kemp.
  • Actors Circle cast members for “Morning at Seven” include, from left: Debra Demming, Mike Lally, andr Cathy Rist Strauch.
  • Rehearsing a scene from “Mornings at Seven,” to be presented by Actors Circle this month are, from left: Tommy Tomeo, Reed Walker, Jeff Ginsberg, and Nina Kemp.
  • Poshi Walker and Harry Powell are shown rehearsing a scene from “Morning at Seven” the upcoming presentation of Actors Circle at Providence Playhouse.

Actors Circle will present the comedy “Morning’s at Seven” by Paul Osborn, at Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Rd., Scranton, on March 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, and 12. For the preview show, on Thursday, March 2, at 8 p.m., all tickets are $10. 

Performances continue on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.,with  tickets at $15 General, $12 Senior, $10 Student. 

This comedic, charming portrait of small-town America takes place at a time when life was simple, with no computers or internet. The life of four sisters is upended as they deal with the changes some family members decide to take on.  

This is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. and special grants from the Lackawanna County for the Arts and Culture and the Scranton Area Community Foundation. Royalty sponsor is the Stoppini Foundation. 

For reservations, call 570-342-9707. Advance tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite.com through Actors Circle’s Facebook page. A small fee is involved.

This show is directed by Jessi Teevan, with assistant director Britt Demming, and assistant to the directors, Jason Narcoonis. Producers are Mark Fryer and Harry Adelman.

Members of the cast are: Debra Demming, Jeff Ginsberg, Nina Kemp, Mike Lally, Harry Powell, Cathy Rist Strauch, Tommy Tomeo, Poshi Walker, and Reed Walker.  E.J. Leeson, Seamus Cadden, and Britt Demming are understudies.